WABDR section from Ellensburg to Cashmere WA

November 3, 2014 / Adam Barhan / Leave a comment

Paved roads head north from Ellensburg toward Table Mountain and Lion Rock Lookout in Wenatchee National Forest. High elevation and twisty dirt roads with views of the Central Cascade Mountains make this a very enjoyable section. From Lion Rock to Beehive Reservoir the route is stunning, rugged and remote. The path at 6,000 feet along Table Mountain provides views to the west. From there the road traverses a ridgeline with spectacular views of Devil’s Gulch and the Columbia River to the North. The route passes nearby Beehive Reservoir before descending the Mission Creek Valley to the town of Cashmere. Tracks and more information can be found at the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route website at http://www.wabdr.com

Ride up West Harrison Lake, BC

October 11, 2014October 11, 2014 / Adam Barhan / Leave a comment

A ride north up the west side of Harrison Lake. Trip was planned to head to the Gang Ranch but was cut short by a sidewall blowout. Bikes in the video are 2 2014 R120GS, 2013 G650GS and a 2013 F700G. We left out of Seattle Saturday morning, hit the hot springs and camped then proceeded to Pemberton. Had to tow one of the bikes back to Vancouver to pick up a new tire, then proceeded home Tuesday afternoon. Most of the video was shot on a Sony helmet cam, GoPro or an iPhone. All photos taken on an iPhone 6plus.

Olympic Peninsula Backcountry Discovery Route

September 23, 2014September 23, 2014 / Adam Barhan / Leave a comment

Weekend Update

November 24, 2013 / Adam Barhan / Leave a comment

Quick update on this past weekend.

Shot out the window at work, its going to shape up to be a great weekend weather wise.

Saturday night Ashley and I went to see the Band of Heathens at the Crocodile in Bell Town but not before hitting up the Capitol Hill land mark Dick’s Drive-In for cheap dinner.

On to the show, we had nosebleed seats.

Sunday morning uncle Bob and I rode to Hurricane ridge, note that it is the last weekend in November in the northwest is still ridable. Thats it for this weekend, looking forward to a long weekend full of eating next weekend.

Weekend ride to Port Townsend and Deception Pass

November 12, 2013November 12, 2013 / Adam Barhan / Leave a comment

The weekend started with a short ride to Mukilteo after work on Friday to catch this cool sunset.

Saturday Morning we started with doughnuts at a local favorite Karls Bakery here in Everett before we headed north through the Tulalip reservation. We stopped for lunch in LaConnor and ate at the brewery, would pass it up in the future and hit up Calico Cupboard Cafe, it smelled great. We left out of there and continued north to Deception Pass State Park.

After the quick photo op on the bridge we pressed south down Whidby Island. Almost timing it perfectly we hit some light ran about 2mi from the ferry. Another successful 185mi on BigBoi.

Sunday Morning we got up and headed to Ballard for breakfast at Portage Bay Cafe. AMAZING. I would pass on the smoked salmon hash do to the abundance of carrots, weird to me for breakfast, and get the baked French Toast.

After we ate we strolled over to the locks where they were cleaning, pretty cool sight.

Short clip on the ride into Port Townsend from the Kingston Ferry. Riding past Port Gamble, Port Ludlow and ending in Port Townsend. On the way back we stopped and toured and tasted fresh farm cider at Finn River Farm. Great Veterans day ride. Still working on a good video set up for a long trip down the coast this summer, any tips for bike mounts/techniques are appreciated. Thanks

Walter White

October 30, 2013November 12, 2013 / Adam Barhan / Leave a comment

Carving by Ashley not I.

Walter White, originally uploaded by adambarhan.

The one who knocks. -W.W.

Ride around the North Cascade Loop

October 20, 2013October 24, 2013 / Adam Barhan / Leave a comment

Gassing up Big Boi before the 400mi trip around the loop. Breakfast at Sultan Bakery was great, too much food but good. After stuffing ourselves and gassing up we pressed though the fog over Stevens Pass and over to Leavenworth where it was apparently Oktoberfest.