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=== Day 1: 9/25 Friday === | === Day 1: 9/25 Friday === | ||
Route: Home to outside Easton Washington (~70 miles/4700ft or 91 miles/3500ft via burke) [[https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zMIdDO_E-bVE.k4eMIVfl5Oc8&usp=sharing Google Map Link]] | |||
Overnight: Camping in '''[http://www.parks.wa.gov/521/Iron-Horse Iron Horse State Park]''': | |||
:''There are four campgrounds along the trail, each with three to four campsites, one picnic table, and a vault toilet. They are located at milepost 2109.5 at Roaring Creek, milepost 2113.2 at Cold Creek, milepost 2123.2 at Carter Creek, and milepost 2127.1 at Alice Creek.'' [[http://www.parks.wa.gov/521/Iron-Horse Link]] | :''There are four campgrounds along the trail, each with three to four campsites, one picnic table, and a vault toilet. They are located at milepost 2109.5 at Roaring Creek, milepost 2113.2 at Cold Creek, milepost 2123.2 at Carter Creek, and milepost 2127.1 at Alice Creek.'' [[http://www.parks.wa.gov/521/Iron-Horse Link]] | ||
: 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]] | |||
Camping: '''[http://www.parks.wa.gov/278/Yakima-Sportsman Yakima Sportsman State Park]''' | |||
Food: Los Hernandez in Union Gap (bike trail almost all the way from the campground). 11AM to 6PM only. Get extra for lunch next day? | |||
;;3706 Main St | |||
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=== Day 3: 9/27 Sunday === | === Day 3: 9/27 Sunday === | ||
Route: Yakima to Maryhill (~82 miles/3300ft) [[https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zMIdDO_E-bVE.kntoDXGPjGtY&usp=sharing Google Map Link]] | |||
En route, stop by Stonehenge | |||
Overnight: Camping in Maryhill State Park (first come first served) | |||
* | Other options: | ||
* Peach Beach RV Park | |||
=== Day 4: 9/28 Monday === | |||
: | Route: Maryhill to Carson (~57 miles/2600t?) | ||
Stay ('''to be reserved'''): | |||
* [http://www.carsonhotspringresort.com/ Carson Hot Springs and SPA] | |||
* [http://www.bonnevilleresort.com Bonneville Resort] | |||
There are two routes, with and without bus. | |||
[http://gorgetranslink.com/transit-klickitat.html The hood river shuttle] is a dial-a-ride and runs four times a day across the bridge. No bicyclists and pedestrians are allowed on Hood River State Bridge and the nearest bridge is 20 miles away. Call (509) 493-4662 in the morning to make sure that the bike space is available. | |||
: | We want to arrive in Carson before 4:30pm to take advantage of the bath and wra which is available until until 18:00. | ||
=== Day 5: 9/29 Tuesday === | |||
Route: Carson to Portland (~60 miles/2300ft?) | |||
[ | 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. | ||
Train: Portland to Seattle. Leaves 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 1: Breakfast - Before leaving | * Day 1: Breakfast - Before leaving | ||
* Day 1: Lunch - Cold lunch (e.g., sandwiches, etc) | * Day 1: Lunch - Cold lunch (e.g., sandwiches, etc) | ||
* Day 1: Dinner - Hot dinner cooked at camp (with stove, etc). | * Day 1: Dinner - Hot dinner cooked at camp (with stove, etc). | ||
* Day 2: Breakfast - Hot breakfast cooked with camp stove, etc. | * Day 2: Breakfast - Hot breakfast cooked with camp stove, etc. | ||
* Day 2: Lunch - Lunch at diner or similar in | * Day 2: Lunch - Lunch at diner or similar in Ellensburg | ||
* Day 2: Dinner - | * Day 2: Dinner - Hot dinner cooked at Yakima campground | ||
* Day 3: Breakfast - Hot breakfeast cooked at Yakima campground | * Day 3: Breakfast - Hot breakfeast cooked at Yakima campground | ||
* Day 3: Lunch - Cold lunch eaten on road (e.g., sandwiches, etc) | * Day 3: Lunch - Cold lunch eaten on road (e.g., sandwiches, etc) | ||
* Day 3: Dinner - Hot dinner cooked at Maryhill campground | * Day 3: Dinner - Hot dinner cooked at Maryhill campground | ||
* Day 4: Breakfeast - Hot breakfeast cooked at Maryhill campground | * Day 4: Breakfeast - Hot breakfeast cooked at Maryhill campground | ||
* Day 4: Lunch - | * Day 4: Lunch - ? | ||
* Day 4: Dinner - Restaurant at | * Day 4: Dinner - Restaurant at resort | ||
* Day 5: Breakfeast - | * Day 5: Breakfeast - Restaurant at resort | ||
* Day 5: Lunch - | * Day 5: Lunch - snack along way | ||
* Day 5: Dinner - early dinner | * Day 5: Dinner - early dinner in Portland before train | ||