Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens

Flying Duck · 07-20-2006, 12:08 PM

Took a nice little 330 mile ride yesterday to what, IMHO, is the "Deals
Gap" of Washington State - NF99 to Windy Ridge. It was certainly among
my top ten days of motorcycling. Great weather, no traffic and, best
of all, NO LEOs! It was a good day to work on my "fast and smooth"
technique. I also got to use all of the tread on the sides of my
tires. :-)

More pictures can be found here:
http://smithduck2.home.comcast.net/b...lbum/index.htm

Loki · 07-20-2006, 06:16 PM

Those were beautiful photos. The scenery was unreal. The photo of the roads were mouth watering.

motowriter · 07-20-2006, 09:09 PM

Woah, awsome photos!! Thanks for sharing the ride. Your pix have put those roads on my must-ride list!

Flying Duck · 07-20-2006, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary

Woah, awsome photos!! Thanks for sharing the ride. Your pix have put those roads on my must-ride list!

It's definitely a road worth seeking out - just make sure you hit it on a weekday, The difference is like night and day. If you approach from the south, start at Carson, WA on the Columbia River and head up Wind River Road (a good road in itself) and then head up the southern part of 25. I guaranteee you'll enjoy it.

Backmarker · 07-21-2006, 07:20 AM

Sweet!! Everyone makes such a big deal out of Deals Gap but there are so many more roads that have no traffic, scenery for miles and what appears to be just as many twisties. Like this one! And look! No semi trucks to take ALL the road.

Great photos. Makes me wanna cruise up there now!

Ally House · 07-21-2006, 02:14 PM

A sweet looking ride!!

bftownsend · 07-23-2006, 04:31 PM

That looks great... could you give me the details of your route as I am planning what I call the Volcano Run from SF to Oregon to WA whereby I am passing by many volcanic spots on the Cascades such as Mt Lassen, Mt Shasta, Crater Lake, Mt Baker, Mt Hood, Mt Rainier and Mt St. Helens - here is the link http://www.pashnit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6311

07-20-2006, 12:08 PM	#1
Flying Duck Junior Member Location: Seattle, WA Motorcycle: 93 K1100LT, 92 K100RS Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 48	Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens Took a nice little 330 mile ride yesterday to what, IMHO, is the "Deals Gap" of Washington State - NF99 to Windy Ridge. It was certainly among my top ten days of motorcycling. Great weather, no traffic and, best of all, NO LEOs! It was a good day to work on my "fast and smooth" technique. I also got to use all of the tread on the sides of my tires. :-) More pictures can be found here: http://smithduck2.home.comcast.net/b...lbum/index.htm

07-20-2006, 06:16 PM	#2
Loki stirring the pot Name: Jim Location: Where the hell is Clovis? Motorcycle: Changes weekly Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,559	Re: Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens Those were beautiful photos. The scenery was unreal. The photo of the roads were mouth watering.

07-20-2006, 09:09 PM	#3
motowriter Crazy Rider - 1000/24/24 Name: <g> Location: Sac Motorcycle: '05 FrankenZ1, '78 KZ650 SR Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,123	Re: Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens Woah, awsome photos!! Thanks for sharing the ride. Your pix have put those roads on my must-ride list!

07-21-2006, 07:20 AM	#5
Backmarker Go ahead and pass me... Name: Renee Location: Gilbert, AZ Motorcycle: Aprilia Mille RSVR, Yamaha TTR-125L Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,588	Re: Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens Sweet!! Everyone makes such a big deal out of Deals Gap but there are so many more roads that have no traffic, scenery for miles and what appears to be just as many twisties. Like this one! And look! No semi trucks to take ALL the road. Great photos. Makes me wanna cruise up there now! __________________ Some people just don't know how to drive... I call these people "Everybody But Me."

07-21-2006, 02:14 PM	#6
Ally House Playing the low notes 2 Name: Ally Location: Eugene, OR Motorcycle: Yamaha V-Star 1300T Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,201	Re: Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens A sweet looking ride!! __________________ 'Those who sacrifice liberty for safety deserve neither' Benj. Franklin

07-23-2006, 04:31 PM	#7
bftownsend Senior Member Name: Bradford Location: San Francisco Motorcycle: Many BMWs (R1100S Replika & R1200GS in SF) Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 711	Re: Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens That looks great... could you give me the details of your route as I am planning what I call the Volcano Run from SF to Oregon to WA whereby I am passing by many volcanic spots on the Cascades such as Mt Lassen, Mt Shasta, Crater Lake, Mt Baker, Mt Hood, Mt Rainier and Mt St. Helens - here is the link http://www.pashnit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6311

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