Then came the challenging part of the ride: the descent on the far side, north into the Suiattle River valley.
The opposite side of White Chuck:
And here's an interesting concrete non-bridge. I knew I'd brought fenders for a reason!
The road surface on the north side wasn't much different than the south:
Eventually, NF-27 ended and I made my way onto NF-25, which continues heading north until getting to that bridge over the Suiattle River:
From there on, things were all paved, as I went west and then south back to Darrington.