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Mount Zion summit
Riders descending in the distance
View from the Summertide Resort and Marina
Cobbled pathways
Lower Meadow
Red columbine
Outside Zum See
Winding trail through the woods
Flowers
Sagenbrücke
Fog settling in the trees
Sweeping gravel
Walking the meadow
Icy & frosty morning to kick off the challenge
Rossstöckli
Chunky gravel, perhaps a little too rough for the gravel bike
Rainier from the 520 bridge
The long road to Albishaus
Snow-covered trail through the village
View to the Upper Dungeness Trail
Wreckage
Waterslide!
Farms and lavender
Sunny skies, warm temps, gravel, and mountain views...
Punchy climbing
Does it get better?
Ridge views
Bike shot
Red barn
Boulder field above Lower Eightmile Lake
Winding gravel
R. leading the way back
Farm road near the Sihl
Looking down onto Ägerisee
Rolling descents to the ocean
Mountain Home Road curving through the hills
Bike shot
Swampy trail
Groomed trails through the farmland
Chicken of the woods
Much needed break at Edelweiss
One of the numerous bridges crossing back and forth over the Quilcene River
Snowcapped mountains
Dappled light through the woods
Trail above the clouds
Early morning light on the farms
Wreckage in the stream
Red, orange, green, yellow colors along the lake
More farm roads
Insect in flight
Trailside markers
A gorgeous seascape
Lakeside coffee
Lovely meadow
Menzie's larkspur
Switchbacks leading up from Badger Valley
Donkeys and sheep
Peek-a-boos
The Matterhorn over Zermatt
One of the many small waterfalls in the streams
Trail through the woods
Shine Road heading towards the Hood Canal Bridge
Fence, flowers, gravel
North Fork Stillaguamish River
View down to the valley and Zermatt
Clouds obscuring Iron Mountain
Egg & I Road
Fields of daffodils
Farm cat
Reflections on the upper tarn
Looking down into the tarns of Grand Valley
Day camp
Impressive rock bridge
Farm road leading into the woods
View from Navaho Peak
Daffodils in the windswept field
Colors under a grey sky
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
Jeffrey’s shooting star
Trail down the hill
Potholes
First glimpses of Grand Lake
Backside of Buchenegg
Trail through the meadow
Bridge to the boulder field
R. walking along the Tubal Cain trail
The not so obvious trail to Notch Pass from FS 2700-010
Bike at the summit
On to the Rock Candy trail
One of the many stream crossings in Badger Valley
Beautiful light through woods
Royal Creek
Forest trail leading from Edelweiss
Mt Townsend seen while crossing FS 27
Lupine
Two deer walking through mountains
Old stone building
Obstruction Point Road
Cows grazing
Valley floor walk
Pinesap
Looking down into the upper meadow
Pass through the notch on the hill
Small double waterfall
Sunrise on the drive to the mountains
All roads lead to Rainier
Start of the North Shore Road gravel section
Waiting
Voew of Vierwäldersee from Eggberge
Trail leading down from Navaho Peak
Little Reds
Gushing waters
Big fan of aspens
The woods and stream near the first log bridge
Beautiful little canal
Trail hugging the mountain side with a view of the hole in the mountain in the distance
Switchback down to the water from Point Robinson
Small creek running through the meadow
Huckleberries!
Retreat!
Fog over the incoming tide
Obstalden
Bikes on the High Steel Bridge
Looking down the valley
Starbursts
Gated tunnel
Huckleberries in full fall colors
Sunrays after the rain
Box Canyon plunge pool
Climbing through the dirt
Massive waterfall
Mt Adams near the intersection of FR 23 and FR 2329
Fog rolling in around the point
The climb continues on and on to Paradise
Sheep
Open field
Point White Pier
Beautiful day, slick roads
Dust kicked up by the NFS firefighters
A long falls leading towards the trail
One of the many, many streams to cross
Riding along the lake from Schwyz
Lower Eightmile Lake
Crossing the Gray Wolf River
Foggy morning
Beautiful meadow of wildflowers; probably peaking a few weeks
Ribbon of trail
One of the many large meadows in Badger Valley
Walking along the ridge
FS 2700-010
At the summit!
