After Dave left, we headed down past Newhalem and stopped at the NPS's North Cascades Visitor's Center, where we checked out the exhibits and had a nice picnic lunch.
14 more miles on rt. 20 and we found the jct of rt. 530, which took us south up along the very cool, green and shady Sauk River valley. We were in Darrington before we knew it, one day's ride from Seattle!
Congratulations Mike and Stephanie! What a great accomplishment and what a great adventure!!
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Wow! And you lived to tell the tale! Personally I think you are both nuts! But I am unduly impressed!!!!! Congratulations! Love, Jerry
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the completion of your trip and thanks for the great writing. I have really enjoyed following your progress across the country.
Art (ORDA)
What great stories you have told. I can't wait to see all the pictures when you get back to the Adirondack's. Safe travels back home.
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A HUGE Congratulations to the both of you on such an epic and amazing journey!! Thanks so much for all of the great posts and photos they became my nightcap. Have a safe trip back. Best of luck with your re-entry!
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Mary Rose
Yeah yeah yeah ... great job. But Mike explain to me how your wife looks 35, your brother looks 45, and you look like you are ready to head for the tandem rocking chair and collect social security. Kids? Farm? Demanding hunting buddies?
ReplyDeleteMike and Stephanie: Congratulations on achieving your goal. I enjoyed reading and following you. Look forward to seeing you(maybe at Jackie's briefly). How are you going to top this?? God Bless and enjoy a visit with Mike's family. Love, Margaret
ReplyDeleteMike and Steph, I am jealous that you got pancakes home made for you. Do I have to ride thousands of miles to get pancakes? Tell Chris to make me some!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are very proud of yourselves - you deserve all the pancakes and delicious breakfast. Only 5 flat tires. Did I read that right? Did you put the sealant in - what kind of tubes were you using?
love, Denise Taylor Battisti
What's all the congratulations stuff? It's two minutes left in the fourth quarter. Let's not have any premature champagne and start practicing the "I am going to Disneyland" speech just yet. Put on the game faces, slather up on the sun tan lotion and butt butter, shifter her into high gear, and push her over the goal line and into the Emerald City! Then, I'll send my worthy congratulations ;). Anyway, I got go buy some pancake mix for my lovely wife.
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Mike and Steph, COGNRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS!!! I'm so glad that you made it and kept on going even when it wasnt the greatest of conditions. Have you guys starting thinking about your next big adventure??? Can't wait to see you... -Melanie Porter
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