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| | View from the chase vehicle |  | | | Date: | 07/02/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 2 / 18) | | Location: | Hwy 99 | | Area: | | | Region: | British Columbia (US) | | Another beautiful sunny day filled with hundreds of sweeping corners and miles and miles of empty roads. |
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| | Signs, signs... everywhere a sign | | | | Date: | 07/01/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 1 / 18) | | Location: | Top Secret Test Location | | Area: | North Bend | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Signage for the rest of the commuting masses to show them just how lucky we are :-) |
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| | Home on the road for the next two weeks | | | | Date: | 07/01/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 1 / 18) | | Location: | Top Secret Test Location | | Area: | North Bend | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Center portion of the tank bag contained all of the electronics (two-way, autocom, mp3 player, and camera). The left side tank bag extension contained our days drinking water. The right side tank bag extension contained my spare shoes. The right side bike box contained spare parts, tools, and camera gear. The center box contained snacks. The left box contained all of the wifes clothing. The left side dry bag contained all of my clothes. The center dry bag contained the tent, sleeping pad, and tripod. The right side dry bag contained one sleeping bag, and more camera gear. The black bag on top of the dry bag was yet - even more camera gear. |
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| | Minutes before departure on Day 1 | | | | Date: | 07/01/2006 | | Trip: | Alaska or Bust 2006 (day 1 / 18) | | Location: | Top Secret Test Location | | Area: | North Bend | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Both the passenger and the bike look refreshed and ready to go!! |
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| | | | | Date: | 01/05/2006 | | Trip: | Leavenworth Holiday (day 2 / 2) | | Location: | Waterfront Park | | Area: | Leavenworth | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 10/09/2005 | | Trip: | Handcock Day Trip (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | Handcock | | Area: | Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 05/08/2005 | | Trip: | Las Vegas 2005 (day 1 / 4) | | Location: | Vegas Strip | | Area: | Las Vegas | | Region: | Nevada (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 05/08/2005 | | Trip: | Las Vegas 2005 (day 1 / 4) | | Location: | | | Area: | Las Vegas | | Region: | Nevada (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 04/25/2005 | | Trip: | Random Ocean Beach Trip (day 2 / 2) | | Location: | Ocean Shores | | Area: | Ocean Shores | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 04/24/2005 | | Trip: | Random Ocean Beach Trip (day 1 / 2) | | Location: | Moclips | | Area: | Moclips | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | Member - Xenon Light Support Group | | | | Date: | 02/27/2005 | | Trip: | N/A (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | Top Secret Test Facility | | Area: | North Bend | | Region: | Washington (US) | | The stock BMW headlight is next to worthless (day or night, high or low beam). To resolve this unfortunate limitation, I installed these Ztechnik Xenon HID Driving Lights. Wow, what a difference! Maybe too much of a difference? I run these lights during the day and it has virtually eliminated cages jumping out in front of me. Even though I don’t get people flashing me, I choose to only run these lights until dusk and then turn them off (to be polite to oncoming traffic). This still leaves my original problem of lack of light at night, unresolved. However, find an uninhabited trail or stretch of road after dark… flip the “on” switch, and gain 100 feet of visibility in seconds. Quality is excellent. Install took about four hours (mostly me cleanly routing wires). This new found vision will set you back about 1K. |
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| | | | | Date: | 11/14/2004 | | Trip: | Taneum Day Trip (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | Quartz Mountain Rd | | Area: | Wenatchee National Forest | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | Pause, Middle Fork Of The Snoqualmie River | | | | Date: | 09/25/2004 | | Trip: | Play Day - Forest Road Exploration (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | FR-5620 | | Area: | North Bend | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Just enjoying a hot fall day next to a cool river. Unfortunately, access to this location is being seriously threatened by both ends of the freak spectrum (by utopian “eco” ferries that seek only to eradicate public access... and their nemesis… the human dregs that feel that dumping everything from household goods to automobiles is within their “right of convenience”. Once the dust settles from this fringe war... the rest of us lose the options of experience, stewardship, legacy, and transparency (aka – to leave it like we found it). Expect to be locked out of yet another of this states natural attributes - soon. |
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| | | | | Date: | 09/25/2004 | | Trip: | Play Day - Forest Road Exploration (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | FR-5700-1 | | Area: | Snoqualmie | | Region: | Washington (US) | | A peaceful and relaxed day spent exploring forest service roads in the Cascade foothills. |
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| | Mother Nature says.. come back with a smaller bike | | | | Date: | 09/25/2004 | | Trip: | Play Day - Forest Road Exploration (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | FR-5731 | | Area: | Snoqualmie | | Region: | Washington (US) | | I was stopped from moving forward on this day. Fortunately, I was just out exploring and not in any dire need to go further. |
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| | First ride at night left me shaking | | | | Date: | 09/21/2004 | | Trip: | Washington Coast Ride (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | Bainbridge/Seattle Ferry | | Area: | Seattle | | Region: | Washington (US) | | My first experience with being caught out at night was on this day long WA coast loop ride. The stock BMW headlight is useless – and this experience scared me silly. Better to catch the ferry home than push on further in the dark. Adding forward lights is mandatory for me at this point. |
