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CVO Social => Ride Report => Topic started by: 16HD117 on June 17, 2010, 10:04:14 AM
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Judy and I are leaving for a two week plus trip out west this afternoon. Spending tonight with friends in Marietta GA, Friday night in Nashville and will meet Brian (103Thunder) in St. Charles MO Saturday afternoon.
From there we head to Estees Park CO and will make a big loop through CO, UT, ID WY, MT, SD then head home. Should be home about July 5th. Trying not to make reservations so that we aren't committed to being at any certain spot each night.
Will try to post info and pics in the afternoons.
:apple: :jalapeno: :cucumber: :pineapple: :pepper:
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Lookin forward to the pics :bananarock: Ride safe guys :2vrolijk_21:
Howie
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Looking forward to the pics as well, the wife and i are making a similar loop in early August...
Enjoy!
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Excellent :2vrolijk_21: Have a great trip. We're doing about the same thing in a week and a half. :2vrolijk_21:
Looking forward to your pics and reports.
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SWEEEEET my kinda trip, Jus waiting for the pic's to ride along!
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Posted this on another thread for a guy wanting driving routes. You may want to try this in reverse if you've never taken this route through SD. The interstate is pretty boring and usually has construction and tourist traffic. Guarantee you will see more of the beautiful parts of the state if you "Get off the Interstate Ben Stone!"
My suggestion is that if you are going to go through South Dakota east to west or west to east that you stay off I-90. The tourist traffic and road construction make for a less than enjoyable experience. If you come through Sioux City, get off on Highway 50 just east of Vermillion. The section from I-29 over to Yankton is nice 4 lane (I grew up in Yankton so I know this). Take Hwy 52 going west out of Yankton by Lewis & Clark Lake. Beautiful bluffs on the Nebraska side. Stop at Gavin's Point Dam if you have time, great vacation location, great camping if you want to spend the night there. There are over 1,400 State and Federal asphalt pad campsites there with firewood, showers and lots of nice amenities. Continue up Hwy 52 until it intersects with Hwy 50 again. Go west through Tabor, Tyndall, Avon, Wagner, Lake Andes and Geddes. None of these towns are over 2K people but there is gas and nice homey restaurants if you get hungry. Stay on Hwy 50 going north out of Geddes until it intersects with Hwy 44. Go West on Hwy 44 through Platte and Winner. The Missouri River Valley west of Platte is gorgeous hilly curvy terrain, well worth the trip! Transition from Hwy 44 to Hwy 18 as you go west of Winner and go into Mission. This is on one of the SD Indian reservation towns and is a unique place to cruise through. No danger, just an opportunity to see something you won't see every day. That stretch of road from Winner to Mission is new smooth concrete as well so it's a great ride. Turn north on Hwy 83 just west of Mission and go north to White River. Be sure to get fuel in Mission or White River as you're getting out into no mans land here. Pick up Hwy 44 west again and go west and north to Interior. You're now in the Badlands. Outstanding views and great riding. If you have time, go west on Hwy 240 up to Wall. Speed limit in the badlands is 45 and there will be a lot of tourist traffic but the views are some of the best on earth. If you don't have 90 minutes, go east and north on Hwy 240 up to I-90 and blaze on into the Black Hills. A stop at Wall to see Wall Drug is highly recommended if you have never seen it.
This route works going either way. Give yourself time to enjoy the trip. Figure 50-60 MPH average and you should be fine. You'll be out in the open a lot so you can put the coals to it but there are towns to slow down for and views you'll want to stop and take in so it's not a balls out ride.
Being a native South Dakotan, I am quite proud of many of the beautiful sites to see in the state. Too many people speed east and west on I-90 and miss much of the beauty just 40-50 miles south. I have ridden to Sturgis both ways since I got my Wide Glide 3 years ago and it is a great trip! Agree completely with what GStreetGlide says about riding in the Hills. We stay in Hill City to get away from some of the madness that happens in Sturgis. We go there and spend a day looking at the bikes, vendors and other sites but it's a little too crazy for most of us after dark. Don't even recommend riding in the Hills after dark unless you are going up the the lighting ceremony at Rushmore, which is highly recommended!
Hope you have a safe and enjoyable trip! I'll be trying to put together a CVO gathering in the Hills again this year. Last year HD did one but we had already left for home.
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If any of you happen to the Denver area, give me call
& I will buy the beer! Jerry 303.324.9342
.....also, If you plan to tour the Coors brewery in
Golden, take a cab!!!!
Law enforcement in Golden will cite you for loud
pipes whether they are or not! ...YOU must prove
the pipes are stock.
