tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094176709529713758.post4611557666727804997..comments2024-02-12T19:55:20.018-08:00Comments on 26InchSlicks: Half LoadedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094176709529713758.post-43656902808152735912012-06-14T10:49:55.268-07:002012-06-14T10:49:55.268-07:00Well, we didn't make it all the way to Thorp, ...Well, we didn't make it all the way to Thorp, as we got off in Cle Elum to head north. As I recall, we only encountered one closed tunnel from Hyak to Cle Elum. First pass by we took the detour, which was nearly unrideable due to grade and wash out. On the way back we passed through the tunnel without issue. I recommend inspecting the tunnels before taking the detours.<br /><br />I'm not sure if it's open now or not, but the bridge at Lake Easton was closed last year, which required a detour around the lake and through the town of Easton. Detour signs were posted. Easton is a funny place. We stopped at a bar there and I asked for an IPA. The bartender said she didn't know what that was and asked the owner, who was sitting at the bar drinking. He didn't know either, so he handed me a bottle of Pyramid Hefeweizen and said, "This is the closest thing I've got."<br /><br />The Snoqualmie Valley Trail is great. I actually preferred it to the John Wayne Trail. If by the time you reach Carnation you're tired of wilderness camping, I highly recommend staying across the river at Tolt Macdonald Park (which is along the detour for the Snoqualmie Valley Trail as it passes through Carnation). They even have yurts if you feel like treating yourself to a mattress to sleep on.<br /><br />Anyway, maybe some of this information will be useful to you, maybe not. Good luck with the rest of your packing.Matt B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09631262872682224969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094176709529713758.post-3291474396210591942012-06-13T23:42:54.735-07:002012-06-13T23:42:54.735-07:00Hi Matt, good to hear from you. And great question...Hi Matt, good to hear from you. And great questions. I haven't done a full route post - just too busy getting ready.<br /><br />Snoqualmie Valley Trail? Indeed. From Rattlesnake Lake, I'm taking the Sno Val Trail to the Tolt Pipeline Trail to the Sammamish River Trail to the BG, which will take me to the Sound at Golden Gardens.<br /><br />I haven't had the time to do in-person surveys of the section between Thorp and Hyak, but you would not believe the time I have spent on Google Maps pouring over this section. Mainly, just trying to figure out reasonable routes around the four closed tunnels that don't totally buzzkill the ride. The detour that the WA Parks website has posted around the Thorp Tunnels totally sucks, IMO.<br /><br />What was it like riding through this section for you guys?Pat Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348722701872187949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094176709529713758.post-69280908913020976762012-06-13T22:51:02.454-07:002012-06-13T22:51:02.454-07:00Hey Pat,
I've been enjoying these posts. Any ...Hey Pat,<br /><br />I've been enjoying these posts. Any last minute questions about the JWT from Cle Elum to North Bend, or have you surveyed it all? Are you planning to hit the Snoqualmie Valley Trail at all? Wait -- did I miss a full route post?<br /><br />MattMatt B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09631262872682224969noreply@blogger.com