Drive #4 – Mt. Hebo Dates Driven: 12/26/05 and 11/21/12 Length: 16.8 miles round trip My drive time: 50 minutes Start: N45º 13.817′ W123º 51.676′. End: Same as start. Save As) Source(s): N/A Summary: This paved backroad drive takes you from the tiny town of Hebo (elevation about 64 feet) to the top of Mt. […]

North Fork of the Siuslaw River Date Driven: 11/24/12 Length: 35.5 miles (11.7 miles of dirt) My drive time: 1 hour 25 minutes Start: N44º 11.5585′ W124º 06.801′. End: N43º 58.596′ W124º 05.046′. GPS Track: GPX or KMZ format. (right click -> Save As) Source(s): Coos Bay Wagon Road is Drive #14 in Oregon Byways. […]

November 2012 brought us back to Oregon for our annual visit during Thanksgiving week. The trip was in many ways like previous years: visiting family, long drives on I-5, and plenty of genuine Oregon rain. We made stops at are usual places, including the Cornerstone Bakery & Cafe in Dunsmuir; Mad River Brewing, the Redwood […]

So there I was, relaxing at our campsite at Mountain Rendezvous 2012, chatting with Astrid of Overland Nomads. We were kicking back and talking about interesting places, or hotels, or the northern California area, or something to that effect. Or, more likely, all of the above and then some. Anyway, somehow I ended up mentioning […]