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: Camping is primitive but it's free and first-come. Toilets and picnic tables are available at each campsite. | : Camping is primitive but it's free and first-come. Toilets and picnic tables are available at each campsite. | ||
: The last campsite is Roaring Creek at the end of Keechelus Lake. | : The last campsite is Roaring Creek at the end of Keechelus Lake. | ||
Other camping options from west to east: | Other camping options from west to east: | ||
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=== Day 2: 9/26 Saturday === | === Day 2: 9/26 Saturday === | ||
Route: Outside Easton to Yakima (~84 miles/mostly downhill) [[https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zMIdDO_E-bVE.kIlRKgg62SxY&usp=sharing Google Map Link]] | |||
Plan: | Plan: | ||
* Stop by bakery and/or cafe for snacks or lunch in Cle Elem or Ellensberg | * Stop by bakery and/or cafe for snacks or lunch in Cle Elem or Ellensberg | ||
* | * Scene bike trip down the Yakima River canyon | ||
* If we arrive before 7pm in Yakima on Saturday, visit [http://www.yelp.com/biz/los-hernandez-tamales-union-gap Los Hernandez] in Union Gap (3706 Main St). There is a bike trail almost all the way from the campground). 11AM to 6PM only. | * If we arrive before 7pm in Yakima on Saturday, visit [http://www.yelp.com/biz/los-hernandez-tamales-union-gap Los Hernandez] in Union Gap (3706 Main St). There is a bike trail almost all the way from the campground). 11AM to 6PM only. | ||
;Overnight: Camping at '''[http://www.parks.wa.gov/278/Yakima-Sportsman Yakima Sportsman State Park]''' | ;Overnight: Camping at '''[http://www.parks.wa.gov/278/Yakima-Sportsman Yakima Sportsman State Park]''' | ||
=== Day 3: 9/27 Sunday === | === Day 3: 9/27 Sunday === | ||
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Plan: | Plan: | ||
* Pick up food for the night in Goldendale | * Pick up food for the night in Goldendale | ||
* Stop by Stonehenge Memorial | * Stop by Stonehenge Memorial | ||
;Overnight: Camping in | ;Overnight: Camping in Maryhill State Park (first come first served) | ||
;Other options: Peach Beach RV Park | ;Other options: Peach Beach RV Park | ||
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=== Day 4: 9/28 Monday === | === Day 4: 9/28 Monday === | ||
;Route: Maryhill to Carson (~57 miles/2600t?) [[https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zMIdDO_E-bVE.kKwKEHLPPABI Google Map w/ Shuttle Link]] [[https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zMIdDO_E-bVE.kK9Oqvu-tTaY Google Map Direct Link]] | ;Route: Maryhill to Carson (~57 miles/2600t?) [[[https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zMIdDO_E-bVE.kKwKEHLPPABI Google Map w/ Shuttle Link]] [[https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zMIdDO_E-bVE.kK9Oqvu-tTaY Google Map Direct Link]] | ||
;Stay ('''to be reserved'''): [http://www.carsonhotspringresort.com/ Carson Hot Springs and SPA] | ;Stay ('''to be reserved'''): [http://www.carsonhotspringresort.com/ Carson Hot Springs and SPA] | ||
;Other options: [http://www.bonnevilleresort.com Bonneville Resort] | ;Other options: [http://www.bonnevilleresort.com Bonneville Resort] | ||
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* Let's do an early morning soak in the Wind River hot holes (natural hotspring just upstream). Before going, be sure to the [https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/eap/flows/station.asp?wria=29#block2 flow rate and temperature of the Wind River] before we try to swim across the river. Some more [http://www.wrsar.org/Areas/HotSpring.shtml info] here. | * Let's do an early morning soak in the Wind River hot holes (natural hotspring just upstream). Before going, be sure to the [https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/eap/flows/station.asp?wria=29#block2 flow rate and temperature of the Wind River] before we try to swim across the river. Some more [http://www.wrsar.org/Areas/HotSpring.shtml info] here. | ||
* Breakfast/brunch in Stevenson (5-6 mi outside of Carson) | * Breakfast/brunch in Stevenson (5-6 mi outside of Carson) | ||
* Stop by Multnomah Falls (apparently the most visited natural site in Oregon | * Stop by Multnomah Falls (apparently the most visited natural site in Oregon | ||
* Beer at the Deschutes Brewery in Portland before getting the train! | |||
* Beer | |||
;Overnight: Seattle! Amtrak (Portland to Seattle); Ticketed already and leaves PDX at 18:50. | ;Overnight: Seattle! Amtrak (Portland to Seattle); Ticketed already and leaves PDX at 18:50. | ||
== | == To bring == | ||
* phone | |||
* wallet/cash | |||
* plastic bags | |||
* heat packs | |||
* first aid kit | |||
* laptop? | |||
=== Clothes === | |||
* pack towels x2 | |||
* cycling jerseys | |||
* cycling shorts | |||
* long tights | |||
* t-shirts | |||
* pants | |||
* underwear | |||
* wool socks | |||
* knee pads | |||
* normal shoes/flip flops | |||
* ?bug spray | |||
* ?sunscreen | |||
=== Bikes === | |||
* bike with racks and fenders and lights x2 | |||
* helmet x2 | |||
* locks x2 | |||
* alien tool | |||
* pumps | |||
* ortlieb bags | |||
=== Camping === | |||
* tent | |||
* sleeping bag x2 | |||
* | * sleeping pad x2 | ||
* utensils x2 | |||
* cooking pot and mugs | |||
* stove | |||
* fuel | |||
* heatable food | |||
* headlights | |||
* toilet paper (TBP) | |||
* ground cloth (TBP) | |||
== Meals == | == Meals == | ||
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* Day 2: Breakfast - Hot breakfast cooked with camp stove, etc. ('''STOVE''') | * Day 2: Breakfast - Hot breakfast cooked with camp stove, etc. ('''STOVE''') | ||
* Day 2: Lunch - Lunch at diner or similar in Ellensberg? | * Day 2: Lunch - Lunch at diner or similar in Ellensberg? | ||
* Day 2: Dinner - Tamales from Los Hernandez | * Day 2: Dinner - Tamales from Los Hernandez | ||
* Day 3: Breakfast - Hot breakfeast cooked at Yakima campground ('''STOVE''') | * Day 3: Breakfast - Hot breakfeast cooked at Yakima campground ('''STOVE''') | ||
* Day 3: Lunch - Cold lunch eaten on road (e.g., sandwiches, etc) | * Day 3: Lunch - Cold lunch eaten on road (e.g., sandwiches, etc) | ||
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* Day 5: Lunch - cold lunch and/or snack at Multnomah Falls? | * Day 5: Lunch - cold lunch and/or snack at Multnomah Falls? | ||
* Day 5: Dinner - early dinner at Deschutes brew pub in Portland before train | * Day 5: Dinner - early dinner at Deschutes brew pub in Portland before train | ||