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Summary: Salish Sea Cycling Loop, 15 days (293 miles)

What a fun trip! We made a complete loop around the Salish Sea along the northwest coast of Washington and dipping into Canada. We started/ended in Bellingham, but of course you could start anywhere along the loop.

Here’s a list of where we stayed. You’ll notice we stayed in a lot of WA State Parks because they have hiker/biker sites for $12 total and you don’t need reservations in advance — they have a ‘no cyclist turned away policy’!
– Larrabee State Park
– Bay View State Park
– Washington Park
– Deception Pass State Park
– Fort Worden State Park
– Compass Rose Farm
– Sequim Bay State Park
– Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
– Warmshowers host in Port Angeles
– Island View Beach Regional Park (Canada)
– Gulf Island National Park and Reserve, Smonećten Campground (Canada)
– Peace Arch RV Park (Canada)
– Birch Bay State Park
– Friend’s house in Bellingham

We were fairly heavily loaded. Daisy and A were on a tandem, but since H broke her arm at the start of summer she was on a trailer bike (Wee Hoo) with Jason. Between bike, gear, and kid, the setup was about 150 lbs each, plus the weight of the adult. Yes, somehow we managed to have about equal loads without weighing them until the end!