But overall, it has been fan-freaking-tastic. The WABDR, on the other hand, was fantastic. I estimate we spent about half our riding time troubleshooting around map errors. It seems to me like the Oregon folks have just been selling the same maps for years without maintaining them, and I didn't find any way to report problems that might help improve the route (see "communication was difficult"). Because we travel the route, report problems, etc. If it were run by the BDR community, most of these mistakes would have been fixed (e.g., "route updates" on ). Actually, this is my core complaint about the Oregon route. But I'm perfectly capable of making my own mistakes and being blocked by fires, having to remove fallen trees from the road, etc., and don't need dozens of errors in the route itself. To be fair, backtracking is part of the BDR game. During three days, these errors resulted in hours of backtracking. In other cases, the route is permanently closed to motorized traffic or closed to four-wheeled street-legal vehicles (marked accordingly, and blocked to prevent them from entering). In one case, the road was closed and marked with signs that looked years old. There are places where the road has been closed, apparently for several years, and the closures aren't integrated into the maps. I've been meaning to do a thorough review, but it's been almost six months, so I'm just getting it done right now.ġ. We encountered some issues with the organizer ( ) when buying the maps, some issues with the map files, and some issues with the route itself, as outlined below. We set out with two motorcycles (WR250R and XT250) and a modified Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK) from the Seattle area via Walla Walla to California via routes 5.4, 5.3, 4, and 3. With 2/3 of our group originally from Oregon, the Oregon route seemed like a good idea. Loved the route, the maps, the community, etc. But this is all just my opinion from my own single experience, and your results will vary.īackground: I've done the WABDR 1.5 times and loved it. Would love if the BDR community could supplant the existing route. Tl dr: Regretted investing time and money on the Oregon route, should have supported the BDR community (donate!) and done another route instead.
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