September 25, 2025
I slept pretty well, even when people arrived at 11pm and took the last open campsite which was right next to mine. I could tell they were trying to be quiet as possible.
I got up and went out for a walk to get things loosened up. There is the upper part of the campground, where I am camped, and the lower part where the sites are walk-ins. Those are down below and right along the river.
That was the last photo I shot today. The rest of the ride was all about braving the freeways to get to where I was going.
I rode out of the canyon and, after stopping for water in Ellensburg, I got on I-90 and headed west. I’d looked at the 2-lane option and it would be over 7 hours where if I rode the slab it would be about 4 hours. I took this route last May so I knew what I was in for.
The first 90 miles wasn’t too bad except for a headwind. I hadn’t put on my extra lares and as the road went into the mountains, the temperature dropped. My mind was on the traffic a dodging the semis as well a drivers who seemed to think that the posted speed limit did not apply to them.
When I got to Hwy 18 that goes to Tacoma, I was not surprised that much of it was still under construction. It’s a 2-lane road that is being widened to 4-lanes. Quite the undertaking.
I went through Auburn and then Tacoma before getting on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. At that point traffic lightened up a bit.
I was still cold so I pulled off in Port Orchand/Silverdale someone and got gas. I also added layers. I saw that there was small park nearby so I stopped there and had the sandwich I’d brought. Then it was back on the road to Sequim.
I arrived 2:45. My mom was gone as it was one of her Scrabble Days so I had time to unpack and get showered before she got home.
It was a 233 miles day. With breaks it was about 4-1/2 hours riding.
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