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CVO Social => Ride Report => Topic started by: DDavidson on May 26, 2012, 02:02:25 AM
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Taking a Ten day trip from California to Colorado. (Richard from AZ)
Characters: Andy and Sherry, JC and Terrie, Richard, Don and Carole
Finished posting ZION photos in PICTURES at http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=74504.0
Weather is worse than forecasted in the beginning but we will "Endeavor to persevere" (Lone Watie quote). :toff:
Meeting Mr. And Mrs. AK (Andy and Sherrie) in Fremont
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The blue sky is great for a ride
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Picked up JC and Terrie (JCZ and Terriez) in Elk Grove.
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Climbing in altitude
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Temp is dropping too much
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At least the snow is in the trees and not on us
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Get off the mountain
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Maybe further down the mountain might be better
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Lucked out. Escaped a late snow. Through the tunnel.
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Made it to Carson City, NV and this was our lunch dessert!
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JC loves the snow?
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Found an overhang from which to change a FOB battery.
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Big flakes!
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We made it to Fallon, NV on Hwy 50. (The Loneliest Highway). Richard (RBaker) joined us.
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Nice pictures, but I don't like riding in the Rain!
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Don't mind the rain but no thanks to the snow!
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Thanks for the great pictures and say hello to Fallon for me.
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JC, you have ridden in more SNOW than I have and I'm from Ohio. :confused5:
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JC, you have ridden in more SNOW than I have and I'm from Ohio. :confused5:
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Nice pictures, but I don't like riding in the Rain!
That's not rain......that's snow! :o
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Richard rode up from Arizona to join our party in Fallon Friday evening.
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Richard getting the ride route from JC.
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Andy and Richard are early risers.
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Hitting the road for a day forecasting intermittent storms and showers
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More of the clouds
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Desert graffiti
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Giant sand dune
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Getting to the colder/higher altitudes
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Because of the weather being bad for my camera I am unable to take many pics. There could be hundreds more.
This storm came in from the North and the road runs East and West. None of us like riding in the snow but had to do what we had to do. Wasn't better to turn around.
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Because the snow was getting too deep on the road we abandoned the ride and became stranded in Austin, NV.
Power was out on the Southern side of town. This North side restaurant let us camp out there after breakfast and the place started filling up from other snow weary travelers.
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None of wanted to stay in Austin especially Andy. He had to take action so he flagged down the snow plow and the driver radioed ahead to get road conditions. We were soon on the road again.
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Austin apparently has big Pumas for hunting
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Made it to Ely, NV. It rained a lot but we didn't let it bother us after the snow today and yesterday.
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OMG! You NorCal boys are HARDCORE BADASSES! You could star in your own reality series "Ice Road Bikers".
:znotworthy: :znotworthy: :znotworthy:
I want to be like you when I grow up.
Except warmer and drier...
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OMG! You NorCal boys are HARDCORE BADASSES! You could star in your own reality series "Ice Road Bikers".
:znotworthy: :znotworthy: :znotworthy:
I want to be like you when I grow up.
Except warmer and drier...
Yep, that was what we wanted to.....but it wasn't to be. The pictures don't even show the serious stuff we rode in......the roads got to slippery and it took both hands on the handlebars plus we all put our cameras away to keep them from getting to wet.
I was amazed that Terrie was able to ride through all of that. Just not sure how many women would do it. I'm proud that she stuck right with me and made it all the way. :2vrolijk_21:
The call Hwy. 50 "The Lonliest Road In America" for a reason. You add a few passes up above 7,000 feet and a little snow and it gets real lonely. 30 seconds after a vehicle would pass, the tire path would already be turning white again and covering over. This was the point where we decided we better not attempt to go any further. We'd already been riding in it for three hours and we were exhausted.
The view from the back of the bikes....
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and a view from the front of the bikes. We found an old abandoned gas station that we could at least get the bikes out of the snow.....
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You ever try to turn a motorcycle around on a hill like this, while the snow is coming down sideways.....
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The hill that we'd just came down. Our tire tracks in the street are already covered over..... That's Richard up the hill in the street, with Andy standing beside him coaching on the turn around process.... it was hairy for sure......
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That doesn't look like much fun. Glad everyone made it ok
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OK JC, I am certain. You guys and Gals are NUTS!!! I have ridden in some bad chit in my time, but you guys are just "over the edge". Glad everyone is safe!!!
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WOW :o
Sorry to hear about the sucky weather!
Hope you are past all the crap and on to bighter things...
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All I can say is WOW!!! We are leaving Denver to go thru Utah, Nevada, Calif, Oregon,Idaho and Wyoming. We were saying we were glad we did not leave last week when you did. We are hoping the weather holds up for this weekend. Leaving Thursday. Hope your trip is ending on a better note!
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Good Lord! That just plain looks nuckin' futs! I am just pleased to read everyone is good!
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We are all fine. I even got to lead a couple of times so now everybody wants to go back to the snow! :nixweiss:
Having connection problems so can't post a.t.t. No WiFi where we're staying Monday.
After trying to become the Donner Party, two wheeler styled, everything has turned out exceptionally well. Made a trip to Zion yesterday and did the three hour guided tour of Monument Valley today.
We will post again when we can.
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Terri is my new hero! I dont know any other woman that would be up to that! :apple: :bananarock:
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Terrie, You are an inspiration to all us women :2vrolijk_21: Hang in there cause you're doing a GREAT job ::)
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Wow is right. I thought I had it bad being in a sling after surgery and I have to say thats nothing compared to what you all are doing.... Terri I am impressed!!! you've gone from seasoned rider to overly well seasoned, YOU GO GIRL. you all ride safe and we'll pray for smoother sailing. I'm going to give my one finger a break......Glad everyone is well. :2vrolijk_21: Jon
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Terri is my new hero! I dont know any other woman that would be up to that! :apple: :bananarock:
Don't let my wife hear you saying that. My wife will, and has ridden in all types of weather, including snow, pouring rain, and hail. She is a veteran rider, and can keep up with most "men". We also ride with a couple of other women in our group that I can deffinately say the same about. One of those woman (coincidentaly also named Terri), is one of the BEST riders that I have had the privlege to ride along side of (man or woman). On the other hand, I have seen "men" riders that would not ride at 85 degree weather if there was a slight mist coming down. Terri is deffinately a trooper in my book, but don't think that only "men" can take that kind of punishment. I give a very high five to Terri and the rest of the group, but just wanted to let you know that woman can and do ride as good as men, in all sorts of weather. :2vrolijk_21:
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Duke was leading us in our search for a hotel room. A reminded.....all the power was out on the south side of Main St. and that just happened to be the side that all the motels were on. Didn't matter, they were all still booked up with the exception of the only motel that had propane heat (don't ask why they'd still have rooms available....except to say the rooms were scarey lookin :nervous:)
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Nobody was taking their helmets off at this point in time...... :huepfenlol2:
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This lady was on it.......as fast as it would drop, she was a shovelin......
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Several other bikes joined us under the abandoned gas station awning. Since there wasn't any electricity, the gas pumps weren't working. But the local mountain men came to their rescue with gas they had in cans up in their homes. Eventually it quit snowing and the roads were nothing more than slush and we were all back on the road headed in what ever directions we were all originally headed......
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Weather is worse than forecasted in the beginning but we will "Endever to persevere". (
Really, a quote from The Outlaw Josey Wales? Impressive and appropriate.
Will this be an annual run? The Frozen Balls and Nipples Run, perhaps? You're all a little nutty and totally awesome! Be safe.
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:o
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great ride report - but no real envy from my side ::)
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Don't let my wife hear you saying that. My wife will, and has ridden in all types of weather, including snow, pouring rain, and hail. She is a veteran rider, and can keep up with most "men". We also ride with a couple of other women in our group that I can deffinately say the same about. One of those woman (coincidentaly also named Terri), is one of the BEST riders that I have had the privlege to ride along side of (man or woman). On the other hand, I have seen "men" riders that would not ride at 85 degree weather if there was a slight mist coming down. Terri is deffinately a trooper in my book, but don't think that only "men" can take that kind of punishment. I give a very high five to Terri and the rest of the group, but just wanted to let you know that woman can and do ride as good as men, in all sorts of weather. :2vrolijk_21:
:kiss2: :kiss2: :hair2: :antlers: :elvis: We know we're GOOD :2vrolijk_21: Thank you for recognizing us. :P
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JR, I can't believe how much snow you have ridden in on this trip :'(. Is this expected weather this time of year or is this considered the "not so normal"? :nixweiss: Are you almost to your destination and what does the forecast going home look like? I think I would take a different route home so you get out of those higher elevations and away from the snow. :vrolijk27:
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Amazing pictures!!! Wow!! I too give all of you kudos! Pretty scary weather to ride in!! And I agree, Terrie is a trooper and obviously a great rider!! Have a great rest of the trip!!!
