Cycling Across Oregon

Sat Apr 19 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm UTC-07:00

585 Liberty St. SE, Salem, OR, United States, Oregon 97301 | Salem

Salem Public Library (Salem, OR)
Publisher/HostSalem Public Library (Salem, OR)
Cycling Across Oregon
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Author Dan Shryock will discuss his book, Cycling Across Oregon: Stories, Surprises & Revelations Along the State's Scenic Bikeways. This is a free event, with seating available on a first-come, first-seated basis. This author talk is supported by the Salem Library Foundation.
Cycling Across Oregon follows a group of friends as they set out to explore the state's 17 official scenic bikeways in a single year. Join them as they traverse Oregon's diverse landscapes - across fertile farmland, around towering Douglas firs, and past high desert sagebrush - and discover what they encounter along the way. This is a different kind of guidebook. Stand in ruts created by countless wagons on the Oregon Trail. Meet the owners of a ghost town and gaze upon the intricate beauty of the Painted Hills. Travel along as they pedal over the Cascades, bike through historic covered bridges, and climb the state's oldest standing lighthouse. Meet a hiker trekking solo over the Pacific Crest Trail and admire the perseverance of a cyclist going coast to coast across America. Detour to loop around Crater Lake and its dazzling, deep blue water. Follow the same paths native peoples took, witnessing the land as they did. Each of the bikeways creates a unique set of challenges. Strong winds off the Pacific Ocean buffet the riders on the Southern Oregon coast. Excessive heat makes asphalt boil in Eastern Oregon. Then there's the threat of wildfire. Author Dan Shryock, a journalist and travel writer who focuses on cycle tourism, blends personal experiences with countryside discoveries. This is a memoir narrating an exploration of Oregon using the scenic bikeways as a road map.
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El autor Dan Shryock hablará sobre su libro "Ciclismo por Oregón: Historias, sorpresas y revelaciones a lo largo de las ciclovías panorámicas del estado". Este evento es gratuito y los asientos se asignan por orden de llegada.
"Ciclismo por Oregón" sigue a un grupo de amigos que se proponen explorar las 17 ciclovías panorámicas oficiales del estado en un solo año. Acompáñenlos a recorrer los diversos paisajes de Oregón: fértiles tierras de cultivo, rodeados de imponentes abetos Douglas y entre artemisas del desierto, y descubran lo que encuentran en el camino. Esta es una guía diferente. Recorran los surcos creados por innumerables carretas en el Sendero de Oregón. Conozcan a los dueños de un pueblo fantasma y contemplen la intrincada belleza de las Colinas Pintadas. Viajen con ellos mientras pedalean por las Cascadas, atraviesan puentes cubiertos históricos y suben al faro más antiguo del estado. Conozcan a un senderista que recorre en solitario el Sendero de la Cresta del Pacífico y admiren la perseverancia de un ciclista que recorre Estados Unidos de costa a costa. Desvíese para rodear el Lago del Cráter y sus deslumbrantes aguas de un azul profundo. Siga los mismos caminos que recorrieron los pueblos indígenas, contemplando la tierra como ellos lo hicieron. Cada ciclovía presenta desafíos únicos. Los fuertes vientos del Océano Pacífico azotan a los ciclistas en la costa sur de Oregón. El calor excesivo hace hervir el asfalto en el este de Oregón. Además, existe la amenaza de incendios forestales. El autor Dan Shryock, periodista y escritor de viajes especializado en cicloturismo, combina experiencias personales con descubrimientos en la naturaleza. Estas memorias narran una exploración de Oregón utilizando las pintorescas ciclovías como mapa de ruta.
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