First Weekend of Fall

This past weekend Rand and I drove up (I drove, he slept) to the Methow Valley for a brief end of Summer getaway. Tara's been in Hawaii for the past couple of weeks so I figured the boys would go on a vacation of our own.



Much of the drive was spent with my mouth open, in awe of the view that surrounded me. The North Cascades Highway carves through the mountains, East to West, and is the only road that runs through the Northern part of the range. It's relatively low traffic volume and mostly wide shoulder make it an ideal epic bicycle route, one that I have committed myself to ride soon...





Hut 1 of the Rolling Huts was our home for the weekend. Designed by Tom Kundig of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects and designer of the Delta Shelter–was a nice alternative to the bed & breakfasts' or roughing it at campsite.






Saturday was ride day. I rode East along Highway 20 to through Winthrop and then to Twisp where I had lunch at the Cinnamon Twisp Bakery. On the return, I took the Twisp-Winthrop Eastside Road. The ride was relatively short, 46 miles in 3 hours, but I wanted to make sure Rand had a chance to enjoy the day outside too.