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Thats crazy weather to ride in glad all are OK.
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JR, I can't believe how much snow you have ridden in on this trip :'(. Is this expected weather this time of year or is this considered the "not so normal"? :nixweiss: Are you almost to your destination and what does the forecast going home look like? I think I would take a different route home so you get out of those higher elevations and away from the snow. :vrolijk27:
Sorry JC...I must have been sleeping :zzz: since I called you JR :P
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Sorry JC...I must have been sleeping :zzz: since I called you JR :P
I think that's going to be his new nickname...Junior ;D
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I think that's going to be his new nickname...Junior ;D
RUTRO...Run Judy run, better make it quick, cause he will even run you down in the SNOW.
ROFLMAO, cant you just see :rolleyes2:
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RUTRO...Run Judy run, better make it quick, cause he will even run you down in the SNOW.
ROFLMAO, cant you just see :rolleyes2:
You're right Greg, he has gotten so good at playing in the snow that he won't hesitate to come to snowy Ohio to "get" me. ;)
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:2vrolijk_21: Keep your report coming. Glad everyone's ok. What an adventure. One ride you'll never forget.
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As the snow started to clear a little, Andy stopped one of the snow plows to ask him road conditions east on Hwy 50. For those of you that have never traveled Hwy 50, it's advertised as the Lonliest Road In America. Not exactly the road you'd want to get stranded on, on a motorcycle. We loaded up and headed east towards Ely, Nv.
This is a couple of shots from the top of the grade just above Eureka, as we were leaving town....
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It was pretty much clear sailing (compared to what we'd already been through) the rest of the way in to Ely, Nv.
We go rooms at the Prospector Casino & Hotel. Very nice rooms, lounge and restaurant if you're ever passing through and suprisngly affordable, too.
We slid a couple of tables together under the big flat screen TV in the lounge and had dinner right there by oursleves, while watching the UFC fights....
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The Prospector Casino & Hotel is modern, compared to everything else in Ely and they have a large overhang to park the bikes under.
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Our original route and plans had us passing through Grand Junction, Colo. with plans of stopping for lunch. We were supposed to hook up with another member of this forum, Striker, and his wife for lunch. However, due to the snow setting us back so far on our schedule we decided to head south for warmer climate.
Striker, sure sorry we couldn't make that rendavouz. I hope you got the voice message I left. :2vrolijk_21:
Our next stop was to be the Best Western in Cedar City, Ut. The BW Town & Country Inn (there are two BWs just a few blocks apart) was remodeled in 2011 and a very nice BW.
We rode south on dry roads......
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a sure sign that Terrie's neck and sholder are bothering her when she's riding in this position. I see it often....
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Finally, we leave....
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and ride in to.....
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those last pics look much more like my comfort zone ;)
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those last pics look much more like my comfort zone ;)
x-2 Glad you all are dry and well :2vrolijk_21: Jon and Susan......
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Guys, all I can say is, Awesome! Let's Roll
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Hooked up GPS to Dashpad for the trip to meet up with everyone in Fallon Nevada Friday.
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2nd Gas stop in Nevada on way to meet group.
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On the road.
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Arrived in Fallon after 12 hours on road. They saved me a space....
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JCZ and Terrie
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Andy, Sherry and Don, Carole
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Austin Nev....
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another snow picture from Cafe porch.
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Just pulled off road to old gas station.
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another at gas station.... Thanks to Andy and Don for getting me in there....could not do a "U" turn in the SNOW myself.
They saved me!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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Cliff Dwellings
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Andy went down into the Kiva since no one else would......lol
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Downtown Telluride Colorado...
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Heading to California....Had to leave the group early....
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On road to Hemet .....
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Outside Flagstaff Arizona heading west on I-40.............
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JC in action
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JC again
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Mountain Goat JC
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Monument Valley Tour
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Yucca plant in bloom
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Tour guide "Patsy" said they fix these Yucca fruit/buds so they taste like chicken.....she was funny lady..... :)
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Sunrise at Monument Valley......
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another....
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Doctor JC putting band-aid, etc, on Terries hand after the pistol kicked back and got her.....
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Don on top of broken glass pile.
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again
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Don and Carole heading to Monument Valley.
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Andy and Sherry
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again
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on road to Monument Valley...
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sign
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New Church
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Don and Carole next to tour truck.
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Don,Carole,Andy,Sherry and JC
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on tour bus/truck...
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"Mittens"
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left mitten
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right mitten...
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nice one
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Native Vendors at all the stops on the tour...
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along the way
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Lookout point with horse and rider...
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Andy and Don
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Hole in wall..
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Carole pointing to drawings...
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This is what she is pointing to..
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As the snow started to clear a little, Andy stopped one of the snow plows to ask him road conditions east on Hwy 50. For those of you that have never traveled Hwy 50, it's advertised as the Lonliest Road In America. Not exactly the road you'd want to get stranded on, on a motorcycle. We loaded up and headed east towards Ely, Nv.
This is a couple of shots from the top of the grade just above Eureka, as we were leaving town....
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Great pic!! Yea I've been on that Hwy and he's right. Very lonely but a beautiful through there. Um, minus the snow.
It was pretty much clear sailing (compared to what we'd already been through) the rest of the way in to Ely, Nv.
We go rooms at the Prospector Casino & Hotel. Very nice rooms, lounge and restaurant if you're ever passing through and suprisngly affordable, too.
We slid a couple of tables together under the big flat screen TV in the lounge and had dinner right there by oursleves, while watching the UFC fights....
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Don checking his latest picture.
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"MOM".....( Moon Over Monument )
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roots
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looking straight up....
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weird holes towards top...
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Don
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Carole, Sherry and Andy
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Back from tour..Andy checking emails....
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JC picked out this house for all of us.... It was GREAT!
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Sunrise at the house..
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Getting ready to leave.
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Don and Carole, Andy and Sherry on way to Four Corners...
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In Mirror...JC and Terrie
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Market sign
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We made it...
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Sherry and Andy in four states at the same time.... :)
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Trading post still in use...
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While in Telluride Colorado, Don and Carole had a camera failure, I loaned them my camera until they got a new one at the next big town we will come to. so here comes 25 photos they took.
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JCZ, Terriez, Don, Carole, Andy, Shelly and RBaker,
Enjoy the ride and the scenery. You are reminding me of several trips I have taken in all the areas you showcased. We are blessed to live in the Western and Southwestern States.
DH
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Pretty amazing how the first part of this ride started for it too turn into a beautiful scenic ride. All thanks to mother nature, glad your trip turned into a great ride. ENJOY :2vrolijk_21: Jon and Susan
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Awesome pics. Glad you made it safe. Reason I go nowhere without heated gear in my bag. :)
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I have a lot of respect for you people. The pics show some beautiful scenery and the snow. well you guys and girls kick azz!!!!! JC I would have stopped at the firehouse across the street and pulled the GOLD CARD!!!!!! No snow in this ole DAWGS forecast anytime soon!!!!
Great ride!!!!!
Be Safe
THE DAWG
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ak6 Annie Oakley got her hand to high on the grip and the slide bit her
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Pretty ride. But like I said eariler YOU GOT MY VOTE!!!!!
Be Safe
THE DAWG
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Great pics Andy! I'll never forget that ride.....I clearly remember every second of it! :nervous:
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ak6 Annie Oakley got her hand to high on the grip and the slide bit her
I hate when that happens...my lcp has drawn its share but it so tiny.....and the pistol too... ::)
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Pretty ride. But like I said eariler YOU GOT MY VOTE!!!!!
Be Safe
THE DAWG
Weather called for intermittent Rain, thunder showers the morning we started out. Found our selfs in the middle when storm hit and the storm was worse behind us, So had to go thru it. Wouldn't want to do it again and Thank Got no one went down.
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Finished posting ZION photos in PICTURES at http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=74504.0
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Rain gear was covered with spray from the road so I took a shower with it on to wash it. Dried it and packed it away. Mailed it home in Montrose to free up the needed space.
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Wet gloves needed drying on the inside so I cut out holes in the bottom of hotel's drinking cups and pushed inside of gloves. Propped gloves over heater vent against chair.