R. leading the way
Primitive road
Trail leading from Camp Mystery
Boulders in Royal Creek
Fallen leaves covering a muddy trail
Rope for hauling bikes and people
Rock slide, good thing we're on bikes
Trail along the creek
Waterfall and yellow flowers
Gravel climbs
A small bird exhibit including this snowy owl!
One of the larger falls
The climbing begins -- no cars!
The connector trail, it's not marked but very visible and easy to navigate
Still a ways to go to the summit
Lindernenhütte
Hitting dirt!
Cobweb thistle
Matterhorn over the village
Bridge over the Nisqually River at Longmire
E. on the descent
Lower Box Canyon Creek Falls
Ladybug
Dreary start to the day
The small village of Tufteren
Thick fog rolling in
Mt Rainier in the distance
Old ranger cabin
Goat Ranch Road
Looking through old barn windows to the fields and mountains in the background
Wonderful meadows
Gravel begins on the way to Barlow Pass
Yarrow
[Rifugio Stevia](http://stevia.bz.it/)
Turnaround!
Hood Canal: A gentle way of life
Ridge views
Crossing the very snowy FS 27-100
Rocky trail
Farm and horses on West Valley Road shortly before turning onto Egg & I Road
Campsite
R. in the early morning on Port Gamble Road
Moss draping over the trees
Gravel path along the Sihl
Wildflowers
Mountain meadows across the valley
Wet pavement on Forest Road 27 at the start of the climb
Bridge over Tunnel Creek
Smooth morning gravel
View from Navaho Peak
Fields of flowers
A scenic waterfall early on the hike
Quiet gravel climb on B-8700
Yellow flowers
Peakaboo views
Descending the Maynard Burn trail
Pink tulip
Royal Lake
Trail leading to Rifugio Stevia
Trail leading back to Little Quilcene Trail
Trail through the woods
Such a cute little town
Old barn on the gravel trail
Making my way from Tyler to Baldy
Seal Dog Cafe espresso
The turn on to W Govey Rd.
Candystick
Red, yellow, blue, green
Fire road on Mt Tam
Fast descending Tillicum USFS 5800 Road
Baldy, Gray Wolf, Mount Clark
Chunky descending
Lupine
Trail on Mt Townsend summit
Trail through the woods
Number attached, ready to ride
Looking back at the climb
Gottschalkenberg Pass
Heather
Bike with the rows of flowers
Pink paintbrush
Bird landing on a power line
Dappled light along Royal Creek
Ice tunnel
Do not follow my route and go around this fence
So many roads to explore
Looking across the valley
View to the ridge
Decisions, decisions
Gravel road at the clearing
A buck checking out the view
Trail winding it's way along the Trift stream
Riding off into the fog
Shades of smoky blue
Sunning
Purple flower
Sunrise, full moon, and Crying Lady Rock
Path to Rossstock
Flat farmland in the valley
Matterhorn
Walking the logging roads along the lake
Trail with lupine
Cycling path along the Sihl
Morning light on the mountains from the road
Walking toward Schön Chulm
The start of the climb
Trail leading to the ridge
Signage to Mount Zion
Car eating potholes
Lake Angeles from the Ridge
Cold & rainy
B-8400 to B-8000
Lounging
Walensee
Small waterfalls everywhere
Tough walking through the mud
Touristing
Deer Lake
Wildflower meadow
Walking through the rocks and shrubs
The 520 bike lane
Single-track in Miller Peninsula State Park
R. leading the way
A small group of hikers on the last section of trail before reaching the ridge line
Lunch
Crying Lady Rock in the morning light
Leaving Highway 12 and entering the Rainier National Park
Traveling along the ridge towards Baldy shortly before connecting to the Maynard Burn trail
Layers of mountains among the smoke
Each home with it's little bridge
The remains of the old road
Two bees sharing a flower
Rainier's visibility improved throughout the day, it's barely visible here
Thin yellow line of daffodils with Mt Baker looming in the background
Fields of flowers
A waterfall among fall colors
Teal Lake Road
A commanding view of the valley below
Crying Lady Rock with blues skies
Primo bikepacking spot!
