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Offline RIP50AK

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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #20 on: March 30, 2015, 07:17:22 PM »
Riding from home outside Anchorage Alaska to Bellingham with Brother-in-Law. Son meeting me there and we are traveling through Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah before heading back to Bellingham. Solo back home in Alaska.

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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #21 on: March 30, 2015, 07:56:52 PM »
Riding from home outside Anchorage Alaska to Bellingham with Brother-in-Law. Son meeting me there and we are traveling through Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah before heading back to Bellingham. Solo back home in Alaska.
Sounds like a little bit more than a long weekend, huh? :thumbs:
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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #22 on: March 30, 2015, 08:09:41 PM »
Riding from home outside Anchorage Alaska to Bellingham with Brother-in-Law. Son meeting me there and we are traveling through Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah before heading back to Bellingham. Solo back home in Alaska.

Wow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #23 on: April 02, 2015, 06:45:30 PM »
Sounds like a little bit more than a long weekend, huh? :thumbs:

Allowing 5 weeks. I will be leaving one bike, probably the Concours in Bellingham so I can do some solo touring over the next few years. Decided to give the new KTM 1290 Super Adventure a try. Just hope it gets here before I plan on leaving for the trip end of May.

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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #24 on: April 07, 2015, 02:07:30 PM »
Planning to ride from San Francisco to Sturgis and back, in the first week of august.  sturgis is in bucket list, so I'll see it for a few days and back.  Other than that, just day or overnight rides for me this year.
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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #25 on: July 08, 2015, 08:26:02 PM »
Leaving in a couple of weeks after a wedding in Ohio & heading down to stay at Ironhorse for a few days of riding. Looks like we'll be running south on 75 to Knoxville then picking up 129 to IronHorse. I need the help of some locals to find a better (meaning not on the Dragon on a Sunday afternoon) way to get there if possible. I'll have 1 bike on the truck & pulling another behind. Thanks in advance with any help you can give me.
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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #26 on: July 12, 2015, 08:12:12 AM »
Too hot this summer.  Waiting for fall weather before any trips can be made.  99% humidity with heat index of 105 means the body can't cool from evaporation.
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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #27 on: July 12, 2015, 02:00:01 PM »
Judy and I (retired last year) are planning to attend the COG National in Cortez.
(We vacation at the National almost every year, and then see what is nearby to use it as a "side trip" on our way home.)
Haven't decided on our side trip yet.

If all goes as planned; After we return from Cortez (and rest), we're planning to fly to Germany to ride with this years "Over the Pond Traveler".
While there we'll meet the Past (GCE) "OtP "Travelers in Germany etc and stay with a few.

Ride safe, Ted

Departing home (Houston) Wednesday to meet Al and Charlie in Frankfurt Germany.

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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #28 on: July 20, 2015, 10:49:36 AM »
Just finished a week of riding the Colorado Rockies with my son and 2 of my brothers. No new roads, I think I've ridden every paved mountain road in Colorado but did find a few new breweries. Unfortunately I wasn't on my C14 but my old 97 Valkyrie borrowed from my son-in-law. Had a blast except for 20 minutes in Wolf Creek Pass riding on hail covered roads going down hill. Couldn't stop, just had to make sure we didn't slow down, speed up or any turn other than the turn of the road. All four made it down without misshap. Luckily there was a nice brew pub restaurant in Pagosa Springs called Riff Raff Brewing to sooth our nerves. I'd add some pic but no Concours and mostly just the four of us at various brew pubs. Nice vacation!

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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #29 on: July 20, 2015, 01:08:23 PM »
Heading to the Smokies this Sunday.
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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #30 on: July 22, 2015, 03:22:20 PM »
Heading to Nova Scotia next month to ride and see my new grandson..  ;D
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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #31 on: July 26, 2015, 09:11:27 PM »
This thread implies we don't vacation year round? Is that that due to weather or such?
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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #32 on: July 28, 2015, 05:14:56 PM »
Plans are in the works for a Lil trip to California in October.

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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #33 on: July 30, 2015, 04:30:37 PM »
All my trips are pretty much over...

Did a full family trip in the cage the last week of June into July. 9 days. PA to Cedar Point Ohio to 5 days in Ottawa.

The following Wednesday I took my son up to Montreal for a Video Game tournament. Met up with Rich (SailorRich) for a day of riding up there while Jr watched the tournament. Great city, great people and great food!

Got back Sunday night and the following Friday the Mrs and I along with a few friends went up to NH on the bikes. Stayed at the same place the fall rally was at last year. Right in the middle of everything and inexpensive.

Next trip will be this years fall rally in Lake George. Seriously thinking of getting up to Montreal that Saturday for lunch. Once you've had Poutine it kind of gets in your blood. You must have cheesy gravy fries!!!


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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #34 on: August 01, 2015, 05:14:15 PM »
Just got back from 3 days in N.C. Had the obligatory ride on the Dragon (x3), Cherohala Highway, Blue Ridge Parkway & Wheels Through Time in Maggie Valley. Stayed at Iron Horse and enjoyed it all with my younger brother. His first time, my third. And before this attended his daughter's wedding in Ohio.

WHEW!! :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana
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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #35 on: August 01, 2015, 05:37:29 PM »
Plans are in the works for a Lil trip to California in October.

Nice! And hopefully with a detour to rail and torture the bike in the twisties through the Rockies  ;D
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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #36 on: August 03, 2015, 06:15:32 AM »
Nice! And hopefully with a detour to rail and torture the bike in the twisties through the Rockies  ;D

Any suggestions Steve? I am going to ride out to San Diego then up to San Fran. From there I was going to go by Hoover dam. Then...

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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #37 on: August 03, 2015, 07:29:10 AM »
Any suggestions Steve? I am going to ride out to San Diego then up to San Fran. From there I was going to go by Hoover dam. Then...

The rockies in Oct can be fantastic but can also be snow and ice in the high country when you least expect it. In fact just a few weeks ago in the middle of July had about 20 minutes of terror through Wolf Creek pass with ice.

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Re: What are your vacation (read: bike riding) plans this summer?
« Reply #38 on: August 03, 2015, 04:27:31 PM »
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