Aaron 993C2

After getting our clutch master cylinder replaced last week, we hit the road!

We basically looped the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, drove up to Hurricane Ridge, visited La Push, Aberdeen, and Lake Quinault.

Best roads: Highway 101 for view, Highway 109 and Moclip Highway for curves

Places to eat: Lake Quinault Lodge for a great view, but $$$
Ale House in Aberdeen was a good place to relax after a long drive

We saw rain, snow, ice, gravel, sun, and everything in between on the 600 mile journey between Friday afternoon and Sunday evening. Roads were mostly devoid of traffic after we got out Seattle's unbelievable congestion. The 944 with stock sport suspension (M456) road over gravel extremely well but potholes were back breaking. We bought chains (national park requirement) to get up to Hurricane Ridge, but didn't use them.

Does anyone know if we can use chains on a 944 without ripping apart our fender well?

Merry Christmas--




The route, we traveled counter clockwise from Seattle



Road up to Hurricane Ridge



Top of the ridge



Top of the ridge again, skiers in the background



La Push, sleepy little town with great views



Can't believe we saw this the same day as the ski hill



Photo from a short hike by Lake Quinault Lodge



This guy hangs out in the back (most of the time)

NCLA951

Great trip, wish our German Shepard mutt would fit in the back of the 951 as well as the baby...

Aaron 993C2

Having a small dog is really convenient for travelling, but I do miss having a plus-sized foot warmer

PaulD_944S2

Hey, can you post the link for the Google map you have at the beginning?

I'd like to check out that drive sometime when I'm up there!

Aaron 993C2

Paul,

Sorry I didn't save it, but if you plug in the locations on the left of the screenshot into Google Maps it will populate quickly

nathan1

Gorgeous photos! What I love about Washington is just he sheer diversity of our State. Within a days drive you can be at the ocean, in the mountains, in the middle of the rain forest, desert and more. Simply amazing!

I love seeing your 944 in the snow, epic!

tj90

Thanks for posting the trip. Looks like fun!