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09-07-09, 08:14 PM
Bengeboy and I escaped to rain today. Starting in Cle Elum we rode the Manastash Metric Century route. The weather was perfect for riding, here's Bengeboy on the road to Ellensburg.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/E_Wa_ride001.jpg
We were both impressed with the route. Very scenic, full of eastern washington smells: sagebrush, dirt, and 'farm aromas'. Best of all, were the drivers! there weren't many but those we encountered were really cool, passing by us with ample room, even when we were caught riding 2 abreast. We stopped in Ellensberg at this house where we met a really tall dude who introduced us to his flashy wife.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/E_Wa_ride004.jpg
While she distracted us, the tall dude tried to take off with my bike.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/E_Wa_ride003.jpg
Lucky for me he was rather inflexible, unable to throw his leg over the top tube so I snatched it away from him and we took off.
We had a head wind nearly the whole way back to Cle Elum but we didn't mind, sure beats riding in the rain, doesn't it?
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/E_Wa_ride005.jpg
In summary, this was a great ride.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/E_Wa_ride001.jpg
We were both impressed with the route. Very scenic, full of eastern washington smells: sagebrush, dirt, and 'farm aromas'. Best of all, were the drivers! there weren't many but those we encountered were really cool, passing by us with ample room, even when we were caught riding 2 abreast. We stopped in Ellensberg at this house where we met a really tall dude who introduced us to his flashy wife.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/E_Wa_ride004.jpg
While she distracted us, the tall dude tried to take off with my bike.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/E_Wa_ride003.jpg
Lucky for me he was rather inflexible, unable to throw his leg over the top tube so I snatched it away from him and we took off.
We had a head wind nearly the whole way back to Cle Elum but we didn't mind, sure beats riding in the rain, doesn't it?
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/E_Wa_ride005.jpg
In summary, this was a great ride.