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Grant's Getaways - Off-Road Riders from Travel Oregon on Vimeo.
Some people say it’s the mud, while other folks say it’s the speed, but most off-roaders agree that they enjoy the challenge of safely driving off road because it takes them to places that they otherwise wouldn’t visit. I recently traveled into the Tillamook State Forest, a popular destination for off road riders to learn the basics of safe trail riding.
It’s a cool and cloudy winter morning at Roger’s Camp in the Tillamook State Forest; key staging area for folks who like to travel “off-road.” I’ve traveled into the heart of the forest at the invitation of a familiar face and avid off-roader: my brother, Mark McOmie.
My brother’s off-road recreation is more than a hobby – it’s a passion that has shaped much his outdoor travel and recreation plans. It’s also been something that he’s shared with his entire family for nearly twenty years. Several of his friends joined him for a ride across designated trails in the state forest.
Read more about this week's adventure here.
2.26.10 Gem of a Museum
2.19.10 Historic Columbia River Scenic Highway
2.12.10 Three Scapes Scenic Drive
2.5.10 Romance of Waterfalls
1.29.10 Dawn Patrol
1.22.10 Most Dangerous Bar
1.15.10 Mush Puppies
1.8.10 Sandy Steel Riverhead
1.4.10 Making Tracks in Deep Powder
12.24.09 Lewis & Clark Slept Here
12.18.09 Jewell Wildlife Area Elk
12.11.09 Heceta Head Lighthouse
12.4.09 Shore Acres Holiday Lights
11.27.09 Willamette Valley Birding
11.20.09 All Oregon Boat
11.13.09 Geocaching
11.6.09 Crabbing in the Columbia River Estuary
10.30.09 South Slough Estuary
10.23.09 Oregon Birding Trail
10.16.09 Fishing for Kings
10.9.09 Wildwood Recreation Area
10.2.09 Becoming an Outdoors Woman
9.25.09 Black Rock Mountain Biking
9.18.09 Linn County Covered Bridges
9.11.09 Tree Climbing
9.04.09 Digging into Oregon's Past
8.28.09 Buoy 10 Fishing
8.17.09 Scapoose Bay Kayaking
8.10.09 Metolius River
8.03.09 High Cascade Canoe
7.27.09 Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Area
7.20.09 Ocean Coho Fishing
7.13.09 Country Golf
7.06.09 Up, Up, and Away!
6.29.09 Mary's Peak
6.22.09 Dinosaur of a Fish
6.16.09 Three for One Oregon Coast Vacation
6.08.09 Crabbing & Clamming
6.01.09 Nestucca River Back Country Byway
5.26.09 Rowena Crest Wildflowers
5.18.09 Stub Stewart State Park
5.11.09 Razor Clamming
5.04.09 Tillamook Forest Center
4.27.09 Eco-Pub
4.20.09 The Trail of Ten Falls
4.13.09 Secrets in the Sand
4.06.09 Marine Science in Newport
3.30.09 Visitor Friendly Hatcheries
3.23.09 Whitewater Steelhead Fishing
3.16.09 Walk on the Wild Side
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