We have left the Cascades behind us. Yesterday we climbed and crossed Washington Pass and Rainy Pass in the Northern Cascades. The climb was long and steep, but the eastern side of the pass was even longer! The Cascades have their own special beauty. They are not as tall as the Big Horns or the Rockies, but are just as majestic. The final elevation may be lower, but you also start lower, so the climb is just as instense. We had picture perfect blue skies with not a cloud to be seen. But we also had the heat to contend with, in the upper 80's each day. We finished our day still within the North Cascades park area, camping along a beautiful lake. Our campsite was alongside a creek so we listened to the sounds of rushing water all night long.
Now we are on the west side of the Cascades. Today was the first rainy day we've had since Yellowstone! We put in 75 miles and about 60 of them were in the rain. Not a pounding, heavy rain, just that slow misting that lasts all day. We were soaked through by the end and decided to treat ourselves to a warm bed tonight. We've decided to make this an international bike tour and are heading next to Victoria, British Columbia. We will take a ferry from Anacortes to Sydney, British Columbia and then cycle into the city for a few days. After that it's time to hang up the biking clothes for a while and hang out in Bellingham. All good things must eventually come to an end! And this trip certainly qualifies as a GOOD THING!
Total trip mileage to date: 3950!
About Me
- Mary and Dave
- We are at it again. We cycled 1200 miles down the coast of Oregon, into California, over the Golden Gate Bridge and into San Francisco. Then it was a ferry across the bay to Vallejo and a lovely side trip up the Napa Valley to Callestoga. That was the end of the bike portion of our trip.
