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Seattle To Montana Bike Tour Day 1
I awoke early giddy with excitement to begin my first big tour of 2017. Departing Seattle before the sun rose I stopped by Madrona Park on my way out to bid my friends partaking in #CoffeeOutisde a farewell. I would be riding from Seattle to Rattlesnake Lake solo then meeting up with Ben & Tiff (cheaters!) who were getting dropped off by a family members. Together we climbed up the Iron Horse / Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (formerly known as the John Wayne Pioneer Trail). The 2.3 mile Snoqualmie Tunnel had just opened a few days earlier and there was still some snow on the trail near the top. Americorp volunteers were still clearing trees and branches that had fallen over the winter so we followed in their snow tracks. We stumbled across another group of touring cyclists that were making their to the annual Sasquatch Festival, we made quick friends and leapfrogged each other the entire day. As the sun began to set we found some really nice campsites between the Yakima River and the trail, my Strava read 113miles for the day, I was pooped!
Seattle To Montana Bike Tour Day 1
I awoke early giddy with excitement to begin my first big tour of 2017. Departing Seattle before the sun rose I stopped by Madrona Park on my way out to bid my friends partaking in #CoffeeOutisde a farewell. I would be riding from Seattle to Rattlesnake Lake solo then meeting up with Ben & Tiff (cheaters!) who were getting dropped off by a family members. Together we climbed up the Iron Horse / Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (formerly known as the John Wayne Pioneer Trail). The 2.3 mile Snoqualmie Tunnel had just opened a few days earlier and there was still some snow on the trail near the top. Americorp volunteers were still clearing trees and branches that had fallen over the winter so we followed in their snow tracks. We stumbled across another group of touring cyclists that were making their to the annual Sasquatch Festival, we made quick friends and leapfrogged each other the entire day. As the sun began to set we found some really nice campsites between the Yakima River and the trail, my Strava read 113miles for the day, I was pooped!