The Cascades and Southern BC

Just got back from a 1,000 km jaunt through northern WA (the Cascades including Winthrop) and southern BC (Oliver to Princeton), then home to Vancouver.

I must say, I was squirming a bit on the saddle the last couple of hours. We took Hwy 7 instead of Hwy 1; may not have been any faster but as least we moved at a steady pace. Hwy No. 1 can be a parking lot some Sunday evenings.

About 22 bikes showed up. This is part of the group in Sumas, WA.

Weather was still kinda dismal by the time we reached Concrete, WA. I've
always wondered if this place ever gets mistakenly referred to as
"Cement, WA".  (A wee bit of construction humour)  :-)

Chris, Lyle and me (reverse order) at Ross Lake, WA.

A few riders from our group pulled in after us at the lookout above Ross Lake.

Here's a few of us posing alongside our faithful steeds with a glimpse of Ross Lake
in the background.

We lunched at a place located just before the actual town of Winthrop; parking
for lots of motorcycles was the draw. Unfortunately we overwhelmed the staff
which resulted in a longer stay than anticipated. But then again, it's a leisure
weekend. Not like anyone was checking their watches.

This is the result of 2 hours sleep the night before. We've all been there.  Let's
call it a Ninja nap.

A portion of the hotel parking lot in Oliver, BC.

Reservations for 22 at a local brew pub for dinner.

They weren't kidding when they called it a "micro" brewery. To be
fair however, the tiny samplers did help me choose my dinner
beverage.

Lots of exotic bikes on display in the parking lot.

Mostly BMWs and Ducatis with this Aprilia thrown in the mix. 

Here's our micro group at Ford Lake somewhere in the hills east of Penticton.

And finally, here's me having run out of gas about 10 km east of Hope. I forgot
to top up in Prinnceton.  Doh!