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“Improvise, adapt, and overcome.” :2vrolijk_21: :drink:
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Rain gear was covered with spray from the road so I took a shower with it on to wash it. Dried it and packed it away. Mailed it home in Montrose to free up the needed space.
Wet gloves needed drying on the inside so I cut out holes in the bottom of hotel's drinking cups and pushed inside of gloves. Propped gloves over heater vent against chair.
Jailhouse ingenuity.....where you learn all that from? :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
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As we continued south out of Ely, Nv. headed towards Cedar City, Ut. the sky begin to clear…..
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For those in the Zion or Bryce Canyon area, the Best Western Town & Country Inn (there’s another BW just a few blocks down) is a great place to stay at a reasonable price…and just remodeled last year. Indoor pool and spa in a glass enclosed building.
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The next morning we were off to Monument Valley, Ut. I’d laid out the scenic route past Jacobs Lake Inn, Az. and through the Navajo territory.
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We met a number of CVO owners in the parking lot of Jacobs Lake. Don was sure to give them all a card for the forum.
This guy, however, was not on a CVO. Out of eastern Canada, sorry, don’t remember his name but he had an interesting color in that paint scheme….wasn’t the “orange” that we’re used to seeing on a Harley.
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We continued east on Hwy. 89 past the Vermillion Cliffs and the Navajo Bridge…
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THIS BIKE IS FOR SALE!
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Down below is the highway that we’re about to head across. It runs parallel to the Vermillion Cliffs, past Cliff Dwellers and across the Navajo Bridge.
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The Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center….
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The old bridge from the middle looking back to the parking lot….
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Don & Carol…..it’s 467 feet to the water….
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The old on the left…..the new bridge on the right….
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To put 467 feet deep in perspective…..those are 12 man rafts down there on the water. While the water looks nasty in the pics, it was actually clear and the green is on the bottom. This, my friends, is an undisturbed, unpolluted Colorado River.
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Elevation check…..
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Looking back across at the Vermillion Cliffs and the valley that we’d just passed through. Notice the gorge of the Colorado River cut deep in to the valley floor….a much longer ride across there than what it looks in this picture.
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The Navajo’s selling their handcrafted wears at roadside stands all across the southwest….also another perspective of that valley we’d just came across.
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Don, this lady’s tired…..take her to the house!
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A glimpse of Lake Powell, Az.
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Richard led for a couple hours….
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Monument Valley…..next stop!
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That’s our house for the night….straight ahead, at the foot of the cliff…
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Goulding’s Lodge…. where I rented the house for us….3 bedroom, 3 bath with a bonus room that has a hide-a-bed. It’s just a ¼ mile down the road from the lodge.
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The view of Monument Valley from the balcony of the master bedroom….
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We took a tour of Monument Valley in a 4x4 truck. We got lucky, got about the best truck out there (some were pretty scary lookin) and the best guide and unlike most of those trucks that were packed three to a seat…..it was just us seven. We also had a great tour guide, Patsy or Pat. Get this tour at Goulding’s Lodge.
The tour will be my next entry to this ride report. I took over 3,000 pictures in 11 days and the hardest part about doing these ride reports is deciding which pictures to post and which to skip……….don’t want you to miss any of this great ride!
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We arrived at Goulding’s Lodge 20 minutes prior to our guided tour of Monument Valley. We really had to hustle, get checked in, drive over to the house, unpack and throw everything inside and get back to the Lodge for our tour. Come on now……you know we made it.
We got a decent truck with decent upholstery and a metal shade top….huge in this area!
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John Wayne’s cabin…..open for tours. This is where he’d stay when he was out here filming.
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Monument Valley Tour finally begins….
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It’s not a national park but a Navajo Tribe Reservation….
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The left and right mittens on the left of this photo (they all have names)….
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That’s Patsy, our tour guide, next to me….
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Yuca plant…..edible….they also make things out of it and use it for dye to color their blankets, etc.
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This is the monument that they set the car on, in the commercial. I believe it’s a Nissan commercial.
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It’s been a hard days ride just to get here…….and continues to be a hard days ride…..
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The three sisters….
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A Navajo scout….
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And the ponys…
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Director John Ford’s Point…..his most favorite spot in the whole valley…
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Feeding a real pappose….
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When the tour is guided by a Navajo……you go past this point and see what those on a self tour don’t get to see….
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The hoppas…..
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This lady is in her 90’s, been in several movies, and they said….she’s “world famous”. Although they didn’t tell us famous for what. However, she is the head of one of the very few families that still live on that reservation.
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A giant ant hill. They were all over out there. The biggest ant hills I’ve ever seen.
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Our ride….
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Petrogliphys…
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Amazingly, this tree was still growing and green….
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HUGE ants!
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A skeleton of some kind of animal…
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It was a great tour…..well worth the money! Now, let’s eat!!
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Don, ringing the dinner bell….
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It was truly a great day in Monument Valley!
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taken wit IPHONE
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THIS BIKE IS FOR SALE
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SAY WHAT???????
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Looking for my Monument Valley pics.
My Canon PowerShot camera couldn't handle the dust in Monument Valley and the lens locked up on me. (P'd me off big time.)
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Looking for my Monument Valley pics.
My Canon PowerShot camera couldn't handle the dust in Monument Valley and the lens locked up on me. (P'd me off big time.)
That would be camera #1 of this trip? :nixweiss: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
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Our view from the restaurant….
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We run in to Bill (Sklywag) & Trudy when we returned from our tour. They came up to the restaurant to join us. Haven’t saw them since our Ariz. tour last year during Ariz. Bike Week.
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Richard (rbaker) That milkshake made his face light up…..
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The John Wayne cabin…..where he stayed when filming here in the valley….
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The real mc coy!
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Back to the house for the evening…..
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For those traveling to Monument Valley, if you go to Gouldings Lodge web site and view the homes they have for rent, this is the house called “Monument Valley House”. It’s listed as a 3 bedroom, 3 bath however, it has another small room that has a hide-a-bed. There’s a base rent up to six people, then it’s so much per head beyond that. It was a great deal for us and a great location.
The M/bdrm. & balcony…
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The M/bath with the deepest and strongest jetted Jacuzzi tub I’ve ever been in….
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The living room with big screen TV and cable….
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The kitchen area…
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Richard bought cookies for everybody for the bedtime snack…..
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You all are an amazing group. Knowing the weather conditions at the start, it's impressive that you even got this far. The photo tour was outstanding. And, I think we all learned the benefits of showering with our rain gear on and multiple uses for motel cups to dry our gloves. So, Don, are you sure you didn't have your camera dangling around your neck in the shower? Soap on a rope?
Very cool report!!!
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The next morning I got up early to try to capture a series of sunrise photos. Need Jock or Terry’s skill level for these shots…..I’ll wait for one of them to tell me what I should have or could have done in this situation, for a better pic. But here are a few that I got….
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Time to roll……
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Terrie takes the lead….
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You have to watch out for the free roaming cattle, dogs, donkeys…..all forms of livestock and wildlife….
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And Don’s turn to take the lead…..
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Navajo’s have their own highway signs….
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Last night Terrie told me that she changed her mind, doesn’t want to sell the bikes and trying to talk me out of it. Women!
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The Ismay Trading Post. Another real deal, no pretense about it. And target practicing right in the parking lot….
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That’s a whole lot of broken bottles…..
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Several deer in the clearing….moving to fast to catch all of them in this shot…
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A couple little cow pokes playing up on the gate post of a guest ranch….what a life to raise kids in. This place is out in the middle of nowhere. I don’t think we saw more than two vehicles in 65 miles.
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We finally arrive at the Best Western in Cortez, Colo….
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Time for lunch….just a short walk across the street…
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Two interesting signs….
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The park post office….
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After visiting Mesa Verde we just went back to the hotel and had an easy afternoon and evening. By the way, this hotel has both an indoor and outdoor pool and hot tub.
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Did I read what I thought I read between those pictures :nixweiss: that maybe you won't be selling the bikes :-*. And women are permitted to change their minds (thanks Terrie, keep talking to him) :P
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Did I read what I thought I read between those pictures :nixweiss: that maybe you won't be selling the bikes :-*. And women are permitted to change their minds (thanks Terrie, keep talking to him) :P
You did...
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Last night Terrie told me that she changed her mind, doesn’t want to sell the bikes and trying to talk me out of it. Women!
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That’s a whole lot of broken bottles…..