Continuing the walk along the ridge
Library
Climbing FS 24
Descending FS 2464
Another cat hunting
Large rock formations visible along the descent
Coral mushrooms
Colchuck Lake
Mushrooms peaking out from the tree
Trail descending Maynard Burn
Descending
Bike and flowers
A small waterfall at the end of the trail
Candystick!
Trail through the woods
At Glarus
West Valley Road
Fantastic fog through the trees
The Swiss Alps in the distance
Splashes of color along the trail
Beautiful views into the valley
Coffee at lunch
Butterfly
Engine parts?
Trail leading up
Many sheep farms line the island
Pane d'Amore
Beautiful alpine path back to the hut with the lakes in the distance
Tree Fall Inn
Early glimpse of Lindernenhütte
Rocky path to Rossstock
Valley view
Harebell with a smoky background
Our trusty bikes
This tree is almost entirely hollow but still alive!
Connector trail between the Big Skidder Hill complex and FS Road 2986.
Looking down to the lake from coffee
Rocky path
Little Red Hen Bakery
Intersection of Forest Road 2850 and Forest Road 2906
Remnants of the crash littered among the meadow
Improved drainage and embankment
Baby goats munching on grass
Feeder creek to the Sihl
Rushing waters of the Icicle Creek
Gravel climb through the trees
Egg & I Road
Lush green valley
Mt Adams seen from Takhlakh Lake Campground
Climbing to camp
Burton Coffee Stand
Looking down into the valley
Snowy trail
Ice and snow
Looking into the range
Mt Baker looming on the distant horizon
Snow Creek Road
The lone cow
Green meadows
Climbing from Unterschächen
Typical riding through the PNW woods
Massive trees along the Cross Marin Trail
Waterfall along the trail
Singletrack
Hawk Peak
The slide to the river
Lake Angeles and a tiny island
Splashes of color
Quartermaster Marina
An old sign cautioning the upcoming grade
Whitehorse Trail
Flowers growing on the ridge
Running creek
Summit view
Harrison Lake
Crazy tree with burned base
Fall colors
Waterfall of spring runoff
Climbing
Coffee!
Lower meadow
Walking along Planihubel
View from the campsite as the thick fog rolls in
Trail right before the turn to Buckhorn Lake
The mountains from the summit
Smoky sunrise at Blakely Harbor
Edelweiss on the way up
North Shore Road
Loved this sweeping road
Old barn in a red tulip field not-quite-ready
Vashon Island Baking Co.
Pink tulip
Looking back to Grosser Mythen while walking along the edge of the farm
Tomales Bay State Park
Old barn at Tomales Bay State Park
Smallest of the basin lakes
Views from a campground shortly before the Pass
Stunning glacial blue lakes
Trail through a scree field
The fuselage and landing gear of the B-17 plane
Riding back to La Conner
Riding the ridge back to the paved road
R. looking at some of the wreckage
Tiger lily
Lone caow on the hill
Explorer's Gentian
Climbing up from Horgen
An owl welcoming me home
Alpine cow
Herein starts the route through the forest
Trail through the woods
Fog and flowers
Heading back down through the ice tunnel
Clouds over Rossstock
Trail leading to the meadow
View down into the upper meadow valley
Rossstöckli
Endangered Species
Wildflowers
Smoky film on the horizon
Small herders village
Cairn marking the trail through the rabbit warren
My favorite photo of the year
Gravel road to a farmhouse
Spur road leading to a creek for a critical water bottle refill
Cycling path along the Sihl
Small farms dotting the high alpine meadow
One of the many rushing creeks
The trail leading to the glacial blue ponds
The long climb
Quiet road through the woods
Padilla Bay Nature Preserve
Forest Road 2329
More rough stuff
Trail to the edge of the world
Along the ridge
The roads traveled, the roads to come
Tubal Cain mine entrance
Cows at the ridge
Mt Constance
Silver Lake
Farms & mountains from Center Road
Pearl of the Peninsula
View out to Stinson Beach
A cow joined in the cycling celebration
Clear signage leading the way along the trail
Coffee stop
Fall colors among the mist
A boot path along the fence line
Schöried
Oso mudslide
Tolo!
