I decided to get out for a ride to do some scouting for future rallies as well as visiting a few stops for this year's events. There was rain in the forecast but it seemed to be staying south. I made my way down through Tacoma pretty early in the morning and then made my way up to the Fort Lawton Cemetery in west Seattle. Saturdays can be hit or miss for traffic around Seattle, but my ride was pretty uneventful without any meaningful slowdowns and I was out of Seattle and on my way to my next stop pretty quickly.
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Fort Lawton Cemetery - a TOH stop. |
I have never explored the Mountain Loop Highway and wanted to head out for a stop at one of the locations for my PNWGT rally. The road is paved from Granite Falls to the Ice Caves trailhead but turns to dirt shortly after that. I didn't plan to ride beyond the Ice Caves and just doubled back after making my stop. It was very scenic and I enjoyed the road but it was crowded with cars (both driving and parked).
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| One of many campgrounds along the Mountain Loop Highway. |
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| My PNWGT stop at the Ice Caves trailhead. |
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Just a quick trip over to Whidbey Island for a stop at my final TOH memorial for the state.
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| TOH stop on Whidbey Island. |
After my TOH stop I made my way down to the Coupeville ferry terminal for the ride over to Port Townsend. Being on a motorcycle makes the trip super easy as you do not have to get a reservation ahead of time. The rain clouds were visible off in the distance but I didn't really see much in the way of precipitation all day. Warm and muggy though. |
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The boat launch across from the terminal - you can sometimes see some entertaining
activity during launch and recovery as the ramp is pretty steep. |
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| Looking at Port Townsend and layers of the Olympic Mountains in the background. |
