JWPT Take 2! - Day 0

After seeing our struggles and triumphs on the JWPT, and me throwing out ideas, Nick decided that he wanted to ride a portion of the trail and see what it was like.  We planned for a couple of months and trained for about 6 weeks. It was pretty funny to complete our training rides and see signs for an upcoming marathon and know we were going much further!

We chose the latter part of September to ride due to scheduling and intended to ride from Duvall to the Prater Road detour, turn around and ride back home.

We used our Specialized hybrid bikes with touring tires, 4 panniers each, I had a handlebar bag and Nick had a small stem bag for holding snacks.  We did not have a satellite tracker, but gave our route to family and friends and also used our Garmin GPS unit which had emergency capabilities if we had any difficulties.  I knew that for the section of trail we'd be riding we would have occasional cell reception and could check in as needed.

Day 0 saw much packing, planning and putting things together as we intended to start our day bright and early...

JWPT Take 2 - Day 0

A Trio & A Trail's 2016 Final Stats & Big Thanks!

We finished the trail, said our goodbyes and went back home. The ending of our journey was incredibly emotional and moving and in reflecting back we wish there had been more of a closing; a time to share stories, reflect on our adventure and have closure.  This is vitally important and I strongly encourage you to celebrate your accomplishment whether big or small; if you rode the entire trail or sections, detours or your own roads.  Celebrate!!  You just rode almost 325 miles!!

After our trip we totaled everything up and here's our final stats:

• Total miles ridden: 319.27
• Total miles walked: 12.46++
• Total hours in the saddle: 44:27:29
• Trestles: 125
• Tunnels: 9
• Canyon Cut-throughs: 199
• Trestle Bypasses: 24
• Railroad crossings: 2
• Gates: 8++ (apparently I didn't count the gates we managed to work around!)
• Gate lift-overs: 3 or 4
• Total elevation gain: ~10,000 feet
• Total elevation loss: 8,000 feet

We had soooooo many fabulous human beings and organizations who supported our journey:

• My hubby, Nick - trail support extraordinaire!
• My dad, Richard - so much help with maps, routes, satellite, prayers and more
• Our friends, Aaron & Connie - supported precious cargo on the East side
• My sister, Sarah - schlepping everyone across the pass and cheerleading
• My brother-in-law, Ryan - cheerleading
• Family and friends for following our journey online, praying, cheering
• Jakroo helped bring my jersey designs alive and we loved wearing these for our group
• All our lovely trail angels who provided us shelter, water and listened to our stories
• Edge & Spoke, Redmond helped me prepare so much for this trip with gear, bike tuning, and advice
• Allegro Cyclery helped my mom and Sandy prepare for this trip
• Good To-Go Meals were the meals we used the most for our dinners