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Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful DH. It was one of the twistiest
roads motorcyclists had ever seen. They all loved it. Not just for its fabled
Remoteness, big, bad Twistiness and fairy-tale Pavement. But because when it
drifted off into the thick, endless Gifford-Pinchot National Forest, it left a
long dotted line like a trail of breadcrumbs through the woods. Riding south
from Randle, you don’t see the double yellow line of evil until the last part
of the tale, just east of Cougar. But even in this fantasy world of non-stop
curves and unlimited passing opportunities, the tall, dark forest can be a
scary place. You can get lost in all the blind, frighteningly tight corners.
And if you do, there’s no nearby interstate to escape to. Nor will you find
any gas stations, restaurants or Bavarian-style cottage breweries to stop at
and take a much-needed rest. Those really caught up in this story will
appreciate that the wicked witches of the Forest Service seem to have better
things to do than dispense tickets. The moral of this DH? Take a little red
ride in the forest. And live happily ever after.
"Yet another of my local haunts and one of the best. I live just 15 miles south of Cougar so this is often an after work ride in the summer.
NOTE: Gas is available at the Eagle Cliffs store in Northwoods once again after a long
time without. Also food and beer etc. It's an oasis out in the woods if you're low on go juice." -Dean
"Awesome
road! Trees are a bit close to the pavement for all-out speed comfort but this
is a very satisfying road. (Part way along, be sure not to miss the 16 miles
of killer twisties on DH2 up to Windy Ridge/Mt. St. Helens!) Also make sure to
have a full tank as well when you start. Little/no STC presence."--Ray
Stevens
"When I rode this one on a Friday in August, I also turned off and did DH2... then came back down and finished this one up before going around Mt. St. Helens for DH3! This is another KICK-BUTT ride! YEE-HAA! Shadows from the trees, combined with real patches in the pavement can make you think you've got a hazard when you don't but can also combine to make you miss hazards that might be there. For this reason, you cannot accelerate as much as you might desire. Before I hit this road, I read the book's
"On The Road" account of it so I didn't feel like I was riding it for the first time. Its particularly fun to roll on the throttle through one of these curves, only to immediately reverse the direction of lean and roll into the next. Really fun
road!"--B "Grinch" Francis
