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Title: 50th Birthday Ride
Post by: SteveB on July 22, 2005, 12:20:48 PM
I just found this site and it has lots of great info.  It makes you wonder how information was shared before the internet?

Anyway - turned 50 and decided it was time for the ride I had been thinking about for 35 years.  Loaded up my 2001 SE Road Glide - headed out of MASS and for 24 days I roamed the US.  Down to Ashville, NC - Biltmore Estates - great stop - to a buddy in McComb MS, across to Natchez, across TX to Roswell - up to the Grand Canyon - A few parks in southwest Utah - up and across Nevada to Winnamuca - then north up to Burns and Portland OR - hit the Pacific Coast and then headed back east - Yellowstone, Cody, Sturgis - Bad Lands all the local good stuff - my favorite - the Woodcarvers Museum - after that it was all highway back to Mass.  8500 miles in 24 days and I had the time of my life.  

I traveled alone and I am constantly asked if I had any problems -- None - find the local biker bar and you're as much at home as if you were around the corner from your house. Bikers everywhere are the same - great people.

If you're thinking about doing a ride like this - get going.  Life is short and I waited too long -- won't happen again.

Steve B
Title: Re: 50th Birthday Ride
Post by: naitram on July 22, 2005, 01:13:13 PM
welcome to the site, sounds like a great trip. got any great photos to share with us?


because.........


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just kiddin but if you do have any photos of your journey please post them
Title: Re: 50th Birthday Ride
Post by: SteveB on July 22, 2005, 02:05:50 PM
Yes - I have a photo album full of the wonderful places that my bike visited on this trip.  I'll get a few over the weekend and post them next week.

Because I traveled alone the pics are always of my bike - in front of this place or that place.
Title: Re: 50th Birthday Ride
Post by: HUBBARD on July 22, 2005, 03:50:54 PM
Yeah, 'er 'uh, SteveB,
 Welcome to the Site!  You lucky dawg!  Man, I'm livin' to take a trip like that!  Later--HUBBARD
Title: Re: 50th Birthday Ride
Post by: BLM777 on July 22, 2005, 08:12:43 PM
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Yeah, 'er 'uh, SteveB,
  Welcome to the Site!  You lucky dawg!  Man, I'm livin' to take a trip like that!  Later--HUBBARD



Well Hub...hate to remind you but none of us is getting any younger.  Let's go.
Title: Re: 50th Birthday Ride
Post by: HUBBARD on July 22, 2005, 09:25:27 PM
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Well Hub...hate to remind you but none of us is getting any younger.  Let's go.


Yeah, 'er 'uh, BLM777,
 Man, would'nt that be a Big-Eyed time? [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif]  Guess I'll have to settle for Octoberfest down you way, and Myrtle the same.  You comin' up to Myrtle? [smiley=nixweiss.gif]  Lookin' forward to seein' ya'll in October!  We'll Sandblast 92 and 40!! [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]  Later--HUBBARD
Title: Re: 50th Birthday Ride
Post by: Loose_Goose on July 22, 2005, 10:24:18 PM
I wish I had that much vacation time, I'd probably do the same.  Congrats on the birthday and the trip.  Also, welcome to the site. [smiley=cool.gif]
Title: Re: 50th Birthday Ride
Post by: Jock on July 27, 2005, 05:50:42 AM
Ahhhh, to live your dreams....Now that's nice.

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