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Title: The road less traveled Post by Phelonius on 11/24/10 at 17:56:28 I would like to start a thread about the road less traveled. Be it paved or dirt road no matter. It should be a place frequented by few, and preferably of scenic interest. It should be a place you went by motorcycle. Try to filter out any national parks, they are not less traveled. I want to see photos preferably of places that only those who wander see. I post a few to start it off and may add some later as I scan som old alblums. Unfortunately in my younger riding days, I did not commonly carry a camera. http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/11/24/bikepics-2103679-800.jpg http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/11/24/bikepics-2103677-800.jpg http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/11/24/bikepics-2103674-800.jpg http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/09/20/bikepics-2064893-800.jpg http://p1.bikepics.com/2008/07/02/bikepics-1340295-800.jpg http://p1.bikepics.com/2008/01/30/bikepics-1165603-800.jpg That should be enough stuff to start a thread. Can any of you identify the lighthouse? The road less traveled to it can no longer be traveled except by foot. The last 200 yards was a harrowing 3 foot wide trail cut into the face of a cliff. About 400 feet straight down to rocks and the sea. It has since weathered so that only foot traffic can now go there. Phelonius 8-) |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Starlifter on 11/24/10 at 18:42:56 Beautiful....Hmm, I can't even idintify half of the scores of lighthouses in Michigan much less that one. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Phelonius on 11/24/10 at 20:38:41 7E594C5F41444B59485F2D0 wrote:
I'll give you a hint. It is more than 5000 miles from The great lakes. Phelonius |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/24/10 at 23:37:11 Look, Phelonius, I dont care HOW many of these pics you post, I am NOT ever gonna feel even the slightest bit sorry for you, man. Buck UP & take it. sheesh I like the road less traveled idea, sadly, I did most of that when I was single, some years prior to cell phones & mini video cams & such. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by sluggo on 11/25/10 at 02:56:57 i wish i could have taken pics as i learned to ride in asia while in the navy.\\ great shots |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Phelonius on 11/25/10 at 04:08:46 5D4244435E5968586850424E05370 wrote:
So what's keeping you from going now? Phelonius |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by tcreeley on 11/25/10 at 16:05:32 Used to camp with the kids - Maine and Canada (before the US demanded passports) but I always figured that mountains and view meant hiking. At the Bay of Fundy I was surprised to find "auto trails" up the mountain for the views! Struck me as kind of thoughtful!. I like Southern New England for the backroads that are hundreds of years old and barely there - when walking was how it was done - cutting corners. In Maine it is the logging roads- 4 wheel drive and mud and puddles and ice and snow. Being the first down a road after a snowfall - before the plows is always a special moment for me! :) |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Phelonius on 11/25/10 at 17:37:20 495E4F58585158443D0 wrote:
So where are the photos of these roads less traveled? Post them here, what ever bike you were on. Phelonius ;) 8-) |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Paladin. on 11/25/10 at 18:54:54 My dad's sister, my aunt, also my god-mother, remarried Glenn. He got a motorcycle in case his motorhouse broke. On an AAA map listed a spring a couple of miles south of the Interstate. So we went looking for it. Didn't find it. Back in L.A. I got Topo Maps, looked for where we had went. We had been within 5o feet. Next year rode straight to it. There were many gold mines marked, we looked at several over the next 6-8 years. http://www.andruschak.net/mike/AZ-MC2.jpg We went to where the roads less followed. By the treads of people covering our tracks we could count how many, if any. The Cook Mine was difficult to find. Up the wash and back around, could not find the road. Finally got serious, "map, mountains, check, if I am exactly here I can walk up this rise and see the road." Did. "We are exactly .6 miles west." Look closely at as we neared. GOT IT! The road had not been used for a while. A bush in the center of the road was two feet tall. Would be a cinch with GPS. http://www.andruschak.net/mike/AZ-MC1.jpg Don't know why I was on the truck this time, but this is what I call a Good Road. http://www.andruschak.net/mike/AZ-T.jpg |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Phelonius on 11/25/10 at 20:54:43 It's true. In some of the places I have been in the Oregon desert, that would be the freeway. Aparently one of you has a T dub. Gret exploration vehicle. Phelonius |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by tcreeley on 11/26/10 at 07:17:31 "So where are the photos" -don't have a clue how you all manage to post pics on this site - ! :D |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Phelonius on 11/26/10 at 11:39:11 2C3B2A3D3D343D21580 wrote:
