The Dalles, Hood River and Lolo Pass | Bikepacking From California to Nova Scotia | E4 | Oregon

In 2024, I quit my job to travel the world and the first order of business was to go on a solo 8,500 mile bikepacking trip across the US and Canada! In this episode, I ride from the finish line of the Oregon Outback and the Deschutes River Recreation Area and fight a brutal headwind going into the Dalles. From there I take the Historic Columbia River Highway to Hood River and then head up towards Mt. Hood and Lolo Pass.

Please feel free to leave any questions or comments below or tell me about your latest bikepacking or other adventure!

Links for Items in This Video:
Ride With GPS Route Deschutes to The Dalles: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/5005647
Ride With GPS The Dalles to Portland over Lolo Pass: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/5255209
CAT Bus to Portland: https://www.ridecatbus.org/columbia-g...
Lolo Pass Weather: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:14 Day 14: Deschutes Recreation Area
00:02:17 Day 15: The Dalles
00:15:21 Day 16: Lolo Pass

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