North Cascades Highway [WA]

North Cascades Highway 

Note: If you're planning to participate in this ride, please register or let me know.  If no one registers or otherwise indicates interest in going by Wednesday, July 5, the ride will be rescheduled/canceled.

This is an out and back ride to Washington Pass, or NF-500 on the North Cascades Highway. Bring a lunch. We will not be stopping for food at the turnaround point.

I'm planning that we'll meet at Denny's for breakfast at 7am. Kickstands up at 8am, and fully fueled. Traffic will start to pick up after that point on a Saturday, so it is worth it to be on the road as early as possible to have the road clear before you.

Depending on availability, I plan to make a few stops along the way. On the way East, we'll focus on riding the road and enjoying that experience. We'll eat lunch at the Washington Pass Overlook. It's about a quarter mile walk from the parking lot to a view that'll take you awhile to just soak in. It makes a good lunch break point when I ride this, both for time and location.

On the way back west, all the pull-outs will be to your right, which makes it convenient to concentrate on the scenery.

Depending on time, we'll take a couple side trips to the Diablo Dam and the town? of Diablo. Mosquito Lake Loop and the Oso slide memorial are also potential stops.

I'm hoping for someone to ride Sweep who has a BT intercom, so we can stay in touch.

Registration/Fees

There are no registration fees, but we're asking everyone to register online so we have an idea of how many people to expect.  

Questions

Contact event organizer Chris Rypkema at crypkema@gmail.com with any questions.  

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