Dcstrom,
You aren't from here? Hoebster brought his bike over to show me his mega-farkling. WOW! Mine feels so naked and untouched.
Weather tomorrow is going to be great. A bit chilly in the morning but perfect for the afternoon.
There are really 3 "big rides" out of Seattle ... and that is debatable (that there aren't more or these are the only three).
1) Do the quintessential ride on #20 over the North Cascades. Considered one of the best rides in the State by many. Overnight in Winthrop or Lake Chelan and come back by Hwy#2 over Stevens Pass. Maybe go up to Omak and come down through Grand Coulee and Coulee City. Unbelieveable scenery and change in topography. If you want to see the awful fires, go over Blewitt (#97) to I-90. Unbelievable. Went through there last week. Flames right down to the highway. Awful, really.
2) Do the loop around Mt. Rainier, going clockwise from Enumclaw. Make sure you go up Sunrise and Paradise. This is really only a day trip. Head down to Mt. St. Helens and Windy Ridge (this is also considered one of the best twisties in the State).
3) Head out to the Olympic Peninsula. Take the Edmunds ferry to Kingston (motorcycles get to go to the front of the line) and go towards Port Angeles. Make sure you go up Hurricane Ridge. THE BEST twisty in the state. Go back down and by Crescent Lake, Forks (yeah, that movie place) and overnight at Kalaloch Lodge. There are lots of camping sites on the West Coast and it is off season, so there should be lots of space. Loop around the next day to Shelton and go up to Hood Canal and follow that North back to Kingston Ferry.
Plenty of variations to the above, but choose any one of those and you won't be disappointed. I am from the East and been here 17 years, but this State still blows me away.