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JC you've got a very smart wife (don't know how you talked her into marrying you :D) and she can shoot a gun :nervous:... I'd listen to her if I were you and the last thing that would come out of my mouth would be "yes dear". ;D ;D
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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Did I read what I thought I read between those pictures :nixweiss: that maybe you won't be selling the bikes :-*. And women are permitted to change their minds (thanks Terrie, keep talking to him) :P
Let's just say that the decision is on hold for the moment. She's out of town this evening and will probably not be home until after I'm in bed. But we're trailering the bikes over to Jim's tomorrow (drop them off for the week, for the 50k service on both bikes). We'll have plenty of time to continue the conversation on the drive over and back.
It's interesting how quick she forgets all the pain and only remembers the good times. Maybe it's because the pain is greater for me than for her. :nixweiss: The doctors have always told me that I have a very high threashold for pain......but you can't prove that by me. When I'm feeling it, it's excrciating. Tried talking my chropracter into taking up motorcycling so he can go with us. He told me I'd have to talk his wife into it first. She was in the office when we were talking about it once.....she just gave me the "look". :nervous:
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Let's just say that the decision is on hold for the moment. She's out of town this evening and will probably not be home until after I'm in bed. But we're trailering the bikes over to Jim's tomorrow (drop them off for the week, for the 50k service on both bikes). We'll have plenty of time to continue the conversation on the drive over and back.
It's interesting how quick she forgets all the pain and only remembers the good times. Maybe it's because the pain is greater for me than for her. :nixweiss: The doctors have always told me that I have a very high threashold for pain......but you can't prove that by me. When I'm feeling it, it's excrciating. Tried talking my chropracter into taking up motorcycling so he can go with us. He told me I'd have to talk his wife into it first. She was in the office when we were talking about it once.....she just gave me the "look". :nervous:
JC, the pictures are beautiful ;D. My first question would be, if you guys are in what looks like "Red" dirt desert, than why are you still wearing chaps. :nixweiss: I understand long sleeves, keeping the sun off your skin keeps you cooler, but chaps? :confused5: Loved the wild donkey's and the beautiful house you guy's stayed in and I noticed you and Terrie got the master bedroom :P :2vrolijk_21:. And about selling the bikes,...Terrie has flashback's of all the great time's you guy's have had and maybe those memories are closer to her heart than the painful one's. I know that you two will "give and take" and somewhere in the middle you will both follow your hearts and make the right decision. Thank you again for another great riding trip. :1syellow1: :beerchug:
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Great pics jc thanks. You should publish a western usa/ca motorcycle travel guide.
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JC, the pictures are beautiful ;D. My first question would be, if you guys are in what looks like "Red" dirt desert, than why are you still wearing chaps. :nixweiss: I understand long sleeves, keeping the sun off your skin keeps you cooler, but chaps? :confused5: Loved the wild donkey's and the beautiful house you guy's stayed in and I noticed you and Terrie got the master bedroom :P :2vrolijk_21:. And about selling the bikes,...Terrie has flashback's of all the great time's you guy's have had and maybe those memories are closer to her heart than the painful one's. I know that you two will "give and take" and somewhere in the middle you will both follow your hearts and make the right decision. Thank you again for another great riding trip. :1syellow1: :beerchug:
I didn't take chaps. However, even in red rock (or red dirt) country, it can still get very cold in the mornings. Some, like Andy & Sherry wear their leathers all the time, no matter the temps.
By the way, Terrie got home right after I posted yesterday and we had "more" conversation. I can't exactly say it went in my favor. It's a hard thing to deal with when my heart wants to keep riding......it's my body that wants to stop. :nixweiss:
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Great pics jc thanks. You should publish a western usa/ca motorcycle travel guide.
You'll have to send it to me. After that trip, I'll be broke for the next two years and four months. :nervous:
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Mesa Verde
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Down to the gate securing the trail. Richard saved this girl from falling down the steps. She had to hang around her hero!
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Everybody look over here and wave!
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Climbing up and out.
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Hot tubbing.
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Thawing out at dinner
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Hamburger cheese? What?
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Eureka
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Mining picture.
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Bryce Canyon
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Great shots and great ride!! I've been to some of those places, but will have to visit the others in the next few years, by whatever means.
JC...the only way to get those shots and not have the foreground dark is to use a Graduated Neutral Density filter...about a 2 stop version, and get the square kind, not the screw on the lens kind. You can just hold it by the top corner and put it over the lens. You have to expose for the foreground and the ND filter holds back the sky exposure. It's just about necessary to do a manual exposure. It's a lot of trouble, but sometimes worth it.
Mesa Verde is a neat place...you've got a good eye. I've got nearly the same shot of one of the dwellings....
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Thanks a bunch for the tip Terry.
I'll get back to posting some more of the ride pics tomorrow. I think we're about 2/3 the way through them. :nixweiss:
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quick.....get him......he's escaping. :huepfenlol2:
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Fantastic Story & pics, Could you send your routing an time periods.
Thanks in Advance
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Leaving Cortez the next morning we headed towards Telluride. Our first stop was Delores, Co. another interesting little town.
It was our first introduction to the Galloping Goose. There were seven of these things made in Ridgeway, Co. This one looks like a school bus with an old locomotive engine.
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And the chain drive didn’t escape me…..
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A little more of Delores….
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Get on the bus, Gus……..
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Bar keep….set em up!
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Those at the back would probably be very warm…….those at the front were probably very cold.
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On the road to Telluride….we’re rollin again….
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Rico, Colorado…..
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It appeared the Marshalls do radar patrol in all the small towns in Colorado….
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JC, Colorado is breathtaking :2vrolijk_21: I have got to put this trip on my "bucket list " ::)
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Fantastic Story & pics, Could you send your routing an time periods.
Thanks in Advance
I sent it to you via PM. Then got to thinkin others may be interested in it so here it is again:
Below is our ride route with one exception. On Sat. May 26 we only made it as far as Ely, Nevada....due to the unexpected snow storm.
On Sun. May 27 we altered plans just a bit and left Ely headed south to Cedar City, Utah. On Mon. May 28 we were back on schedule.....making it to Monument Valley.
Colorado Ride Routes
Friday evening, May 25, 2012:
Drive…Elk Grove, Ca. to Fallon, Nv. Via I-80 to Fernley and then on to Fallon. (206 mi. 3 hrs. 41 min.) America’s Best Value Inn 1051 West Williams Avenue Fallon, NV (800) 266-6059
Sat, May 26, 2012
Drive…Fallon, Nv. to Salina, Ut. (480 mi. 8 hrs. 27 min.) Super 8 Salina/Scenic Hills Area 375 E 1620 S Salina, UT (435) 529-7483
Sun. May 27, 2012
Drive…Salina, Ut. to Montrose, Co. via US 50. (269 mi. 4 hrs. 20 min.). Best Western Red Arrow, Points, 1702 East Main St. Montrose, CO 81401 (970) 249-9641
Mon. Memorial Day, May 28, 2012
Ride…Montrose, Co. to Monument Valley, Ut. via US 550 South to Ridgeway (CO 62 through Monticello Ut, Bluff Ut., Mexican Hat Ut.), to Monument Valley (258 mi. 5 hrs. 1 min.) Gouldings Lodge…..3 bdrm. 3 ba. home with view of monument valley $275, W Main St Oljato-Monument Valley, UT (435) 727-3231
Tue May 29, 2012
Ride…Monument Valley to Cortez, Co via Kayenta, Az, Four Corners and Aneth, (146 mi. 3 hrs. 25 min.) Best Western Turquoise Inn & Suites
535 East Main Street Cortez, CO (970) 565-3778
**Visit the Mesa Verde Indian Cliff Dwellings in the afternoon.**
Wed. May 30, 2012
Ride…Cortez, Co to Montrose, Co via Telluride (135 mi. 2 hrs. 41 min.) Black Canyon Motel, 1605 East Main Street Montrose, CO 81401
(970) 249-3495
Thur. May 31, 2012
Ride…Montrose to Creede, via Hwy. 50 to Hwy. 149 south (stop in Lake City). (151 mi. 3 hrs. 20 min.), Creede Hotel 120 North Main St. Creede, CO (719) 658-2608
**Tour the Creed Underground Mine & Museum in the afternoon.
Fri. Jun 1, 2012
Ride…Pagosa Springs to Ouray (194 mi. 3hrs. 50 min. ) via the Million Dollar Hwy. through Durango and Silverton. Ouray Hotel 303 6th Avenue Ouray, CO (970) 325-0500
Sat. Jun 2, 2012
Ride…. Ouray to Tropic, Utah via Million Dollar Hwy. back through Durango, Mancos, Dolores Colorado and Monticello and Blanding, Utah. (195 mi…… 3 hrs. 50 min. Then ride from Blanding, Utah to Tropic, Ut. 275 mi. 5 hrs. 12 min. for a total for the day……441 mi. and 8 hrs. 20 min.) Bryce Canyon Inn, 21 North Main, Tropic, UT
(800) 592-1468
Sun. Jun 3, 2012
Ride….Tropic, Utah……spend two or three hours at Bryce Canyon National Park…..then ride to Tonopah, Nv. (382 mi. and 6 hrs. 36 min.) Mizpah Hotel 100 Main St. Tonopah, Nv. 775 482-3030
Mon. Jun 4, 2012
Ride….Tonopah, Nv. to Sacramento…. 339 mi. 6 hrs. 16 min.
