Mountain Loop Highway & Barlow Pass
Classic PNW ride through the mountains awash in fall colors
![Climbing gravel under fall colors](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-mH5b7kp/0/M/i-mH5b7kp-M.jpg)
I finally had time and cooperative weather to ride this classic PNW loop through the mountains. The Seattle Randonneurs have a 200K brevet route but since I was riding on my own I decided to shorted it by ~30 miles and avoid some of the less scenic city riding.