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Wenatchee River Mountain Bike Ride

by W.O. Staff on 05/15/2012 21:48 2 comments , 986 views
Categories: Biking-Mtn & Road

Above: The Wenatchee River Road -- a beauty this time of year.
by Rob Mullins


The corn-snow skiing on Friday was great, but the weekend forecast was too warm for skiing. For a family outing we decided on an overnight mountain bike trip on the Wenatchee River. The areas beyond the decommissioned road are increasingly pristine with grass now growing over the old roads and vehicle tracks.

Below are some pictures of the ride, which pretty well tell the story. Our daughter Erin has grown into a full-sized bike, since I last wrote about this ride.

Details about the length and difficulty of this ride, accessing it, camping (if you want to it as a family overnight rather than a day trip), are listed in this post (also by Rob) and in our mountain biking guidebook at this link.  And here's a map of the route.



Above: Geared up to Ride 'N Camp.     Below: Entropy taking its toll on the road.



Above: Burning calories.     Below: Burning calories.



Above: Time alone.    Below: Time together.



Above: The long and dusty road to ... The Fifty-Niner Diner (a powerful motivator).
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