Due to the coronavirus restrictions on group gatherings and business closures that MAY still be in place in JUNE, this tour could be canceled. However, please register and we will advise everyone if the tour must ultimately be canceled. Let's hope not!
Come join our 2020 *EXTENDED* North Loop tour highlighting several interesting roads “up north” in addition to some classic rural northwest Washington scenery. In 2018 we learned that the second half of the morning route was just a tad short so we’ve added an inverted, double-helix, backwards roundabout loop-de-loop to fill out the extra time. It just keeps getting better!!!
We start at the McDonald’s on Quil Ceda near the Tulalip Casino and the outlet stores (NOT the McDonald's by WalMart) and stop in Concrete for lunch at the Lonestar Restaurant and Waterin' Hole. After more loops (can you count them all?) we finish in Clear Lake. During the day you’ll have a chance to experience some roads twice (dead-end turnarounds), practice speed drills at the morning rest stop (single facility – thus small groups), enjoy a bountiful lunch, go around in more circles, and finish up at Evelyn's - a classic road house along Rt 9. This extended version adds even more loops than the expanded 2018 version and still ends much closer to civilization and access to I-5 for the trip home.
Even with great scenery the focus of this tour is on the driving experience and small-group camaraderie - so we may have a lot of groups! With the move to late springtime we hope to avoid some of the weather challenges from past years (including a rare tour cancellation) so we can enjoy some dry roads as will as great scenery.
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