All
western US states
have very diverse
landscapes. But I
think Washington has
the most extreme variabilities
within
its borders,
-landscape and
otherwise. A busy
rainy seaboard gives
way to dry, often
dessert like
plateaus and valleys
further east. The
mountains and roads,
that connect these
areas, have the same
variability. The
coast is clogged
with traffic, while
only very few paved
roads really climb
high into the
interior mountains.
It's difficult to
find day loop rides
over paved passes.
There just are not
that many paved
roads. Much of the
wild landscape is
reserved for
animals, horse
treckers and
helicopter
expeditions. But -
outside of the
wilderness areas
which make up many
of the most
interesting
landscapes, there
are quite a few
forestry roads to
ride on, even if the
forest service
doesn't want you to
know about them.
