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We entered Washington from Umatilla, Oregon after staring across at it for 90 plus miles the previous day while cycling the Columbia River Gorge
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Apple orchards in eastern Washington, just south of Benton City
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Apple orchards and irrigation canals in Benton City, Washington
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Apple orchards in eastern Washington
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Camping along the Columbia River near Vantage
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Camping along the Columbia River near Vantage
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The Ron Paul supporters we've come across have tended towards the "amateur junkyard in the front yard in the middle of nowhere" types
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The Ron Paul supporters we've come across have tended towards the "amateur junkyard in the front yard in the middle of nowhere" types
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Berries encountered (but not eaten) en route to the center of Washington
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Berries encountered (but not eaten) en route to the center of Washington
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Berries encountered (but not eaten) en route to the center of Washington
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Here's where the paved road ran out and we parked the bike
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Berries encountered (but not eaten) en route to the center of Washington
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The Geographic Center of Washington lies atop that cliff
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We found a dirt track that led us closer to the center, past some slightly creepy, isolated trailers
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Here's the restroom for that trailer
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Our view back towards Wenatchee and the Columbia River from near the center
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Here we are (or as close as we got to) the Geographic Center of Washington
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On top of the world (or at least Mission Ridge) at the Geographic Center of Washington
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Not the bumper stickers we'd expect on this beastly vehicle
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We got to enjoy fresh apples, peaches, pears, and plums while pedaling among the orchards of eastern Washington
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Pears by the hundreds!
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Apples by the hundreds!
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Pedaling along the Wenatchee River up towards the pass that finally puts us on the "wet side" of the Cascades
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Finally over the pass, we are now in a lush and green landscape
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Camping in the lush forest near Skykomish
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The next morning we awoke to find HUGE slugs all over our tent!
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The next morning we awoke to find HUGE slugs all over our tent!
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Descending towards Seattle on US 2
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Jacky cooks Matzah for us in her Seattle kitchen
