We woke up to a blazing sun and ate some doughnuts and bananas that Luke and Stephanie had left us for the journey We met up with Carrie and Ashley at the grocery and got on the road. Route 2 drops down to Wenatchee along the river through orchards and it was a nice ride. We got some food in Wenatchee and picnicked at Wenatchee Confluence State Park, where the Wenatchee and the Columbia Rivers meet. We got in some swimming, listened to some music on some speakers that Carrie or Ashley had and played some disc in the fields. We left town and were dismayed to see that the Pedestrian bridge over the Columbia was closed so we had to go with the traffic on the 285. We then ran down the stunning Columbia River Gorge on 28. Will, Goody and Pete found a cool cave on the side of the road. We rode east from Trinidad to Quincy. We were going to go to Potholes State Park but for some reason we changed our mind and decided to go to Vantage. We headed south from Quincy after witnessing a thunderstorm and then rode Interstate 90 west to head back towards the Columbia and our campsite in Vantage. Riding on the interstate is legal in some areas out west but it was not incredibly enjoyable. As we approached the river we began to descend from the upper walls off the gorge down to the river. As we descended quickly going south we were struck with strong 50 mph wind gusts coming from the west. Me and me high center of gravity noticed this as a threat and slowed down and I held my balance as the gusty winds hit us from the side. We then made a sharp turn directly into the wind on the Vantage bridge. As interstate drivers flew close by us at 70 mph on the narrowly shouldered bridge we rode with all of our effort to stay moving forward into the strong gusting wind. To our delight halfway across the bridge the shoulder widened significantly and we were able to sigh a breathe of relief as we continued with the insane process of riding into a avalanche of air. We turned off at the first exit and were pushed into the Blustery Cafe where we were informed of the 60 mph plus gusts we had just overcome over some milkshakes and fries. We made camp in a grassy area that we believed was a state park, thankful to be alive.
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| Our campsite at Luke and Stephanie's in Leavenworth |
Will enjoys a wonderful breakfast of Beer and an Electrolyte Tab
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Riding along the Wenatchee River on Route 2 |
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| Orchards |
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| The town of Wenatchee |
We chilled at the Wenatchee Confluence State Park, where the Wenatchee meets the Columbia. We swam a bit in the river and threw the disc around before heading back on the road
From Wenatchee we headed south and east on 28 along the mighty Columbia River
Ashley and Pete chillin on the 28
Dan, Pete, Ashley Will and Goody
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| This is Carrie, she won a national title as a rower at Princeton |
Chillin with the Columbia on the 28
We followed a bike path as far as it went and then returned to the 28.
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| Rock Island Dam |
Someone spotted a cave and Will, Goody, and Pete went to explore it.
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| Waiting out some weather in Quincy |
At the end of the day we rode west on I-90 to get to Vantage
We descended south from the top of the walls of the Gorge as the wind gusted from the west
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