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Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: Red01 on June 24, 2005, 01:57:12 AM

Since I didn't want to steer Pete's Seneca Rocks (http://forums.banditalley.net/viewtopic.php?t=1708) 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. :motorsmile:

Let me help you with a few pics then.  :wink:  :motorsmile:

Hurricane Ridge on the north end of the Olympic Penninsula

(http://banditmotorcycles.com/v-web/gallery/albums/album15/Hurricane_04.sized.jpg)

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).

(http://banditmotorcycles.com/v-web/gallery/albums/album15/Lk_Crescent.sized.jpg)

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.  :motorsmile:

(http://banditmotorcycles.com/v-web/gallery/albums/album26/Orcas07.sized.jpg)

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

(http://banditmotorcycles.com/v-web/gallery/albums/album26/SR20a.jpg)

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

(http://banditmotorcycles.com/v-web/gallery/albums/PNW-Banditfest-04/21_Winding_Road.sized.jpg)

Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: 12sdrag on June 24, 2005, 02:35:49 AM

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

Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: WEINERDOGBONE 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.  :roll:

Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: PeteSC 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...) :duh:

Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: Red01 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.  :roll:

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!

Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: Bobcat on July 15, 2005, 03:03:34 PM

Couple more:

Snake River breaks, in E. Washington:

(http://img307.imageshack.us/img307/9791/sbnw040web3km.jpg)

Another shot of the N. Cascades:


(http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/6954/northcascades0bw.jpg)

Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: 12sdrag 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? :lol: 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.

Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: Mentalino 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
 :shock:

Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: Red01 on August 18, 2005, 12:28:31 AM

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

Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: Mentalino on August 26, 2005, 08:52:46 AM

OMG ive been busy....570 miles isnt a stones throw when its boring :duh: ...why oh why didnt i pick the blue pill!

Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: Cuyose on October 18, 2005, 12:15:32 PM

Take Pacific Coast Highway through the ocean beaches!

Title: Pacific Northwest
Post by: Red01 on October 18, 2005, 07:25:02 PM

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