We’ve had some good road riding conditions for over a week now. I’m surprised at how clean the road are outside of La Grande. While the road in La Grande are filled with gravel on the sides, making the bike lanes worthless, roads outside of the city are very clean.
I’m fairly certain I didn’t see the sun here for over a month, but when the clouds broke a couple weeks ago we’ve had some great sunny days. Now, all of the road in the valley are clear of snow and ice, even in Summerville.
Two road I have recently been impressed with are Elgin Hwy (82) and Union-Cove Hwy (237). On Hwy 82, new pavement between Alicel and Market Lane is perfect and this has a very wide shoulder. My normal route is to skip this section by taking Case Rd in order to stay off the highway. However, the mint condition of this road forces me to skip the bypass because it is the best stretch of road in the whole valley.
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