Last weekend there was a huge rod & custom car
show there which was so big it shut down downtown...
they cited the president of the sponsoring car club
for loud pipes as well.
Forwarned.....
RESPECT
Jerry
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Tommy,
You guys have a blast, I wish we were going with you. Post lots of stories and pics!
Ride safe,
Bob
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Mi amigo Tommy......have a great and nice ride.......if you see a "black one" don't be tempted to get it.....wait until July :huepfenjump3:
Say hi Judy and enjoy it!! :drink:
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Posted this on another thread for a guy wanting driving routes. You may want to try this in reverse if you've never taken this route through SD. The interstate is pretty boring and usually has construction and tourist traffic. Guarantee you will see more of the beautiful parts of the state if you "Get off the Interstate Ben Stone!"
My suggestion is that if you are going to go through South Dakota east to west or west to east that you stay off I-90. The tourist traffic and road construction make for a less than enjoyable experience. If you come through Sioux City, get off on Highway 50 just east of Vermillion. The section from I-29 over to Yankton is nice 4 lane (I grew up in Yankton so I know this). Take Hwy 52 going west out of Yankton by Lewis & Clark Lake. Beautiful bluffs on the Nebraska side. Stop at Gavin's Point Dam if you have time, great vacation location, great camping if you want to spend the night there. There are over 1,400 State and Federal asphalt pad campsites there with firewood, showers and lots of nice amenities. Continue up Hwy 52 until it intersects with Hwy 50 again. Go west through Tabor, Tyndall, Avon, Wagner, Lake Andes and Geddes. None of these towns are over 2K people but there is gas and nice homey restaurants if you get hungry. Stay on Hwy 50 going north out of Geddes until it intersects with Hwy 44. Go West on Hwy 44 through Platte and Winner. The Missouri River Valley west of Platte is gorgeous hilly curvy terrain, well worth the trip! Transition from Hwy 44 to Hwy 18 as you go west of Winner and go into Mission. This is on one of the SD Indian reservation towns and is a unique place to cruise through. No danger, just an opportunity to see something you won't see every day. That stretch of road from Winner to Mission is new smooth concrete as well so it's a great ride. Turn north on Hwy 83 just west of Mission and go north to White River. Be sure to get fuel in Mission or White River as you're getting out into no mans land here. Pick up Hwy 44 west again and go west and north to Interior. You're now in the Badlands. Outstanding views and great riding. If you have time, go west on Hwy 240 up to Wall. Speed limit in the badlands is 45 and there will be a lot of tourist traffic but the views are some of the best on earth. If you don't have 90 minutes, go east and north on Hwy 240 up to I-90 and blaze on into the Black Hills. A stop at Wall to see Wall Drug is highly recommended if you have never seen it.
This route works going either way. Give yourself time to enjoy the trip. Figure 50-60 MPH average and you should be fine. You'll be out in the open a lot so you can put the coals to it but there are towns to slow down for and views you'll want to stop and take in so it's not a balls out ride.
Being a native South Dakotan, I am quite proud of many of the beautiful sites to see in the state. Too many people speed east and west on I-90 and miss much of the beauty just 40-50 miles south. I have ridden to Sturgis both ways since I got my Wide Glide 3 years ago and it is a great trip! Agree completely with what GStreetGlide says about riding in the Hills. We stay in Hill City to get away from some of the madness that happens in Sturgis. We go there and spend a day looking at the bikes, vendors and other sites but it's a little too crazy for most of us after dark. Don't even recommend riding in the Hills after dark unless you are going up the the lighting ceremony at Rushmore, which is highly recommended!
Hope you have a safe and enjoyable trip! I'll be trying to put together a CVO gathering in the Hills again this year. Last year HD did one but we had already left for home.
Thanks for the info! Got it mapped out and loaded on the GPS!
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When in Estes Park, CO, Mary's Lake Lodge is a nice place to stay.
Craig
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Thanks for the route, BE. Interstates suck.
See ya in about 50 hrs., Tommy!
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When in Estes Park, CO, Mary's Lake Lodge is a nice place to stay.
Craig
First night in Colorado we were planning on staying in or near Central City, next night in Estes Park. How's the roads from Central City to Estes Park?
We'll check out Mary's!
Thanks for the info!
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Thanks for the route, BE. Interstates suck.
See ya in about 50 hrs., Tommy!
Wish Chip were going..........
So he could look at my crooked azz luggage rack for 5000 miles!
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The road from CC to Estes is called peak to peak hiway....
you will love it! scenic w/gentle twists!...some not so gentle.
RESPECT
Jerry
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Wish Chip were going..........