First open an account at bikepics.com It costs nothing to do so. Follow their instruction on up loading photos from your computer to them. After you have photos on file with them, Do this if you are using a mac computer. ( the direction are slightly different for a PC type. Open a thread here at Savage that you would like to post in. Hold down thw command button and touch T This will take you to a page that will let you click on a mini screen of bikepics.com, do so. click on members. select the file you want and click on it select the photo and click on it , ONCE with the cursor on the photo, hold down the control button and click once. Go to your tool bar above the picture and put the cursor on the savage thread and click. put your cursor on the savage thread and click. press once on the left parenfhesis key Type img pressonce on the right parenthesis key Hold down on the command key while pressing once on the letter V Now press once on the left parenthesis keyand type /img now press on the right parenthsis key press return to get the cursor away from what you have done. It should look like this with no spaces http://addre http://in here you hold the command while pressing V Got that? Phelonius press |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by ALfromN.H. on 11/26/10 at 14:12:54 Here is a link to the instructions for posting pictures. It couldn't get much easier than following these. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1240899665 |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Phelonius on 11/27/10 at 01:32:06 Any where a URAL goes there it is a road less traveled. Note the infamous Webley Vickers http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/11/27/bikepics-2104766-800.jpg http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/11/27/bikepics-2104767-800.jpg http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/11/27/bikepics-2104763-800.jpg http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/11/27/bikepics-2104764-800.jpg http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/11/27/bikepics-2104765-800.jpg Phelonius |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by drharveys on 12/01/10 at 02:28:16 OK, I posted the photos before, but this seems like such a good place for them... The road over Mosquito Pass Colorado on the Leadville side of the pass: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO044.jpg Yeah, it's where I turned around before totally frying the clutch on my Bonnie: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO045.jpg But I did go back a few days later with the Xterra from the other direction: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO162.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO164.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO165.jpg And we crested the pass: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO171.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO174.jpg And met one of the locals on the way: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Colorado%20Vacation%20Summer%202010/CO178a.jpg |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/01/10 at 05:42:31 The road over Mosquito Pass Colorado on the Leadville side of the pass. Like those pics & all, but can you imagine trying to sell the wife & kids on a camping trip to Mosquito Pass, on the Leadville side of the pass. It just doesnt sound so inviting,, |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by bill67 on 12/01/10 at 08:47:41 The bridge to no where is less traveled than all of those roads. ;D |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by mick on 12/01/10 at 13:39:46 73787D7D2726110 wrote:
Refresh my memory Bill ,what idiot built that bridge ? |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/01/10 at 23:23:40 Wouldnt it just seem reasonable to think the road less traveled would be the road less crashed upon? Not necessarily so.. Look at the crashes Phelonius has survived. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Phelonius on 12/02/10 at 09:28:21 Where is this bridge to nowhere? And why is ther not a photo of it? Phelonius |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/02/10 at 10:11:45 I thihnk the bridge in question was built in Alaska. Was quite a stinkl over it a coupla years ago. Not sure it actually went "nowhere", but the $$$ for the bridge & where it was & all made it clearly a boondoggle, IIRC. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Paladin. on 12/02/10 at 14:32:40 Found some photos in the garage. England, 1982: http://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/UK-1982-1.jpg Some road some where in Scotland. http://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/UK-1982-2.jpg This road goes across the island, unless the island is not an island. The island is not an island at low tide, and you can drive across at low time. When I got there the tide is in, I didn't went. Lower picture was taken with my 500mm telephoto lens, a little shaky when hand held. http://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/UK-1982-3.jpg http://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/UK-1982-4.jpg Another picture of my 500cc Honda. This is the one and only Cheddar Gorge -- where Cheddar Cheese originated. http://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/UK-1982-5.jpg |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Paladin. on 12/02/10 at 14:40:08 The other slides were of riding in the Arizona Desert, circa 1983. http://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/Desert1.jpghttp://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/Desert2.jpghttp://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/Desert3.jpghttp://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/Desert4.jpghttp://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/Desert5.jpghttp://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/Desert6.jpg Other than the power line road, not many people use those roads. Like I said, we can go back the next to see if anyone covered our tracks. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Phelonius on 12/03/10 at 00:55:57 Sometimes there is a good reason those roads are less traveled. Phelonius |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by mick on 12/03/10 at 14:51:24 1F272A232021263A3C4F0 wrote:
