Bike Ride to Keechelus Lake
Yesterday we went for a four mile bike ride on the Coal Mine Trail starting at Cle Elum and riding up to Roslyn. 300 Feet elevation gain in two miles. About a three percent grade on an old railroad grade that had soft gravel and hole punched in it by horse hooves. It was a fun ride all in all.
Today we took on a bigger challenge. Eleven miles up the John Wayne trail from Lake Easton to Keechelus Lake. Another 300 foot elevation gain, but not as steep and much better trail.
Taken from the place where we stopped for lunch. Snoqualmie Pass is toward the left side of the far end of the lake below between the mountains on the left and center.
On the way back we startled an owl. It flew a short distance, then perched on a branch near the trail.
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