Friday 6/2
Uphill climb in the morning to Stevens Pass ski resort. A 3500 ft climb over 17 miles, but with really nice scenery and lots of rushing streams and waterfalls.
The rest of the day's ride was downhill with a stop at the 59er Diner, about 15 miles NW of Leavenworth - the fake Bavarian village. All the waitresses at this diner are called "Flo". The men's room has a great collection of Marilyn Monroe pictures.
Around 1/2 mile before entering Leavenworth, the road was grooved. They're preparing to repave US2. I remember this was also the case 2 years ago when I last came through this area.
Checked into my hotel around 4PM, visited a local bike shop to get my tires pumped up a little, then went out to dinner at a barely passable German restaurant. Got some high-priced, but high quality Ice Cream and went to bed.
Sat. 6/3 :
Got about 5 miles down the road towards Wenatchee the payment was still grooved... but I noticed a transit stop at US 97 and US2. The bus came about 10 min after I got to the bus stop, so I cut out about 15 miles of tortured riding and got off and had breakfast at The Wild Huckleberry. where, along with my eggs and bacon, I had the biggest huckleberry pancake I've ever seen!
Then it was back on the bike with a smooth surface.
Wenatchee has the Apple Capital Loop Trail, which goes for about 12 miles, connecting Wenatchee to some surrounding towns. It even has a dedicated bridge (the Old Wenatchee Bridge)across the Columbia river, which appears to be a renovated old train bridge.
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| Old Wenatchee bridge. Part of the Apple Capital Loop Trail |
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| View of Columbia river from Old Wenatchee Bridge |
The rest of the day was just an uphill slog on Rte 28 against about a 10 mph headwinds. Tomorrow the winds should be more favorable (from the NW) .
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