Discover Walla Walla

Like eating a good meal, riding a bicycle can be a savory experience. Autumn in the Walla Walla Valley offers its special entrees.

The local trees and foliage provide wonderful fall colors like those of a carefully crafted meal. No need to travel to New England for postcard perfect pictures. Touring neighborhoods in and around Walla Walla from a bike can provide you with a seat at the ‘Chef's Table.'

Easy rides from town with varying mileage will take the cyclist on roads through harvested fields. Local crops include wheat, Walla Walla sweet onions and grapes. Most of the fields are freshly harvested, leaving behind pleasant aromas for the touring cyclist.

The wildlife is resplendent in the fall. White tail and mule deer are common. Practiced eyes can spot owls and other raptors. Coyotes, fox and even black bear are occasional sitings.

But fall is a time for some frustration for a cyclist unfamiliar with the local roads. A local weed we ‘affectionately' call goathead has a thorn that is dry and hard this time of year. The best defense against this noxious weed is knowing where not to ride.

Allegro Cyclery in downtown Walla Walla has complimentary bicycle route maps for the city and surrounding area, and can give suggestions for good places to ride to enjoy the pleasures of this area and to avoid our goatheads. Bring your own bike, or rent one of ours.

The staff has years of cycling experience in the valley. We can suggest routes based on rider ability and interest. Full plates of winery tours and sight seeing are on the menu.

The entrée choice is yours.