Taking a bike vacation over the mountains to Wenatchee
by (syndicated)
06 Sep 09
With a few days available for a bike tour and rainy weather forecast for Western Washington, it shouldn’t have taken me too long to decide on any destination except east of the Cascades.
The eastern slope of the mountains is also known as the dry side.
Yet, it was an agonizing process until I realized that it was just me and my bike and some gear. I didn’t have to worry about anyone else’s needs or keeping someone else happy.
I really couldn’t make a bad choice.
So I chose a route that started in Cle Elum, about 90 minutes by freeway, and climbed up and over Blewett Pass on Highway 97 and eventually down to Wenatchee on the Columbia River …