Sportbike NW: Day 0

Bikes at the Randle Motel

Sportbike NW is the annual motorcycle rally held in Stevenson, Wash. After some agonizing about missing law school orientation last Thursday, we figured five days of motorcycle touring would set me up better for fall semester than sitting in a room listening to a bunch of people talk.

We left Wednesday evening just after dinner and scooted our way down to the tiny town of Randle. Nick and my dad stayed here on their circumnavigation of St. Helens last year, and it seemed like a good way to start our trip. The Randle Motel is under new ownership (new owners are pictured in the background above), and is slowly improving. Our room, for example, had all of its windows this time. Most importantly, for $40 a night it’s hard to beat.

We topped off the evening with a beer and 50 cent game of pool at the Big Bottom Bar & Grill. Here’s where I sheepishly admit that Nick beat me - not because he’s a good pool player, but because I’m a really bad one. In this particular game I knocked two of his balls in and set up the 8-ball near a corner pocket for him. Sheesh!

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