Your Canyon For A Day

[aRoudy1]

Is anyone planning on riding in this? http://www.co.yakima.wa.us/BikeTour/

[Marinman]

Not sure, I have ridden the canyon (while open to cars) and it's a very scenic ride.

[LynnH]

Traffic free, makes that a very appealing ride. I may hop up there.

[ngateguy]

I won't be able to make it htis year, but I did it the last three years. Great ride, very senic.

[East Hill]

Oh, that is soooo tempting.

Do you normally see the wild sheep along the way?

East Hill

[aRoudy1]

We saw these last year

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/roudy/DSCF2411.jpg

and, although he's a little difficult to see, there's a bald eagle in this tree.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/roudy/DSCF2415.jpg

[East Hill]

Wow, there was a ram in there! I've only ever seen the ewes when we've gone through. And I don't think I've ever seen Balds there--Goldens, yes, Balds, no.

East Hill

[1bluetrek]

Looks great, but I'm already committed to the Tour de Cure in Redmond on the 17th, maybe next year. As much as the Tour means to me, its gonna cost me way more to get there than I'm gonna raise :(

[ngateguy]

When I got home yesterday the flyer for the ride was in my mail. They also have a ride around Yakima on the 17th.

[norsehabanero]

i have done this several times no cars makes it nice, i am planing on doing it, it is a lot of fun,
there is a ride on sat the day before 25,50,,75 100 miles it is called yakima ridges ride
i might do that as well
you can see bald eagles in yakima and up through the canyon

[dolcegirl]

I will be doing this ride with my sister and her husband this year. I am looking forward to it. I bought and started riding my bike last summer and this will be my first bike tour. I think it is going to be great fun and a beautiful ride.

[Ticia]

What a nice looking ride. It's just too darn far to drive.

Side note: Dolce girl: I just started riding last year too and own 2 lovely Dolces :)

[East Hill]

What a nice looking ride. It's just too darn far to drive.

Side note: Dolce girl: I just started riding last year too and own 2 lovely Dolces :)

You do? I really enjoyed my Dolce Elite when I owned it still :) .

East Hill

[norsehabanero]

it is a fun ride i have done it 4 times if anyone has any questions about it feel free to ask

[norsehabanero]

hope to see a few of you there
I will be riding an old schwinn with yellow handle bar tape, aero bars and a banesto jersy
say hi

[norsehabanero]

it was a nice ride except for the wind it was an up and back course 1.5 hours one way 1 hour comming back will post pic soon

[dolcegirl]

Here our my pics of "Your Canyon for a Day!"

Going to E-burg we averaged about 13 mph due to nasty wind. On the way back we averaged 22 mph and cruised. It was great fun. Now I know I can do longer rides, prior to this the furthest I had gone was around 13 miles, don't think I am ready for a Century, but maybe someday.

My sister had a flat as soon as we pulled her bike out of the truck even though it had been inflated the night before. We called ourselves Team Nincompoop. We completed the ride in just under 3 hours with 2 hours 25 minutes ride time. Can't wait until next year.

My sister and her husband
http://a873.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/52/l_156e2eaa5aa409f15f9a23fc1d7fee40.jpg

My sister and her husband
http://a51.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/37/l_b4a5a415da3537779e8f5f2ddd1afb32.jpg

Me and my sister
http://a634.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/40/l_d5f86a718445f4094e24a348d24c3c69.jpg

Pic of me
http://a107.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/10/l_cdb90b1b2c19adea76c5733432ba51f2.jpg