{"id":527,"date":"2017-08-27T23:46:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-27T23:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mika.im\/note\/?p=527"},"modified":"2018-05-04T03:15:01","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T03:15:01","slug":"wa-rode-around-mt-rainier-in-one-day-unofficial-ramrod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mika.im\/note\/?p=527","title":{"rendered":"WA: Rode Around Mt. Rainier in One Day (unofficial RAMROD)"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first heard about this ride 2-3 years ago, I thought it was a very bad idea: it is ~150 miles with ~10,000ft climbing. <\/p>\n

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Well, Mako and I did it this summer. We didn’t enter the lottery, so we decided to do it on our own. Our housemate’s dad wanted to do a “practice run” (!), so he joined us as well. <\/p>\n

The summary of our trip was:<\/p>\n

Day 1: Took a sounder train to Sumner Station after work. Biked mostly on Foothills trail (one of the best trails with a view of Mt Rainier!) from Sumner to Buckley. Spent the night in Buckely (we initially intended to stay in Enumclaw but all the hotels had been booked.
\nDay 2: RAMROD! 5:20AM to 7:15PM. Our housemate’s dad drove out, biked, and drove back to Seattle.
\nDay 3: Biked from Buckley to Sumner to home via Interurban South. All rides on RB1. <\/p>\n

RAMROD was a beautiful ride. It’s the kind of ride I like; ~70 miles of warm up ride (flat) before climbing. We only need a little over 2 bottles of water. We brought a whole loaf of bread, cheese, and brown pickle for lunch and peanuts and granola bars for snacks. I got sleepy on the descent from Cayuse Pass, so I got some coke in Greenwater.<\/p>\n

I never thought I’d say this but: I would ride this route again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I first heard about this ride 2-3 years ago, I thought it was a very bad idea: it is ~150 miles with ~10,000ft climbing. Well, Mako and I did it this summer. We didn’t enter the lottery, so we decided to do it on our own. Our housemate’s dad wanted to do a “practice…
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