north cascades highway????

[rebeccaC]

thank you sooooooo much for the info!!!! pm sent!!

[rebeccaC]

What a great ride on washington’s north cascade highway. Started in bellingham at 6:45 as the sun was rising with overcast skies and in the low 60’s, had a fun wake up ride down chuckanut drive to the skagit valley floor and then a reasonably flat ride to concrete and the start of some minor but longer climbs. No real serious climbs the entire route though. Rainy and Washington passes were long gradual climbs though. Stopped at lake Diablo to stretch and relax for a few minutes and reached a 100 miles on a nice long downhill about 40 minutes past the lake. Before the summit of Washington there was a build up of clouds, a slight mist in the air and temps went down far enough that I needed a jacket, leg warmers and full gloves. There was an incredibly long descent from the washington summit where I was doing high 40’s for a few stretches on the way down to the methow valley. Got into winthrop at 5:00 and it started to lightly rain a little after that. Ellie drove from where we are staying at sun mountain lodge to pick me up. I was glad she did as the road to the lodge was narrow with no shoulder and my concentration was starting to wane. 162 delightful miles.

[rebeccaC]

con't

[salsabike]

Awesome! The places I love so much. It's great riding country! I'm so glad you got to do this.

[rebeccaC]

Awesome! The places I love so much. It's great riding country! I'm so glad you got to do this.

i'm glad too

and happy to wake to a sunrise at sun mountain with mist on the valley floor

[AppleTree]

Stunning photos...they have such depth to them.

[VeganBikeChick]

Absolutely gorgeous, rebeccaC. I live in such a beautiful state! Your pics inspire me to want to try road biking (I just ride a commuter but would love to up my fitness with a roadie).

[smittykitty]

Absolutely gorgeous, rebeccaC. I live in such a beautiful state! Your pics inspire me to want to try road biking (I just ride a commuter but would love to up my fitness with a roadie).

Yes we do live in a beautiful state! I've been thinking how lovely a drive that would be. Haven't been up there for many years. I'm in awe of riding it! Very impressive.