So he could look at my crooked azz luggage rack for 5000 miles!
:)
I hope I don't get distracted by it and go off a cliff! Between that and the channels being reversed on the 660's MP3 player, I could have some serious equilibrium issues this trip. :P
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I hope I don't get distracted by it and go off a cliff! Between that and the channels being reversed on the 660's MP3 player, I could have some serious equilibrium issues this trip. :P
:nervous: ;)
Boy do I envy you two!
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:nervous: ;)
Boy do I envy you two!
It's not to late! You and Ilene could meet us in Marietta tomorrow morning.
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First night in Colorado we were planning on staying in or near Central City, next night in Estes Park. How's the roads from Central City to Estes Park?
We'll check out Mary's!
Thanks for the info!
:2vrolijk_21:
The roads are great, it's called Peak to Peak hwy, nice ride. Not like Million Dollar Hwy, or Trail Ridge, but a nice ride. Depending on the time of day there's a good BBQ and brewery in Nederland, Wild Mountain Smokehouse and Brewery. :2vrolijk_21:
http://www.coloradodirectory.com/maps/peak.html
Craig
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+1 on the Peak to Peak.
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If you have time while in Estes get directions for Devils Gulch rd (CO rd 43) to Glennhaven and Drake, not a long ride but great and really twisty. One of my favorite local rides! Taken Nige & Jan, Steve and Bill & Anne over this route.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1R2ADRA_enUS355&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=0,0,11213149550156359221&fb=1&hq=Brewery&hnear=Nederland,+CO&gl=us&daddr=70+East+1st+Street,+Nederland,+CO+80466&geocode=9205472889272557923,39.961869,-105.510352&ei=soYaTOWPNcWonAeYvMipCg&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=directions-to&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQngIwAA
Craig
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It's not to late! You and Ilene could meet us in Marietta tomorrow morning.
:2vrolijk_21:
I know, I know. I wish we could! :nixweiss:
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Thanks for the tips, Craig. Looks like we're gonna book a couple nights at Mary's and ride around the area for a day or two! The Peak to Peak Highway is on the agenda, for sure. :2vrolijk_21:
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Made it to Marietta about 8:20. Without gps! It died on the way! Guess I'll have to follow Brian If I can make it to MO without gps!
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I woulda said I'd hook the ol' 2720 back up and you could have the 660 back once I meet up with ya, but I have the thing crammed with MP3s ... and just tonight removed my old H-D MP3 player. :oops: I gotta have my tunes! :guitarist: :singer: :drummer:
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After visiting Estes Park, continue into the Rocky Mountain National Park (10 or 15 Bucks) highest continuous road in north america. Great ride, alot of wildlife, speed limit 20 MPH for the whole road.
brings you out at Grand Lake. Then work your way to US 50 and take the Black Canyon Ride. Wonderful.
While in Utah, I-70 to 15 is a great ride. Did not have any traffic over Memorial weekend.....
Have fun
Joe
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Judy and I are in Nashville. Great day to ride, no rain and not too hot! Thanks to some folks on the site the 665 was fixed and worked great. Planning on spending a little time tonight at Wildhorse Saloon! Tomorrow morning we will leave for St. Charles MO to meet Brian.
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http://www.wildhorsesaloon.com/index.php
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Judy and I are in Nashville. Great day to ride, no rain and not too hot! Thanks to some folks on the site the 665 was fixed and worked great. Planning on spending a little time tonight at Wildhorse Saloon! Tomorrow morning we will leave for St. Charles MO to meet Brian.
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http://www.wildhorsesaloon.com/index.php
The Wildhorse is a great place Tommy. If you're looking for a great steak, try the Stockyard, I assume it's still there.
Bob
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Promise me you'll stay far, far away from the Tequila, Tommy and Judy! ;) ;D :D
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Promise me you'll stay far, far away from the Tequila, Tommy and Judy! ;) ;D :D
No!
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The Wildhorse is a great place Tommy. If you're looking for a great steak, try the Stockyard, I assume it's still there.
Bob
We'll try the Stockyard!
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few pics from north GA and Nashville.
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More later! Dinner tonight at the Stockyard (thanks for the advice Bob) then cocktails at Wildhorse!
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http://stock-yardrestaurant.com/
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You're welcome Tommy, I hope you and Judy enjoyed it.
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Hope you guys enjoy the trip! Be safe
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Uneventful ride to St Charles MO yesterday except for a 30 mile detour on I57. We're loading up now and heading for Salina KS. Suppose to be 101 today.
