Walla Walla Sweets: a Cascade Tour Photo Album

22 May 2025

200+ Cascade riders pedaled the rolling hills, wheatlands, and onion fields of southeastern Washington state on the Walla Walla Tour.
It was a springtime spectacle of vivid colors, wildlife, wineries, and friendships born from our shared love of exploring WA by bike.

Paul Tolmé

I first met Bill and Tenaya three years ago on the Walla Walla Tour, reconnected with them the following year, and was excited to see them again last weekend on Cascade’s annual three-day ride through the rolling green hills of southeastern Washington state.

Thanks to the camaraderie and joy of this beloved Cascade Tour, I am now happy to call them friends. We shared several post-ride beers in Walla Walla and now have dinner plans next month in Seattle.

Cascade’s Tours are more than just fully supported three-day rides. They are an opportunity to forge new friendships while bonding over a shared love of exploring Washington state’s scenic landscapes from the saddle of a bike.

This is why many Cascade members consider our Tours their favorite annual bike events.

If you missed out on Walla Walla, don’t fret. There are multiple opportunities to join another Tour in 2025. With ridership limited to 200 on each tour, and camping options on most, Tours offer time to connect and build community during evening social events that Cascade builds into every Tour itinerary.

From the gravel roads and mountainscapes of Winthrop, to the coastal breezes and maritime heritage of Port Townsend, to the canyonlands and orchards of Lake Chelan, Cascade Tours are your passport to exploration, adventure, and new friendships.

Please enjoy our Walla Walla Tour photo album below.

Day One Start — Thumbs up at the pre-ride briefing on Day One. Each day began with a safety briefing from Cascade Event Producer Jos Johnson, below.

Lee and Adrienne — Cascade Executive Lee Lambert and his wife Adrienne never miss a Walla Walla Tour.

onions! — The first big climb of Day One brought us past a field of Walla Walla Sweet Onions.

Hay hey hey! — Walla Walla is an agricultural hub of Washington state, with livestock and hay bales a frequent sight along the low-traffic roads outside of the city.

Whitman National Historic Site — This big tree at the Whitman Mission National Historic Site offered a nice backdrop for a photo op on Day One.

Cresting the hill — Day Two had the two biggest climbs, both of which offer great views of the rolling green hillsides of Walla Walla County.

Reflections in the rain — The rain on Day Two made for a soggy ride, but the overcast skies and reflections on the roadway heightened the verdant beauty of the green landscape.

Pink Dan Henry markings tell riders which way to turn or whether to go straight, making it easy for riders to follow the route without looking at a map.

Sun on Day Three — Sunshine returned on Day Three, which began and ended at Castillo De Feliciana Vineyard and Winery, just over the border in Northeastern Oregon.

Happy for sun on Day 3 — Happy for sunshine on Day Three.

Titanium bike — People ride all kinds of bikes on the Walla Walla Tour, from this custom titanium Firefly to the custom tandem electric bike below.

Riese and Muller — Several people rode Riese & Muller electric bikes on the Walla Walla Tour.

Umapine Creamery — Cascade provides lunches and frequent water and snack stops on all its Tours. Many of the stops on the Walla Walla Tour are wineries or cider houses.

Have a sandwich — Amy, a Walla Walla Tour volunteer, hands over a sandwich on Day Three. Cascade loves its volunteers, who make these logistically challenging rides possible.

Amy! — Amy was all smiles while volunteering.

Volunteers Eugene and Brian on Day Three.

Volunteer Roberto patched tubes and drove a SAG support vehicle.

Nate helped people park before rides and rode a SAG vehicle, while Violet, below, helped set up and manage the lunch stops.

If you missed Walla Walla, there's still time to register for Cascade's Winthrop Gravel, Port Townsend, or Lake Chelan Tours. New this year, we have a two-day Iron Horse Gravel ride in August.

Hopefully, you will make some new friends as well. See more Walla Walla Tour photos on Cascade's Flickr account.

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