Deadly Motorcycle road #3 Leavenworth run, Stevens Pass, US HWY 2
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2020
- one of the best motorcycle rides in Washington State! Leavenworth a beautiful Bavarian themed town just east of the mountains on US highway 2. A beautiful but dangerous motorcycle ride. best to do this one in the daylight with good weather conditions. Very heavily travelled on the weekends so be sure to check my other video about avoiding hwy2 traffic if your are planning a weekend ride.
Stevens Pass is named after John Frank Stevens, the first non-indigenous person to discover it. Native Americans familiar with the area knew of the pass, although very little is known about Native American routes through the mountains. Hubert C. Ward, exploring the area for the Northern Pacific Railway in 1872, heard from some Native Americans that there was a low pass at the head of Nason Creek, a tributary of the Wenatchee River, which led to one of the sources of the Skykomish River. Albert Bowman Rogers of the Great Northern Railway, learned from Native Americans in 1887 that the Skykomish River and Nason Creek had sources close to one another but that neither natives nor whites visited the Nason Creek area. Neither Ward nor Rogers had time to fully explore the area.
In 1890, Stevens conducted a thorough survey for the Great Northern, located the pass, and determined it to be the best suited for a railway crossing of the North Cascades. He wrote that there was no indication that the pass was used - there was no sign of any trails, blazes, campsites, or old campfires, for at least ten miles (16 km) in either direction and that the area was thickly forested and covered with almost impenetrable brush. Stevens wrote, "the region promised nothing to the prospector, while Indians and Whites crossing the mountains used either Snoqualmie on the south or the Indian Pass on the north.
The construction of the Great Northern Railway through the Tumwater Canyon in 1892 brought settlers to a townsite that was named "Leavenworth". Lafayette Lamb arrived in 1903 from Clinton, Iowa, to build the second largest sawmill in Washington state.
Leavenworth was officially incorporated on September 5, 1906. A small timber community, it became a regional office of the Great Northern Railway in the early 1900s. The railroad relocated to Wenatchee in 1925, greatly affecting Leavenworth's economy. The city's population declined well into the 1950s as the lumber mills closed and stores relocated.
The city looked to tourism and recreation as a major economy as early as 1929, when they opened a ski jump. In 1962, the Project LIFE (Leavenworth Improvement For Everyone) Committee was formed in partnership with the University of Washington to investigate strategies to revitalize the struggling logging town. The theme town idea was created by two Seattle businessmen, Ted Price and Bob Rodgers, who had bought a failing cafe on Highway 2 in 1960.Price was chair of the Project LIFE tourism subcommittee, and in 1965 the pair led a trip to a Danish-themed town, Solvang, California, to build support for the idea. The first building to be remodeled in the Bavarian style was the Chikamin Hotel, which owner LaVerne Peterson renamed the Edelweiss after the state flower of Bavaria.
Leavenworth is home to the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, which opened in 1995 and contains more than 5,000 nutcrackers dating from prehistoric to modern. Leavenworth hosts an annual Oktoberfest celebration.Leavenworth's transformation into a theme town was inspired, and assisted, by Solvang, California. Later, the Washington town of Winthrop followed Leavenworth's example and adopted a Western town theme.
In November 2007, Good Morning America went to Leavenworth for Holiday Gifts for the Globe where GMA helped light up the town for the Christmas Holiday. Leavenworth was named the Ultimate Holiday Town USA by A&E Network
Here is the actual route map on Rever.
It's very beautiful for Christmas
yes it is, but if I go there for Christmas I will drive a car.
Another great video, sir. Been there in a car dozens of times. I’ve made “part” of that run on my Road King a good half-dozen times from the west side (from Redmond). Been riding most of my life, but I usually get to about Skyhomish or Scenic and turn around- the pass and the heavy traffic (goofy drivers) intimidates me a bit, to be honest. I’m confident this will be the year, though. Too beautiful to be left undone! Thanks again for a great video.
I'm glad I never for got how beautiful is
Have made that run a few times. With my Shovelhead and 4 speed, just Cruise. All my bud's just wait for me. Beautiful scenery too.
No need to rush that ride!
It’s a great ride. Living in snohomish riding to Leavenworth was at least weekly , and 20 all the time as well. Rocks can be a big issue falling.
Leavenworth is always a cool ride
Beautiful ride
Yes it was!
That's one of my favorite rides. Really sharp editing as well. 👍🏻
Hell yeah. Me too!!!
Wow, great ride!!!
Sandra Cook yes it was. Thanks for watching!!!
Like all roads next to the cascades there are too many drivers from the Seattle area. Clueless, probably too busy texting.
How true it is!