Moved To Washington State...Where to Drive?

[wconley]

Welcome to Washington. As mentioned, there are lots of nice drives in the area and even more so next summer when it gets here. Here are some to try:

• North Cascades Hiway
• Mt. Rainier loop
• Eastern Washington via Hiway 2
• Olympic Penninsula, Hurricane Ridge and Hoh rain forest
• Chuckanutt Drive up by Bellingham
• Columbia River Gorge old hiway east of Portland

Also, get involved with the local PCA chapter, and/or the Puget Sound Region BMW CCA Chapter, as both have organized drives that usually include back roads you won't easily find on your own.

[Spinnaker]

You won't be driving Chuckanut Drive for a while.

From Washington State DOT:
SR 11 - Closed to traffic on SR 11 in both directions from MP 12.50 after EXIT TO REST AREA to MP 14.20 before EXIT TO LARRABEE ST PARK since 1:30 PM, 11/10/08 until further notice due to rock fall
From milepost 12 to milepost 15
Report Detail: A large rockslide is blocking both lanes of SR 11 (Chuckanut Drive) at milepost 13.3, near the Whatcom-Skagit county line. Drivers can detour around the area by using I-5.

[wconley]

AAAACK! Good catch, it's been awhile since I've been up there.