Saturday, July 28, 2012

Day 2 - North Cascades Hwy, WA

On a beautiful summer Saturday, we powered through the Cascades over Rainy & Washington Pass into central Washington and cruised down the Methow River valley, then over Loup Loup Pass (yes, that's really the name), into the Okanogan Valley with plentiful apple orchards.
Thoughts for the day:

  1. The north Cascade mountains are big & beautiful. I would love to explore more.
  2. As you descend Washington pass from the Cascades it is amazing how abruptly the landscape changes from wet to dry.
  3. On a bicycle time slows down. Watching cars race to pass each other on beautiful mountain roads seems like a waste.  However I do the same when I am driving rather than riding.

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  1. JanieJuly 30, 2012 at 7:33 PM

    Gorgeous photos. I don't like the way the cars race to pass each other either. Be careful in Montana, they go 70mph and there are no shoulders on the road, although it doesn't look like there are shoulders on these roads in WA.

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