Author Topic: Pacific Northwest (Read 4801 times)

Red01 · « **on:** June 24, 2005, 01:57:12 AM »

Since I didn't want to steer Pete's Seneca Rocks thread off track, I started a new one to respond to 12sdrag's statement.

Quote from: "12sdrag"

Can`t even imagine what it would be like to ride in Paul`s neck of the woods.

Let me help you with a few pics then.

Hurricane Ridge on the north end of the Olympic Penninsula

Crescent Lake, also on the Oly Penn.
The lake is ~1 mile wide, 10 miles long and 660' deep (100 feet below sea level, which is only a few miles away, to the left as you look at this pic).

A small portion of the 360* view from the top of 2300' Mt. Constitution on Orcas Island - the highest point in the San Juan Island chain in Puget Sound. The road to the top is 5 miles - with 80+ curves.

Here's a shot from the North Cascades Highway. Rated as the best motorcycle road in the state by Destination Highways.
(click on the link to check out some of WA & BC's greatest roads)

OK, this one's not in WA, but in neighboring Idaho.

12sdrag · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2005, 02:35:49 AM »

You are the man! Seeing that makes me feel like I`ve never been anywhere. Hopfully some day I can see that in person.

WEINERDOGBONE · « **Reply #2 on:** June 24, 2005, 08:07:54 AM »

That is beautiful Paul. You don't see that in Indiana. I could send you a picture of a really nice soybean field though.

PeteSC · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2005, 10:26:11 AM »

Keep it up, Paul. I'm considering a blast out to Colorado to post some competing pictures.
(Damn gas prices...)

Red01 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 24, 2005, 07:12:50 PM »

Quote from: "WEINERDOGBONE"

That is beautiful Paul. You don't see that in Indiana. I could send you a picture of a really nice soybean field though.

We've got some of that here, too... along with apple & cherry orchards and potato crops (WA is #1 in those "fields" - even if Idaho's potatos are more famous). We also grow more tulips and daffodils in two counties than they do in all of the Netherlands - in fact, they import from us!

Bobcat · « **Reply #5 on:** July 15, 2005, 03:03:34 PM »

Couple more:

Snake River breaks, in E. Washington:

Another shot of the N. Cascades:

12sdrag · « **Reply #6 on:** July 17, 2005, 07:54:34 PM »

Man paul, wouldn`t want to blow a turn there, if you live through the crash do you become part of the food chain?

I should send these pics. to my local real estate agent they could drool over all the opportunities $$$$$$ land like that aroud here! that road would become a walking path and the suv sales would soar.

Mentalino · « **Reply #7 on:** August 13, 2005, 11:57:56 AM »

Im comin out your way red.....prolly next year Northern Cali....but...stones throw...we gotta hook up and ride those damn sexy twisties

Red01 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 18, 2005, 12:28:31 AM »

The NoCal border is only 570 miles away - on the boring slab called I(diot)-5.

Mentalino · « **Reply #9 on:** August 26, 2005, 08:52:46 AM »

OMG ive been busy....570 miles isnt a stones throw when its boring

...why oh why didnt i pick the blue pill!

Cuyose · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2005, 12:15:32 PM »

Take Pacific Coast Highway through the ocean beaches!

Red01 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 18, 2005, 07:25:02 PM »

That's not bad, but there are better, less travelled roads, IMHO.