Weather this Spring has been pretty miserable -- wet, cold.... Today was no exception, with temps in the 40s & 50s, and rain squalls moving through.
Noel Gilbrough (fellow Big Rider), Steve Foster (riding buddy) & I rode from Enumclaw east on SR-410 to Mud Mountain Road, then west to SR-410 south of Enumclaw. From there, south through Buckley, Wilkeson, and Carbonado toward the Carbon River entrance to Mt. Rainier NP.
Noel & Steve both flatted about a mile short of the Carbon River Ranger Station. After fixing tires, we decided to head back downhill. Thankfully, we had discovered a country restaurant in Wilkeson with hot soup, biscuits, cookies, hot apple pie ala mode, and COFFEE!
We made it back to Enumclaw after 56 miles on the road, 4,000' net elevation gain, and soaked. We figured that if we could deal with this kind of day, the Big Ride wouldn't throw us anything we can't handle.
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