Feet were still a bit sore from the Thursday hike to Wright Mountain so we decided to do a bike ride on the Iron Horse trail. We chose the segment from Hyak to Lake Easton so we would be in the sun most of the day.
The ride is on good packed gravel the entire way. Views to Snoqualmie Mtn across Lake Keechelus was very nice. Most of the trip goes through pleasant but somewhat uninteresting 2nd growth forest. There are 2 short tunnels and a few bridges with views as you get closer to Lake Easton.
We ended up having a late breakfast at a cute little country store and cafe called the Hitching Post. The owners are very friendly.
When we got back to the car we got a $99 ticket for forgetting to post our Discover Pass. Must have been to eager to get moving. $59 if you prove that you purchased a Discover Pass within 15 days. Has anyone ever gotten out of the ticket by proving that you had a pass but just forgot to display it?
RT 36.6 mi and 400 ft elevation gain (ignore the All Trail elevation gain)
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Bob and Barb on Palouse to Cascades Trail - Easton, Hyak to Windy Pass
Many years ago when the Mt Si TH required a NW Forest Pass, Bob forgot our Geezer Pass which was in our other vehicle. He put his driver's license on the dashboard with a note saying he was a "true geezer" as he forgot to put out our pass! When he returned, he had no ticket while there were many other tickets on other cars! In July of 2014 we forgot to put out our Golden Age Pass (Geezer Pass) and when we returned we had a ticket. We had hiked with the CG hosts where we were camped and they said to mail in the ticket with a copy of our Geezer Pass to the ranger station and the ticket was cancelled!
Posted by:
Bob and Barb on Sep 21, 2019 09:44 PM
Maddy on Palouse to Cascades Trail - Easton, Hyak to Windy Pass
Thanks. I'll let you know how it goes
Posted by:
Maddy on Sep 21, 2019 09:52 PM