It was a superslab ride over I90 heading east until we got off the interstate at Cle Elum for gasoline and a little refreshment at the Cle Elum Bakery. It was fabulous! We then took old US10 into Ellensburg, WA. We remembered that the rodeo was being held there, but thought that there would be detour signs around the parade. WRONG! After asking a traffic control officer, we were directed to an eastbound route out of town towards the Ginko Petrified forest and the Vantage bridge. Again, it was a delightful ride with very little traffic and we pulled into a service station in Vantage for a little break. A fellow immediately came up to us to talk about the bikes and Carlos, from Salvador told us of.his dream to own and ride a motorcycle, but his wife would have nothing of it. We shared our experiences with him to encourage him in his dream and he took our picture.
After we mentioned that we were considering a ride in Costa Rica, he also encouraged us to do that ride.Given that it was getting close to noon we decided to head for Mattawa for a little lunch. We found a great little place called El Grullo. We enjoyed a Mexican soda along with our meal
and headed east on 24SW which became the Muse Road, and then we turned south on the Schoolaney Road (neither of us had been on that road and it was terrific) to the Hendricks Road where we turned left (east), That road eventually became WA 260 which led us to WA261 where we turned right and headed for US12. Along WA 261, we stopped at Lyons Ferry Park for a break and enjoyed laying on the lawn in the sun taking in the view of a place where Lewis & Clark had been in the early 1800's.
We then saddled up again and headed for Clarkston via US12.
On the way into town we spotted a sign for $34.95 rooms at the Econolodge so we made a beeline for that motel with a stop for gas. At check-in we learned that the $34.95 rooms were only available under certain conditions and we were quoted a much higher rate. After some hemming and hawing, the proprietor made us a deal for $39.95 each for ground floor rooms. Score!
We unpacked and headed to find some dinner which we did at a Shari's. Before our meal was served, my wife called and said she was on a "shopping trip." That spelled danger, so I asked where. She said she started in North Bend, and then found herself in Spokane, and finally was in Colfax (just 50 miles north of Men, watch out for shopper wives like this!
We returned to the motel and a couple had just ridden in from Bonney Lake on their Harley Davidson. We had a good chat with them and urged them to ride the Old Spiral Highway. Neil and I agreed to meet with a helmet time of 7am and see where the adventure tomorrow would take us.
Some trip statistics for the day:
Odometer: 350 miles
Moving Average Speed: 49.2mph
Game Spotted: None
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