I ride from Eugene to Davis pretty much every year, often more than once. Over the past decade, I've pretty much just bombed down the coast. While there's still some roads to explore along that route, this year I would like to stay a bit inland. I'm interested in going through Medford OR (family). Any and all route advice, particularly if it includes some sort of ridewithgps or mapmyride link, would be appreciated as I put together my route. If you have a bright shiny piece, but aren't sure how it fits in, please share it. It might be the highlight of this Spring's journey.

I've got some notions of a few possible routes, but there's nothing like getting ideas from folks who have enjoyed various roads. I'm happy to have lots of elevation changes. I don't require that every road I ride be paved. Given the choice of a gravel road in the hills with no traffic or a flat paved road with traffic, I'll always take the former (sometimes even when I don't know where it goes). I'm also interested in any "Don't ride there" advice.

So far, the only advice I've gotten is from a woman who grew up in the hills outside Grants Pass who told me the best route was to "not ride there". I'm hoping this community can improve on that.