Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail - Bikepacking - Day Three - Cle Elum, WA to The Columbia River

Welcome to the Gravel Grinding Boys Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail Day Three

Bikepacking the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (also known as the John Wayne Pioneer Trail) in Washington State, USA.

I started in Seattle, Washington.

This is Day Three of Six (Day 3 of 6). This is a longer video (too). I didn't "manage" my "memory" (my Micro SD cards) all that well; there was just so much to see on this Day 3.

I’d said that subsequent days may be shorter videos…but this one still worked out to almost an hour.

On Day Three, I am traveling from Cle Elum, WA to the Columbia River.
My Bike: Salsa Mukluk Fat Tire Bike.

Day 1: Seattle to North Bend, Washington - Watch it here:    • Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail ...  

Day 2: North Bend to Cle Elum, Washington – Watch it here:    • Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail ...  

Day 3: Cle Elum to the Columbia River / Wanapum State Park Campground - Watch it here:    • Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail ...  .

Day 4: Wanapum State Park Campground to Othello, Washington - Watch it here:    • Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail ...  

Day 5: In Process Now as of 09/15/2024 - Subscribe for Updates

Day 6: TBA

We’re waking up in Cle Elum, Washinton at the Whispering Pines RV Park off the Yakima River.

We’ll be leaving Cle Elum today and Heading to Wanapum State Park Campground on the Columbia River fed Wanapum Lake. This is just before Beverly Junction and before crossing the Columbia River on Day 4.

Disclaimer: This video was filmed on a GoPro 8 and an iPhone 13. It was very windy today; expect wind noise, lens glares, and fluctuations in sound and sound quality. Just doing the best with what I got. And expect me to mispronounce words; some of these town and area names play trick on my southern tongue (though giggling is allowed and corrections appreciated).

I wanted to try to give a sense of not only the sights along the trail but also the sounds along the trail. Sometimes I would just stop and “listen.”
There are moments where all you will hear is the gravel under my bicycle tires and moments with a background tune to break up that gravel-ly monotony (and during especially windy moments when the wind noise was a bit too abrasive to leave in the video).

You all enjoy this video, and I hope it gives you a better idea of what to expect so your adventure will be more enjoyable.

I’m just a guy on a bicycle out for a bicycle ride. I’m not a professional so, don’t try this at home…better yet…leave home and get out there and enjoy this trail in person.