Frosty
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Last week I posted the rebuild of my seat thread. I did not include the 1,000 mile trip to get there and back, Cascade Loop to the Pacific Ocean. I loaded the bike to test a camping load for a proposed trip to the National Parks in Southern Utah (Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, etc) in a couple of weeks. I also met up with my son for 3 days of camping.
I packed up and headed toward the "westside".
I took US 2 (Cascade Highway thru Stevens Pass) from Spokane thru WA and a short leg north to Marysville. The Bavarian-like town of Leavenworth was busy so I skipped the regular lunch time Brat stop.
I spent the night at the Navy Lodge in Smokey Point near Marysville WA. The next day I took a short leg on I5 to SR 20 (North Cascade Highway). I took a leisurely ride across Deception Pass and down Whidbey Island. I caught the ferry to the Olympic Peninsula side of Puget Sound. The very civilized procedures call for motorcycles to be the first motorized vehicles both on and off of the ferries.
It was a short ride to Rich's Custom Seat business. My son from Seattle met me there and we spent the night in Rich's 2 BR apartment above the office.
I was very comfortable.
After the seat was done the next day. I rode to the Pacific coast (without pictures it did not happen). My son met me there and we camped on bluffs above the Pacific at the Navy's Pacific Beach Conference Center for two nights.
We changed camping location to Deception State Park at the west end of the Deception Pass bridges. That was after a trip through the Olympic Peninsula and another ferry ride.
Deception Pass Bridges. Large State Park is above the bridge (SR 20).
My camp site. My son had the one next to it.
Deception Pass
Stayed on WA 20, North Cascades Highway toward home, but due to a late start, I shared the road with other traffic. I did stop at the Diablo Lake look out. The color is due to Rock Flour (Glacier Flour).
WA SR 20 North Cascades Highway
I packed up and headed toward the "westside".
I took US 2 (Cascade Highway thru Stevens Pass) from Spokane thru WA and a short leg north to Marysville. The Bavarian-like town of Leavenworth was busy so I skipped the regular lunch time Brat stop.
I spent the night at the Navy Lodge in Smokey Point near Marysville WA. The next day I took a short leg on I5 to SR 20 (North Cascade Highway). I took a leisurely ride across Deception Pass and down Whidbey Island. I caught the ferry to the Olympic Peninsula side of Puget Sound. The very civilized procedures call for motorcycles to be the first motorized vehicles both on and off of the ferries.
It was a short ride to Rich's Custom Seat business. My son from Seattle met me there and we spent the night in Rich's 2 BR apartment above the office.
I was very comfortable.
After the seat was done the next day. I rode to the Pacific coast (without pictures it did not happen). My son met me there and we camped on bluffs above the Pacific at the Navy's Pacific Beach Conference Center for two nights.
We changed camping location to Deception State Park at the west end of the Deception Pass bridges. That was after a trip through the Olympic Peninsula and another ferry ride.
Deception Pass Bridges. Large State Park is above the bridge (SR 20).
My camp site. My son had the one next to it.
Deception Pass
Stayed on WA 20, North Cascades Highway toward home, but due to a late start, I shared the road with other traffic. I did stop at the Diablo Lake look out. The color is due to Rock Flour (Glacier Flour).
WA SR 20 North Cascades Highway
