Sweet Home, Montana!

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Cousin Jack

Discussion Starter · Jul 11, 2009

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Wowser! 422 miles today, from Caspar, Wyoming to Laurel, Montana...... The Wind River Canyon, Chief Joseph Scenic Highway, Beartooth Pass..... are thereany three more spectacular roads in the world?

The ST1300 lapped up the sweepers like the well-fed, well-bredbeast she is, and that wife of mine in her little Grand Prix Knoxville Flash hung on to my fender like she was gorilla-glued there.....! Damn, did we have some fun! Wait till you see the pics!

My tongue was hanging out by the time we rolled into Red Lodge, where we planned to stay.... but the place was chock-full of Harley riders, all strutting around wearing red berets! (Them little red hats are cute, but what's up with that?)

Anyway, we don't play well in mob scenes so we headed on out and got us a motel in Laurel, right off I-90.... (getting used to this motel thing!) ...tomorrow, we'll be on our own personal mother road, Highway 12.... Lolo Pass.

My undying thanks to Dubswing, MDKramer, Flyone, Lopeha, Monk, Dave (can't remember his numbers!), G Lester, Bill's Girl, (Flyone's daughter), Patch... all those forumites whose generosity made our "reentry" summer (reentry after our accident) so possible and so successful! We will never be able to thank you enough.....

I had misty eyes going over the Beartooth; this time last year I had strapped up ribs, a healing lung, a wife with almost severed hand, and the sickening realization that our riding was perhaps in jeopardy, that we may never ride again.

But we have.... and we are eternally thankful!

To paraphrase again someone famous:

"There is nothng, absolutely nothing, so worth doing as just messing around on a motorcycle!"

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Monk

· #2 · Jul 11, 2009

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Good to hear from you CJ ... what a great trip!

I know it will be good to get home.

And weare really looking forward to those pics.

Bob

Winger77

· #3 · Jul 11, 2009

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Sounds like your in love all over again CJ. Good to hear from you while your out there on the happy trail.

You know we are all dieing to hear your stories and see the pics.

Hey,,,,,,,, how much snow is on the Beartooth??

lopeha

· #4 · Jul 11, 2009

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Great to hear CJ! We really enjoyed meeting you & Red & am looking forward to our next meeting. Anxiously awaiting your photos, Andy.

Bagmaster

· #5 · Jul 11, 2009

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Well, I didn't get to meet them so I guess I'll have to do with the pics. Better be a bunch of them!!!!! :dude::dude::dude::dude:

Ride safe and get home in 1 piece, the both of ya!!:action::action::action::action::action:

AndyB

· #6 · Jul 11, 2009

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Cousin Jack wrote:

To paraphrase again someone famous:

"There is nothng, absolutely nothing, so worth doing as just messing around on a motorcycle!"

I really like that. I think I will have to write it down.

sandiegobrass

· #7 · Jul 11, 2009

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Looking forward to the pics and stories.... Sorry there was not the opportunity to cross paths thsi trip!!!

AZgl1800

· #8 · Jul 11, 2009

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Good to hear from you again Cuz, you and Red be safe the rest of the way home. Okay?

Dusty Boots

· #9 · Jul 11, 2009

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Glad to see that you and Red are on the home stretch and everything/body is doing great

I know it's a little late, but you can file this away for future reference.

There's a nice,cheap(donations accepted) campground in Columbus, right along the banks of the Yellowstone.

We stayed there after riding the Chief Joseph/Beartooth Pass section as well. Not the prettiest park, but the bathroom was reasonably clean, drinking water and huge cottonwoods made for a nice stop over, en route to Glacier NP.

Cheers, Dusty

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Jluvs2dive

· #10 · Jul 11, 2009

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Say hi to my mother-in-law in Laurel CJ.

Glad you guys are having such a good time! Well deserved I think. Enjoy the rest of the trip home!

John

lostinflorida

· #11 · Jul 11, 2009

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You missed out on a perfect oppurtunity.

I will bet that if you had just walked in and startedtelling some of your stories, you could have put a jar on the table and before those harley riders had left, you'ld had all their money!!

It's great to see you and the Red one having fun again.

Both of you, travel safe.

bbach

· #12 · Jul 11, 2009

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Cousin Jack wrote:

Wowser! 422 miles today, from Caspar, Wyoming to Laurel, Montana...... The Wind River Canyon, Chief Joseph Scenic Highway, Beartooth Pass..... are thereany three more spectacular roads in the world?

Maybe, but it's sure hard to imagine.

Flyone

· #13 · Jul 11, 2009

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Be safe Mel and Sandy! Make sure you're having fun the rest of the way home!! :action::cooldevil:

MDKramer

· #14 · Jul 11, 2009

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I just wish I could be rolling the 1200 behind you my friend...

Ah well...there's still next year.

wilkoi

· #15 · Jul 12, 2009

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Live long, Ride long and often.

RayandTracy

· #16 · Jul 12, 2009

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I'm also looking forward to the pics and the stories :clapper:

Take Care you 2:action:

SpiderBob

· #17 · Jul 12, 2009

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Hey you two, didn't I say no racing home :realshocked:. Glad to hear you enjoying your trip so much. That is what they are all about. Can't wait to see the pics. :clapper:

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