Due to our delay at the Motorcycle Museum & impending rain a quick adjustment was made to our destination & we overnighted in Vernon BC, today our destination is Omak in Washington along the west side of Okanagen Lake with a border crossing south of Osoyoos.
This valley is wine & fruit growing country on both sides of the border but we resist the urge to stop for a tasting session.
Omak is a small town close to the North Cascades National Park so we hope our route tomorrow along Highway 20 will be a good one.
We are not disappointed as the road seems to be a bit of a bike mecca as the early sunshine has brought the Harley's out, we start off early but have to retrace our steps to O'Riley's as John has developed an oil leak, an hour of so later with some liquid gasket it's fixed & we are on our way.
Along the route we visit Winthrop a tourist spot recreating the 'Wild West' even the gas station is appropriately themed.
Mount Baker is close & the route rises to around 1600m, plenty of snow is still around with the road following the Skagit River with three dams forming Ross Lake.
This valley is wine & fruit growing country on both sides of the border but we resist the urge to stop for a tasting session.
Omak is a small town close to the North Cascades National Park so we hope our route tomorrow along Highway 20 will be a good one.
Along the route we visit Winthrop a tourist spot recreating the 'Wild West' even the gas station is appropriately themed.
Mount Baker is close & the route rises to around 1600m, plenty of snow is still around with the road following the Skagit River with three dams forming Ross Lake.
We also pass the site of the Oso mudslide that claimed 42 lives back in March, the huge scar on the landscape is a reminder to the power of nature! The road pass the site has only just reopened with no stopping allowed.
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