Lovely clouds
Grand Pass trail leading to Grand Lake
Zum See
Departing Grand Lake
This is not a trail.
Muddy gravel road
Nearing the top of the climb
Our trail work!
The Hood Canal Bridge all to ourselves
Seattle in the early morning
Reflections on Eightmile Lake
Some great looking gravel roads for future exploration!
Pane d'Amore
Another owl!
View to Walensee
Rocks, roots, steep
Small stream falls
The climb up Swakane Road
Dosewallips River
Trail through the gold meadow
Abandoned railroad tracks
Finishing climb
Walking down the hill
View into the canyon created by the South Fork of the Skokomish from the High Steel Bridge
Stone wall along the path
Chunky gravel
Upper meadow with tents
Looking down the valley at the descent
Pink flowers
Calypso bulbosa
Frek!
The gravel trail along the water into Port Townsend
Babyshoe Pass
Starting to hit the snow
One of the iconic windmills
A mushroom of unknown identification
R. riding from the ferry to Coupeville
Chimacum Farm Stand
Upper Elk Lake
Icicle Creek
An old barn with the Olympic Mountains the background
Classic bike photo
Marine layer
Breadfarm
Trail through the meadow
Alpine aster
Amanita muscaria
Forest service road
Carpet of red along the trail
South Beach & Toe Jam Hill
Wildflowers
Peek-a-boo of the mountains
Recently harvested field
Fall colors starting
Trail through the woods
Silver Lake reflecting trees
Heyday in the morning mist
Dying ship
Trail along Lillian Ridge
Alpine flowers along the path
Mt Townsend summit
Ridge trail
Huckleberry in the morning dew
Larson Lake Road
Gravel roads!
Lovely gravel
Gold, shimmering light
B.U.T.W.H.Y.
Recent logging efforts
Trail leading down to the meadow
A trailrunner making his way towards Lindernenhütte
Late wildflower color
Chocolate lily
Sunlight through the trees
Farmland after mountains
Some blue skies and views to the mountains
The last section of trail before reaching the ridge
Impressive stone work on the Lillian Ridge trail
Long flat gravel sections
The river crossing, wider than it appears.
Beautiful red foilage
The many sheep
Spider on the lupine
The meadow at Marmot Pass
A small shelter
Looking across the lake
Gravel trail near the Pass
Ridge views
Massive trees in the forest
To the Alps and Sihlsee
Cherry trees near a farm
Rainbow Bridge
Shepherd hut
Clear waters
Glissading
Dockton Forest trail system
Rocky climb
Hiking through the woods
Sledge resting against the building
View from Schön Chulm
Stream for filtered water
Switchbacks on Fairfax-Bolinas Road
Deep purple flower
Bridge over the Hamma Hamma river
Matterhorn through the trees
A clearing for lunch
Orange mushrooms
Branch of the creek
Stairway of logs leading to Lindernenhütte
View to the Olympics
Descending the steep pitch leading to the camp
Little side roads in Zaandjik
A small fall and a pothole
Looking down Handsrügg
A and A riding
Descending
R. sky running
Obstruction Point Road paralleling the paved road
Rachel Lake in the mist and fog
Terraced stream toward the Walensee
The trail leads up steeply from the trailhead
Icicle Creek through the gorge
Looking back at Rossstock
The many lakes of Seven Lakes Basin
North Fork Stillaguamish River
Olympic Mountains, gravel roads, and Scotch Broom
Moss on a tree
Wildflowers and starburst
Blueberries!