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We're in Hays Kansas. Great 500 plus mile ride today except for the last 100 miles. 100 degrees with a 40 mph wind hitting us from the side! The beer never tasted better after we got checked into the motel!
Tomorrows ride will be about 400 miles to Mary's Lake Lodge in Estes Park CO.
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Been having a great ride so far, except that heat and wind yesterday! Wow! Turned over 1,000 miles for the trip on the way into Denver today. Here are a few pics ...
Meeting Tommy and Judy in St. Charles, MO. (Judy's inside the lobby of the hotel cooling off!)
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Entering Kansas City ...
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I don't think I-70 has a single curve it in from St. Louis to Denver. :nixweiss: Somewhere in Kansas ...
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Wind farm just outside of Hays, KS. After that ride yesterday, they put these babies in the right place! 40mph winds ... and 100 degree temps! :shocked2:
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Leaving Hays, KS this morning. Wet roads, but no riding in the rain so far! :2vrolijk_21:
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Tommy and Judy toolin' down the road!
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Good thing I reset the trip meter when I filled up! Why's the gas gauge the only one to ever fog up?! :confused5:
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Wheat fields in Kansas ...
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Colorado ... FINALLY! ;D
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Views from our cabin at Marys Lake Lodge in Estes Park, Colorado where we're staying the next couple of nights. Thanks, again, for the tip, Craig!
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Last one for now! More later!
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What a great surprise to run into 3 friends, 1300 miles from home at breakfast in a great place!!! :2vrolijk_21:
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What a great surprise to run into 3 friends, 1300 miles from home at breakfast in a great place!!! :2vrolijk_21:
Good to see you to Jim!
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You looked a hell of a lot better yesterday than in post 48 Tommy. ;D Be safe brother.
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Good to see you to Jim!
:2vrolijk_21:
You two have been slacking on the updates and pics, what's the deal?? :nixweiss: ;)
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Views from our cabin at Marys Lake Lodge in Estes Park, Colorado where we're staying the next couple of nights. Thanks, again, for the tip, Craig!
Sorry I couldn't make it up guys, the new job and getting the land cleared for the cabin hasn't allowed much time for riding! Glad you like the area!
Did you get to the Mangy Moose near Jackson's Hole?
Craig
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That was pretty freaky running into Jim and Joan in Deadwood! It was GREAT to see you guys again! Hope you all have as great a ride as we did!
Bob, Tommy kept us goin' 100 mph (literally, at times!), so there hasn't been a lot of opportunity to post photos. But I should be home today and Tommy either tomorrow or Saturday and the pics should start flowing then!
Craid, unfortunately, we never made it to the Mangy Moose. Found a pretty good band at the Million Dollar Cowboy downtown and ended up hanging out down there the first night, then grabbed a late dinner at the Blue Lion (excellent place, BTW!) The second night. So ... We just need to plan another trip back to hit the Moose! :)
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That was pretty freaky running into Jim and Joan in Deadwood! It was GREAT to see you guys again! Hope you all have as great a ride as we did!
Bob, Tommy kept us goin' 100 mph (literally, at times!), so there hasn't been a lot of opportunity to post photos. But I should be home today and Tommy either tomorrow or Saturday and the pics should start flowing then!
Craid, unfortunately, we never made it to the Mangy Moose. Found a pretty good band at the Million Dollar Cowboy downtown and ended up hanging out down there the first night, then grabbed a late dinner at the Blue Lion (excellent place, BTW!) The second night. So ... We just need to plan another trip back to hit the Moose! :)
LOL, I've ridden with him, I know how he is! ;) ;D
Glad to hear from you and that you guys are doing okay. Looking forward to the stories and the pics! :2vrolijk_21:
Bob
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You looked a hell of a lot better yesterday than in post 48 Tommy. ;D Be safe brother.
And my bike looked a lot better in post 48 than it does today! :shocked2: The pics are gonna have to wait until the bike gets cleaned up. There has to be a lot fewer bugs in MT, ID, WY, SD, IA, and IL now!
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And my bike looked a lot better in post 48 than it does today! :shocked2: The pics are gonna have to wait until the bike gets cleaned up. There has to be a lot fewer bugs in MT, ID, WY, SD, IA, and IL now!
OMG!!!!! :shocked2:
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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And my bike looked a lot better in post 48 than it does today! :shocked2: The pics are gonna have to wait until the bike gets cleaned up. There has to be a lot fewer bugs in MT, ID, WY, SD, IA, and IL now!
Thanks sooo much for clearing those out for us. :D
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And my bike looked a lot better in post 48 than it does today! :shocked2: The pics are gonna have to wait until the bike gets cleaned up. There has to be a lot fewer bugs in MT, ID, WY, SD, IA, and IL now!
