Bike tour/Sep 2015
This page is for planning a bike-touring trip from Seattle to Portalnd via Yakima.
When
- September 25-30 (tentative)
Where
- Seattle to Portland via Yakima.
Schedule
Day 1: 9/25 Friday
Route: Home to outside Easton Washington (~70 miles/4700ft or 91 miles/3500ft via burke)
Camping in 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. [Link]
Camping is primitive but it's free and first-come. Toilets and picnic tables are available at each campsite.
Other camping options from west to east:
- Danny Creek Campground
- Commonwealth Campground
- Snoqualmie Campus
- Crystal Springs Campground: $18/pp/night
- Lake Easton Campground
- Silver Ridge Ranch
Day 2: 9/26 Saturday
Route: Outside Easton to Yakima (~84 miles/mostly downhill)
Camping: Yakima Sportsman State Park
Food: Los Hernandez in Union Gap (bike trail almost all the way from the campground).
- 3706 Main St
Day 3: 9/27 Sunday
Route: Yakima to Maryhill (~82 miles/3300ft)
Stay (options from east to west):
- Peach Beach RV Park
- Maryhill State Park
Day 4: 9/28 Monday
Route: Maryhill to Carson (~57 miles/2600t?)
Stay (to be reserved):
Misc:
- Cross Hood River by White Salmon by a shuttle. 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 racks are available.
Day 5: 9/29 Tuesday
Route: Carson to Portland (~60 miles/2300ft?)
Stay (or not):
Train: Portland to Seattle. Leaves at 19:00 (7PM).
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
- toilet paper (TBP)
- ground cloth (TBP)
Meals
- Day 1: Breakfast - Before leaving
- Day 1: Lunch - Cold lunch (e.g., sandwiches, etc)
- Day 1: Dinner - Hot dinner cooked with camp stove, etc.
- Day 2: Breakfast - Hot breakfast cooked with camp stove, etc.
- Day 2: Lunch - Lunch at diner or similar in Ellensburg
- Day 2: Dinner - Hot dinner 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: Dinner - Hot dinner cooked at Maryhill campground
- Day 4: Breakfeast - Hot breakfeast cooked at Maryhill campground
- Day 4: Lunch - ?
- Day 4: Dinner - Restaurant at resort
- Day 5: Breakfeast - Restaurant at resort
- Day 5: Lunch - snack along way
- Day 5: Dinner - early dinner in Portland before train
