{"id":5410,"date":"2018-07-31T09:23:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T17:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/?p=5410"},"modified":"2018-07-31T09:23:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T17:23:23","slug":"cascade-mountain-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/cascade-mountain-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Cascade Mountain Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The persistent Columbia River wind has made us pack away the fishing gear for some cycling in the local Cascade Mountain foothills. There is great mountain biking as well as great road biking in this area. On the last weekend of the Tour de France, we got the road bikes out for a little riding on the roads around Mt. Adams and Gifford Pinchot National Park.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RoadOrTrail.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain road or trail? Great road and mountain biking here\" title=\"Mountain road or trail? Great road and mountain biking here\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RoadOrTrail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RoadOrTrail-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been real hot lately, it&#8217;s a lot cooler in the mountains than it is at lower elevation, but it&#8217;s still pretty toasty. We are up at sunrise getting ready for a cool early morning ride.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MountainSunrise.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise in the Cascade Mountains on a hot summer day\" title=\"Sunrise in the Cascade Mountains on a hot summer day\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MountainSunrise.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MountainSunrise-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a pretty good place to experience alpine cycling without a lot of traffic. There are a number of different riding routes, but they are mostly around the foothills of Mt. Adams.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RoadToMtAdams.jpg\" alt=\"Riding to Mt Adams in the distance\" title=\"Riding to Mt Adams in the distance\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RoadToMtAdams.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RoadToMtAdams-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The roads start to get steeper as you climb out of the valleys and up into Gifford Pinchot National Forest. This road leads to the trailhead of one of the climbing routes up Mt. Adams.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NationalForest.jpg\" alt=\"Entering Gifford Pinchot National Forest on the way up the road to Mt Adams\" title=\"Entering Gifford Pinchot National Forest on the way up the road to Mt Adams\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NationalForest.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NationalForest-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few miles from the climbing route trailhead, the road turns to gravel and dirt, so you turn around, head back down the mountain and up one of the other roads up Mt Adams until you can&#8217;t turn the pedals any more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MtAdamsForest.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Adams forest\" title=\"Mt Adams forest\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MtAdamsForest.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MtAdamsForest-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are many places to camp and a places if you require lodging. It&#8217;s mostly dry camping so bring plenty of water. You&#8217;ll drink lots of it riding your bike in the mountains during summer. Any towns in the area will be small, so it&#8217;s a good idea to bring everything you need. There are also places in the area to do a little trout fishing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BikeCamp.jpg\" alt=\"Bike camping in Gifford Pinchot National Forest\" title=\"Bike camping in Gifford Pinchot National Forest\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BikeCamp.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BikeCamp-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While you are packing for a trip here, don&#8217;t forget the insect repellent if you are camping. The woods are pretty wild and there are plenty of bugs. Not all the bugs are bad and most of them won&#8217;t bite.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MountainButterfly.jpg\" alt=\"Cascade Mountain butterfly\" title=\"Cascade Mountain butterfly\" width=\"600\" height=\"363\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MountainButterfly.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MountainButterfly-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned in for more cycling adventures with watermanatwork.com! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The persistent Columbia River wind has made us pack away the fishing gear for some cycling in the local Cascade Mountain foothills. 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