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Day 23 – Cascade Mountains

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The weather is still not that great, but we had to get out and ride.  We jumped on Route 5 North toward Portland and continued beyond Portland to Route 12 East. Route 12 takes you up to the Cascade Mountains and by Mount Rainier and to Yakima, WA.

When we got on Route 12, we started to hit some rain, clouds and fog and going through these mountain passes in those conditions is not always so great.  But, we still pushed ahead.coltonfinn.com (1)  When we got nearer to Mount Ranier it was raining, cold (46°) and yuk! We pulled in to the nearest gas station to fill up and warm up.  It was well worth the stop.

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colton climbs down rock wall

clear lake cascade mtn

clear lake, mt. rainier

Then, we headed down the east side of the Cascades and the weather started to get better.  It seemed like every mile on the downhill side got 5° warmer.

Eventually, it was completely clear and 74°.  The scenery was beautiful  Route 12 runs parallel to the Tieton River.

It was a really nice ride ( the second half of the day)

eugene oregon to yakima, washington

Rode 345 miles today.

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Day 21 – California to Oregon

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We left Arcata this morning and headed north on Route 101 along the coast of California.Smith River
The weather was not that good, so we jumped on Route 199 in Crescent City and headed inland where the weather was nicer. It went from raw and cloudy 50s to partly sunny, nice 70s.

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It was a really nice road through more redwood forests and into Oregon.

7-22_oregon We stopped along the way to fuel up and ended up talking with some local folks. There were also a couple of other guys on motorcycles. We compared notes on the best routes to take on our trips

Eventually, we ended up connecting to Route 5 North into Eugene, Oregon and settled in to a Comfort Inn. We had a decent meal at a local restaurant around the corner.

We rode 288 miles today.

arcata, ca to eugene, or

Current trip total: 6,132 miles.

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