Want to head out on the highway? Looking for adventure and whatever comes your way? Are you born to be wild? Are you ready to explore the tunnels, bridges and remnants of the original concrete roadways? Then this phrase is music to your ears... road trip!
We have the hi-ways for you. Take off from the interstate head down a windy mountain road or across a vast prairie. Set your sights on scenic extravaganzas.
Whether your ride is two wheels or four wheels, you are going to enjoy all the road has to offer on our highlighted destinations.
1967 R60 US Model BMW motorcycle with Earls forks. This bike was purchased in 1982 in Wenatchee, WA and ended up being sold in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2008. The bike was originally set up for a sidecar for warfare hence the Earls forks. There is an actual factory ball on the frame to attach a sidecar. The 600 cc boxer engine would be a little under powered for a sidecar.
Abandon highway between Rock Island dam iand Crescent Bar off Highway 28.
Actual Woody Wagon, surfer’s dream car
The 2019 Great Race started in Riverside, CA and ended in Tacoma, WA. This blue Porsche just crossed the finish line.
This placard commemorates the construction of this bridge and gives the names of the Chelan County Commissioners at the time it was built, along with the date.
This bridge is one of the longest concrete span bridges of its type in the Pacific Northwest located north of Yakima, WA on Hwy 80.
Gold mine of AM Gremlins just waiting to come back alive, maybe the travel trailer too someday. Malaga WA is near Wenatchee. The actual marker for the exact center of Washington state is located in Malaga.
This Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage sign is located near Priest River, Idaho. This scenic byway begins at the Washington state line and follows the northern shore of the Pend Oreille River and ends in Sandpoint, Idaho.
The evening before the finish of the 2019 Great Race, the entry cars drove into the LeMay Collections at Marymount, Spanaway, WA where they were on display for all to enjoy looking at the entries and talking with the drivers.
Vintage photograph at the north end of the lower pond at Ohme Gardens, Sunnyslope WA.
This is a 1920's concrete Romanesque style bridge spanning Peshastin Creek near Dryden, WA. This fits all the criteria fo an early historic highway bridge. The depth of the creek below is very shallow so pay attention to the sign above!
This reverse arch concrete bridge is on of the Inland Empire's typical ridges. This one is not currently in use.
This Sasquatch can be found at Chalet Espresso near Index, WA on Hwy 2. This makes a great photo op while enjoying a delicious espresso!
Seattle International Raceway motorcycles
This early 2's Romanesque style concrete bride was a popular summer hangout. Teens gathered there to swing into the river from a rope hung off the bridge or if they were brave would just jump from the bridge into the shallows below.
This 1947 marker is on a bridge near Walla Walla in southeast Washington.
There is a public boat ramp located here that recreational rafts, kayaks, canoes and other watercraft portage here.