Skagit River
Northern Cascades Highway
Rainy Pass
Hairpin Turn, Washington Pass
a glorious ride through the mountains ... breathtaking views every minute ... I truly appreciate the miraculous beauty of this landscape ... we are talking serious climbs ... 50 miles, uphill all the way ... 5,000 ft elevation gain ... a day cyclist said to me this afternoon that when he gets discouraged, he reminds himself that you can't keep climbing forever ... and then there was the big payoff at the end ... what a ride down! ...