Premium Member keithu Posted September 22, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted September 22, 2017 I took the first week of September off work. I did a car road trip the first half of the week with my wife, then finished with a little tour on the FJ-09 around Washington's Olympic Peninsula, across Washington Pass in the North Cascades, and then down past Mt. St. Helens. My goal was to escape the heavy wildfire smoke blanketing Oregon. Washington had a bit of smoke too, so I decided to switch the camera to mono for most of the trip. Unfortunately I accidentally chose the green filter, which would be better for portraits than scenery. Now I'm on a computer with no RAW software, so this is what we get. So it's almost like the old days where I went on a road trip with the wrong film loaded in the camera... Cell phone photo while sitting on the US-101 bridge in Astoria. This bridge really sucks. I camped the first night outside of Ocean Shores. The "Screaming Eagle" campground costs a couple dollars more than the nearby state park campground, but I got this nice little spot next to the slough. Day 2: At Port Townsend I rode the ferry across Puget Sound to Widbey Island. After skirting the north end of the Seattle metropolis I continued east on WA-20 up into the North Cascades. I camped at a little site just past Washington Pass. Day 3: Saturday morning I rolled into Winthrop just as they were pulling these cinnamon rolls out of the oven. (Cell phone pic) From Winthrop I rode south to Yakima, then US-2 west to Mt. St. Helens. The road up to Mt. St. Helens is in truly awful condition (as reported elsewhere on the forum). My oil pan survived the contorted asphalt, barely. This was a fun ride the last time I did it 12-13 years ago. Now, not so much. Here's Mt. St. Helens. Really, I promise it's there. At this point I wanted to get home, so I hit I-5 and burned south through Portland to Albany. It was a great 1200 mile getaway with only about 120 miles of freeway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Outstanding pix, keithu. Very nicely done... Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trokarr Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I took the first week of September off work. I did a car road trip the first half of the week with my wife, then finished with a little tour on the FJ-09 around Washington's Olympic Peninsula, across Washington Pass in the North Cascades, and then down past Mt. St. Helens. My goal was to escape the heavy wildfire smoke blanketing Oregon. Washington had a bit of smoke too, so I decided to switch the camera to mono for most of the trip. Unfortunately I accidentally chose the green filter, which would be better for portraits than scenery. Now I'm on a computer with no RAW software, so this is what we get. So it's almost like the old days where I went on a road trip with the wrong film loaded in the camera... What are those saddlebags? I don't think I have ever seen them before. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted September 22, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted September 22, 2017 Those are Hepco and Becker Junior bags. They're 40L on each side and (barely) hold a full-face helmet. I got them from MotoMachines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trokarr Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Those are Hepco and Becker Junior bags. They're 40L on each side and (barely) hold a full-face helmet. I got them from MotoMachines. Thanks. Very different from the usual bags you see on the FJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaFartessa Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Nice photos, liked the b&w palette. Keith, I believe you (and Will Martin) gave me some helpful info on my TT600 back in the old STN days. I was stromgal there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted September 23, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted September 23, 2017 Nice photos, liked the b&w palette. Keith, I believe you (and Will Martin) gave me some helpful info on my TT600 back in the old STN days. I was stromgal there. Yes, I remember. It's great to hear from you again! I rejoined the STN forum about two years ago but it was kinda dead. I haven't been by in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted September 23, 2017 Supporting Member Share Posted September 23, 2017 At this point I wanted to get home, so I hit I-5 and burned south through Portland to Albany. It was a great 1200 mile getaway with only about 120 miles of freeway. You just missed the re-opening of SR410 Chinook Pass after the wildfire. It opened yesterday at noon.Fortunately most of the fire damage is not visible from the road. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted September 23, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted September 23, 2017 Great trip. I'm jealous. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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