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North East Washington, with Stevens County and Colville at its epicenter, is being discovered as a world-class road biking destination. Spectacular mountain panoramas, bucolic valley landscapes, and miles of stunning lake vistas provide the backdrop for an endless variety of road cycling loops and challenging climbs. The area offers countless route choices for every level of road cyclist.  North East Washington offers a variety of road biking opportunities second to no other region in North America. 

Start by downloading and reading our route descriptions document or the single page routes & mileages cheat-sheet, then when ready to ride print of...

We are now in what is known as ‘shoulder season’ - the time between full on summer and winter sports. My road cycling has cycled down (so to speak :-) ), mountain biking, hiking and running have taken it’s place. Oh, yes, and preparing for winter.

Winter... that glorious season of long darkness offset by brilliant brightness, the melancholy feel of going to or getting off of work in the full dark, of the sense of limits rather than freedoms; cold winds and the tantalizing smell of snow in the air. I love it!

Winter always reminds me of our friend Doug. I say ‘our’ because many people reading this knew Doug, was a friend of Doug’s, and will always remember him. Doug was one of my first best friends here. He was here for me whe...

The Selkirk International Loop is a scenic byway around the Selkirk Mountains from eastern Washington, southern BC, and western Idaho. http://www.selkirkloop.org

A few of the ColVelo riders have been eyeing this route for bicycling and we decided to take a few days to explore the north half.  We quickly had a small group committed (Amy, Jason, Bev, Mike B, Wayne, and Sandi) to ride from Kettle to Trail, Nelson, and Creston – and then back over HWY 3 to Metaline Falls.  It was a great 4-Day, approximately 200-mile ride from Sept 11th to 14th.  We were lucky to have no mishaps and amazing weather with clear skies, although with a few chilly mornings.

We took a lot of pictures are we were meandering around (some while...

Many of you have asked how Amy and I did on RAMROD, so here's the ride de-brief:

We had been training all season for RAMROD (Ride Around Mt. Rainer in One Day), typically a 150 miles / 10,000ft single day ride that starts in Enumclaw, WA and circumnavigates Mt. Rainer via Paradise and Cayuse passes. It is well known as one of the most demanding one-day non-competitive road rides in the Pacific Northwest, and speaking as someone who has done both the STP one-day and RAMROD a few times previously, I can attest to that. It's brutal, especially climbing the always hot Cayuse at the 100 mile point.

Timeline:

June: We were informed that the course was modified due to road construction on the route to Paradise, with the new route sk...