Last chance

It's become pretty clear that this weekend will most likely prove to be the last nice weekend of the year. Morning fog but low sixties and sunny. Pavel and I decided to make the most of it, so we took off on a 300+ mile street ride yesterday around Mt. Rainier.
I wish I would've stopped to take some photos or video of the morning fog as we rode through it.. it was cold, and visibility was poor, but the mood of it all was fantastic.
They finally opened 123 connecting the loop around the mountain, and it made for a beautiful ride, although that little section of road had a surprise in store for us! I'll let you wait to watch the (coming soon) video to find out for yourself, but let's just say I was given an early birthday present.

Though we did see 38 on the thermometer at elevation, it warmed up quickly throughout the day, then came across this off road playground!

This place is crazy! Apparently it's a lake with a swimming beach and boat docks for half the summer, then they drain it off via the damn to get ready for the winter's snow pack. Then it turns into the winter-wonderland play area and the cross country skiers and snowmobilers flock. But in that narrow stretch of time between the drain and the snow, it turns into this.. several square miles of dry lake bed with dirtbikes buzzing in herds! As we rode by the first time, we noticed that the lake bed went on for several miles, and we confirmed with a local campground owner that we can just drop in and ride till we can't ride anymore! cant wait!


For today, though, we're headed back to an area that I had previously begun exploring to do some more off road stuff. Stay tuned for the videos from today and tomorrow!