Hello All:
Two of us are riding from Colo to Bellingham, Wash the last of June. I have the route to Bellingham pretty well mapped-out, (Colo-Yellowstone-up to Canada-then west to Bellingham) but would appreciate some advice from people who know the area for the ride back.
We are thinking we would like to ride the Pacific Coast Highway 101 south from Bellingham to a point somewhere north of San Francisco, then head east across Nevada (Highway 50 maybe?) , then wonder across Utah back into Colo.
So my questions are: Do we have to ride thru Seattle, or can we skirt Seattle to the west without too much trouble and get to the coast? If you were riding from Bellingham to Colorado, do you have a favorite route? We have about 4 days to do the ride back so we can wonder-around a little, and would prefer to skip the slab unless it’s just a short stretch to get to a better road.
Any advice is appreciated. And if there are roads/routes to avoid let me know that too. We don’t want to bother anyone for a town-by-town route. Just generally point us in the right direction.
Thanks in advance
Two of us are riding from Colo to Bellingham, Wash the last of June. I have the route to Bellingham pretty well mapped-out, (Colo-Yellowstone-up to Canada-then west to Bellingham) but would appreciate some advice from people who know the area for the ride back.
We are thinking we would like to ride the Pacific Coast Highway 101 south from Bellingham to a point somewhere north of San Francisco, then head east across Nevada (Highway 50 maybe?) , then wonder across Utah back into Colo.
So my questions are: Do we have to ride thru Seattle, or can we skirt Seattle to the west without too much trouble and get to the coast? If you were riding from Bellingham to Colorado, do you have a favorite route? We have about 4 days to do the ride back so we can wonder-around a little, and would prefer to skip the slab unless it’s just a short stretch to get to a better road.
Any advice is appreciated. And if there are roads/routes to avoid let me know that too. We don’t want to bother anyone for a town-by-town route. Just generally point us in the right direction.
Thanks in advance