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North America » United States » Washington » Concrete July 17th 2016

Day 5. Leaving Tsawwasen we negotiated Saturday morning Vancouver traffic & arrived at Eddie's shop in Surrey, picked up some new tyres to carry with us, Keith had the first service done on his bike and we were in the queue for the border crossing at Peace Arch by 11am. The whole process took around 1.5 hours with the customs officer (1 of about 30 all packing heat) giving us some great tourist advice, places to visit things to see etc. At a refuelling stop just down the road we saw the Greenleaf recreational Marijuana shop but decided to stick to coffee & Subway for lunch. Onwards to Sedro-Wooley along a convoluted route - mainly due to GPS operator confusion we turned East into the "American Alps" heading towards our goal of Twisp. All the while ... read more

Burning Man, Bearded Forest, Baker Striptease

North America » United States » Washington » Concrete August 11th 2011

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normon66

Geo: 48.5394, -121.745I've never been to Burning Man and was planning on making this year my first trip. A friend that goes every year told me not to worry about getting a ticket - that I could just get one when I get back to town. As the entire world knows, it sold out. Drats. I've been keeping a loose eye out for tickets, and one of my last days in Seattle decided to check the craigslist up there, and found the following post:Not scalping 2 second Level Burning Man Tickets (Rites of Passage), but not going to take a loss on them either. Total cost 502.50, that is 240.00 each plus 22.50 for shipping and fees, I have the receipt. But there "IS A CATCH", I expect that I will be getting a lot requests ... read more

On the Trail Again

North America » United States » Washington » Concrete October 5th 2006

The Odyssey

. This morning it was cool and a little cloudy, but after all this is Washington State where it is forever rainy and grey - or at least that is how Carl imagined it!... Seriously, we were hoping that it wouldn’t rain as we were looking forward to some hiking!... Statistics Starting Destination: Concrete, Washington Ending Destination: Concrete, Washington Ending Destination GPS: N: 43° 40.980’ W: 114° 21.953’ Elev: 5892’ Miles Driven: 124.9 Miles Hiked: 9.4 Vertical Feet Climbed: approx. 2,500 Bears Encountered: Read on and find out! Finding Somewhere to Hike Yesterday when we drove through from the “dry” side to the “wet” side of the mountains we weren’t... read more

Back to the Mountains

North America » United States » Washington » Concrete October 4th 2006

The Odyssey

. After last nights excitement we had a relatively quiet night in the bustling metropolis of Coulee Dam, Washington - our room at the motel even had a view of the dam! Our plan for the day was to get up and take the first Dam tour, at 10am. But… Statistics Starting Destination: Coulee Dam, Washington Ending Destination: Concrete, Washington Ending Destination GPS: N: 48° 32.458’ W: 121° 52.795’ Elev: 242’ Miles Driven: 215.9 Grand Coulee Dam - up close and Personal …we were running a little late and arrived at the visitors’ center a little after 10, only to find out that the tours started on the other side of the dam and you need to be there 15 minutes before the next starting time of noon!! So we walked around the visitors’ center and ... read more

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