Day 1 Start: Newhalem, WA. 80 miles and 5,000 feet of climbing, great way to kick it off!Yes, that is an old steam engine on the right.
Day 1: On the road - about 50 miles east of Newhalem. This is going down hill, so the passes are behind me. Yah!
Day 2: Between Winthrop, WA and Chelan. 60 miles and a nice easy ride with a very gradual down hill that follows the Methow River and then the mighty Columbia River.
Day 3: Chelan, WA to Wenatchee, WA. About a 50 mile day, again on a river course - but getting more barren than the past two days. Sometimes the wind books up the Columbia because it serves as a big funnel with the heated interior of the central Washington basin sucking air from the ocean with its cooler temps. I am a bit worried this day could be windy. Ack!
Day 4: Wenatchee, WA to Cle Elum, WA. This is the last day and comes in about 65 miles and I am back to serious hills and will go over Bluett Pass. But then its downhill to Cle Elum!
This is sort of the finish - downtown Cle Elum. I still have about 10 miles to go to Suncadia, but could not find any street level pics of the road by Suncadia. Once I arrive at Suncadia - it is time to party! I get to see my S.O. and the pup and will be chillin', happy of a job well done!
Hope the skies are as clear as these pictures ;-)
ReplyDeleteLuna will be waggin' at the finish line!
10 days to go baby...that's awesome!