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| |  | | | Date: | 09/17/2007 | | Trip: | SMB Initiation Tour (day 4 / 18) | | Location: | Sportsmobile Factory | | Area: | Fresno | | Region: | California (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 09/14/2007 | | Trip: | SMB Initiation Tour (day 1 / 18) | | Location: | Top Secret Test Location | | Area: | North Bend | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/19/2007 | | Trip: | Mirror Lake (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | Mirror Lake | | Area: | Stampede Pass | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/12/2007 | | Trip: | Neslon, BC 2007 (day 3 / 3) | | Location: | Grand Coulee Dam | | Area: | Grand Coulee | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/12/2007 | | Trip: | Neslon, BC 2007 (day 3 / 3) | | Location: | Kettle Falls | | Area: | Kettle Falls | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/12/2007 | | Trip: | Neslon, BC 2007 (day 3 / 3) | | Location: | Highway 22A | | Area: | US/CA Border | | Region: | British Columbia (CA) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/12/2007 | | Trip: | Neslon, BC 2007 (day 3 / 3) | | Location: | Toad Rock | | Area: | Nelson | | Region: | British Columbia (CA) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/12/2007 | | Trip: | Neslon, BC 2007 (day 3 / 3) | | Location: | Toad Rock | | Area: | Nelson | | Region: | British Columbia (CA) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/11/2007 | | Trip: | Neslon, BC 2007 (day 2 / 3) | | Location: | Highway 6 | | Area: | Crecent Valley | | Region: | British Columbia (CA) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 05/05/2007 | | Trip: | Juniper Dunes Play Day (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area | | Area: | Tri-Cities | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 04/22/2007 | | Trip: | WR Revitalize Test Ride (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | NF-9021 | | Area: | Snoqualmie Pass | | Region: | Washington (US) | | This was as far as I could go on this day. |
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| | | | | Date: | 04/22/2007 | | Trip: | WR Revitalize Test Ride (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | NF-9021 | | Area: | Snoqualmie Pass | | Region: | Washington (US) | | This was the first test ride after I added a new hydralic clutch, new quiet exhaust, re-jetted, and added a new dual-sport light kit. |
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| | Found the Biggest Sign in Town | | | | Date: | 07/14/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 14 / 18) | | Location: | Alaska Airlines terminal | | Area: | Petersburg | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Not going anywhere on an airplane. This is just one of those background pictures taken as proof that I was really there. |
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| | Off the Beaten Path | | | | Date: | 07/14/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 14 / 18) | | Location: | Dry Straits Road | | Area: | Petersburg | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Another shot overlooking Dry Straits. Ice from the Leconte Glacier can just barely be seen floating between the island in the background. |
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| | View of Dry Straits | | | | Date: | 07/14/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 14 / 18) | | Location: | Dry Straits Road | | Area: | Petersburg | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | From the Three Lakes Loop road, we followed a spur road out to this vantage point of Dry Straits. This is also the location of a reasonably well hidden garnet mine I remembered from years ago. |
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| | Containers... | | | | Date: | 07/14/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 14 / 18) | | Location: | Scow Bay | | Area: | Petersburg | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | On our many rides out of town, we would pass these empty shipping containers. Soon enough these containers would be filled with pallets of canned salmon, put on a barge, and headed south to a storage location somewhere in Oregon. |
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| | Das Hagedorn Haus (B&B) | | | | Date: | 07/14/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 14 / 18) | | Location: | Das Hagedorn Haus (Bed and Breakfast) | | Area: | Petersburg | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Here is a shot of the Bed and Breakfast we stayed at while in Petersburg. Das Hagedorn Haus. The accommodations were excellent. |
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| | Lynn Canal | | | | Date: | 07/11/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 11 / 18) | | Location: | Alaska Marine Ferry | | Area: | | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | A view of the Lynn Canal from the deck of the Alaska Marine Ferry – Columbia. |
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| | Waiting for the Columbia | | | | Date: | 07/10/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 10 / 18) | | Location: | Alaska Marine Ferry Terminal | | Area: | Skagway | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Everyone else bailed on me (left me at the ferry terminal waiting for the boat) as they went out to get something to eat. Rumor had it that they had an excellent seafood lunch. |
