Weekend ride to Port Townsend and Deception Pass

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

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.
Deception Pass

Deception Pass Bridge

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.
Portage Bay Cafe

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

The walls that hold Lake Union back

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

Port Townsend

Finn River Farm and Cidery

Waiting for the Ferry, at the front

Finn River Dry Hopped Cider

Ride around the North Cascade Loop

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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.

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Big Boi and his groupies that flock.

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Eating up some miles to Chelan, WA.

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Chelan for a quick lunch and then on to Winthrop.

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Ross Lake

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Ashley seems to be freezing, it did drop to high 30s near the top.

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Southern Tier Imperial Pumpking



Southern Tier Imperial Pumpking, originally uploaded by adambarhan.

Appearance: Pours an almost clear honey color with a modest, but frothy head that leaves a reasonable splashing of lace

Smell: Pumpkin pie spice, vanilla sugar.

Taste: Opens with a rich pumpkin and spice flavor, which becomes increasingly spicey by mid-palate; after the swallow, the cornbread flavor builds, sweet and buttery; the finish has some alcohol on it

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation; some warmth coming in at the end.

Drinkability: A big, flavorful pumpkin brew; a bit sweet but good.