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JC, Colorado is breathtaking :2vrolijk_21: I have got to put this trip on my "bucket list " ::)
All of western Colorado is beautiful however, it's the southwest corner and the Four Corners area (Monument Valley included) that are my most favorite area. We spent five days in this area and never rode the same roads twice. Just a really great time! :2vrolijk_21:
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Great lookin' trip JC! Looks like a little something for everyone including the Eskimos! Took the ride from Cortez to Telluride last year and remember that canyon road (145) well. One of the purdiest rides I've been on. Taking it again this year in the other direction. Thanks for sharing another great ride report!
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All of western Colorado is beautiful however, it's the southwest corner and the Four Corners area (Monument Valley included) that are my most favorite area. We spent five days in this area and never rode the same roads twice. Just a really great time! :2vrolijk_21:
I agree, JC...that Southwestern quad of CO is spectacular. Lot's of 13 and 14K peaks.
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What did you think of Pagosa Springs to South fork (Hwy 160) ? awesome ? huh
I love Southwest CO. :2vrolijk_21:
Marty
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Great pics everyone!!! Looks like a fun time had by all. The snow pics were pretty freaky.... Yikes!! :o :o
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What did you think of Pagosa Springs to South fork (Hwy 160) ? awesome ? huh
I love Southwest CO. :2vrolijk_21:
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That's nice through there Marty, just to short. The roads to ride are going north and south..... Colorado Hwy. 149, 145/62 and US 550 (the million $ hiway). Those three roads are like an all day sucker! :2vrolijk_21:
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Our next stop…..Telluride. I’ll go back to this town again, someday. Hopefully in the winter in a 4x4…..spend a night or two….maybe put the boards on and hit the sloap for a couple of runs.
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Bike shop in the summer, ski shop in the winter….
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Interesting concept……leave it if you have it….take it if you need it….free. Of course this concept would never work in Sacramento (or any other city)….there wouldn’t be anything left to take.
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The main street was being repaved so it created some challenges for me ( a whole lot of standing around waiting for construction equip. and trucks to move out of my way) to try to get the best pics I could get….
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Each block in this town has a small strip park in it with benches, water features, art, etc.
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The Telluride Medical Bud Company….for those in need….for medical purposes only, of course!
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Odd motor home (I assume)……only has two windows. Maybe it’s from IKEA.
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Metalwork art done by a local judge in th earea…..
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He said they’re custom, one of a kind, hand made boots…..wanted to have my head on the chopping block for taking photos of them.
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A beautiful waterfall at the end of town…..
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What a beautiful town! And those boots ::). I own a couple of pairs of cowboy boots but I don't have anything that purdy. I would have bought a pair and shipped them home. :2vrolijk_21:
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What a beautiful town! And those boots ::). I own a couple of pairs of cowboy boots but I don't have anything that purdy. I would have bought a pair and shipped them home. :2vrolijk_21:
They were on sale for $1200.00
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They were on sale for $1200.00
:'(. I wonder what $250 would have bought me ???
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:'(. I wonder what $250 would have bought me ???
In that town.......Terrie and I were in a shirt shop. They had a pair of thongs for $275.....not sure if they would negotiate. :nixweiss:
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Rollin on up the road to Ridgeway, home of the Galloping Goose…..
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And the maint. Vehicle of Galloping Gooses (remember, there were only 7 of them)….
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This train is smaller than normal……about 2/3 the size of a real train…..only about 8 feet tall.
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Inside the little miniature caboose….
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Using a pedestrian gate to show the scale of the caboose……probably only 15’ long….
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Tomorrow we’re off to Lake City and Creede, Colorado…….where Johnny Dep is filming Tonto & The Lone Ranger and……..where we had dinner with his brother Donnie Dep.
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Great pictures JC as always, Beautiful area we certainly missed a good trip. Understand thanks to Terri we might be able to look forward to that......God willing. Thanks again for all the pictures and comintary, I guess you could say I've come to expect it from you. What I mean to say is I look forward to it and once again thank you to all that posted and took us along with you on your vacation. Thank you so much, Jon and Susan.
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What a beautiful town! And those boots ::). I own a couple of pairs of cowboy boots but I don't have anything that purdy. I would have bought a pair and shipped them home. :2vrolijk_21:
Lovin' the boots too CVOgirll! Gorgeous!! We will be in Colorado in September. I'm gonna have to do some shopping:-)
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Great pictures! You guys look like you had a great time once you got past the weather!
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Great pictures! You guys look like you had a great time once you got past the weather!
The snow was a "great time", too. In a negative sort of way. :nervous:
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Blue Mesa Lake east of Montrose on Hwy. 50…..
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Scenic Byway Silver Thread is a “must ride” at least once in your life!
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The scenery along this highway is a constant change. I can only imagine what it’d be like to ride thorough here in the fall when the Aspens are in full color…..
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Never did see a lake or hear about one unless it was the Blue Mesa Lake we passed 30 miles back……
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My next challenge/adventure…..look forward to doing this loop in my 4x4. It’s a loop between Lake City, Ouray and Silverton back to Lake City. A 4 wheel or all wheel drive car will not make it. They said that it needs to have some body lift……that any 4x4 truck and most high lift SUVs should make it OK. Of course, the shorter wheelbase will do better, clearance wise.
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Southern Vittles in the west????
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Don’t get the soup! Seriously……I believe the hair in my soup was from my head. The meals were good.
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Straight out of a western…….
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The light, bright green are the aspens that turn gold, yellow, red in the fall. The dark green are evergreens.
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The overlook at the top of Slumgullion Pass,
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On top of the world…….
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This, folks, is the Rio Grande Resavoir. It’s the headwaters of the Rio Grande River….
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The Rio Grande Ranch….
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Thanks for "taking us along," JC!! :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: More please!! ;D
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X2 beautiful country and perfect weather..... :2vrolijk_21: :orange:
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Our next stop….a great little town that’s back in off the beaten path, Creede, Colo.
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We had the Creede Hotel to ourselves. A great, historic hotel that a number of famous people have stayed in. Terrie and I had the Calamity Jane room…..
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And it had the balcony attached and a restroom (not down the hall)…..
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Views from the balcony were ring side…..
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There were also rooms like Poker Alice, Soapy Smith and Bat Masterson.
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The dining room downstairs was very nice. We had dinner and breakfast there….
Several movies have been made in the area, several other movies made about this area. Currently, Johnny Dep is filming Tonto and The Lone Ranger….a Disney Studios film.
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Outside seating in the summer months….
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We stayed in several of Colorado’s Historic Hotels as described in the book by the same name…
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I made a new little friend while I was in town. She’s the hostess in the town theatre….
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Andy, Don and I walked off up the canyon to do the underground mine tour. It’s a guy thing so the women found something else to do…..
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You can see the large tent on the right, up the canyon. It’s the wardrobe, dressing and make up tent for the move set. The underground mine tour is across the street, on the left side.
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The fire dept. is also in one of the old mines….
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The road is blocked off for the movie set. If you look closely you’ll see an old steam locomotive at the back of the canyon, in the middle of the street. We were told that was trucked in last week on a flat bed for the movie. Supposedly they dug a fake mine and in the movie they’re going to blow it up.
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Even though it was hot outside, it was cold in that mine. They have a rack of loaner coats for men, women and children….
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Our tour guide was an ol’ guy that had worked in those mines all of his life….now on oxygen and had to drag that little tank with him everywhere.
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Some of the past residents of Creede….
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You should have saw the look on the little ol’ lady’s face behind the counter when Andy put his loaner coat on, reaches in his pocket and pulls out ten $100 bills and claims “look what I just found in this coat pocket”. I told Andy, she’ll be checking all those coat pockets from now on, after each visitor leaves.
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The cougars grow to a good size out west. Don posted a pic of the one in Nev. and this one is from the Creede area….
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Ever wonder how much air pressure is in your air shocks? This bike was parked in the “Extra’s parking” lot….
