Bridge at Rosalia along the John Wayne Trail

Posted by
Don (Spokane, United States) on 8 December 2011 in Landscape & Rural.

The John Wayne Pioneer Trail follows the former roadbed of the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Pacific Railroad two-thirds of the way across Washington, from the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains to the border with Idaho.
With the rails removed the gentle grades appeal to hikers, bikers, horse riders and horse-drawn wagons in summer, and to snowmobiles, dog sleds and cross-country skiers in winter. Trail users report the surface is ballast and gravel which can be challenging for bicycles.