Palouse To Cascades State Park – Washington Gravel

PTCT. Final Takeaways From The Ride.

Now that everything is done and my bike is basically clean, let’s talk about tires, chain lube, and mud.

PTCT Day 4. Escure Ranch to Tekoa

Nothing but darkness and despair await you in Tekoa

PTCT Day 3. Warden to Escure Ranch

From Warden to Escure Ranch.

PTCT Day 2. Ellensburg to Othello

From Ellensburg, over the Columbia, to Othello.

PTCT Day 1. Cedar Falls (*Technically Easton) to Ellensburg

It’s amazing how much the reality of an experience differs from the expectation, especially when you’ve been planning something for a decade.

A decade? Yes. That’s how long I’ve been planning this ride. That seems ridiculous now that I’ve typed it out, because while it sounds impossibly long, it doesn’t feel like it now that it’s finally done.

The Palouse to Cascades Trail: Cedar Falls to the Columbia River

The entire Westside on the Palouse To Cascades Trail- Rattlesnake Lake to The Columbia. How to plan and what to expect when you ride the Palouse to Cascades Trail.

How it All Began

What began as a seemingly ridiculous plan over beers at a dining room table in 2014, has grown into an annual ride across the cascades filled with gravel, good beer, and great friends.