Broken Top-South Sister (BTSS) (OR)

Submitted by therunningsmith on Wed, 09/15/2021 - 03:23pm
Description

The BTSS (Broken Top-South Sister) run allows adventurers to traverse some pretty, prominent peaks and gorgeous vistas within the Three Sisters Wilderness (Bend/Ft. Rock Ranger District)—if you have friends in town looking for an arduous pull that showcases perspectives within the Cascade Range of Central Oregon, bring them here. You will be on ancestral lands of the Molalla and Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Grand Ronde, Grande Ronde of Klamath, and Warm Springs.

Old Great North Road

Submitted by Dave Byrnes on Wed, 09/15/2021 - 01:15am
Description

The Old Great North Road was constructed using convict labour between 1825 and 1836 as the first overland route between Sydney and Newcastle.  In the two centuries since, much of original road has been rebuilt and paved while the country around it has been developed for agriculture or settlement.  However, 47km of the original route, from near Wisemans Ferry on the Hawkesbury River in the south to Bucketty in the north, remains unpaved and almost entirely closed to motor vehicles.