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OK hereis the real trip picture collage. I bought a camcorder before we left - wow - wait until you see (I gotta figure it out first)…but for now, my lovely wife has gone through what she sees as “the best” of the pictures we took and I put it into a video. Plays about 15+ minutes – so grab a beverage and take a break when you're able– I think you’ll like it. (PS – for those of you “well travelled” there is one picture significantly out of order – shhhhhh – don’t ask – my babe insists it belongs there…LOL)
MANY thanks to Mel (CJ) and Sandy (Red), John (Jluvs2dive), Glen Davis and the Seattle Chapter of Iron Indian Riders - we had a blast with all of you guys and look forward to riding with you all again.Please let us know if you can make it down our way - we'd love to return the favor and show you around. And I guarantee we’ll be by your way again.
We have over 3,000 digital photos and nearly 600 video clips from this trip - and a lifetime of stories to remember. Hopefully we captured some to share …
Here is the photo collage: http://tinyurl.com/prabwq
OK got it - edit to add this:
Big Horn sheep come right by the motorcycle in Glacier National Park: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPJFj19aEA
Bison come right by the motorcycle in Yellowstone National Park: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pDNlU9jSqA
Having trouble with the video clips right now – but they will include pans of the parks and wildlife walking right up to and by the bike – and a ride across the 4.1 mile Astoria Bridge! - and a NASTY hailstorm in Sturgis. So, I will try and get them out as soon as I can figure it out.
A couple of notes:
·Thisphoto collage is a big file – 15+ minutes - it may take a while to load – in windows media player format.
·I suffer increasingly as I get older from an initial fear of heights.Once I do something I’m usually OK but that first pass can have my heart in my throat or freeze me!! This impacted me 2 places – Astoria Bridge, and Going to the Sun Road in Glacier, NP. Lots of other high places but for some reason those two bothered me initially. In Glacier I think it was the road construction and lack of guardrails – LOL. Although I did the ride through the park 3 times – each time got a little better! In AstoriaI think it was the single lane soaring quickly over 200 feet in the air over the open space of the spacious Columbia River. Not many photos of it here - but the video will tell the tale - LOL.
·Construction was EVERYWHERE – roads tore up and pilot cars required for hundreds of miles - in all states.At Crater Lake, OR- one **** in a bus style motorhome pulling a car on a trailer was doing about 60mph in a 25mph posted zone that had been recently “chip sealed” and blew out both fog light lenses and pitted my windshield and front faring. Wish I knew and coulda turned around and caught the sucker. “Chip seal” is not something I appreciate and it is used heavily in Oregon and Washington.
·Ride the roads - now – before they deteriorate again – you are paying for it and it is posted telling you so - at each project – that recovery and reinvestment thingy – yeah, right. We rode many miles of freshly paved asphalt that was just a dream. But be careful – they are going so fast that they don’t care how “uneven” they make the pavement. They post it so – hey 4 to 6 inches between the lanes is OK – right? LOL
We hope these few images inspire you to ride to these incredible places - or bring a smile of remembrance to your face. Ride Safe everyone - and enjoy!
OK hereis the real trip picture collage. I bought a camcorder before we left - wow - wait until you see (I gotta figure it out first)…but for now, my lovely wife has gone through what she sees as “the best” of the pictures we took and I put it into a video. Plays about 15+ minutes – so grab a beverage and take a break when you're able– I think you’ll like it. (PS – for those of you “well travelled” there is one picture significantly out of order – shhhhhh – don’t ask – my babe insists it belongs there…LOL)
MANY thanks to Mel (CJ) and Sandy (Red), John (Jluvs2dive), Glen Davis and the Seattle Chapter of Iron Indian Riders - we had a blast with all of you guys and look forward to riding with you all again.Please let us know if you can make it down our way - we'd love to return the favor and show you around. And I guarantee we’ll be by your way again.
We have over 3,000 digital photos and nearly 600 video clips from this trip - and a lifetime of stories to remember. Hopefully we captured some to share …
Here is the photo collage: http://tinyurl.com/prabwq
OK got it - edit to add this:
Big Horn sheep come right by the motorcycle in Glacier National Park: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPJFj19aEA
Bison come right by the motorcycle in Yellowstone National Park: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pDNlU9jSqA
Having trouble with the video clips right now – but they will include pans of the parks and wildlife walking right up to and by the bike – and a ride across the 4.1 mile Astoria Bridge! - and a NASTY hailstorm in Sturgis. So, I will try and get them out as soon as I can figure it out.
A couple of notes:
·Thisphoto collage is a big file – 15+ minutes - it may take a while to load – in windows media player format.
·I suffer increasingly as I get older from an initial fear of heights.Once I do something I’m usually OK but that first pass can have my heart in my throat or freeze me!! This impacted me 2 places – Astoria Bridge, and Going to the Sun Road in Glacier, NP. Lots of other high places but for some reason those two bothered me initially. In Glacier I think it was the road construction and lack of guardrails – LOL. Although I did the ride through the park 3 times – each time got a little better! In AstoriaI think it was the single lane soaring quickly over 200 feet in the air over the open space of the spacious Columbia River. Not many photos of it here - but the video will tell the tale - LOL.
·Construction was EVERYWHERE – roads tore up and pilot cars required for hundreds of miles - in all states.At Crater Lake, OR- one **** in a bus style motorhome pulling a car on a trailer was doing about 60mph in a 25mph posted zone that had been recently “chip sealed” and blew out both fog light lenses and pitted my windshield and front faring. Wish I knew and coulda turned around and caught the sucker. “Chip seal” is not something I appreciate and it is used heavily in Oregon and Washington.
·Ride the roads - now – before they deteriorate again – you are paying for it and it is posted telling you so - at each project – that recovery and reinvestment thingy – yeah, right. We rode many miles of freshly paved asphalt that was just a dream. But be careful – they are going so fast that they don’t care how “uneven” they make the pavement. They post it so – hey 4 to 6 inches between the lanes is OK – right? LOL
We hope these few images inspire you to ride to these incredible places - or bring a smile of remembrance to your face. Ride Safe everyone - and enjoy!