:shocked2: There's no way I'm believing that's your bike Brian! :nervous: :o :-\ :confused5: ;)
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:shocked2: There's no way I'm believing that's your bike Brian! :nervous: :o :-\ :confused5: ;)
Oh, that was definitely my SEEG! :shocked2: After working on it off and on for 3 days, it's finally back from the dead! Gotta love Glare!
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Got a few minutes to put up some more pics. These are from two weeks ago today, riding through Rocky Mountain National Park. There was A LOT of construction on the road through there, but the scenery was incredible!
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The road we came up on ... below.
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Started riding past snow at 10,300 feet. These were taken at 10,800.
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Headed on up to a somewhere over 12,000 feet. More snow! ;D
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The thin air at this altitude makes you huff and puff just walking out to the overlooks and back to the parking lot! :o
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What does an elk find so appealing about these conditions?! :nixweiss:
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Stakes to mark the side of the road for the snow plows. Does it really get that high?!
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It's so cold up there, the ponds are still partially frozen!
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Heading back down the other side ...
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Back at Marys Lake Lodge for the night. Definitely one of the nicer places we stayed on the trip and great food at the lodge restaurant, too.
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Mmmmm, Maker's Mark! :drink:
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And cold beer, too! :beerchug:
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Hit the road Wednesday morning to Jackson Hole, WY.
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Change in the pavement from dark to light up where Tommy and Judy are is the WY state line. :huepfenjump3:
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24-hour t-shirt vending machine outside of Laramie H-D. LOL
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Judy ...
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Talked to BIll at Laramie HD last week when we were in Saratoga....
He says they do 35-50 per weekend out of the machine....maybe other
dealers are missing the boat on this one. The GM of the dealership
created it!
RESPECT
Jerry
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Looks like an excellent trip. :2vrolijk_21:
Made a similar trip in mid-June.
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Lots of wide open spaces in Wyoming, too ...
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New 6-speed worked great! 3 grand at 80! :2vrolijk_21:
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Only about 6 or 7 more days of pics to go! :huepfenlol2: More later ...
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later........ :bigcry: guess i should get back to work, thanks for sharing, can't wait to see more
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later........ :bigcry: guess i should get back to work, thanks for sharing, can't wait to see more
Yeah .... that's the problem here! LOL
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later........ :bigcry: guess i should get back to work, thanks for sharing, can't wait to see more
Ditto... except I'm glad I don't have to be worried about what's in red.... I'm just putting in time. :D :D Nobody better strike a match around here as hot/dry as it is today. :sauer005:
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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Thursday morning washed the bikes after running them through gravel, mud and dust in Rocky Mountain National Park. Little did I know that there wouldn't be any more cleaning on the ol' hot rod until over a week and 2,000+ miles later! :'( Then headed out for a short 150 mile loop through western Wyoming and eastern Idaho.
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As Tbone would say, this is a good picture of .... a guard rail! :huepfenlol2:
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More guard rail (along with the Snake River)! :P
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Semi pullin' the grade ...
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Kayakers enjoying the day ...
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Bike was clean for the time-being, so had to grab a few shots ...
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Tommy and Judy ...
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Back on the road!
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Heading back toward Jackson Hole and the Grand Teton Mountains.
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Seeing the Grand Tetons was one of the highlights of the trip for me. What a spectacular mountain range!
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Tommy, hangin' with the Bison ;D ...
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Quick! It's still clean ... grab some more pics! :huepfenlol2:
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Downtown Jackson Hole, WY ...
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Crazy arches over the entrances to the park made out of antlers!
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Million Dollar Cowboy bar in the center. Saw a pretty good band there Wednesday night and talked to them after the show. Talented buch of guys. We parked in front of their bus and one rode a Harley so we got to talking to them about bikes and music! :2vrolijk_21:
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Last one for now!
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Great pics Brian, can't wait to see more! :2vrolijk_21: ... liked the guard rails too! ;D
Bob
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Thursday morning washed the bikes after running them through gravel, mud and dust in Rocky Mountain National Park. Little did I know that there wouldn't be any more cleaning on the ol' hot rod until over a week and 2,000+ miles later! :'( Then headed out for a short 150 mile loop through western Wyoming and eastern Idaho.
Brian, is the road on west side of Trail Ridge still torn up? We took Steve, Bill and Anne through there las July and the road was a mess, and Bill was towing a trailer. I thought they would have that done by now. we're heading over there in a few weeks on our way to Steamboat and was wondering.