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| | Hanging Out In Skagway | | | | Date: | 07/10/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 10 / 18) | | Location: | Alaska Marine Ferry Terminal | | Area: | Skagway | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | The road coming down into Skagway the day before was socked in with heavy fog. Visibility was probably less than 20 feet. Upon our arrival in Skagway, the weather improved every minute that were there. This photo was taken the day of our departure - just as the clouds dissipated from the top of the neighboring mountains. |
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| | Ummmm... Where is the Boat Now, Exactly?? | | | | Date: | 07/08/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 8 / 18) | | Location: | Visitor Information Center | | Area: | Tok | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | We received word that our ride home (the Alaska Marine Ferry, Columbia) had an engine fire and was temporarily out of service. Here, the wife is calling to verify that our anticipated ride home has been put back into service and it was back on schedule. Fortunately (due to the limited time we could take off), everything was repaired over the weekend and there were no delays or cancellations. |
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| | Hey... Where Did They Go? | | | | Date: | 07/08/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 8 / 18) | | Location: | Top of the World Highway | | Area: | | | Region: | Yukon Territory (CA) | | One minute we were riding along in glorious sunshine and the next minute we were getting lost in the fog. Those LED brake lights and halogen headlights really paid off here. |
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| | Moose On The Loose | | | | Date: | 07/08/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 8 / 18) | | Location: | Talor Highway | | Area: | Chicken | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Moose, moose, moose. The wife spotted a couple of moose in an open field just in front of us. I quickly pulled over, grabbed my camera, and started to click off some photos. At the perfect spot, the moose crossed the road right in front of us. I lined up for the money shot, pushed the button, and nothing. My camera would not fire. I thrashed for several seconds – but to no avail. My cameras memory card was full and no further images could be added. I may have lost the picture – but I did not loose the moment. I took a deep breath, set the camera down, and watched the size and form of these giant animals as they made their way across the road and out of sight. |
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| | Steel Mules | | | | Date: | 07/08/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 8 / 18) | | Location: | Chicken Center | | Area: | Chicken | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Three steel mules tied up in front of the general store. |
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| | Hey, We Made It This Far | | | | Date: | 07/08/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 8 / 18) | | Location: | Top of the World Highway | | Area: | Southeast Fairbanks | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | It was cold and foggy when we crossed the border from the Yukon back into Alaska at about 9:30am. The fog would lift shortly as we traversed our way across the ridge that plays host to the Top of the World Highway. Next to zero traffic, we had the place to ourselves. Pinch me. |
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| | Posers in Dawson City | | | | Date: | 07/07/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 7 / 18) | | Location: | Front Street | | Area: | Dawson City | | Region: | Yukon Territory (CA) | | Here are two of the adventurer’s… sporting the only other set of clothing they had besides their full BMW riding gear. Not much room to pack more than one of anything while traveling by motorcycle. |
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| | Welcome to Whitehorse | | | | Date: | 07/06/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 6 / 18) | | Location: | | | Area: | Whitehorse | | Region: | Yukon Territory (CA) | | Nearly 4:30 (PST) and our ride for the day is nearly over. Tonight our destination was the Yukon Inn in Whitehorse. The bike and gear still look clean in this picture – that would change… soon enough. |
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| | Bar down!! | | | | Date: | 07/06/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 6 / 18) | | Location: | Hwy 37 | | Area: | Dease Lake | | Region: | British Columbia (CA) | | So… the wife and I ride out to this sign early in the morning before all of us continue our journey north. I position the bike in the ditch for to insure a good shot. As I am getting off of the bike, the wife – who is still on the bike - starts leaning to the far opposite side (just like she would do if we were on flat ground). This action tips the bike past its gravitational neutral point – and beyond where I can hold it upright. The more I try to pull the bike back to center, the more the wife dives off of the far side. She wins. The bike takes a long slow trip to the ground as it pulls every muscle in my body – while I try and save it. The bike is now upside down. In the process, the wife did her best impression of an olympic diver (I gave her a 3 for form). At this point, I have no chance in righting the bike by myself. There are zero cars driving by. I then call over the radio for assistance from the other two bikes - who are still in town trying to buy gasoline. They arrive, amazed. It takes all of us to get the bike back on its two feet. We snap the non-action version of this picture - and hit the road. |