Sarah Palin had it build to use up federal funding, if she didn't use it she would lose it, All this was during her half term as govener,I think the bridge goes to where a airport was going to be built,but never was. I guess she kept the change. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by mick on 12/03/10 at 14:56:50 Paladin when you did England and Scotland did you rent bikes over there ? If you took your own how did you get them their ? And I hope you tasted some real Cheddar cheese, I'm told it's very hard to get nowdays,don't know why. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/03/10 at 15:06:31 The Gravina Island Bridge, commonly referred to as the "Bridge to Nowhere", was a proposed bridge to replace the ferry that currently connects the town of Ketchikan, Alaska with Gravina Island, an island which contains the Ketchikan International Airport as well as 50 residents. The bridge was projected to cost $398 million. Members of the Alaskan congressional delegation, particularly Representative Don Young and Senator Ted Stevens, were the bridge's biggest advocates in Congress, and helped push for federal funding.[1] The project encountered fierce opposition outside of Alaska as a symbol of pork barrel spending and is labeled as one of the more prominent "bridges to nowhere".[2] As a result, Congress removed the federal earmark for the bridge in 2005. THEN Palin steps in http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN3125537020080901 |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by mick on 12/03/10 at 15:38:56 Phelonius,I guess Justin did a bit more reserch than I , I was just trying to sling some mud on our next president,I hoped a little bit would stick,is was all over the news during the election bally hoo. Who knows she may never make another mistake until 2012 |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/03/10 at 16:05:31 I had to do the research to show it, but I knew it wasnt her boondoggle, Doesnt mean she wouldna done it herself..someone else just did it first. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Paladin. on 12/03/10 at 17:45:39 3A3E343C233F323B3E3A322E570 wrote:
I took five weeks. Hit London, found a motorcycle shop, and bought the Honda 500 Silverwing. Five weeks later I sold it back to the same motorcycle shop. A LOT cheaper than renting. 3A3E343C233F323B3E3A322E570 wrote:
I was riding in Devon, saw a sign "Cream Tea". A five acre lawn, a large tree under a table, tea, scones, clotted cream and jam. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Driller on 12/06/10 at 17:58:33 Looking back into the Chic Choc mtns up on the Gaspe Peninsula. Don't think a Savage would make it up there. ::) http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9808/gaspep.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/gaspep.jpg/) |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Driller on 12/06/10 at 18:04:24 Rush hour in Burke's Garden, Va. http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1079/038re.jpg (http://img241.imageshack.us/i/038re.jpg/) |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by mick on 12/06/10 at 19:02:26 77415A5F5F5641330 wrote:
you would have to drill a hole big enough for that bike to go a foot deep before I could get on it, that sure is a tall bike. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Driller on 12/07/10 at 15:56:41 393D373F203C31383D39312D540 wrote:
you would have to drill a hole big enough for that bike to go a foot deep before I could get on it, that sure is a tall bike.[/quote] Yep. My right leg seemed to be getting shorter when putting it down after mounting the bike, especially when loaded with gear and a full gas tank! :P Just one of the reasons I retired from riding the dual sport bikes this year. One good thing about "riding tall" is you can look those SUV drivers right in the eye! ;D |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/08/10 at 00:02:01 One good thing about "riding tall" is you can look those SUV drivers right in the eye! & thats okay, as long as your chin isnt sliding up the hood to the windshield. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Phelonius on 12/08/10 at 08:59:07 67787E7964635262526A78743F0D0 wrote:
I hate it when it does that! Phelonius |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Driller on 12/12/10 at 16:28:13 Here is a view from the top of Mt. Greylock in Western Mass. Not true wilderness, but certainly not downtown. ;) http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/6141/mtgraylock.jpg (http://img707.imageshack.us/i/mtgraylock.jpg/) |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by mick on 12/12/10 at 23:50:02 those tires you have on cant be to nice on a smooth road,noisy and bumpy I should think,and not good for knee dragging, |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Driller on 12/13/10 at 13:24:32 Mick, Yes, those knobs do "sing" on the highway. Sounds sort of like a "redneck limo". You know, those raised trucks with the really chunky tires. ;D They have a pretty good grip on the pavement...... http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4196/img5826x.jpg (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/img5826x.jpg/) Not too rough either, I rode this one from the UP of Michigan down I 75 to home this September. If we could meet over a coffee I could tell you the whole story. :P |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Midnightrider on 12/16/10 at 17:01:30 Driller are you located in Virginia? I frequent the less traveled roads in south and sothwestern Virginia. If you hevent ridden it yet try SR42. Its about my alltime favorite scenic ride. Ride it several times a year and when I go up there its a 300 to 400 mile round trip, its so beautiful to me its worth it. You'll see a lot of beautiful Amish farms and since its predominately Amish there is very little traffic. Watch out for the deer. Next time I'll take my camera. