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Hi and welcome to my motorcycle trip blog. Here you will find motorcycle trip reports primarily based in the State of Washington and Idaho. Born and raised in Washington I have over 50 years of motorcycle experience. Enjoy the ride.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

SW Washington Ride


It has been raining constantly since Easter and I was going nuts.  I installed new tires  and can't even take'm out for a good scrub in.   Heck the past weekend the snow level was near sea level and some places were white with snow or hail.  Crazy spring weather in Seattle. 
Jonesing for a ride I escaped work early for a quick half day tour of some of his favorite winter time roads in Washington.

In Washington State we get four seasons of weather unlike other areas of the country.  Say Michigan for instance where winter jumps to summer in two days or so.
The benefit of four seasons is we can ride roads road too often and see different things like we could when we had a kaleidoscope in our childhood.  Not long after his childhood some of us saw different things and didn't even have to use a kaleidoscope but that is a story of the 1970's and one best forgotten, except to remember the days when Pink Floyd album covers had real meaning.  
The inspiration for this ride was to take a photo near Lake Cushman something like this one but do it better. This photo must be taken when in winter or early spring, when the snow snow level has been less than 1000 feet during a recent snowfall.  Summer will not work as the snow melts all the way to the top of this mountain.

That did not work out due to clouds and rain in the area.  Nuts.  Now I have to wait one more year.
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The rest of the inspiration was to ride the excellent farm country roads in Lewis county Washington, include Lincoln Creek, Bunker Creek and Michigan Hill roads. 
Enough talking and now for some photos.
Self portrait.
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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FJR near Victor Washington
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FJR near Victor Washington
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I stopped at Twanoh State Park for some photos.
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Along the Purdy Cut Off Road:
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A little closer shot:
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My favorite kind of gas.  My MPG improves 5% -note to Feds give peeps a choice.
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The only tavern in Rochester Washington is for sale. A town that can't support a tavern is not a town anymore.
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Farm land country in Lewis county Washington.
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Near Rochester where a bar is dead, an Alpaca Farm thrives.
An Alpaca the Maserati of sheep.  Alpaca in a field.
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A year ago I took a photo of the Post Office at Adna Washington.
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Now it looks like this, bummer.
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A barn with a wood roof.  Shaaaa some barns with a metal roof are collapsed.  
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I stopped in Elbe, Washington to take a photo of this church.  Not a good photo as I was shooting directly in to the sun.
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A photo of the twisties along Hwy 7 in LaGrande Washington where my FJR lost it's suspension virginity.  
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The End.

1 comment:

  1. Been a crazy spring in the Northeast as well. The snow is gone but the winter chill seems to have hung around. The Forsythia are out so that means it has to get warmer.

    I'd be chasing Adna for the GLMC Z to A Grand Tour if I lived out your way.

    Nice read and pics

    Willie

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