Rockies Tour 2002 – Day 4: Bagging National Parks in BC

Thursday, July 18 Skookumchuck, BC to Nakusp, BC 354 miles After nursing our nasty mosquito bites with Benadryl, we head up the road looking for a diner. We find one and stop for a right proper Canadian breakfast. There are signs for "Mushroom Buyer" and "Cash for Mushrooms" all over town. With us being children …

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Rockies Tour 2002 – Day 6: The North Cascades Highway

Saturday, July 20 Wauconda, WA to Seattle, WA 300 miles After a quiet night camped out near the shore of Bonaparte Lake out in NE Washington State, we pack up and head to the town of Tonasket. We find a diner there and have yet another hearty breakfast before continuing west on Highway 20. Once …

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Rockies Tour 2002: Overnight Ride to Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams & Mt. Rainier

Monday & Tuesday, July 22 - 23 Seattle, WA to Goldendale, WA and back 522 miles The ride to Windy Ridge in the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is very possibly the finest ride in Washington State; the forests, the twisty roads and the absence of traffic, the 3 volcanoes and the blast zone …

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