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Going Down the Road - Places Captured in Time, but Not Frozen There

The North Cascades Highway is a spectacular, hilly, twisty route through the mountains that I love riding on a motorcycle and would one day like to cycle.

Winthrop is a strange little town that’s been made over in a complete western theme, complete with saloons instead of restaurants and pumping stations that look like old style general stores. It’s a bit weird, but not without it’s charm.

The New York Times has an article about Winthrop today but they left out some details about its sister city Concrete.

Chief amongst these is that the place is overrun with cops. I’ve never seen such a ratio. The population is estimated at just over 800 people, and the last time I was there I saw four cars pulled over.

They love to give out speeding tickets down there, and every motorcyclist in the world seems to know it. It’s kind of a running joke.

I might get to do this ride on Sunday, if time and my energy level allows. I’m heading to Midway for one of my regular visits, and I might come back through the states.

Either way, if you haven’t driven it you need to. Better yet—ride it.

Posted by skooter at 11:39 PM This entry is filed under America, Travel.
This entry is tagged: America, Diners, Motorcycle, Road Trip, Travel

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