Trail marker to Notch Pass
Views of the hills and river
Our bikes
White-white-red
Oso memorial
Trail through the meadow at the ridge
Bees and thistles
Neatly manicured mossy trails
I never tire of Palo Alto Road
Kicking ass on the climb
View through the hut window
View down into the valley
The ogre's trail
Trails for miles
Cat out hunting
Grosser Mythen dominating the horizon
Trail through the woods
Sihl River
Riding along Palo Alto Road
Tiger lily
Headed toward the higher mountains
Smooth pavement for the long descent
Spectacular lunch spot on the false summit of Tyler Peak
Deception Pass
Primitive road!
Fire road
Matterhorn
Seal Dog Cafe
Early morning light in Leavenworth
Freshly grated gravel, a little soft
Royal Lake
Winter wonderland
A butterfly of unknown (to me) species
Loads of cyclists at the summit
Nervous anticipation
Fog obscuring the seastacks
Waterfall in the woods
The support tent can be viewed right where the road turns
Cascading falls
Classic Alpine switchbacks
Walking up the hill from Spilauersee
Making the turn to Mason Lake
Peekaboo
Well skied trails
On to quieter C-4000
More climbing on C-Line
Colors as you arrive at Rachel Lake
R. running the summit trail
One of the many farms along the walk
Ridge views
Lindernenhütte
Headed into the woods
Coral mushroom
Flowers and mountains
Views descending Derby Canyon USFS 7400 Road
Toby and Elisa setting the pace
The Unterzetzen train station
Walking from Lindernenhütte
Our trusty bikes
Red paintbrush
Sunset
End of the road at Obstruction Point
More steep, rocky walking ahead
Purple orchids?
The Pale Mountains
The red & white trail marker
Snow!
Gravel road leading to connector trails to Dockton Forest
The view from the PT - Coupeville ferry
Marine layer settling in over Puget Sound
Pink flowers
Upper meadow
Early season snow covered the highest mountains
Perfect switchbacks heading to Obstruction Point
First signs of snow
Trail through the woods back to the TH
Gravel climbing
Strade Bianche
A roots and rocks section of trail
Looking across Lake Lucerne
C-4000 was pretty rough with recent logging
Camera check
Looking into the range
Olympic Discovery Trail bridge in Sequim Bay State Park
All loaded up for a day trip
Views into the Bailey Range
Strawberry danish
Wildflowers
Trail leading down the hill
The lock house in Jisp
Left hand turn to Jimmycomelately Road
Golden trees at the Pass
Pleasant walk through the woods
View across the valley from our lunch spot
Looking back at the tunnel leading towards the Sihl
Red columbine
Intersection of Forest Road 2845 and Forest Road 2852
So steep!
Quiet woods
Olympic larkspur
Rock Candy swamp
Limestone
Wildflowers along the descent back to Leavenworth
Old Skool
Meadow for lunch
Boardwalk
Mountains & farms
Whitehorse Trail after the gravel ends
Peaking through the tree at the Stuart Range
Climbing the asphalt to Bon Jon Pass
Trail through the trees
Heart Lake
Walk along the cliff edge
Intersection of Forest Road 28 and Forest Road 2840
A bridge down to a canal road
Mt Adams from Forest Service Road 2329
Sitka valerian
Ribbon of road leading to Hurricane Ridge
Hikers getting ready to depart
Mt Rainier from my lunch spot
Helped this truck get out of the ditch
View to the waterfall eroding away the ridge
Sweeping gravel turns
Iron Mountain in the distance
Trail twisting below
Rossstöckli
Coffee!
Trail through the burn area

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