Coast or bust from the southern Willamette Valley

From the August, 2008 issue

by Karl Benedek
I get asked all the time about the best way to the coast from Eugene. Highway 126 is the most direct route, of course, but not the most fun. I had been out Smith River Road before, but had never tried Highway 36, so this July, my wife and I set out to [...]

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Reach the Beach: ride for a cause

From the May, 2007 issue

by Ayleen Crotty
When spring arrives, all roads lead to the beach! That’s what motivates 2,000 cyclists as they make their way along any one of five gorgeous rural routes to picturesque Pacific City for the 17th annual Reach the Beach Clean Air Bicycle Challenge. This year’s course features two new routes: one from [...]

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Riding the rails with human power

From the May, 2006 issue

by William Ross, age 15
We recently built a railbike here at CAT for a private landowner in Deadwood named Ray Robinson. Ray is a landscaper and a former professional railman who has built himself a Grand Scale railroad on his property called the Meadows and Lake Kathleen Railroad. Hobbyists consider Grand Scale railroads to be [...]

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