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Driller on 12/16/10 at 18:12:33 Midnightrider, Like you, I am a Tarheel (well, for three years now). Living in Tryon (Polk Co.) Yes, SR42 is nice. We explored part of it and some neat dirt roads nearby during a trip to Burkes Garden last spring. Hope to meet you on the road sometime. Cheers! You might enjoy this... http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=576123 |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by PerrydaSavage on 12/21/10 at 07:41:04 Some popular Routes for a Sunday Ride in Newfoundland here on the northeast Avalon Peninsula ... Conception Bay Highway (Route 60) winds its way from St. John's to South River along the shore of Conception Bay thru many scenic towns and villages ... http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/10/28/bikepics-2087752-800.jpg Southern Shore Highway/Witless Bay Line (Routes 10 & 13) runs southeast of St. John's along part of the Irish Loop thru scenic Petty Harbour & Bay Bulls and across the Witless Bay Barrens to the Trans Canada Highway (Route 1) http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/10/28/bikepics-2087753-800.jpg Southern Shore Highway/Irish Loop/Salmonier Line (Routes 10 & 90). This 300+km Ride takes you southeast of St. John's along the Southern Shore thru quaint villages where folk still talk with the Irish "lilt" of their ancestors. Beautiful cliff-side vistas, stark barrens and wild beaches. The return leg along the Salmonier Line (Route 90) runs inland thru more small villages and beautiful forested countryside. http://p1.bikepics.com/2010/11/01/bikepics-2090443-800.jpg |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by Driller on 12/29/10 at 08:26:36 With talk beginning to start about the 2011 Dragon Ride, I thought this might be appropriate.... http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/738/025hn1.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/i/025hn1.jpg/) This road leaves Cade's Cove in the Smoky Mtn. NP near the grist mill and comes out about midway on 129 aka The Dragon. A fun ride with several water crossings... http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/6501/026cy4.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/i/026cy4.jpg/) Unless it has been raining a lot, a Savage would get through just fine. I saw a photo of a lady doing it on a Buddy scooter. ;) |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/29/10 at 11:56:02 One hour, 8 miles, thats moving along at a fair trot. A mile every 7.5 minutes. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by MMRanch on 02/09/11 at 08:43:17 divided by 10. Looks like a nice "Pack a lunch , and bring the wife". I'm itching for riding weather enough to take short trips in 40 deg. Al Gore must have been told a Whooper .... 8-) |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by MMRanch on 04/19/11 at 20:09:21 I want to ride that road . "Parsons Branch" , Who all wants to go ? |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by MulletViper on 07/11/11 at 09:20:01 Just remembered I took these last month. Used to have a restoration shop... "Guess what hun! Gas company bought out the 2 YEAR LEASE I RENEWED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. Landlords kickin us out in a week. BOY IM PISSED! Hey wanna go for a bike ride???" http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w205/mulletviper/Photo1080.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w205/mulletviper/Photo1083.jpg WE'RE A HAPPY FAMILY WOO http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w205/mulletviper/0525112010-00.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w205/mulletviper/0525112026-00.jpg Don't ask me. I was just driving around randomly down some unknown road, THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL. Almost went for a swim with the bike, not that we didn't need it. |
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Title: Re: The road less traveled Post by John_D FSO on 07/20/11 at 22:06:49 Decided I was gonna ride up through Battleground to Cougar, and around the east side of St. Helens up to Spirit Lake. Turns out the road's still closed for snow! Ran into the ranger at the gate across the highway though, and he said it's opening tomorrow... talk about lousy timing! ::) Anywho, ended up riding another road I like up there that's finally open up to the Lava Canyon, and on the way back down decided to check out a side road to the Climber's Bivouac. It turned into gravel in short order, and continued that way for probably 15 miles or so, more than it shows on the map along the road anyway (arrowed lines courtesy of MS Paint, woohoo!). Here's the map with the route, and a few pics, enjoy! http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/2011%20Ride%20Pics/100_0164a.jpg The mountain's in hiding! http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/2011%20Ride%20Pics/100_0149.jpg Cute Forest Service gal (and friendly! Chatted for 20 minutes or so)! http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/2011%20Ride%20Pics/100_0151.jpg Offroading baby! Still snow on the road in mid-July. :P http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/2011%20Ride%20Pics/100_0154.jpg Does it qualify as a Dual-Sport now? :-? http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/2011%20Ride%20Pics/100_0156.jpg Is that my house by that last hill? :-/ http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/2011%20Ride%20Pics/100_0155.jpg |
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