Category: Washington

After yesterday’s 1400 ft. climb up from the Snake River, we had another 800 ft. to go. At which point we would descend to…the Snake River. Hmm. At least the river will be 200 ft. higher than the point at which we left it in Lyons Ferry? But climbing 2200 ft. to descend “only” 2000…

We got an early start to beat the heat out from where it collects in the depths of the Snake River valley. We would climb 1400 feet up to Pomeroy, which the forecast said would grant us mid-80s highs rather than mid-90s, but we’ll see! Retrieving our groceries from the cooler left out in front…

Dad had the smart idea to just book two nights for themselves at the campground, so that if we weren’t able to make our schedule, we’d still at least have one night together (even better, he booked Monday and Tuesday, whereas our original schedule had us getting there on Sunday, so that encouraged us to…

We were out early to beat the heat on another hot, dry day. WA-260 and WA-261, our only roads for the day, were absolutely superb biking roads. Barely any traffic, and almost all of it moved completely into the opposite lane when passing (displaying further positive Mexican cultural influence in this region!). Even though we…

It’s 64 miles from Othello to Lyons Ferry, which is a bit too far to be fun for us. The only other thing between the two places is the small town of Connell, and their one motel is the only lodging, so we were facing an easy 24 mile roof-to-roof day. The only problem is…