Craig
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Craig, had to look at it on Mapquest, but yeah, as I remember it, west of the peaks (and before Trail Ridge turns south toward the lakes) was the worst. Maybe Tommy can confirm when he sess this. Can't believe they'd still have it torn up like that a year later. It was pretty nasty in places.
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Friday, the 25th, heading to Yellowstone through the Grand Teton Park.
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Moose ...
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Entering Yellowstone ...
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Ducks enjoying a morning on the lake ...
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Mud volcanoes. PU, sulphur!
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Grizzly bear takin' a snooze by the creek!
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Bison were everywhere!
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Gorgeous falls at the "Grand Canyon."
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Entering West Yellowstone, Montana where we spent the night.
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Woke up to hail at around midnight Saturday morning! :o Got about 6 or 8 dents in the color-matched insert on the tank dash. Bummer!
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On the way to Old Faithful .... hope you guys like Bison! :D
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Nuts ... gonna have to resize some of these before I can post more ... too big.
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Woke up to hail at around midnight Saturday morning! :o Got about 6 or 8 dents in the color-matched insert on the tank dash. Bummer!
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Sorry to hear about the hail!
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Craig, had to look at it on Mapquest, but yeah, as I remember it, west of the peaks (and before Trail Ridge turns south toward the lakes) was the worst. Maybe Tommy can confirm when he sess this. Can't believe they'd still have it torn up like that a year later. It was pretty nasty in places.
There was a light mist coming down when we went through this stretch, mud, big pot holes and Bill and Anne riding two up trying to miss the holes with a trailer in tow! Well I guess we have no other choice, My brother-in-law is coming out from Florida and wants to ride over Trail Ridge. Last time he came out it was so cold out that we stopped in Estes and had coffee and turned around and rode the lower roads around the foot hills. I'll give him a heads up before we go, thanks again.
Craig
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Craig....
I was over TRR about the time Brian & Judy were, at one of the half hour stops waiting for the other lane to clear, one of the construction workers brought us bottles of water & told us it would take two more summers to complete
the road work! He said that it could have been done in one summer if they had kept the roads closed....but figured
somebody needed the gate fees. Good luck if you decide to take it! Brian got some great pics considering the concentration it took to get thru the park! I was on the FXR4, so a bike with a wider front tire would be a better
choice.
RESPECT
Jerry
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Craig....
I was over TRR about the time Brian & Judy were, at one of the half hour stops waiting for the other lane to clear, one of the construction workers brought us bottles of water & told us it would take two more summers to complete
the road work! He said that it could have been done in one summer if they had kept the roads closed....but figured
somebody needed the gate fees. Good luck if you decide to take it! Brian got some great pics considering the concentration it took to get thru the park! I was on the FXR4, so a bike with a wider front tire would be a better
choice.
RESPECT
Jerry
Sounds like they aren't much farther than they were last year! Thanks for the info, we'll probably still go that way.
Craig
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Sorry it's been so long since I posted anything about the trip but today is the first day that I've felt close to normal since we got back. This trip was rough on the old man. Didn't help that I dropped the bike in Wyoming and screwed my shoulder up and about three days from home I came down with a cold that made the last two days on the road miserable! Finally got to see my doctor today and got meds for the cold an an x-ray of the shoulder. Should know results from the x-ray later today.
Even with all that this trip was one of the best ever! Great weather, great sites and good riding partners!
I agree with Brian, The Grand Tetons were awesome! Second on my list would be Bear Tooth Highway. Since Brian is doing a great job posting pics, I'll just put a few of mine up.
First few is my BSR. And may I add a great one!
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A few of Brian.
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Brian and his Japanese Buddy's!
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Brian and his want to be BSR's.
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For some reason Brian's POS 660 liked to route us on gravel roads. Don't know where he bought that thing!
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This guy had to be in his 80's and danced with just about every woman in the bar!
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Never had a Moose Drool before. Pretty good!
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There's a lot of bugs in Wyoming!
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Well folks, this is as fast as my 07 will run two up with about 100 lbs of luggage and gear.
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Good to be home!
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Glad you guys made it home safe and had a good trip. The pics are awesome!
Bob
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:drink: :2vrolijk_21: next time invite me? ;D
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On the way to Old Faithful .... hope you guys like Bison! :D
He's sucking on on the utter utter huh ? :huepfenlol2:
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What an awesome experience! Thanks so much for sharing it and it appears that there were no major issues during the journey! Always a pleasure to read these events for me and I trust others. For me it allows me to gain the perspective of other like-minded riders and true insight as seen via them.
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For some reason Brian's POS 660 liked to route us on gravel roads. Don't know where he bought that thing!
