The Daily Routes

In order to give you an idea of the distances and terrain John and I will cover, I thought I'd post the routes that we plan to take.  These may be tweaked quite a bit, but you'll get a pretty good idea of where we will be travelling.  

We'll put the bikes together August 6 and tour around Vancouver.  We haven't developed a plan and just know a few things that we plan to see.  The Vancouver Seawall is very high on our list.  A few friends have given us other recommendations.  

The ride to Portland starts August 7th as we head to Anacortes, WA pretty much following this route. I'm not so sure I'm looking forward to the climbs.

Monday, August 8th: Take ferry from Anacortes to San Juan Islands. The plan is to ride up Mount Constitution which is on Orcas Island. It's nearly 20 miles to the summit and about 2400 feet of climbing.  From there we'll tour more of the island and take a ferry to Friday Harbor for the evening.  This map gives you an idea of where this is.  

We ferry back to  Anacortes  Tuesday, August 9th and head to Silverdale, WA along this route

The most challenging day will be Wednesday, August 10th as  we head to Raymond, WA.  There are some tremendous climbs and what looks to be a really fun 20 mile downhill rollercoaster of a hill. The details are here.  

The day I'm really looking forward to is Thursday, August 11th.  We head along the pacific coast to Astoria Washington.  I've been told by several people this is a beautiful area. Astoria is where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean.  Ride Details

Friday August 12th is the last day and will also be a bit challenging. We have a few options to get to Portland and it looks like this route is the likely choice.  There's no easy way into Portland and we will be able to ride a few rail trails as well as see a great deal of the Columbia River.  You'll notice a nice climb in the middle of the route.  

Saturday we tour Portland and Sunday fly back to the 'Burgh.  Stay tuned for the adventures!