Biking at Winthrop, Washington

I had a great weekend riding out at Winthrop with a couple friends from work. Rader Creek was a quick and exciting mile and a half downhill which we rode twice along with Patterson Lake on Saturday. Thompson Road was a long steady climb, but the Inside Passage over to Rader Creek was worth it. Sunday was reserved for Pipestone Canyon, which was a unsuccessful search for rattlesnakes, but a great ride nonetheless.


On the ride home, we stopped at Cedar Creek and reluctantly hiked up the 1.7 miles to the waterfalls, then rode the challenging trail down.

The Sun Mountain trails are a great set in the middle of some beautiful country. I want to thank Jake and Skip, my riding partners for an exciting and memorable weekend. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, tubing down the cold but calm Methow River was a short and fun little ride to cool off from the hot Eastern Washington sun.