For those not from Western Washington, State Route 503 may need a bit of explanation. This road starts over at Interstate 5 and heads East to the village of Yale, then turns to the South and down towards Vancouver, Washington. While the West Leg of 503 is a nice little road, it’s becoming increasingly urbanized… Continue reading Washington State Route 503 (South Leg)
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Washington State Route 9
State Route 9 is one of Washington State’s finer examples of a rural highway. The curves are well-engineered and most of the curves have very good visibility. The pavement is very high-quality, to the point of being in a shockingly well-maintained state from the viewpoint of this jaded Seattle moto-commuter. There’s also no lack of… Continue reading Washington State Route 9
Mineral Hill Road
An interesting side road will take you up into the small town of Mineral. It’s a far more twisty road than SR7 with very short sightlines. The north end of the road is particularly aggressive with the road making a nearly continuous climb up the north face of the ridge the village of Mineral it… Continue reading Mineral Hill Road
Washington State Route 504 ‘Spirit Lake Highway’
Washington State Route 504 is the primary route into the St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. A very nice, smooth road that is made up almost entirely of wide sweepers and bridges leaping across various canyons. As there’s no industry inside the National Monument, there’s little tractor-trailer traffic to worry about or break up the pavement.… Continue reading Washington State Route 504 ‘Spirit Lake Highway’
Gifford-Pinchot Forest Service Road 52 (National – Packwood)
Are you looking for twisty? Yes? Well, we have that. Are you looking for a spot to camp alongside the road next to an alpine stream? Yes, we have that too. Are you looking for a tight, technical road with 25-30mph corners and little in the way of traffic and enforcement? Yes, we even have… Continue reading Gifford-Pinchot Forest Service Road 52 (National – Packwood)