[ORRando] Riding from Whistler BC to Portland, OR

[Bill Gobie]

The STP route is probably the easiest route from Seattle, tho not  
scenic. Staying with that theme, for Vancouver, BC, to Seattle you  
could use the RSVP route.

An alternative is to ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, ride to  
Victoria possibly using the Mill Bay ferry to avoid the Malahat, then  
ferry to Port Angeles on the Coho. Then you have a choice of inside or  
outside on the Olympic Peninsula. If you wanted to save time you could  
take the Victoria Clipper from Victoria to Seattle.

Lots and lots of choices. If you talk to Geoff off-list copy me, I'd  
like to help.

Bill Gobie

On May 20, 2010, at 12:27 PM, D & E VanGundy wrote:

> You might want to consider getting the route for the Annual Seattle  
> to Portland Ride.  Mostly low traffic roads with facilities; i.e.  
> food/water/
> Restrooms on the route.
> Dave VG
>
> From: orrando-bounces at orrandonneurs.org [mailto:orrando-bounces at orrandonneurs.org 
> ] On Behalf Of Geoff
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 11:24 AM
> To: 'Dan Silvernail'; orrando at orrandonneurs.org
> Subject: Re: [ORRando] Riding from Whistler BC to Portland, OR
>
> Dan,
>
> Yes, it is quite possible to ride from Whistler to Portland …, at  
> least from the border south to Portland – I’m not familiar with the  
> BC roads. If you contact me off-list I can provide some suggestions  
> for the Washington section – there are many options so it really  
> depends on your criteria – shortest, scenic, etc.  Some stretches  
> could be considered busy, but for the most part that can be avoided  
> if you are willing to ride a bit further or time your ride  
> appropriately.
>
> Geoff
>
> From: orrando-bounces at orrandonneurs.org [mailto:orrando-bounces at orrandonneurs.org 
> ] On Behalf Of Dan Silvernail
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 10:54 AM
> To: orrando at orrandonneurs.org
> Subject: [ORRando] Riding from Whistler BC to Portland, OR
>
> Greetings,
>
> Once again, I come to you all with a question:  is it possible to  
> ride a bicycle from Whistler, BC to Portland, OR?  I am physically  
> capable of doing so; what I am asking is can any of you speak to the  
> types of roads that I would have to ride?  Would I be able to avoid  
> busy highways?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
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