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The prize from previous years of the Colorado State Mining Championships….
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Wardrobe and make up tent…..
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The Sherriff of Minearl County…he doesn’t even have a badge or a gun….
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And his cruiser….with his bumper stickers….
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The old fire house….now a restaurant…
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Red prefers the cool of the concrete sidewalk…..
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To the comfort of his bed under that hot jeep….
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And at dinner…..Andy told the waitress that we’re having dinner with Johnny Dep’s brother, Donnie Dep. Then turned to Don and said “this is Donnie Dep”. You should have saw the look on her face.
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By the way, this town has more Jeeps than I’ve ever saw in one place before. As we were walking the streets I think we counted about 20 of them before we quit counting….they were everywhere!
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Old folks home….naw, everybody on the net….
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Sunrise in Creede, Colorado. Time to hit the road….headed for Pagosa Springs, Durango, Silverton and Ouray….
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JC, I thought I had seen beautiful country until I just looked at the last picture's you posted. This is surely where God would live if he were picking a place to stay. The beauty just takes my breath away. I will get there someday...I will make that my promise in this lifetime. Thank you so much for taking all of us places in your picture's that we have never been. :dankk2:
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Here's a link to some pics of the quaking Aspens in colors when Terrie and I rode the Million Dollar Highway in Sept. of 2010......
http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=54514.msg787424#msg787424
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JC, your photos and comments are always like telling a story and not just the ride. That is some beautiful country, glad all of you made in one piece after that nasty weather.
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JC, your photos and comments are always like telling a story and not just the ride. That is some beautiful country, glad all of you made in one piece after that nasty weather.
Thanks a bunch Ron. See you two up in Burney in about ten days.
My intent is to take everybody along and provide a little information along the way, for those who may be planning on visiting any of these areas in the near future. :2vrolijk_21:
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More shots of the Rio Grande River. It actually looks like a river down here. Up at the headwaters it wasn’t much more than a creek.
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An “S” curve tunnel…..
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These photos are for Marty……
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The lil chipmunk on the chunk of concrete down below came a beggin…..we fed him.
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When the crow came around, the chipmunk hightailed it for safety. He didn’t want to be caught out in the open. As soon as the crow left, the chipmunk came back. Eating happily while keeping one eye turned skyward…..
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Treasure Falls, one of the many waterfalls in Colo……
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“Strictly Modern”……haven’t saw that term since the 50’s…..
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I finally got the t-shirt!
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Cushman Eagle should shake a few memories of some of you…..this thing was in mint condition!
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and Road Warrior......looks like my kind of van. :2vrolijk_21:
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Leaving Durango after lunch, we ride out the Million Dollar Highway and Silverton is our next stop…..
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Check out the heavy barbed wire gates…..
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The town of Silverton, Colo down below…..
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As you can see in this photo…..Silverton’s main street was also just paved….
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Much like Tombstone, Ariz…..many of the local town’s folks dress in period costume….
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Terrie directing traffic again………..no, just trying to get Don & Carol’s attention……
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Durango HD opened up a t-shirt store in Silverton. Billed as the “World’s Highest Harley Store”. Yep, you can get a shirt stating that….. The lady managing the store has been a local of Silverton all of her life and can tell you the history for the past 25 years or so. She came out on the sidewalk and was telling us the history of many of the buildings, etc. NOTE: for you snowboarders…..check out the bench in front of the store.
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More Jeeps for days!
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They even have a year around Taxi…..
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Time to roll on to Ouray…..
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Abandoned mine….
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These signs all mean what they say!
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A spillway over the top of the highway. Must be awesome in the winter months….
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In this photo, at the bottom right, you can see some iron railing at a turn out. This turn out has a steel sky walk that hangs out over the cliff (free, no cost). As you walk out on it and look straight down, you’ll see the huge waterfall (Bear Creek Falls, right outside of Ouray) that’s directly under the highway at that location.
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The waterfall across the river was the first one I saw, as I walked out on the skywalk….
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And then I went to the other side of the skywalk, hearing the loud noise, to see this huge waterfall directly under the bridge of the highway…..It’s Bear Creek Falls.
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And it continues down the side of the rocks all the way to the river far below….
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Our home for this night was the Ouray Hotel. Right in the center of town. Another hotel found in the book Colorado’s Historic Hotels. Terrie and I had the corner suite.
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The next time Terrie and I are in Ouray, we’ll be staying at the Wiesbaden Hotsprings Spa & Lodging. http://www.wiesbadenhotsprings.com/
While we were staying at the Ouray Hotel on this trip, we had the hotel manager make arrangements for Terrie to get a massage. We wanted someplace within a couple blocks walking distance. When we came back from dinner he had it lined up….a block and a half up the street towards the mountain behind the hotel. Hot springs, underground vapor caves, spa, etc.
I’ve been to more than a few spas and had my share of massages and been in a number of hot springs. So I thought “well, I’ll bring my swimming trunks and hang out in the hotsprings pool while Terrie’s getting her massage”.
We get to the Wiesbaden and it was very tranquil looking. Being a tourist town I thought $$$$ for the services. Since Terrie was going to be getting an hour and a half massage, just $15 for me to hang out in the hotsprings pool. Great! The masseuse came and asked if we’d been to the vapor caves yet? What the hell is that…..must be some gimmick. We told her that we didn’t have any idea what she was talking about and she said “well let me show you”.
She took us downstairs in the building that we were in and immediately I felt the warm humidity. We continued down a hall, past the changing rooms and showers, through a couple more doors and into a natural underground cave that was something like right out of a movie. She said the water is a constant 108F degrees (you don’t just jump in to water that hot……you ease in to it, very slowly). Later I tried to run back in with my camera to snap a couple picks of the pools in the caves but the lens just fogged over to quickly however, I did get a pick of the entrance to the second door in the caves….
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And the massage room where Terrie spent the next hour and a half. I went back and forth from the outdoor hotsprings pool to the vapor caves.
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While I can usally take or leave this kind of thing, I have to say that this is the best hot springs I’ve ever been to, without a doubt. Terrie came out of her massage and for the next half hour told me how it was the best massage she’s ever had anywhere.
The window screens obscured these pics….
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Ouray was a great time and we look forward to our next visit there.
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Great pics. Thanks for sharing.
Ride safe and have fun.
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Love your picture of the Rio Grande Valley. I have one just like it from my trip to Glacier National Park.
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If these signs struck anybody's interest......
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and.....if you have a 4x4 with at least 9"-10" clearance, preferably skid plates and wants to do several 14,000' passes four wheelin, you might be interested in this web site.... http://www.alpineloop.com/HTML/index.html This web site is interactive with several video clips and history of the old mining towns of days gone by that are back in the mountains of this loop. Even if you're not interested in four wheeling, you may be interested in clicking on the link above to view the video clips and history of that area.
The Alpine Loop is a dirt road (the ranger said that in places you'll be in 4x4 low and climbing a rocky road) that's 65 miles long and runs between Lake City (pgs. 14 and 15 of this ride report), Silverton and Ouray (pg. 16 of this ride report).
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OMG !! These are beautiful picture's JC. What awesome little towns. Riding these roads are so breathtaking. And Terrie got a message :P. I'm so jealous :-\. That must have been some of the BEST riding! I love the "old" hotel rooms that look so cool. How comfortable we're those beds? :nixweiss: Absolutely outstanding! Thank you for sharing.
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Hello JC!
We meet at Pashnit trip planning, I drag you over to ADVRider, and now I join here to follow your latest trip on CVO.
Thank you for putting together this great RR. Looks like you could have used my kind of air cooled twin on the first part of your trip.;-) Congratulations to all of you for keeping those beautiful machines right side up. It looks like I'm going to have to head back west to see a bunch of things that we missed in April. I hope that someday we can share a ride together. Until then, Thanks again for the guidance you gave us.
Tom
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I forgot two important questions.
1- Where is the killer Maltese?
2- What would you do if you sold the Harleys?
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I forgot two important questions.
1- Where is the killer Maltese?
2- What would you do if you sold the Harleys?
1. Molly's right here beside me. She's the primadonna.....has her own temperpedic pillow.
2. Go drive the Alpine Loop :2vrolijk_21:
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1. Molly's right here beside me. She's the primadonna.....has her own temperpedic pillow.
