Forum: Ride reports
11-11-2012, 09:28 PM
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Late to the Dance
Hope you occasionally peruse your old reports. It was a joy to read in late 2012. My limited trips in Mexico - mostly Baja - charge my personal battery far more than riding in the Far North....
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Forum: Ride reports
10-25-2012, 08:57 PM
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My Evening Rides
The Photographs displayed in "My Evening Rides" are as good as they get. I wonder how many riders that have seen them followed up on their promise to themselves . . . Gotta go see for myself.
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 11:02 PM
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Ride Reports
If you liked my style of report, you should really like the ones written by ALCAN RIDER. His 4 Corners report really motivated me to get moving. I mentioned him back a ways in my report , but...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 10:27 PM
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In 30 years
Ahem. . . one of my goals . . . to be named in a Paternity Suit . . . when I am 100. 30 years from now, I hope to be chasing you guys to far horizons. Please be careful of dust clouds in my...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 215
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Bio?
Paragraphs under control . . . partly. I tried double spacing - indenting - both. Nada. Still all ran together. Finally tried this technique . . . end paragraph. . . hit enter to move down a...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 215
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The fire ring
That's what fire rings are for. Where you been? Where you going? jm
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 215
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Nuggets?
Nuggets? Friends call it B.S. to a higher order. . . jm
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 215
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Alaska Travel
Thank you. There was a day or two when I wished I was in my motorhome. Alaska is a great reason to get out of the home bound ruts and travel. JM
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 215
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Mexico
Last year I went boat shopping for a friend working in China. Scoured the West Coast, Baja, Milwaukee and Brownsville, TX. Never found his boat, but I bought a 36 foot MotorSailer in San Carlos ....
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 02:26 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 02:15 PM
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Last Leg
Last Leg
Fifty degrees and blue skies as I travel past the former motorcycle mecca in the Tri-cities. The outlet had Harleys, Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Italian Scooters etc. . . out of business....
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 215
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 12:36 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 215
Views: 33,385
Headed for the barn
Headed for the Barn
Morning in Eureka started with another thunderstorm that eased off as I finished breakfast. The 194 miles to Missoula, Montana took nearly six hours. Everybody and their brother...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 215
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 215
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 11:37 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
10-22-2012, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 215
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Framed
Framed
Had a strange event during the night. At 11:20 P.M. a very loud explosion and shaking of the Motel awakened me. I immediately thought the gas station some two blocks away had blown up. Since...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-22-2012, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 215
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Rain Date
Rain Date
Good news first. Rain, lots of rain washes off most of the ground in dirt and mud. Bad news: It rained all day. Strong winds, cold rain and construction zones filled the majority of a less...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-22-2012, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 215
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Been there = Done That
Story sounds familiar. Having a "Down" day today. A. It is snowing. B. Second compression fracture of T-12 last Thursday. C. Ortho Doctor on Wednesday D. No one to blame! John M.
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Forum: Ride reports
10-21-2012, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 215
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Power grid
Power Grid
Awakened to an overcast sky and with a taste of rain in the air. The rain never caught up. I was hit by an occasional splatter - just enough to smear the visor
I hoped to eat in Iskut....
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Forum: Ride reports
10-21-2012, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 215
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Forum: Ride reports
10-21-2012, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 215
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Drivel
Drivel
I start my morning rides very slowly. For good reasons - the motorcycle like all machinery, works better when all of the parts have been warmed up to their operating temperature...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-21-2012, 01:57 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
10-20-2012, 10:30 AM
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Bump in the Road
I ride umpteen thousand miles with only an occasional " fall down go boom". I get home - trip in the front yard and RE- Compress the previous Compression fracture of T-12. Percocet and Vicodin...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-17-2012, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 215
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Teslin and Beyond
Teslin and Beyond
Here we go again. I wish everything came in order, but life is not a neat, "Keep in Line Procession." Seeing the Teslin Bridge reminded me of meeting a rider from Connecticutt...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-16-2012, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 215
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Plant I.D.
If I knew the plant's I.D. - - - do you really think that I would share the knowledge - - - even to a fellow aviator?
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Forum: Ride reports
10-16-2012, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 215
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Trivia
Why is there air? I heard somewhere it is there so the clouds have something to lie on. Or was it to hang onto? Senior moment(s).
Senior pilot(s) got coffee first - set cockpit temperature to their...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-16-2012, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 215
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Fire Ring
Jay, You know that as you sit in, the storys travel around the circle. We can be patient, but urge you to speak up. When you start a thread - let us know here - so we don't miss it. John .
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Forum: Ride reports
10-16-2012, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 215
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Mootorcycle touring is great. Start small. ...
Mootorcycle touring is great. Start small. Test all the gear before you are 2,000 miles from home. If you are new to riding - find a Motorcycle Safety Foundation riding course. I took their...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-15-2012, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 215
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Teslin to Iskut
Teslin to Iskut on the Cassier
There are some days that I hate to see end. This was a "Gold Star" day. Last night ended at midnight. Awoke at 9:00 A.M. Must have been a bit tuckered out. I noticed...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-15-2012, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 215
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Information Overload
[QUOTE=ak bike;19826997]John your ride reports on top of being extremely interesting are great info for anyone making the trips . Prior to the net I read everything I could get before a sailing trip....
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Forum: Ride reports
10-15-2012, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 215
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Solo Flight
I haven't found anyone that can "Keep Up". Not really. Riding solo has its advantages. Only one decision maker. As in flying - only one person is Pilot in Command. The disadvantage - no one to blame...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-15-2012, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 215
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Ride Reports
Hi. Yes, I have been riding since 1949 on motorized machines. The Ride Report Dilemma. . . I have spent more than a few evenings around a fire ring listening too, and telling the travel tales. It...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-15-2012, 10:19 AM
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Video
Great teaser. Only 85 more You Tube videos to go!
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Forum: Ride reports
10-15-2012, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 215
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Forum: Ride reports
10-14-2012, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 215
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Yukon
Yukon
One of today's challenges was - can I find a Gas Station that is open - with gas? After passing 235 miles without an open station or one with any gas - the pucker factor starts to kick in....
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Forum: Ride reports
10-12-2012, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 215
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How Fast?
The weather guessers missed again....
How Fast?
The weather guessers missed again. Today held no rain. It was a great sunshiny day. However, it was Summer when I retired last night - today is Autumn. Ice on the bike was the first clue....
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Forum: Ride reports
10-11-2012, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 215
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Portage Valley
Kenai sunshine
http://calimusjohn.smugmug.com/photos/i-pFNW9KN/0/L/i-pFNW9KN-L.jpg (http://calimusjohn.smugmug.com/Other/Alaska-2012/24513291_z8cbxg#!i=2144048034&k=pFNW9KN&lb=1&s=A)
Just another...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-11-2012, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 215
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Photos - Homer - Kenai
Welcome to Homer
http://calimusjohn.smugmug.com/photos/i-HQTnFkS/0/L/i-HQTnFkS-L.jpg (http://calimusjohn.smugmug.com/Other/Alaska-2012/24513291_z8cbxg#!i=2144051672&k=HQTnFkS&lb=1&s=A)
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