543 miles
543 total miles
Impressions:
-3:45am wake up for flight to Seattle, Wa.
- Drove to Logan airport, (thanks Dad)
-Rosemary picks us up in Mt. Vernon, Wa. with our bikes and drives us to Washington Park campground in Anacortes, (thanks Rosemary)
-May 28th, my 39th birthday, spent biking around Lopez Island, in the San Juans
-Bonnie, Rosemary, and Michael, took me out for a birthday dinner in Anacortes, at "Adift"
-May 29th, 2008 - 7:30am "Dipping of the rear tires" in the Pacific Ocean, Anacortes, WA.
-Biking Begins - Heading East
-Anacortes Bike Shop, to fix Bonnie's gears
-Tommy Thompson Bike Trail, to get through downtown Anacortes
-Padilla Bay Shore Trail, gravel path
-South Skagit Highway, low traffic, camped where Michael told us to, on the Skagit Land Trust
-Slug camp, thousands of slugs everywhere, and a jungle of a road to bike through
-"XM" radio working great, we can listen to the Red Sox, Celtics, and Comedy, and much more to entertain us at night
-Ice cream at the famous "Cascadian Farms"
-Made it to Marblemount, WA., Rosemary's and Michael's house
-Hiked 9 miles of the East Baker Lake Trail with Michael, thanks to him for taking us there
-Great Views of Mt. Baker and Mt. Shuksan
-Jump, Jump, Dance Party, at Rosemary's and Michael's (don't ask to see the video)
-Bonnie's I-pod erased, mad panic to put songs back on her pod
-Leave Marblemount, Rosie joins us biking for 2 days up the passes of the North Cascades
-Michael meets us in Colonial Creek campground with giant tent, lots of food, and water
-"Pass day" 3 of us bike over Rainy Pass at 4,855 feet, and Washington Pass 5,477 feet, in the Cascades
-See black bear cross the road on Rainy Pass
-Amazing downhill descents, 40 mph thru twisting roads and beautiful scenary
-Meet Steve from Portland, Oregon, biking the same route we are
-Farewell dinner in Winthrop, treated by Rosie&Michael, joined by Steve for dinner as well
-Sit in Twisp bakery for hours, waiting out a rainstorm, 2 ladies tell us where to camp in Fish&Wildlife refuge
-Steep climb up Loup Loup Pass, 4020 feet, freezing cold 7 mile descent
-26 miles of uphill to Wauconda Pass 4,310 feet, long steady climb in cold rain, 45 degrees
-Camp in Wauconda Community Center, lots of cold rain and wind
-Hailstorm and heavy downpour in Republic, got our first (and only) hotel of the trip so far
-Postman warned of 4 inches of snow on Sherman's Pass, we do it anyway, 5,575 feet, hit snow, slush, rain, cold, 30-35 degrees on top, freezing descent
-Meet cyclists Mike and Blair from Minnesota
-Camphost says it's on him, so free camping in Panhandle campground, soaking wet, he felt bad for us
-Crossed into Idaho, 15 states to go!
-Sandpoint, Idaho, I remember this place from my 2006 Alaska-Mexico trip; I biked through this same spot
Stay tuned for Part 2... coming soon, Sandpoint, Idaho to Cutbank, Montana
543 total miles
Impressions:
-3:45am wake up for flight to Seattle, Wa.
- Drove to Logan airport, (thanks Dad)
-Rosemary picks us up in Mt. Vernon, Wa. with our bikes and drives us to Washington Park campground in Anacortes, (thanks Rosemary)
-May 28th, my 39th birthday, spent biking around Lopez Island, in the San Juans
-Bonnie, Rosemary, and Michael, took me out for a birthday dinner in Anacortes, at "Adift"
-May 29th, 2008 - 7:30am "Dipping of the rear tires" in the Pacific Ocean, Anacortes, WA.
-Biking Begins - Heading East
-Anacortes Bike Shop, to fix Bonnie's gears
-Tommy Thompson Bike Trail, to get through downtown Anacortes
-Padilla Bay Shore Trail, gravel path
-South Skagit Highway, low traffic, camped where Michael told us to, on the Skagit Land Trust
-Slug camp, thousands of slugs everywhere, and a jungle of a road to bike through
-"XM" radio working great, we can listen to the Red Sox, Celtics, and Comedy, and much more to entertain us at night
-Ice cream at the famous "Cascadian Farms"
-Made it to Marblemount, WA., Rosemary's and Michael's house
-Hiked 9 miles of the East Baker Lake Trail with Michael, thanks to him for taking us there
-Great Views of Mt. Baker and Mt. Shuksan
-Jump, Jump, Dance Party, at Rosemary's and Michael's (don't ask to see the video)
-Bonnie's I-pod erased, mad panic to put songs back on her pod
-Leave Marblemount, Rosie joins us biking for 2 days up the passes of the North Cascades
-Michael meets us in Colonial Creek campground with giant tent, lots of food, and water
-"Pass day" 3 of us bike over Rainy Pass at 4,855 feet, and Washington Pass 5,477 feet, in the Cascades
-See black bear cross the road on Rainy Pass
-Amazing downhill descents, 40 mph thru twisting roads and beautiful scenary
-Meet Steve from Portland, Oregon, biking the same route we are
-Farewell dinner in Winthrop, treated by Rosie&Michael, joined by Steve for dinner as well
-Sit in Twisp bakery for hours, waiting out a rainstorm, 2 ladies tell us where to camp in Fish&Wildlife refuge
-Steep climb up Loup Loup Pass, 4020 feet, freezing cold 7 mile descent
-26 miles of uphill to Wauconda Pass 4,310 feet, long steady climb in cold rain, 45 degrees
-Camp in Wauconda Community Center, lots of cold rain and wind
-Hailstorm and heavy downpour in Republic, got our first (and only) hotel of the trip so far
-Postman warned of 4 inches of snow on Sherman's Pass, we do it anyway, 5,575 feet, hit snow, slush, rain, cold, 30-35 degrees on top, freezing descent
-Meet cyclists Mike and Blair from Minnesota
-Camphost says it's on him, so free camping in Panhandle campground, soaking wet, he felt bad for us
-Crossed into Idaho, 15 states to go!
-Sandpoint, Idaho, I remember this place from my 2006 Alaska-Mexico trip; I biked through this same spot
Stay tuned for Part 2... coming soon, Sandpoint, Idaho to Cutbank, Montana
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