Travels with the Original Easyrider®
2014 Edition

The Blue Mountain Scenic Byway Tour
Ride Forest Roads 52, 53 and 73 from Heppner to Sumpter, Oregon
Stops at Heppner, Cecil, Ukiah and Granite, Oregon
Visit the Sumpter Valley Railroad, McEwen, Oregon
Ride through the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
And the Umatilla and Ochoco National Forest
Stop in Prairie City. Visit The John Day Fossil Beds
Stops at Shaniko and Grass Valley, Oregon
And then get home before the monsoons hit.

A 3 day, Memorial Day Weekend ride
May 24-26, 2014


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You'll need to manage your fuel on the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway (Forest Service
Roads 52 and 53). There is name brand premium gas in Heppner. Station open 7 days
a week. And premium gas in Sumpter, 75 miles away. No gas in between except for
Pacific Pride in Ukiah. A good rule of thumb for motorcycle touring in Eastern Oregon
is to never pass up a gas station, especially on Sundays or Holiday weekends.


Friday, 5/23/2014
PDX to Heppner
I-84 East, State Route 74 South - 210 miles

We visited Heppner in 2012.

Pictures of today's ride to Cecil, Oregon and Heppner, Oregon.

Saturday, 5/24/2014
Heppner to Sumpter - 100 miles
Sumpter to Prairie City - 80 miles
Prairie City to Madras - 180 miles





There's a nice little park that you wouldn't know was there if you didn't ask someone.



Just up the hill from Depot Park is this nice view of the Strawberry Mountains.



They have some rolling stock here that used to run on the Sumpter narrow gauge
rail line.








And a museum. We didn't go in but admission is only $3.



Pictures of today's ride to The John Day Fossil Beds: Sheep Rocks Unit.

Pictures of today's ride to Painted Hills Unit.

Sunday, 5/25/2014
Madras to Shaniko - 40 miles
Shaniko to PDX via 97 North and S.R. 14 East - 180 miles



Pictures of today's ride to Shaniko, Oregon. More pictures of today's ride to Shaniko, Oregon

And still more pictures of today's ride to Shaniko, Oregon.

Pictures of past rides to Shaniko: 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Pictures of today's ride to Grass Valley, Oregon.

Pictures of Grass Valley taken in 2013 and 2014





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