The WABDR Tour

Washington Backcountry Discovery Route

Josh Cohen and Dylan Carney

Stats for nerds

• Portland, OR ↝ Seattle, WA
• 7 days
• 575 km (357 miles)
• 10,250 m (34,000 feet) elevation gain
• 4 volcanoes
• 1 Amtrak train
• 1 MAX train
• 0 cars
• ~100 beef sticks

The Route

No motorcycle? No problem!

The Route

Our route maps:

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• Day 4
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• Day 5
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• Day 6
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• Day 7

Gear

• Rear-loaded Rawland w/ 650b x 42mm slicks
• Front-biased Surly LHT w/ 26 x 2.0" semi-knobbies
• Front-loaded Elephant NFE w/ 650b x 2.1" semi-knobbies
• Panniers for all
• 1-person tents
• Water filter, Steri-pen
• LOTS of food

(don't let gear stop you!)

MAPS!!!

The Verdict

Pro:

• Amazing scenery
• All the volcanoes
• Very little traffic
• Lots of gravel (that's cool now, right?)
• National Forest == tons of free camping

Con:

• (crickets)

Links

• WABDR route: backcountrydiscoveryroutes.com/WABDR
• Dylan's photos: flickr
• Our route maps:
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  • Day 2
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  • Day 3
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  • Day 4
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  • Day 5
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  • Day 6
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  • Day 7

Questions?

Contact

Dylan

Emailz: dcarney@gmail.com

Instagram: @_dcarney_

Josh

Web: thebicyclestory.com

Twitter: @thebicyclestory

Facebook: facebook.com/TheBicycleStory