Mt Hood Forest to High Desert Plateau on the Wapinitia Highway - By SheepDawg

This is nice, quiet route to other loops which seems to be not well-known for Portland riders. Get's you off 26 and into the real parts of Oregon where people wave, fuel stops take ten miuntes longer because people want to vist. As posted, the Deschutes River is right at Maupin. Cruise North on the river access road, just across the river, down to Sherar's Falls. Be sure and stop at the photo pullouts at the Class IIII rapids for some great entertainment. From Sherar's Falls head west back to Tygh Valley. A little further north is Dufur and the back road to Hwy 35 with really different views of Mt. Hood than what we have come to expect.