About 6 months ago (when we thought the weather would be tropical by now) I came up with a few rides into unknown moped territories of the Great Pacific Northwest. A mere 65 mile moped ride was decided upon. Our destination of Verlot, WA (Pop. 170~) is located on the infamous Mountain Loop Highway and 10 miles from the nearest very small town of Granite Falls. Granite Falls itself was settled upon merely as a base to head into the mountains for gold miners of Monte Cristo (which is now an actual ghost town).
We will be camping on the roaring shores of the mighty South Fork Stillaguamish River. The river derives its name from the Native American tribe of the same name, and still has a reservation in the area. This river is located at the base of Mt. Pilchuck (Elevation 5240) in the Mt. Pilchuck State Forest, which itself is part of the enormous Cascade Mountain Range.
Needless to say we shall not be short of nature or scenery.
This will be similar to our view of Mt. Pilchuck:
And this will be similar to our view of the Stillaquamish River:
Only sweeping, scenic, old country backroads all the way there too. Here's to not breaking down, staying dry, and and enjoying the beautiful view of the lengthy process of the conjunction of tectonic plates smashing and gnarring together giving rise to geologic monstrosities, coupled with the lovely sounds and sights of the ability of our planet to maintain an over abundance of H20, in such large amounts that the life giving liquid pours down mountains for thousands of years, and the likes, and what not, and so and so, et cetera, ad continuum....
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