Great roads in Washington?

Nikon FM · 04-25-2010, 12:55 AM

There are a few stations along the way that suffice. Fill up on South hill prior to start and possibly a top off on the route………….no sweat.

cow · 04-25-2010, 09:57 AM

Check out this site:
MotorcycleRoads.US - Your one-stop resource for great motorcycle roads & trips in the US
Washington Motorcycle Roads

Nikon FM · 04-25-2010, 09:54 PM

Nice info! Bookmarked that

Titan1080 · 05-02-2010, 12:37 AM

Nice link, discovered Sultan Basin road with that today. Went there via High Bridge Road to SR203 to Ben Howard Road into Sultan. Here's a map:
Directions to Sultan Basin Rd - Google Maps

The road wasn't the cleanest, there's several gravel spots where they appear to be repairing the road surface and haven't yet finished and I got rained on. Another fun road that doesn't require speed! There appears to be a turn-off that takes you back to Start-Up that I'm itching to check out now, would make a great loop, especially with the Alpen Drive-In burger joint in Start-Up that I always hit on the way home from snowboarding up at Stevens

Here's a couple pics, the full resolution pics are in my Flickr set: Saturday Drive 5-1-10 - a set on Flickr

PoP! · 05-02-2010, 06:37 PM

wow so far!

tjlazer · 05-25-2010, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikon FM

Looking towards a good midweek (avoid the motor homes) drive around Rainier mid June. The route initiates from South Hill Puyallup up to Paradice down the backside (past grove of the patriarchs), right turn quite a ways down (away from Stevens Canyon Rd ...unfortunetly) towards White Pass back around the back side of Rainier and then back on 410 with a slight dog leg back to SH Puyallup.

About 260 miles from the starting point.

Interest?

I am definately interested!

Nikon FM · 06-03-2010, 10:40 PM

Great roads in Washington?

How does Wednesday 6/16 work for everyone? The idea behind the midweek time is to avoid as many RVs as possible

Zaggeron · 06-03-2010, 10:55 PM

Haven't been down it for quite a while but highway 12 from Yakima to Centralia (White Pass) was always a blast to drive (during the summer)

Yakima, WA to Centralia, WA - Google Maps

It's a drive, but it's sweet.

Nikon FM · 06-03-2010, 11:00 PM

That is a good drive. The route I'm proposing above is about 260 miles of really curvy roads. It is a fairly exhausting day but epic in terms of drives to say the least.

Zaggeron · 06-03-2010, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titan1080

Here's a couple pics, the full resolution pics are in my Flickr set: Saturday Drive 5-1-10 - a set on Flickr

Damn those pics make me homesick. Don't have trees like that here in central Tx ... at least not where I live

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Titan1080 · 06-04-2010, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikon FM

Great roads in Washington?

How does Wednesday 6/16 work for everyone? The idea behind the midweek time is to avoid as many RVs as possible

That works for me! Now I just got to remember to tell my boss....

holmanyu · 06-08-2010, 04:28 PM

I-5 ----------------> Vancouver

Titan1080 · 06-25-2010, 08:32 PM

Anyone else going on the Z club drive tomorrow? I'll be there for sure and there's a convoy of 350s coming up from the southend.

ZCCW • View topic - North Cascades Highway 20 Drive Details

desertzrat · 06-25-2010, 09:48 PM

Cant believe no one suggested the North Cascades highway, early morning mid week When I lived in Seattle i loved to take my Porshe on this road.

Nikon FM · 06-26-2010, 01:56 AM

I won't be able to make that drive…weather looks okay for it though.