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| | The Bike is Not Clean Anymore | | | | Date: | 07/05/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 5 / 18) | | Location: | Fish Creek | | Area: | Hyder | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Everything is still working great – no issues. The bike is starting to gain that Adventure character now. |
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| | Bear Proof Clothing? | | | | Date: | 07/05/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 5 / 18) | | Location: | Fish Creek | | Area: | Hyder | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Looking out on Fish Creek from the relative safety of a viewing platform - hoping to catch a glimpse of the Brown Bear and three cubs that had been reported earlier in the week. No spawning salmon running up Fish Creek yet this year – and thus, no bears either. The wife may have been dissapointed... but not encountering a 1100 pound hungry bear with cubs was all fine by me. |
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| | Navigating In The Dark | | | | Date: | 07/04/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 4 / 18) | | Location: | Salmon Glacier | | Area: | Hyder | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | I decided to go out solo to photograph Salmon Glacier during sunset (sometime after 10:00pm). I arrived late, setup my camera gear in a hurry, found that my tripod was broken – so I had to make hurried repairs, on and on. I eventually started on my way back home around 1:00am the next morning. This is how it looked at 40 mph, going down hill, for 30+ miles, camera in one hand, and halogen lights blazing. Don’t try this at home. |
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| | Sunset over Salmon Glacier | | | | Date: | 07/04/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 4 / 18) | | Location: | Salmon Glacier | | Area: | Hyder | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | It was nearly midnight when I took this shot and the bugs (no apparent during the day) were out in force this evening. I was in full motorcycle gear (helmet, jacket, gloves, etc…) to keep from getting eaten alive. |
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| | M/C Guys | | | | Date: | 07/04/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 4 / 18) | | Location: | Salmon Glacier | | Area: | Hyder | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Here are the three brothers that dreamed up this trip – all enjoying the spoils of one of the most spectacular natural places in North America. |
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| | Happy Two Wheeled Adventurer | | | | Date: | 07/04/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 4 / 18) | | Location: | Salmon Glacier | | Area: | Hyder | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Enjoying sunny day and admiring the absolute splendor of Salmon Glacier. |
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| | Standing above Salmon Glacier | | | | Date: | 07/04/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 4 / 18) | | Location: | Salmon Glacier | | Area: | Hyder | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Not even in my wildest imagination could I have envisioned such a spectacular place. |
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| | Salmon Glacier | | | | Date: | 07/04/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 4 / 18) | | Location: | Salmon Glacier | | Area: | Hyder | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | It does not look like it from this shot, but it is a few hundred feet down off the side of this road into the canyon cut by the glacier across the valley. |
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| | Road to Salmon Glacier | | | | Date: | 07/04/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 4 / 18) | | Location: | Salmon Glacier | | Area: | Hyder | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Salmon Glacier was one of the most spectacular destinations of this trip. 30+ miles of excellent gravel road coupled with truly awe inspiring natural scenery. Trust me, if you have never been here before – this is something that you have to put on your 'must do' list. |
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| | Welcome to Hyder, AK | | | | Date: | 07/04/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 4 / 18) | | Location: | Hwy 37 | | Area: | Hyder | | Region: | Alaska (US) | | Here we are… entering Hyder Alaska for the first time. The road transitions from asphalt (Canadian side of the border) to dirt (US side of the border). Of note, there is no US customs station here. Hey, where are you going to go anyway? However, there is a Canadian customs station. In all cases, the border guards were professional and friendly. |
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| | Adventure Tourist | | | | Date: | 07/04/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 4 / 18) | | Location: | Hwy 37A | | Area: | Bear Glacier Provincial Park | | Region: | Stewart (CA) | | No escaping tourism... even way out in the bush. |
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| | Running down a dream | | | | Date: | 07/04/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 4 / 18) | | Location: | Hwy 37A | | Area: | | | Region: | British Columbia (CA) | | Chasing the other two bikes into the coastal mountains on another perfect day - how cool is that! |
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