What is the Pacific Northwest like? It’s all fog and big trees and ferns, like that scenery you see on the X-Files, right?

Not exactly, as you’ll see here. Both Washington and Oregon have lots of desert terrain, and as you see here, the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route travels right through the middle of this fun.

This video is from YouTuber Dork in the Road, and while his dialog-heavy presentation might not be for everyone, I found the footage absolutely stunning. Here’s what to expect in the 2.5-hour video, which shows a five-day trip:

The Oregon BDR is the newest Backcountry Discovery Route and it just so happens to run through my home state, so I had to be one of the first to get out and ride the entire Oregon BDR from start to finish, motorcycle camping and riding my Honda CRF450L the entire way. This full-length Oregon BDR film covers the entire five day Oregon BDR motorcycle trip.

Our ORBDR trip was filled with a ton of awesome moments, amazing views, the Cache Mountain expert section, and more…but it also had quite a bit of adversity including losing one of our group members to heat stroke, a KTM 690 crash, and narrowly escaping section 7 just as a forest fire started raging on the other side of the Columbia Gorge.

The ORBDR is an amazing route filled with tons of diversity and it’s a great showcase for the fantastic motorcycle riding and motorcycle camping opportunities in the state of Oregon.

Remember, we told you about this new BDR route back in early 2023, when William Roberson attended the route’s launch (he’s ridden part of the route too, and says it’s very good!). If you don’t have time for the full route, there’s also a shorter BDR-X version of this route as well—more details here.