September 24, 2025
It was chilly this morning. I’m not sure what the temperature was but there was frost on the seat of my bike. I was in no hurry so I stayed warm in my sleeping back, taking my time before braving the cold.
After going through my morning routine, I walk the loop around the campground. I surveyed each of the sites there were not occupied (only 2 were occupied) and looked at the tenting possibilities. My site, like most of them, have plenty of room to back in an RV but not much room for a tent. Sites 6, 7, and 8 have tent pads adjacent to the picnic table and fire ring. They looked like the only ones that were like that and I’ll try to get one of those on the way back if I camp here.
I was loaded up and on the road at 9am.
It was in the upper-40s and felt pretty good. Once I let my tires warm up I kicked up the speed and enjoyed the ride. The road is newly paved and felt very grippy.
I stopped along the way for an obligatory photo.
Since I’ve ridden this so many times in the past, and I have dash cams continually recording, I didn’t feel the need to stop for many photos today. Should you want to see some of this ride, just go look at the 2025 PNW Trip 1.
I pulled over just before Kamiah to shed some layers as it was warming up. I was at a Nez Perce historical site.
In Kamiah I top up my gas and continued on Hwy 12, riding the route set by the navigation software. I hit some construction.
In Pomeroy I stopped to each my lunch at their city park. I’ve stopped here several times in the past and it makes a good place to take a break. Since there was cell service, I tethered my iPad to my phone and updated the blog with yesterday’s entry.
I rode along the Clearwater River for many miles until changing course and heading, I think, north. I took this route in the past, last year, when I went to Palouse Falls, however, this time I didn’t take the turn off for the falls and just rode Hwy 260 all the way to it’s end. What a fantastic ride. Lots of twists and turns and ups and downs. Very, very fun.
I found more construction.
After that, it was on Hwy 261 and a couple others that were like riding on a ruler: straight, straight, straight all the way to Yakima. I needed gas and was starting to think about range anxiety but the computer said I had plenty to make it to Yakima. I was down to one bar and it said I had 70 miles when I arrived in Moxie and pulled in to fill up. It only took 4.5 gallons so I had plenty left since it’s a 6.5 gallon tank. But is cost over $22 to fill. Gas is expensive in Washington.
I rode through Yakima and up Yakima Canyon to the Umtanum Recreation Area campground. I arrived about 6:30pm. $7.50 for the night with my discount. There are 6 sites and 4 are occupied. That’s different from when I was here last May and was the only one.
It was a 388 mile day. A bit over 9 hours.
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