Bacon Bike Hostel - Colville, Washington

Earlier this summer we were reminded of the Bacon Biker Hostel in Colville, Washington, by our publications intern, Heather. Friends of hers on a bicycle trip this summer overnighted at the hostel and had a great experience.

We first heard from Shelley Bacon, the owner of the hostel back in 2009 when she wrote, "We have four bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as a small kitchen and living area. We plan to have beds (but no bedding) available and keep the place stocked with toilet paper and cleaning supplies (for a ?self-clean? place!) ... This hostel is free for bicyclists. We only ask that they leave it clean, and sign our guest book. We will have a donation box for any who care to help defray electrical expenses, etc." They were added to our map on the 2010 version.

While the hostel doesn't seem to have an internet presence of their own -- they are frequently mentioned in blogs -- a quick internet search brought up several recent entries from cyclists. Coincidentally, my search also happened to turn up a photo of two people I have been corresponding with over the last year or so at the hostel, Graham and Pauline of Sleepless 'til Seattle. I love serendipities like these. It's fun to have faces to put to names.

Colville is located on the Northern Tier route -- a little more than 70 miles north of Spokane -- so is also nicely situated for a bike overnight or weekend trip from many places in northeastern Washington. If you're in the neighborhood on either a long or short trip, I suggest checking in with them as an lodging option.

Top photo from urbanadventureleaguepdx's photostream on Flickr: an inside shot of the Bacon Biker Hostel. Second photo from paulinesymaniak's photostream on Flickr: Graham and Pauline enjoy a bit of sun outside the Bacon Biker Hostel.

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GEOPOINTS BULLETIN is written by Jennifer 'Jenn' Milyko, an Adventure Cycling cartographer, and appears weekly, highlighting curious facts, figures, and persons from Adventure Cycling's Route Network with tips and hints for personal route creation thrown in for good measure. She also wants to remind you that map corrections and comments are always welcome via the online Map Correction Form.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/10/bacon-bike-hostel-colville-washington.html

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