130 hp and the North Cascades all to myself ! ! ! [plus other adventures ....]

[Doug 55]

OK - a slight exaggeration but not much !

 

Nigh unto my 6th season of beemerism I realized a local treasure - the short portion of North Cascades highway aka WA 20 that is open all year around on the west side.

 

Conventional wisdom disdains the "same" route up and back but ripping around that amazing country on the K12 with long intervals between other vehicles was a great experience.

 

 

Yee-Haw !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This scene was a personal favourite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another "place and time" ... vignettes from a stop LaConner / Conway WA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travels on another recent weekend took me over Highway 2 / Stevens pass ... decent weather around home but tuff sledding over the Cascade summit

 

"Faith was it's own reward" though - wonderful weather and scenery in Eastern WA / Leavenworth area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Mawh ha-ha-ha ..." back to the laboratory and bench (er, table in this case) testing PIAAs destined for K12 install

[Steve1962]

Doug,

Great photos .especially the black and white ones [ love the train one especially ] ....looks like you had the roads to yourself .

 

Steve

[Francois_Dumas]

Top Notch photos as always Doug !!

 

The first one says it all for me... that's how I love to ride too... the road and the landscape to myself, no one else venturing out !!

 

I am jeaous of my daughter.. she'll be there in August.... and I won't !!

[Firefight911]

Doug,

 

Absolutely wonderful. There is something about that picture of the bike, the barn, and the caution sign that draws me right in.

 

Very nice report! Thanks for sharing some fabulous scenery!

[smkymtntaco]

Doug,

 

You've done it again! Wonderful photo essay!

 

My favorites are the B/W locomotive K1200RS, the Johnson Rd. dairy barn, and the bridge-to-the-wilderness.

 

Regards,

[Fasterpill]

Ahhhh, therapy yet again. It's tough to move away from all this amazing riding, but we're moving toward family and more healing.

 

This is where you want to push a button and turn the K into a GS:

 

 

Amazing, amazing shots, Doug. See ya at Chief Joseph?

[Dances_With_Wiener_Dogs]

Nice shots of the bald eagle. How much trouble would you get into if you went around the barricade? A hefty fine, I'd bet. It looks as though you did make it to the Ross Lake overlooks East of the dam.

 

Your "personal favorite scene" appears to be the riverbed downstream of the flood gates. I'd like to be there when they open the gates those two times a year. What an awesome sight that would be to see all of that water rushing down!

[Fasterpill]

After all that water blows through I bet you could pan for gold and get some colors.

[Itchy]

Man.. those pics are awesome. You guys out West have all the good scenery.

[Bruce H]

Nice photos, sure is nice summer is comming.

[USAF1]

Hmmmmmmmm, now there's an idea.....Doug is single and turning into the "Marty Hill" of Washington State......is your daughter eligable? Could be interesting!!

 

Oh.....and Doug....again, you got some great shots in there. Like the B&W's!

 

Pat

[Springer]

The only thing better is living along WA 20!

[JungleJim]

So much of our country to see, but so little time. What's wrong with that equation? LOL

 

Adding yet another must see location to my very long lost.

Thanks for some great views.

Jim