I decided to go on a multi-day adventure motorcycle ride on the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route (BDR) #3. A BDR is a mostly off-pavement route on forest and public roads and trails that cross a state, usually in a north-south direction. The Oregon BDR #3 starts from the California border near Ashland and binds through the Cascade Mountain range to Santiam Pass on US highway 20. I carried all my camping gear on my Yamaha Tenere 700 and I traversed the route in 3 nights and 4 days. Traveling solo, I learned many lessons along the way. Come join me on this adventure to see what I learned.