BIKETRIP 2010

THIS YEAR WE DON'T HAVE  A LOT OF TIME SO WE WILL MEET IN RED LODGE AND DO THE  BEARTOOTH AND BIGHORNS AND HEAD DOWN INTO COLORADO AND MT EVANS AND ROCKY MTN PARK , DURANGO!


HERES THE FINAL MAP..
UNFORTUNATELY WE RAN SHORT OF TIME TO DO IT AS PLANNED, AND THE WEATHER TURNED WET  FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN COLORADO, SO WE  WENT INTO IDAHO INSTEAD. NICE COUNTRY! NOT THE HIGH NARROW STUFF, BUT STILL SOMETHING TO SEE!
WE GOT BUNGED UP HERE ALSO AS WANTED TO GO N UP HELLS CANYON, BUT THE ROAD WAS WASHED OUT, SO WENT UP THE MIDDLE INSTEAD.  STANLEY TO MCCALL AND NORTH TO LOLO PASS
YES I FIND LOLO A BORE COMPARED TO THE OTHER ROUTES, BUT IT WAS THE ONLY ROUTE OUT AND  WE WANTED DAVE TO RIDE IT AND GET IN SHAPE FOR THE TWISTIES BACK IN MANITOBA!

 NOT WHERE WE PLANNED TO GO, BUT STILL A VERY NICE RIDE ALL THE SAME!



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I TOOK A NICE ROUTE DOWN FROM BC, CROSSING AT MIDWAY AND ACROSS THE N OF WASHINGTON IS NICE! ESPECIALLY AVOIDING THE INTERSTATE. 200 ALONG THE CLARK RIVER WAS REALLY NICE! NOTHING HAIRY, BUT  VERY NICE WINDING TRAIL RIGHT BESIDE THE LAKES! I WILL USE THIS ROUTE AGAIN.

WAS A GOOD DAY CEPT FOR THE  SLOWDOWN THRU SANDPOINT! THATS WHERE THE  FAN SWITCH ON MY BIKE QUIT AND SHE BOILED OUT ALL THE ANTIFREEZE!I  FOUND A POP BOTTLE AND FILLED IT UP FROM THE RIVER, BOUGHT SOME WIRE AT THE NEXT STOP, AND  HOTWIRED IT FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. NO PROBLEM WHEN MOVING, BUT +37 GOING THRU SANDPOINT  COOKED HER!  LOST A COUPLE HRS FIDDLING WITH THE BIKE  AND ONLY GOT TO BUTTE FOR THE NIGHT.

NEXT PROBLEM UNFORTUNATELY IS I NOW HAVE A MEMORY CARD FULL OF PICS AND VIDEOS FROM THE FIRST 3 DAYS THAT IS LOCKED UP AND SCREWED! OH WELL.. I WILL PUT UP WHAT I HAVE.

YES I STILL HAVE MY OLD vfr800. I LIKE THE LIGHTWEIGHT HANDLING, AND ITS STILL THE MOST COMFY BIKE I EVER OWNED FOR LONG DISTANCES,STILL GREAT FOR MY 1300KM DAYS, ALTHOUGH I ONLY DID ONE 2000 KM DAY THIS YR, I STILL CAN ON THIS BIKE.!!
THIS IS JUST AFTER COMING DOWN THE OLD HIGHWAY #2 PASS SOUTH OF BUTTE! LOOKED KINDA COOL ON THE MAP AND IT WAS FUN FOR A FEW MILES!

NICE RIDE, DESERTED  AND A BIT OF FUN COMPARED TO THE INTERSTATE!
NOW I AM HEADING SOUTH TO VIRGINIA CITY GHOST TOWN.




NEVADA CITY, THE REAL GHOST TOWN A FEW MILES BEFORE VIRGINIA CITY

I STOP FOR LUNCH IN VIRGINIA CITY..TOURISTY GHOSTY TOWN KINDA PLACE!





LEAVING VIRGINA CITY AND INTO THE NEXT VALLEY., WILL SWING NE TO BOZEMAN..THOSE MTNS  AHEAD ARE YELLOWSTONE AREA!




+37C  NEARING BUTTE..I FIND ABOUT THE ONLY TREE ALONG THE WAY FOR A BREAK!




coming over the last pass into bozeman




    WE MEET UP IN RED LODGE

RAY,DAVE  AND I


RAY HAS HIS  ST1300 AND DAVE BRINGS HIS VTX1800!!
NICE STUFF!

BEARTOOTH CABINS..NICE  OVERNIGHTER IN RED LODGE,MT




ray has a new camera



WE GET THE TOUR OF THE OLD YELLOWSTONE PARK BUS'S AND  GARAGE STUFF!

NEXT DAY ..UP THE BEARTOOTH PASS, ACROSS THE CHIEF JOSEPH AND THE BIGHORNS...THIS IS WHERE I LOST MY PICS, BUT OTHER YEARS ON MY SITE HAS A TON OF THEM ANYWAY.
WILL GET SOME UP IF I CAN GET CARD TO WORK.


WE DO SOME VISITING  HALF WAY UP THE BEARTOOTH!







top of the beartooth pass!



WE FIND A CLOUD AT THE TOP OF THE PASS!

about to head west over chief joseph hiway and to Cody!



DEAD INDIAN PASS BRIDGE PITSTOP!
I TOOK THIS SAME PIC 5 YEARS AGO  ON ONE OF MY OTHER PAGES. ONLY IT HAD MY 81 CB900 AND MY DAUGHTER IN IT!



RAYBOB IS CAMERING AGAIN!


NOW HERE IS A VTWIN THAT CAN KEEP UP!! 110 HP!

NICE!!

DAVE AND THE BIG VTX HEADING INTO CODY, WY!




LUNCH IN CODY, THEN OFF TO THE BIGHORNS! aLWAYS A FUN RIDE OVER 14A AND 14!





HEADING UP THE BIGHORNS
+35 OUT! TIME TO COOL DOWN!

CRUING ALONG THE TOP IN THE GREEN AND COOL!






HEADING DOWN 14 TO THERMOPOLIS




PITSTOP FOR A BEER IN LOONIES BIN
!

SOUTH THRU WIND RIVER PASS!

WE STOP IN RIVERTON,WY FOR THE NIGHT!
RAYBOB SALUTES THE VTX!!


WE HEAD TOWARD JACKSON FOR LUNCH. INTO THE TETONS!









CLOSE TO JACKSON, A BIT OF CONSTRUCTION, HARD THO!



I NEED SOME TWISTIES!!




OK..MY JACKSON PICS ARE GONE, BUT HERE WE ARE HEADING ACROSS THE WASTELAND THRU CRATERS OF THE MOON MONUMENT!
NEVER AGAIN GO I THRU THIS DESOLATE CRAP!  HOT AND WINDY! LOTSA DUST BLOWING!





BUTTES!!! old volcanoes the signs say!


PITSTOP in the middle of the  desert!



WE GET ENOUGH LAVA AND HEAT AND TIME TO TAKE OFF!



THEN WE WILL GO UP THE SAWTOOTH MTNS TOMORROW!
WE HEAD TO HAILEY IDAHO FOR THE NIGHT! COOL SKI TOWN!

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