:ROFLOL: That's what he gets for buying used equipment. ;) :D :D
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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Grizzly bear takin' a snooze by the creek!
Great pictures....I gotta go out west one of these days....just a quick question....how do you know the grizzly was snozzin and not dead.... :confused5: :confused5: :nixweiss: :nixweiss:
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Tommy & Brian - thanks for taking us along. Pics were great!! This area is on the bucket list. Glad everyone is home safe. Good luck with the shoulder Tommy :2vrolijk_21:
Howie
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Great pictures....I gotta go out west one of these days....just a quick question....how do you know the grizzly was snozzin and not dead.... :confused5: :confused5: :nixweiss: :nixweiss:
When we were at the mud volcanoes just up the road, folks there were telling us to be sure and check out the grizzly that had just sauntered down out of the hills. There was quite a crowd pulled off checking the ol' boy out! Rangers were directing traffic and keeping a close eye on things by the time we pulled up. He lifted his head and looked around a couple of times while we were there and one guy let us look through his high-powered lens that he had set up on a tripod. He was very much alive, just chillin' by the creek bed!! Pretty awesome sight!
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:ROFLOL: That's what he gets for buying used equipment. ;) :D :D
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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LOL! Even checked the box that told it to avoid unpaved roads ..... and it still wanted me going down 5 or 6 more after that! But, hell, after that ride through Rocky Mountain National Park, why not!? :shocked2: :o ::) :P ;D
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Well folks, this is as fast as my 07 will run two up with about 100 lbs of luggage and gear.
No, it's not! You were in 6th, remember?! Betcha coulda got 5 more mph in 5th, easy!! :2vrolijk_21: :huepfenjump3: :drink:
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Nuts ... gonna have to resize some of these before I can post more ... too big.
Alright, back to the Bison show!
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Hot springs on the way out to Old Faithful. Kinda erie in the early morning hours when we rode through there ...
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Old Faithful ...
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Couple of chipmunks enjoying the show at Old Faithful. LOL
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More elk wandering around Yellowstone ...
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Last one from Yellowstone! :(
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We left Yellowstone and headed for Beartooth Pass. The road got pretty demanding so I wasn't able to snap any shots along the way, but that was some incredible scenery on that stretch of road!! I'm hoping Tommy will post some of Judy's pics of all the snow and frozen lakes we rode past. This photo was taken near the highest altitude point of the highway, right at the Montana/Wyoming state line. One side of the side says, "Welcome to Wyoming."
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And the other side says, "Welcome to Montana!"
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It was only about 30 degrees here when we stopped. Brrrrrrr!!
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Started warming up nicely going down the other side, though!
This is why they call Montana "Big Sky Country!"
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A 10 month-old St. Bernard and its pretty owner cooling it at a bar in Cody, WY. ;D
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Downtown Cody ...
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Here's a few from Beartooth Pass. Definitely our coldest part of the trip!
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Trail Ridge was closed this morning due to snow last night! :confused5:
Craig
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Enjoying the journey...keep those pics coming...and to think it was 100 degrees here today!
WOW!
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I can hardly stand to look at any more. I am so effin jealous. :'( :'( :-\ ::) :o
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Couple of chipmunks enjoying the show at Old Faithful. LOL
Oh, how cute. Let's name them Tommy and Brian. :D
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Oh, how cute. Let's name them Tommy and Brian. :D
I guess I'm the one on the left since he's the fat one!
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Enjoying the journey...keep those pics coming...and to think it was 100 degrees here today!
WOW!
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I've got a few more of Devils Tower and the Badlands to resize and post, but the best stuff's already up!
Oh, how cute. Let's name them Tommy and Brian. :D
You're not right, Dave! :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
Trail Ridge was closed this morning due to snow last night! :confused5:
Craig
Looks like our timing was perfect .... to ride through all the gravel/dust/mud! ::) :P ;D
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I've got a few more of Devils Tower and the Badlands to resize and post, but the best stuff's already up!
You're not right, Dave! :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
Looks like our timing was perfect .... to ride through all the gravel/dust/mud! ::) :P ;D
Brian, how long a streach is torn up? When we were there last year it started just past that lake on the west slope and went about 15 miles.
Craig
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Brian, how long a streach is torn up? When we were there last year it started just past that lake on the west slope and went about 15 miles.
Craig
Don't know if it's still 15 miles. If not, it's pretty close to that. Also, a road that we really enjoyed in that area was Hwy 34 from Estes Park to Loveland. Great road!
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Don't know if it's still 15 miles. If not, it's pretty close to that. Also, a road that we really enjoyed in that area was Hwy 34 from Estes Park to Loveland. Great road!
