The Scenic Route - Chuckanut Road

"RPM esq." (rpm3) 03/28/2018 at 18:20 • Filed to: chuckanut drive, scenic drives, pnw

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I had reason to visit the far northwest of the northwest today, so I took the scenic route on the way back: the well-known Chuckanut Road, like !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! except without really going out of my way. It’s a pretty two-lane state route that starts (at least if you’re going north-to-south) with some rolling hills in a residential area outside Bellingham, proceeds through a state park via wooded, cliffside twists and turns with views out over Puget Sound, and concludes with a series of long straightaways through farm fields near Burlington. Conveniently, it more or less starts an ends at I-5, so if you’re starting and ending past its ends it can serve as a scenic route that still gets you where you’re going reasonably efficiently.

MY KINGDOM FOR A PASSING LANE

In practical terms, it would be a nice road to be a passenger on so you can enjoy the view portions. As a driver, all you can do is seethe at the back of a series of Oregon- and BC-plated crossovers doing five under, until they turn off at an overlook or trailhead and you have a nice stretch to yourself before running into another one. The straightaways through farm fields with a dotted yellow center line were a bit more fun, for some reason...

Anyway, still better than spending that time in the office.

Dogsatemypants > RPM esq. 03/28/2018 at 19:17

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Keep canadian drivers off our roads and out of my left lane.

RPM esq. > Dogsatemypants 03/28/2018 at 19:36

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Since I more or less drove to the border and back again today, I spent literally hours saying rude things about Canadian license plates in the left lane.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq. 03/28/2018 at 20:13

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High Bridge or bust. I still prefer 20 if I had the time because I can stop through Deception Pass and Fort Casey

RPM esq. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/28/2018 at 20:23

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I agree with both of these points.

Dogsatemypants > RPM esq. 03/29/2018 at 00:04

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Try commuting 405 any time of day. I want to get this for my windsheild

Then put an arrow pointing to the right that flashes brightly.

Dogsatemypants > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/29/2018 at 00:07

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I prefer to go east on 20. Must visit diablo. Great place for cruising and camping. It opens in about another month. I may actually be able to attend openiung day this year.

Oppocruise north cascades loop. Date tbd. Check wsdot website.

Dogsatemypants > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/29/2018 at 00:08

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Used to drive from Mukilteo to deception pass on $5 of gas and had enough to get to school the next day. That was 03/04. I miss my little civic.

RPM esq. > Dogsatemypants 03/29/2018 at 03:06

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My friend, they have a sticker for that . It’s the only bumper/window sticker I’ve ever seriously considered.

Dogsatemypants > RPM esq. 03/29/2018 at 11:33

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Thats good. But I want to replace the text or add to it. Should say: slow driving fuckheads to the right.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > RPM esq. 04/02/2018 at 11:32

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Fucking BC people, coming down and driving your roads.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/good-driving-day-cars-within-1823713373?rev=1522683097257

Oh... Oops

RPM esq. > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 04/02/2018 at 13:06

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If you are capable of driving faster than 10 under the limit, you’re one of the good ones.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > RPM esq. 04/02/2018 at 13:07

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I don’t have any issue with going fast