2. Go drive the Alpine Loop :2vrolijk_21:
I don't know that a lifted Jeep is really more comfortable than your current rides. Now maybe a Ural,........ ;D
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JC...great pics and narrative! I have often considered moving to the Pagossa Springs area, as it seems like a great location. I have spent some time in that whole area...I took a photography "course" back in about '95 through Rocky Mountain School of Photography (highly recommended, and they still offer it, based out of Ouray) and stayed in Ouray for a week. I added 3 days to the front end, and 3 days to the back end of that trip and did some exploring on my own prior to, and after the course. This was back when I carried a 40lb pack full of camera gear...two bodies, multiple prime lenses, tripod, etc., and shot Velvia slide film exclusively (digital was just getting started back then and a camera body was 10K). The great thing about the course was that each morning and afternoon (this was in late July when the mountain wildflowers at higher elevations were in full bloom) we had professional drivers who drove the group of about 20 people up into the mountains on modified Jeep Comanches. They had the bed part of the truck set up with bench seating withing a steel "cage" so you wouldn't fall out. It was an unforgettable experience....taking photos of beautiful places and traveling by Jeep on the dirt/gravel mountain roads mentioned in one of your posts. We would shoot photos all morning, come back to Ouray, send our film out for developement for the next day, then the instructors would critique our photos from the previous day, along with the class members. We'd eat lunch, then go back out in late afternoon/evening and shoot until the light was gone at somewhat lower elevations. All different skill levels, with 3 great instructors, so those who had more skills could work on the "art" part of photography, and others could better learn the basics of camera operation, etc. The Jeep rides were amazing...scarey at times, as the jeep would be running on roads that had a 2' "shoulder" and then dropped straight down for hundreds of feet. That's why you see so many Jeeps in that area of the mountains...it's basically the best vehicle for riding those mountain roads due to the relatively short wheelbase, skid plates, etc. In places, you are climbing sheer rock, almost boulder hopping. It is not something for the inexperienced to attempt on their own. But the photo ops are spectacular. For anyone thinking about going to that area, take an extra day and hire a pro driver to take you up in the mountains, but only after you've given yourself 2-3 days at at least 7-8K altitudes, or you'll get sick from altitudes they drive you to...well over 11K, with a pass or two at 13K. Not trying to hijack the thread, but here's a couple of examples of what you'll see on the Jeep rides:
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I've got hundreds of them, but that gives you some idea of what kinds of photos you can get, or just stuff you get to see when taking one of the Jeep rides offered in the area. Money well spent, IMO.
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I've got hundreds of them, but that gives you some idea of what kinds of photos you can get, or just stuff you get to see when taking one of the Jeep rides offered in the area. Money well spent, IMO.
Kind of like the guided tour in a 4x4 through Monument Valley.....well worth the $! :2vrolijk_21:
None of us got sick at those 11,000' passes but I think we all noticed the thin air. You'd walk 100' feet back down the road to get a photo shot and by the time you got back to your bike you were panting like you'd just run the 100 yd. dash for the first time in 40 yrs. ;D Even in those little towns that were high up....Lake City and Creede....just walking a block or two and back you'd be all winded.
After a week or so in high altitudes, we were all doing pretty good. :2vrolijk_21:
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Yea, the first time I was out there, I got off the Jeep to get some photos in an Alpine Meadow and got dizzy after walking 100 yards with my camera backpack on. After then, I just took it real slow. About 10 years ago, I did a backpacking trip up to the Weminuche Wilderness (you were looking at the area when you were at Molas Pass on the Million Dollar Hwy) and was hiking with a 50lb pack up to as high as 13K. I had trained for 3 months to build up my red blood cell count, plus I took Diamox for two days prior and two days during the trip. I didn't get altitude sickness, but my buddy did...not a dangerous case, but enough to make him feel like crap a couple of days.
Diamox works...well, it helps...and you can ask your doctor for a 6 day supply of it if you explain what you're about to do. And drink LOTS of water.
At my age now, and in the shape I'm in now, I would need more than Diamox... :huepfenlol2:
That whole area of CO is just about the prettiest place I've ever visited. The Canadian Rockies might tie it...but in a different way. The towns are so cool in that area of CO though...lots of history and neat places to eat/stay. It's on my Bucket List to get back out there again.
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All I can say is WOW!!!! what a beautiful area, is diffinatley on my bucket list. JC thanks again for taking all of us along with you on your specktackular vacation. Just love all the pictures and comintary. I knew I was jeaulous but now I really am. What a great trip. :2vrolijk_21: Jon
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Sorry folks......thought I'd get this ride report done this week but have been slammed the past couple of days. Hopefully be able to get Utah and Nevada next week. :2vrolijk_21:
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Sorry folks......thought I'd get this ride report done this week but have been slammed the past couple of days. Hopefully be able to get Utah and Nevada next week. :2vrolijk_21:
The end of the day in Ouray we meet to talk about leaving in the morning headed WEST and home. It was one of two longest day riding and was getting hot. I push my point to skip breakfast and burn a tank of gas asap leaving at 6am. Got everyone to agree (with a few resevervations ) At about 6;30 am drove by a road kill ,Mountian lion, never expected that and would have liked to stop for a photo of Donnie Dep holding it up but i made such a big deal of putting on some mile before it hit 90 i didn;t stop now i wish i would have.---AK
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The end of the day in Ouray we meet to talk about leaving in the morning headed WEST and home. It was one of two longest day riding and was getting hot. I push my point to skip breakfast and burn a tank of gas asap leaving at 6am. Got everyone to agree (with a few resevervations ) At about 6;30 am drove by a road kill ,Mountian lion, never expected that and would have liked to stop for a photo of Donnie Dep holding it up but i made such a big deal of putting on some mile before it hit 90 i didn;t stop now i wish i would have.---AK
I think someone else must have taken one because I found it!
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I think someone else must have taken one because I found it!
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Dude you are to *%$#ing funny ... :huepfenlol2:
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I think someone else must have taken one because I found it!
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Nope.....not him! That's Johnny Dep. Since we ate with Donny Dep, we know what he looks like. :2vrolijk_21:
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Jock- that's the one.
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These last two days will be the two longest days (travel time and miles) of our trip. We head out very early.
Sunrise in Ouray…..
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Moab, Utah has the most interesting McDonalds. Instead of a kids play ground, they have an adult lounge……
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The kids were having a great time on this red sand hill….
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Have to go catch a train. Will post more tomorrow…….
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Easyrider………..
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Our home for this night………it’s been a long day and a hell of a lot of miles…..
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Everybody gettin tired of looking at these pics yet? :nixweiss:
I'm tired of posting and I could stop at any time. :nervous:
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Keep it going, helps plan routes have yet taken. Gets the blood flowing!
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Keep going please.
Ride safe and have fun.
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Keep posting. The pictures make me feel as if I was there with you!
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Keep posting. The pictures make me feel as if I was there with you!
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Sorry JC but you have been out voted ;). This is better than going to the movies...so, KEEP POSTING :P
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You guys are assisting me in setting up my next journey...you can't stop now...besides you look like you are having fun too! Gotta live though others right now but soooooonnnnnn!
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We left the motel very early in the morning on Sunday, for Bryce Canyon National Park. This day will be another long day, lot of miles to head across Utah and Nevada.
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Terrie tryin to run off on my bike…..
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As we left the park, the local law gave us something to remember them by……
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We met these two guys at a gas station near the Nevada state line. They were headed west as well and inquired if we knew about the gas stops on this route. I already had the gas stops researched since they’re far and few between on this route.
None of us had ever seen a Harley as loaded down as this guy’s Road King. It was incredible, all the stuff that he had on this bike. On the right rear passenger floorboard he had an ice chest strapped on. I saw a tent, sleeping bags, sleeping mat, camp stove, lantern, etc.
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His buddy’s little bike was pretty well loaded down also. We leap frogged these guys from Utah, all the way across Nevada….
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We’re headed down the Extraterriastrial Highway……a very desolate and barren highway for the next 250 miles…..just us and the aliens……
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What else would you expect to see on Extraterestrial Highway?? http://byways.org/explore/byways/2029
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They take their aliens quite serious out here……
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This is Rachel, Nevada…..
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The Little A’ Le’ Inn is out in the middle of nowhere and it’s a couple hundred miles across there with no gas in between. However, the owners of the Little A Le Inn keep a number of 5 gallon gas cans full for the motorcyclists. You can turn south about 7 miles, 25 miles back and go to Ash Springs for gas but there isn’t a sign that tells you that if you don’t know from experience. If you happen to miss Ash Springs then you better stop at the Little A Le Inn and ask them for a can of gas or you’ll be bleached bones in no time. This is a part of America where you may not see another car for an hour or two.
The locals…….
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Nothing in Warm Springs…….
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Here’s Warm Springs…..