04-25-2010, 12:55 AM	#16 (permalink)
Nikon FM Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snoqualmie WA Posts: 973 Drives: 03 996TT Porsche Rep Power: 607	There are a few stations along the way that suffice. Fill up on South hill prior to start and possibly a top off on the route………….no sweat. __________________ Buddy Revell: "One man's sooner is another man's later"

04-25-2010, 09:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
Nikon FM Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snoqualmie WA Posts: 973 Drives: 03 996TT Porsche Rep Power: 607	Nice info! Bookmarked that __________________ Buddy Revell: "One man's sooner is another man's later"

05-02-2010, 12:37 AM	#19 (permalink)
Titan1080 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mill Creek, Wa Posts: 495 Drives: 04 Nissan Titan 4x4 Rep Power: 373	Nice link, discovered Sultan Basin road with that today. Went there via High Bridge Road to SR203 to Ben Howard Road into Sultan. Here's a map: Directions to Sultan Basin Rd - Google Maps The road wasn't the cleanest, there's several gravel spots where they appear to be repairing the road surface and haven't yet finished and I got rained on. Another fun road that doesn't require speed! There appears to be a turn-off that takes you back to Start-Up that I'm itching to check out now, would make a great loop, especially with the Alpen Drive-In burger joint in Start-Up that I always hit on the way home from snowboarding up at Stevens Here's a couple pics, the full resolution pics are in my Flickr set: Saturday Drive 5-1-10 - a set on Flickr __________________ 2009 370Z w/ Sport Last edited by Titan1080; 05-02-2010 at 12:44 AM.

06-03-2010, 10:40 PM	#22 (permalink)
Nikon FM Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snoqualmie WA Posts: 973 Drives: 03 996TT Porsche Rep Power: 607	Rainier Loop Drive Great roads in Washington? How does Wednesday 6/16 work for everyone? The idea behind the midweek time is to avoid as many RVs as possible __________________ Buddy Revell: "One man's sooner is another man's later"

06-03-2010, 10:55 PM	#23 (permalink)
Zaggeron A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,951 Drives: '10 370ZR '13 BRZ Rep Power: 19	Haven't been down it for quite a while but highway 12 from Yakima to Centralia (White Pass) was always a blast to drive (during the summer) Yakima, WA to Centralia, WA - Google Maps It's a drive, but it's sweet. __________________ 2010 Platinum Graphite 370z Roadster:Touring/Sport 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited

04-25-2010, 09:57 AM	#17 (permalink)
cow Lounge Moderator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3,441 Drives: Toyota Avalon Rep Power: 268	Check out this site: MotorcycleRoads.US - Your one-stop resource for great motorcycle roads & trips in the US Washington Motorcycle Roads

05-02-2010, 06:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
PoP! Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northwest Posts: 26 Drives: 10 Nismo PW Rep Power: 15	wow so far!

06-03-2010, 11:00 PM	#24 (permalink)
Nikon FM Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snoqualmie WA Posts: 973 Drives: 03 996TT Porsche Rep Power: 607	That is a good drive. The route I'm proposing above is about 260 miles of really curvy roads. It is a fairly exhausting day but epic in terms of drives to say the least. __________________ Buddy Revell: "One man's sooner is another man's later"

06-08-2010, 04:28 PM	#27 (permalink)
holmanyu Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 81 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z AT7 Rep Power: 15	I-5 ----------------> Vancouver

06-25-2010, 08:32 PM	#28 (permalink)
Titan1080 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mill Creek, Wa Posts: 495 Drives: 04 Nissan Titan 4x4 Rep Power: 373	Anyone else going on the Z club drive tomorrow? I'll be there for sure and there's a convoy of 350s coming up from the southend. ZCCW • View topic - North Cascades Highway 20 Drive Details __________________ 2009 370Z w/ Sport

06-25-2010, 09:48 PM	#29 (permalink)
desertzrat Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Cruces NM Posts: 20 Drives: 09 370ZT Platinium 6 Rep Power: 16	Cant believe no one suggested the North Cascades highway, early morning mid week When I lived in Seattle i loved to take my Porshe on this road.

06-26-2010, 01:56 AM	#30 (permalink)
Nikon FM Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snoqualmie WA Posts: 973 Drives: 03 996TT Porsche Rep Power: 607	I won't be able to make that drive…weather looks okay for it though. __________________ Buddy Revell: "One man's sooner is another man's later"

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