Not many people think of Siskiyou County as a place for loaded cycle touring yet it has some of the nicest roads, least amount of traffic and great scenery of anywhere in North America and I am not kidding...... Take a look at 4 day tour I did that was about 300 miles long. It could be broken up and rearranged differently though this route turned out well for a few reasons mentioned in the next pages.
Interactive Google map
Elevation Profile
After seeing
Ray Jardine's blog on his transcontinental bike trip with one bag on his rear rack, I knew it was possible to cut down from the behemoth load taken on the
Salt Lake to Jasper to Bellingham tour.
About 50 lbs of bags and gear. Less one bag - pack weight low 30's.
My bike handled better with not one instance of shimmy or shake. Much more fun on the downhills!