[Stephen Rauch]

START:
Let’s meet at 8:30 AM in the North Bend Outlets parking lot. If you are coming from the North and don’t want to drive down to North Bend I would suggest waiting at the Sultan Bakery in Sultan on Hwy 2. I figure we will get to Sultan at 9:30 AM.

RIDE TO LEAVENWORTH:
From North Bend we will drive through town and take HWY 203 north going through Carnation and Duvall. We will hit Monroe at the end of HWY 203 and take HWY 2 east going through the Mount Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest, Stevens Pass and Wenatchee National Forest. We should arrive at Leavenworth at 11:00 AM. We will spend 2 to 2.5 hours in Leavenworth and have lunch.

RIDE BACK FROM LEAVENWORTH:
At lunch we will have to make a decision. There are two paths that we can take.

Path 1: After lunch we will proceed to HWY 2 East to HWY 97 South. Take HWY 970 South West to I-90. I-90 West back to North Bend.

Total Mileage Path 1: 224 miles. Including the time spend in Leavenworth it should be a 7 to 7.5 hour day.

Path 2: After lunch we will proceed to HWY 2 East to HWY 28 South. Continue on HWY 28 to Soap Lake. At Soap Lake we take Road 20 NW to Road B NW which turns to 12-SE Road to G Road SE and so on making our way to HWY 2. At HWY 2 head West and make our way back almost to Leavenworth again. However, before we get to Leavenworth we hop on HWY 97 South. Take 97 South to HWY 970 South West to I-90. I-90 West back to North Bend. So what we did was a big loop east of Leavenworth. I have never been out there and I am not familiar with some of the small roads. But I am game.

Total Mileage Path 2: 383 miles. Including the time spend in Leavenworth it should be a 10 to 10.5 hour day.

Of course I think the group is always looking for adventure so if there are some alternative routes post Leavenworth please offer up suggestions.

Pray for good weather and hope we get a good crowd for what is probably the last run of the year.