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Pacific
Northwest
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| Middle
Fork Snoqualmie, WA |
Rockport,
WA |
Mt
Rainier |
| March
2008- KLR |
January
2008 - KLR |
November
2007- KLR |
| A day ride into
the Cascade Foothills |
I took a little ride to check
out the bald eagles near the Skagit River |
Just how much
snow falls in the mountains, anyway? |
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| Monroe,
WA |
Wynoochee
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Mountain
Loop Hwy, WA |
| November
2007 - KLR |
October
2007 - KLR |
October
2007 - KLR |
| Dan comes to visit
over Thanksgiving and we take a tour of the Snoqualmie Valley area, encountering
one of winter's hazzards. |
A friend shows
me more backroads along the southeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula |
After many years,
this section of road was re-opened to complete a beautiful loop through
the western Cascades |
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| Cascade
Foothills, WA |
Sport
Bike Northwest |
Index,
WA |
| October
2007 - KLR |
August
2007 - BMW 1150GS |
August
2007 - KLR |
| An easy loop through
the Snoqualmie Fall on a beautiful fall day |
An annual event
near the Columbia River Gorge |
A late-summer
ride through the Snoqualmie Valley and up to the flooded roads near Index |
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| Blewett
Pass, WA |
Chumstick,
WA |
Middle
Fork Snoqualmie, WA |
| July
2007 - KLR |
June
2007 - KLR |
March
2007 - KLR |
| Time to check
out the roads I've passed by but never explored. Found some good food,
too |
An annual GPS-led
ride on the eastern side of the Central Cascades. I like maps; they're
less likely to fail! |
A quick day-ride
out into the woods |
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| Quilcene,
WA |
Odessa,
WA |
Bellingham,
WA |
| April
2007 - KLR |
April
2007 - KLR |
March
2007 - BMW 1150GS |
| Meeting up in
Quilcene to explore the eastern reaches of the Olympic Peninsula |
My initiation
into true "dirt riding" and the lessons learned |
Riding north with
some friends |
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| Duvall,
WA |
Tahuya |
Snoqualmie
Pass |
| March
2007 - KLR |
January
2007 - KLR |
October
2006 - KLR |
| Pushing the envelope
on how early I can ride in the mountains. |
An out-of-town
friend visits and we check out the dirt bike park in Tahuya |
"Let's ride
Snoqualmie Pass before the snows come!" |
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| Tahuya
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Leavenworth,
WA |
Lena
Lake, WA |
| October
2006 - KLR |
October
2006 - KLR |
October
2006 - KLR |
| Testing out my
skills on real dirt single-tracks |
Finally finding
the fall colors I had been looking for |
Looking for fall
colors on the Olympic Peninsula |
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| Entiat,
WA |
Yakima
BMW Meet |
Sport
Bike Northwest |
| September
2006 - BMW 1150GS |
September
2006 - KLR |
August
2006 - BMW 1150GS |
| Taking the big
bike on dirt roads on the eastern side of the Cascades |
Fighting a traffic
ticket, followed by my first WA BMW club campout. |
An annual event
near the Columbia River Gorge |
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| 3
Pass Blast |
New
Years Day |
Christmas
Day Loop |
| February
2006 - BMW 1150GS |
January
2006 - BMW 1150GS |
December
2005 - BMW 1150GS |
| Snoqualmie, Blewett
and Stevens Passes for an enjoyable day |
Despite the weather,
a friend and I loop around the Olympic Peninsula |
Its always a challenge
to see how far I can get during the winter months |
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| Winthrop,
WA |
Mt
Rainier |
Keller,
WA - Hope, BC |
| September
2005 - BMW 1150GS |
August
2004 - KLR |
April
2004 - VFR 750 |
| Just a quick ride
for lunch over the North Cascades Highway |
Eager to get back
on the road after Alaska, I take off for Mt Rainier |
More of eastern
Washington and lower British Columbia |
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| Various
PNW locations |
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| 2002
- VFR 750 |
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| Various
trips in the "early years" of my riding career |
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