Kelso to Eugene

Thursday 16th May 2013

After the fiasco on Conyer Creek Road we decided to take the train to Eugene because we had lost a full day of cycling. While we waited for the Cascades trail to leave at 4pm we decided to try our luck heading from Kelso to Kalama along the old Pacific Highway and back. This turned out to be a good call as most traffic in that direction flows along I5.

View of Columbia River from Old Pacific Hwy south of Kelso

It started to rain as we approached Kalama so we dropped in for coffee and to wait the rain out. It cleared in 40 minutes or so and we continued south until the road ended and we turned around. On the way back north through Kalama we ate at the restaurant next to the coffee house. How convenient.

Jumped on the train to Eugene and rode another 5 miles to the Super 8.

Rode 40 miles today - very pleasant, not too much rain.