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The next stop is Tonopah, Nevada. By the time we got there I felt like I’d grown at least twice my size…..
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How funny JC this little town that has alien's everywhere! Do they claim to have seen one? And what's with the little furniture that you're sitting on? Great pictures and I didn't realize that there were places out west where you can drive roads for miles and never see another car.
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Great pictures of a great journey...we are headed out to Utah next week, can't wait!!! You're pictures are great! Thanks.
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How funny JC this little town that has alien's everywhere! Do they claim to have seen one? And what's with the little furniture that you're sitting on? Great pictures and I didn't realize that there were places out west where you can drive roads for miles and never see another car.
See the link I provided above or do a google search for "Extraterestrial Highway". They claim more UFOs sighted on this road than anywhere else in the world and that doesn't speak to the dead cows that you might see laying along side the road.
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What else would you expect to see on Extraterestrial Highway?? http://byways.org/explore/byways/2029
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They take their aliens quite serious out here……
Perhaps they visited the UFO Welcome Center in my neck of the woods...Bowman, SC!
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We’d all passed through Tonopah, Nv. a number of times. Nothing to exciting there and usually very hot. Normally it’s just a gas stop and keep moving. However, in this case we’d already been riding all day long and in triple digit temps so…………………Tonopah would be our home for this evening. Our reservations were at the #1 rated lodging on Trip Advisor……
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Terrie and I had room #203, second floor corner suite that’s the Jack Dempsey suite…..
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Even had a claw foot tub in the bathroom and a wet bar in the room. Surprisingly, it was very affordable and included breakfast in their restaurant.
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The view from our room…..
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Coffee lounge on the second floor…..
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And the lobby and lounge…..
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And the restaurant….
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A hotel across the street under going renovation….
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OPEN RANGE?
If you don't want animals (cows, sheep, horses, donkeys, camels, elephants, etc.) on your land then you need to fence your land to keep them off.
http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/ag/2010/fs1069.pdf
Livestock on Highways
Livestock owners are also exempted from damages related to animals on highways passing through open range. A.B. 436 (Chapter 301, Statutes of Nevada 1965), defined open range and further provided that an owner of any domestic animal running on open range has no duty to keep the animal off any highway traversing or located on open range, nor may the owner be held liable for any damages caused by any collision between a motor vehicle and an animal on such highway. In fact, motorists that hit and maim or kill livestock on highways on open range are liable to the livestock owner for damages to the animal.
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Tonopah to home……
The beautiful colors of the Nevada desert…..
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We all followed Terrie for five miles of road construction, riding in loose gravel, down in the culvert. Wasn’t able to get any pictures through all that until we were able to get back up on the road. I wasn’t about to let go of my handlebars when we were down in that ditch but everybody that was there can testify as to what it was…..
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Heading west through Nevada, you can always tell when you’re at the California state line……mountains, greenery, beauty!
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The last of us split up in Lee Vining. Andy & Sherry, Don & Carol turned left and headed up over Tioga Pass, through Yosemite and on to the bay area. Terrie and I continued north on US 395 to Sonora Pass and on over to Sacramento…..
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Who remembers the Bridgeport Jamboree? I spent some great times in this little town a few years back…..OK, maybe a few decades back.
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Sonora Pass……..one of my top favorite passes…… Those of us from Nor Cal know what this ride is about and it tops the list of favorites for most!
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The training center for winter warfare for the Devil Dogs…..
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First in, last out……they were doing maneuvers……
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Rut rohhhhhh……getting mightly cloudy up there and we’re not even to the top yet. It always rains on the west side and nothing on the east side. That’s why everything is green in California and everything is dead in Nevada…..
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Beautiful waterfall! The snow polls give you some idea how deep the snow gets up here……
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I don’t know about accidental perfect pictures but I can tell you this route is about as close to a perfect ride as it gets!
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He caught one!
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And all of a sudden it is extremely foggy. QUESTION: At which point does it quit being clouds and starts being fog? ANSWER: When you ride in to it!
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It got so intense we couldn’t hardly see the lines on the road or twenty feet in front of us. Very slow going through here…….
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Soon the fog turn to showers………….then a solid down pour. We rode in it all the way home. Here we stopped in Angels Camp for a bite to eat and a break and to get out of the rain gear for twenty minutes.
Terrie’s at a dead run……
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It was a great vacation, road some incredible roads, saw some incredible sites and had a great time with our friends. I hope all of you enjoyed it as much as we did!
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What a ride JC and such beautiful country :2vrolijk_21: You have picture's that are worthy of enlarging and hanging on your wall. They are breathtaking and beautiful. Thank you so much for taking us on this trip with you and Terrie through all your pictures and I can say that I have enjoyed everyone of them! ::)
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Thanks for sharing the experience!
What a wonderful country we live in and have the opportunity to enjoy. For those that have been blessed with the opportunity to encounter these areas I am confident that it brought back some fond memories. For the vast amount of people who may fall into the other catergory allow these photographs, information, insight and planning to serve as a means of inspiration. Perhaps you will have this occasion in your future or at least parts of it should you desire and have the means for it.
One of the many blessings of this site for me is to receive this type of benefit. The wisdom, experience and vision of others have allowed me to make the most of my journeys and plan those yet to come.
And with that I will begin to plan another future journey and thanks to all that shared
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JC,
Thanks for sharing your trip. Awesome pictures!!! BTW, I remember the Bridgeport Jamboree very well. Spent several days there one night!!!! Used to attend regularly!!!!!
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Some awesome shots JC! Thanks for sharing. Looks like an outstanding trip!
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Thanks for sharing the experience!
What a wonderful country we live in and have the opportunity to enjoy. For those that have been blessed with the opportunity to encounter these areas I am confident that it brought back some fond memories. For the vast amount of people who may fall into the other catergory allow these photographs, information, insight and planning to serve as a means of inspiration. Perhaps you will have this occasion in your future or at least parts of it should you desire and have the means for it.
One of the many blessings of this site for me is to receive this type of benefit. The wisdom, experience and vision of others have allowed me to make the most of my journeys and plan those yet to come.
And with that I will begin to plan another future journey and thanks to all that shared
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:2vrolijk_21: x2 - one of the benefits of living in New Mexico is that I've been able to enjoy riding all of the routes traveled by JCZ and the gang. What a wonderful country. Looking forward to my route to Spokane for the West Coast GTG!!!
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JC,
Thanks for sharing your trip. Awesome pictures!!! BTW, I remember the Bridgeport Jamboree very well. Spent several days there one night!!!! Used to attend regularly!!!!!
X2 or X3. I remember one year wearing every piece of clothing I had inside my sleeping bag and still being too cold to sleep. Ahhh, good times!
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I remember one year, it rained hard. It was in the evening, had been raining all day. Got to the campground and our tents were full of water and our sleeping bags were floating. Grabbed the bags and headed back in to town, to the laundrymat. Everybody was either in their underwear or butt naked. A bunch of women started out behind a blanket......that didn't last long. ;D The good ol' days! :2vrolijk_21:
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Seriously fun times!!!!!!!! :orange:
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I don't know if its your skill JC or the camera but those are some great photos.
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You guys are assisting me in setting up my next journey...you can't stop now...besides you look like you are having fun too! Gotta live though others right now but soooooonnnnnn!
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JC is the man to help get you on the right roads. He guided us to places I never knew existed.
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Outstanding ride for all of you!!!! We enjoyed the pictures, stories, and look forward to your next trip!!!!!!!!!!!
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Outstanding ride for all of you!!!! We enjoyed the pictures, stories, and look forward to your next trip!!!!!!!!!!!
I've already started that ride report...... http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=75235.0
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I want to go travel somemore! Great Pictures !
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Just super great pics! Really looking forward to June
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Hey what can you say that trip its a must do trip awesome pictures thanks for sharing,i hope i can do this trip somedays.Thanks again the winter here i sweden feels a bit shorter with those pictures :)
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Thanks for bringing back some great memories. I traveled a lot of these roads and saw a lot of the territory you visited when I was over there in 2003 for Harley's 100th.
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Thanks for bringing back some great memories. I traveled a lot of these roads and saw a lot of the territory you visited when I was over there in 2003 for Harley's 100th.
Exactly the reason I do these ride reports.....for people to reminisce and to entice others to get out there and ride further, longer distances to see those places that you've always wanted to see but never have. :2vrolijk_21:
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Thanks so much for the fantastic travel log. We people up in the frozen flatland's of Saskatchewan are green with envy your opportunities to ride in some fantastic country. Thanks for sharing. Some day.....