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Dis you get a chance to take the back road from 34 at Drake to Glenhaven up to Estes? It's one of my favorites in that area, smaller and more twists than 34, nice views.
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Dis you get a chance to take the back road from 34 at Drake to Glenhaven up to Estes? It's one of my favorites in that area, smaller and more twists than 34, nice views.
No, we didn't.
Damm, we got to go back!
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Heading that way in less than a month, these pics are making the wait that much more difficult, thanks for sharing! :cherry:
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Sweet!
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Wow!!! :o ;D :2vrolijk_21:
What an awesome experience. Enjoyed the pictures! You guys look great and miss seeing ya's. Wish I could have been there with ya's. Glad the weather was as good as it was...minus the hail storm...and glad you made it home safe. Tommy, you going to be able to make that hunting trip with that shoulder??? Hope so. Look forward to more pics and seeing ya's in MV. Take care, God bless!
JR :bananarock:
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Wow!!! :o ;D :2vrolijk_21: :drink:
What an awesome experience. Enjoyed the pictures! You guys look great and miss seeing ya's. Wish I could have been there with ya's. Glad the weather was as good as it was...minus the hail storm...and glad you made it home safe. Tommy, you going to be able to make that hunting trip with that shoulder??? Hope so. Look forward to more pics and seeing ya's in MV. Take care, God bless!
JR :bananarock:
Right now I can't raise it high enough for a high bird but high enough to lift a Makers Mark!
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I'm amazed we didn't meet on the road at some point! Our paths sure crossed - we were in Yellowstone 24th and 25th, Grand Tetons & Jackson Hole 24th, over the Beartooth on the 25th, etc...!
Jim
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I'm amazed we didn't meet on the road at some point! Our paths sure crossed - we were in Yellowstone 24th and 25th, Grand Tetons & Jackson Hole 24th, over the Beartooth on the 25th, etc...!
Jim
We were in Jackson Hole 23rd and 24th. West Yellowstone 25th and Beartooth 26th. Were you riding with a group of about six bikes? One of them an orange 09 CVO Roadglide and another a CVO Ultra? We saw these guys about half a dozen times from east of Denver to Cody WY.
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No, but we saw the same group about 5 or 6 times too! :D
Just the two of us - rented Ultra Limiteds, Red/Black, Blue/Black, Scottish flags - check out my photos (a lot like yours in the same places!) :2vrolijk_21: http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=51594.0;all
Jim
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No, but we saw the same group about 5 or 6 times too! :D
Just the two of us - rented Ultra Limiteds, Red/Black, Blue/Black, Scottish flags - check out my photos (a lot like yours in the same places!) :2vrolijk_21: http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=51594.0;all
Jim
Checked out your thread. Great pictures!
We were talking to a guy in Red Lodge who lived near Glacier National park at one time. GNP is definitely on our list for our next western trip!
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Checked out your thread. Great pictures!
We were talking to a guy in Red Lodge who lived near Glacier National park at one time. GNP is definitely on our list for our next western trip!
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Yours were great too! :2vrolijk_21:
GNP is an absolute MUST. I've ridden many of the great rides in the World - in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, All over Europe, and NOTHING compares to that ride up the Going-to-the-Sun Highway. :) (Well, in my opinion, of course!)
Jim
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Tommy,
Great pictures, looks like you had a great ride. We just missed you guys, we were in Rocky National Park on July 3!
napalm
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Tommy,
Great pictures, looks like you had a great ride. We just missed you guys, we were in Rocky National Park on July 3!
napalm
Maybe next year we should have a two week rolling CVO gathering!
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Sounds good to me, but I can only do one week at a time. Think next year we may do a Fly & Ride to Germany.
napalm
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Maybe next year we should have a two week rolling CVO gathering!
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Count me in, I'm getting short. ;)
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I've ridden out West on my Springer, including the Beartooth, Yellowstone and the Grand Teton NP. Your pictures tell the story of what it means to be free and on a CVO in the midst of this great land. Made my day. Thanks for sharing. It's a great piece of work.
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Don't remember seeing any pics of Devils Tower. Here's a few.
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Is that Brian climbing about 1/2 way up? :D
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Oh he11, no! :nervous: ;) ;D But it was interesting to learn that you could climb it ... with prior permission, of course!
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At this point in the trip we were doin' good just to climb on the bikes!
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At this point in the trip we were doin' good just to climb on the bikes!
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Understood. Joan refused to ride to dinner tonight. Hoofed it instead. 2 1/2 weeks takes it toll.