Washington State Route 706 ‘Stevens Canyon Rd/Westside Road’

Washington State Route 706 is one of the more picturesque highways in Western Washington, and one of the busiest two lane highways you’ll find outside of the Metropolitan Everett-Sea-Tac-Oly sprawl. The road is quite well-paved and engineered. The curves are quite smooth and very little in the way of road irregularities to distract you from… Continue reading Washington State Route 706 ‘Stevens Canyon Rd/Westside Road’

Old Washington State Route 209 ‘Chumstick Highway’

Old Washington SR209 is a small, narrow, winding country road that provides easy access to Lake Wenatchee without the traffic inherent in traveling through downtown Leavenworth while tourists are in season. The road in indeed quite narrow and very twistly, winding between the various farms, railroad trestles, and geologic formations and artifacts. “The road surface… Continue reading Old Washington State Route 209 ‘Chumstick Highway’

Washington State Route 821 “Canyon Road”

Canyon Road is a wonderful ride, and a refreshing alternative to the four-lane high-passing-speed slab of Interstate 82. most of the curves are semi-sweepers that do not require much deceleration prior to entry, although some of the sharper curves are quite dramatic. A hazy Mount Adams off to the south-east as you ease your way… Continue reading Washington State Route 821 “Canyon Road”

Moving Over…

I’m getting all the roads moved over to the new site. Most of them are going to make the move, but some of the roads that aren’t as good as some of the others will be done last. If you have any recommendations or requests, please drop a comment in here. Update: Well, that should… Continue reading Moving Over…