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From: Futility Man on 19 Jun 2010 16:29 On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 05:45:31 -0700 (PDT), TexasShadow <ev.newmexico(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Still can't ride, but should be back on the bikes by mid-August Elzie, what in the world have you done now? -- Futility Man (aka Jack @ huntslodge)
From: TexasShadow on 22 Jun 2010 22:03 On Jun 7, 6:19 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 05:45:31 -0700 (PDT), TexasShadow > >Still can't ride, but should be back on the bikes by mid-August, just > >in time to load the small bike into the truck; drive to Oregon for > >daughter's wedding and ride 10+ days in the back country of Central > >Oregon. > > That's something to look forward to. One of these days I just might > buy a dirt bike and join you on one of those excursions. Heck, yeah!! Once bitten by the bug, resistance is futile. :) > Yeah one thing you can count on is me taking and posting a lot of > pictures. Let me know where they are posted! Looking forward to seeing them. I hope you were able to ride between the storms.
From: don (Calgary) on 22 Jun 2010 23:02 On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:03:55 -0700 (PDT), TexasShadow <ev.newmexico(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Jun 7, 6:19�pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: >> On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 05:45:31 -0700 (PDT), TexasShadow > >> >Still can't ride, but should be back on the bikes by mid-August, just >> >in time to load the small bike into the truck; drive to Oregon for >> >daughter's wedding and ride 10+ days in the back country of Central >> >Oregon. >> >> That's something to look forward to. One of these days I just might >> buy a dirt bike and join you on one of those excursions. > >Heck, yeah!! Once bitten by the bug, resistance is futile. :) Yeah you just never know. We rented a Jeep in Moab and enjoyed a little off roading. Looking at those canyons from within offers an entirely different perspective. I am not sure I could ride a bike along some of those shelf roads though. Very narrow and it is a long friggin way down. > > >> Yeah one thing you can count on is me taking and posting a lot of >> pictures. > >Let me know where they are posted! Looking forward to seeing them. >I hope you were able to ride between the storms. We avoided the extreme stuff, but riding the Rockies this time of year means you are going to see some bad weather. I'll post a bunch of pictures soon.
From: TexasShadow on 23 Jun 2010 22:00 On Jun 22, 10:02 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > We rented a Jeep in Moab and enjoyed a little off roading. Looking at > those canyons from within offers an entirely different perspective. I > am not sure I could ride a bike along some of those shelf roads > though. Very narrow and it is a long friggin way down. Smaller bikes (250-400cc) do just fine on those trails. Couple of guys from here recently returned from riding all over there on 2 WR250's and a DR350 like mine. They did great. A BMW 650GS along with them had a bit more trouble with the sand and rocky parts, but not bad for a 60- something year-old rider. I'm glad you took the opp to do some off-roading! I have to say I really prefer off-road to pavement because of the opportunities of experience that are less available on or from pavement. The environment becomes more intimate. That pertains to four and two wheels. We plan to spend several months in that area when we get on the road traveling in 2012, with rotating base camps. I hope you'll come down for a visit then. (I'm thinking of coming up with a turtle name since our home will be with us ;) > >Let me know where they are posted! Looking forward to seeing them. > >I hope you were able to ride between the storms. > > We avoided the extreme stuff, but riding the Rockies this time of year > means you are going to see some bad weather. Yeah, I hope we miss bad weather on the way to and from Oregon in September. > I'll post a bunch of pictures soon. Looking forward to seeing them!
From: don (Calgary) on 24 Jun 2010 11:40
On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:00:26 -0700 (PDT), TexasShadow <ev.newmexico(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Jun 22, 10:02�pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > >> We rented a Jeep in Moab and enjoyed a little off roading. �Looking at >> those canyons from within offers an entirely different perspective. I >> am not sure I could ride a bike along some of those shelf roads >> though. Very narrow and it is a long friggin way down. > >Smaller bikes (250-400cc) do just fine on those trails. Heh, heh, heh, I would be more concerned with my phobia of heights than I would be with the bike. <g> >Couple of guys >from here recently returned from riding all over there on 2 WR250's >and a DR350 like mine. They did great. A BMW 650GS along with them had >a bit more trouble with the sand and rocky parts, but not bad for a 60- >something year-old rider. > >I'm glad you took the opp to do some off-roading! I have to say I >really prefer off-road to pavement because of the opportunities of >experience that are less available on or from pavement. The >environment becomes more intimate. That pertains to four and two >wheels. It was a fun day. Being able to see those canyons from the bottom looking up was amazing. We were able to see a couple of arches not readily visible from the paved surfaces and got to visit the launch point for the car over the cliff scene, in Thelma and Louise. I've not seen the movie but was told they launched two cars over the cliff. Apparently the director wasn't pleased with the way the first one hit the Colorado River so he ordered a second car be sacrificed, and then he cut that part from the film. > >We plan to spend several months in that area when we get on the road >traveling in 2012, with rotating base camps. I hope you'll come down >for a visit then. I think there is a very good chance I will come down to see you folks. >(I'm thinking of coming up with a turtle name since >our home will be with us ;) > Well the turtle or tortoise have been personified in a variety of ancient mythologies and often used in children's stories. Ijapa, World Turtle or Yertle come to mind as possibilities. > >> >Let me know where they are posted! Looking forward to seeing them. >> >I hope you were able to ride between the storms. >> >> We avoided the extreme stuff, but riding the Rockies this time of year >> means you are going to see some bad weather. > >Yeah, I hope we miss bad weather on the way to and from Oregon in >September. > > >> I'll post a bunch of pictures soon. > >Looking forward to seeing them! |