Upcoming events.
September Book Club Campout - Gifford Pinchot NF
Let’s go camping and ride some roadbooks!
Join us for the September Northwest Roadbooks Book Club where we will discuss and analyze the “Gifford Pinchot National Forest Northside Roadbook Tour Collection”.
We are camping out at the Celtic Elk Campground near Randle, WA. Come camp out and ride with us. This is not an “event” but instead is a chance to camp together with other roadbook riders and go out and ride while following some notes.
We will be available to help you get your Android device set up and provide help with loading and understanding the roadbooks. After you finish a route, we will be there to talk about how much fun you had, where you got lost, which notes were wrong and how your navigation experience went before you head out to explore your next Route.
We will have DMD Navigation tablets, remote controls and accessories for you to look at and purchase too. Take a look at our Products to learn more about them.
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest Northside Roadbook Collection includes seven fabulous Roadbook Tours for you to ride. Click the link for more specific information about the Collection. The area is amazing with really fun and beautiful FS roads and trails for you to explore. You will be right in the heart of the forest and surrounded by Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, and Mt. St. Helens. The Roadbook Tours will take you to beautiful views of all of the volcanos.
It is up to you to arrange and pay for your camp spot at the Celtic Elk Campground. There is no Wi-Fi so be prepared. Cell phones don’t work so well either. An inReach is suggested. To follow the roadbooks, you will need to purchase the “Gifford Pinchot NF Northside Roadbook Tour Collection”.
See our Facebook Event for more info and to let us know you are coming to the camp out. Join our Northwest Roadbook Riders group to chat with other roadbook riders.
Get your Android tablet mounted, your remote on the bars, your power supply set up, and your TerraPirata Rally Roadbooks app loaded up and come meet us for some fun following the tulips.
Stumpjumpers Desert 100 Adventure / Dual Sport Ride
Come find us at the Stumpjumpers Desert 100 in Odessa, WA. The Roadbook Tour will be available in addition to the .gpx download and maps for Adventure / Dual Sport Poker Run riders. Look for us where the GPS files are being loaded in GPS units near registration to get the Roadbook Tour on your device.
For more info about the Desert 100 weekend and events go to the Stumpjumpers D100 website.
WSBMWR Cascade Country Rendezvous (CCR)
We will have a variety of Roadbook Tours available from all pavement routes, Adventure routes and Dual Sport Routes at the Washington State BMW Riders Cascade Country Rendezvous. There will be something for every rider. It is a a beautiful area with something for everyone to explore. Look for our booth to get the Roadbook Tours loaded up on your device.
We will have a presentation on how to use the app and how to follow roadbooks. Come give it a try! It is really fun, even on the street.
Information about the event is available at https://wsbmwr.org/ccr/
Giant Loop Ride
Roadbook Tours are coming back to the Giant Loop Ride for 2026. Northwest Roadbooks will be on site to provide support for riders following roadbooks for their first time. Be sure to get your Android device all setup so you are ready to follow the Roadbook Tour version of the routes on your bike. See you there!
Visit the Giant Loop Ride website to get registered.
Stumpjumpers Desert 100 Adventure / Dual Sport Ride
Come find us at the Stumpjumpers Desert 100 in Odessa, WA. The Roadbook Tour will be available in addition to the .gpx download and maps for Adventure / Dual Sport Poker Run riders. Look for us where the GPS files are being loaded in GPS units near registration to get the Roadbook Tour on your device.
For more info about the Desert 100 weekend and events go to the Stumpjumpers D100 website.
WSBMWR Cascade Country Rendevous (CCR) 2025
Northwest Roadbooks will be at the Washington BMW Riders’ Cascade Country Rendezvous (CCR) this July. We will have a variety of Roadbook Tours available from Adventure and Dual Sport to all paved routes. There will be something for everyone. It is a a beautiful area with something for everyone to explore.
We will have a presentation on how to follow roadbooks and use the app. Come give it a try!
Information about the event is available at https://wsbmwr.org/ccr/
Touratech Rally
We will be speaking at the Touratech West Rally in Plain, WA to share roadbooks with a new audience. They are not just a great way to share route information for racing. They are a great way to share Dual Sport and Adventure Bike routes as well. We will be on stage along with our good friend, Willem Avenant, to give a talk on the history of roadbooks and their progression from sheets on a notepad that was torn off, to continuous hand cranked rolls, to motorized roll chart holders, to where they are now on electronic devices. We will cover how to follow a roadbook along with going over waypoints and waypoint types, CAP headings, tulips, notes and symbols. We will cover the operation of the app used to view the roadbooks on a mobile device like a phone or tablet.
Giant Loop Ride
For their 14th version, Giant Loop is bringing Roadbooks to their Giant Loop Ride. Northwest Roadbooks will be on site to provide support for riders following roadbooks for their first time. Be sure to get your Android device all setup so you are ready to follow the Roadbook Tour version of the routes on your bike. See you there!
Visit the Giant Loop Ride website to get registered.
Stumpjumpers Desert 100 Adventure / Dual Sport Poker Run
Northwest Roadbooks will be on site at the Stumpjumpers Desert 100 to provide roadbooks for the 2025 Stumpjumpers Desert 100 Adventure / Dual Sport Poker Run. They are available in addition to the .gpx download and maps available to riders of the Adventure / Dual Sport Poker Run. Look for us where the GPS files are being loaded in GPS units near registration.
For more info about the Desert 100 weekend and events go to the Stumpjumpers D100 website.
WSBMWR January Meeting Presentation and Roadbook Tour Ride
Northwest Roadbooks is presenting at the January Washington State BMW Riders meeting. We will talk about roadbooks and how to follow them. After the meeting, WSBMWR members will have the opportunity to follow a Roadbook Tour around the area. We will remain on site after the meeting to provide support and to debrief the riders when they return.
For those planning to attend, the Roadbook Tour is called Biscuits and Gravy Loop and is available in the Northwest Roadbooks store.