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Above: State Route 530 passes through the town of Darrington, where this bridge turns off and goes over the Sauk River to Silverton.
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merely of a thin covering over a molten core, and sometimes the fire beneath breaks through. Which created Crater Lake National Park, which blew some 7,000 years ago, to the more recent Mount St. Helens National Monument— which erupted a mere 36 years ago. Who knows when the whole range might erupt in synchronization. Time to go there before that happens.
Route 20 being more than a thousand miles away, I needed more than a latent desire to take the trip. Then I got press-ganged into being a judge at The Meet, the annual Vintage Motorcycle Festival at LeMay— America’ s Car Museum in Tacoma, so I had reasons enough to head north.
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Editor Tuttle, in his inimitable way, offered me a choice of two bikes: the rather small Honda Grom or the very big Triumph Rocket III Touring. I chose the latter, though I had not ridden one since the intro some 10 years back. Figuring this as a 10-day trip, I filled the saddlebags, added a waterproof duffel to the back seat, kissed the wife goodbye and Rocky and I were off.
Since the inland valleys were hitting triple digits, I decided to stay close to the coast, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge on a foggy day and spending a night at Garberville in redwood country. The early morning weather was pleasant, and I
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