Eastern Oregon’s Scenic Byways – Following The Dotted Green Line

The next morning we picked up the second leg of our ‘following the dotted green line’ adventure. Just out of Sumpter we picked up two Scenic Byways (the Elkhorn and Blue Mountain) that connect to form a 236 mile trek that cuts a diagonal across the northeast corner of Oregon. We head up over the Elkhorn and Blue Mountains that reach 9,000 feet and find the road well maintained, but a narrow two lanes. Again, almost no traffic, often going a whole day only passing 1-2 vehicles. Not far out of Sumpter I tried to convince the guys to head up a dirt road to explore the ghost town of Bourne; but they opted out not sharing my willingness to risk my bike! Dual sport riders find this area target rich with dirt and gravel forest service roads unsuited to those of us with 1/2 ton touring bikes.

Photo Gallery: Eastern Oregon’s Scenic Byways – Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine

Photo Gallery: Eastern Oregon’s Scenic Byways – Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine