Day 65

Aug. 16th—Washington Pass to Concrete, WA Bikeability Assessment

The Cycle 20Ten crew finished up the Cascades recently by bicycling from Washington Pass to Concrete, WA (approximately 72 miles). The conditions in the mountains were dynamic ranging from beautiful, uninterrupted descents to areas requiring evasive maneuvering to avoid rocks and/or potholes. Traffic wasn’t too obnoxious given we were averaging nearly 25 miles per hour and the presence of fairly large shoulders. Coach B (group leader) shot some great footage of the descent I can hopefully use to illustrate these conditions upon our return. The following is the bikeability assessment with photos for our route that day.

Washington Highway 20 (38 miles east of Newhalem, WA) 8:30 AM

1. 5
2. 4
3. 4
4. 2
5. 4 foot shoulder present

Washington Highway 20 (23 miles east of Newhalem, WA) 9:20 AM

1. 4
2. 3
3. 2
4. 1
5. 2 foot shoulder present with guardrails and some rock debris

Washington Highway 20 (17 miles east of Newhalem, WA) 10:30 AM

1. 4
2. 4
3. 4
4. 2
5. 4-5 foot shoulder present

Washington Highway 20 (8 miles east of Newhalem, WA) 11:45 AM

1. 3
2. 2
3. 4
4. 2
5. 4-5 foot shoulder present with some rock debris

Washington Highway 20 (8 miles west of Newhalem, WA) 1:30 PM

1. 2
2. 4
3. 2
4. 2
5. 1-2 foot shoulder present with vegetation/ tree branches often in shoulder

Washington Highway 20 (10 miles east of Concrete, WA) 3:15 PM
1. 3
2. 4
3. 2
4. 2
5. 2 foot shoulder present