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| | Rare encounter with the Pacific… WA, HWY101 | | | | Date: | 09/21/2004 | | Trip: | Washington Coast Ride (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | HWY 101 - Olympic National Park | | Area: | Washington Coast | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Highway 101 along the Washington Coast is not as scenic as its southern appendage in Oregon, as a great deal of the route is inland. The Washington portion is also much less populated. |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/21/2004 | | Trip: | Horn Rapids ORV Park (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | Horn Rapids ORV Park | | Area: | Richaland | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/21/2004 | | Trip: | Horn Rapids ORV Park (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | Horn Rapids ORV Park | | Area: | Richaland | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | Hells Kitchen | | | | Date: | 08/15/2004 | | Trip: | Oregon Adventure 2004 (day 4 / 5) | | Location: | HWY 207 | | Area: | Wheeler County | | Region: | Oregon (US) | | The fourth day of our Oregon adventure had us leaving from Redmond, OR in the early morning and tracking north to Benton City, WA. The best part of this route took us from the town of Mitchell, OR up through Fossil, OR. The road was vacant (we probably never encountered ten other vehicles in 100 miles of travel). Some of the turns were posted at 10 miles per hour – sweet! It was also extremely hot – in the 100s at the lower elevations. |
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| | Crater Lake, with Wizard Island in the background | | | | Date: | 08/14/2004 | | Trip: | Oregon Adventure 2004 (day 3 / 5) | | Location: | Rim Drive | | Area: | Crater Lake National Park | | Region: | Oregon (US) | | On the third day of our Oregon adventure spent a few hours exploring around Crater Lake National Park. Advice: Get there early, definitely take the opportunity to ride around the entire park, and bring your own food and drink if you want to save a few $$. Once again, we encountered very low traffic volumes – which made the whole experience that much more enjoyable. |
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| | Crater Lake, Rim Drive | | | | Date: | 08/14/2004 | | Trip: | Oregon Adventure 2004 (day 3 / 5) | | Location: | Rim Drive | | Area: | Crater Lake National Park | | Region: | Oregon (US) | | Day three of our Oregon adventure was centered around spending the majority of time at Crater Lake National Park. |
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| | Oregon Coast, The Perfect Day | | | | Date: | 08/13/2004 | | Trip: | Oregon Adventure 2004 (day 2 / 5) | | Location: | Sandlake Rd | | Area: | Oregon Coast | | Region: | Oregon (US) | | Oregon adventure (day two, continued...). |
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| | Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge | | | | Date: | 08/13/2004 | | Trip: | Oregon Adventure 2004 (day 2 / 5) | | Location: | Cape Meares Loop | | Area: | Oceanside | | Region: | Oregon (US) | | Oregon adventure (day two, continued...). |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/13/2004 | | Trip: | Oregon Adventure 2004 (day 2 / 5) | | Location: | Oregon Coast Hwy - 101 | | Area: | Oswald West State Park | | Region: | Oregon (US) | | Oregon adventure - early on in day two. Route takes us south, down the coast from Seaside, OR to Coos Bay, OR. |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/12/2004 | | Trip: | Oregon Adventure 2004 (day 1 / 5) | | Location: | Port Of Astoria | | Area: | Astoria | | Region: | Oregon (US) | | Oregon adventure (day one, continued...). After enjoying Mt. Rainier for a large part of the day, we finally made it from Washington State across the Columbia River and into Oregon. |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/12/2004 | | Trip: | Oregon Adventure 2004 (day 1 / 5) | | Location: | Stevens Canyon Rd | | Area: | Mt. Rainier National Park | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Oregon adventure (day one, continued...). Still on the Washington side of the border enjoying Mt. Rainier. |
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| | | | | Date: | 08/12/2004 | | Trip: | Oregon Adventure 2004 (day 1 / 5) | | Location: | Stevens Canyon Rd | | Area: | Mt. Rainier National Park | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Oregon adventure, start of day 1. Route starts in North Bend, WA and ends up in Seaside, OR. Mt. Rainier National Park on the Washington side provides a great scenic detour. |
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| | Broken Loop | | | | Date: | 08/07/2004 | | Trip: | Lake Chelan Weekend (day 1 / 2) | | Location: | Mountain Loop Hwy | | Area: | Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Eroding river banks wiped out part of the Mountain Loop Hwy – making it impassible on a big GS. We were defeated in destination only - as the route proved to be very scenic and well worth the 50+ miles we had to back track to Granite Falls. |
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| | | | | Date: | 07/18/2004 | | Trip: | 2004 BMW MOA Northwest Passage Rally (day 2 / 2) | | Location: | | | Area: | Spokane | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Rain is on the horizon so we all pulled off to quickly add rain gear. |
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| | | | | Date: | 07/18/2004 | | Trip: | 2004 BMW MOA Northwest Passage Rally (day 2 / 2) | | Location: | | | Area: | Spokane | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Solo1 - Heading back to Tri Cities from Spokane. |
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| | | | | Date: | 07/18/2004 | | Trip: | 2004 BMW MOA Northwest Passage Rally (day 2 / 2) | | Location: | | | Area: | Spokane | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Group1 - Heading back to North Bend from Spokane. |
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| | | | | Date: | 07/18/2004 | | Trip: | 2004 BMW MOA Northwest Passage Rally (day 2 / 2) | | Location: | | | Area: | Spokane | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Group2 - Heading back to Issaquah from Spokane. |
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| | | | | Date: | 07/18/2004 | | Trip: | 2004 BMW MOA Northwest Passage Rally (day 1 / 2) | | Location: | KOA | | Area: | Spokane | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Poser shot at the Spokane KOA. |
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| | | | | Date: | 07/17/2004 | | Trip: | 2004 BMW MOA Northwest Passage Rally (day 1 / 2) | | Location: | KOA | | Area: | Spokane | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Tenting at the Spokane KOA. |
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| | 2004 BMW MOA International Rally, in Spokane, WA | | | | Date: | 07/17/2004 | | Trip: | 2004 BMW MOA Northwest Passage Rally (day 1 / 2) | | Location: | Spokane County Fair and Expo Center | | Area: | Spokane | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Fairgrounds at the BMW MOA Northwest Passage Rally. |
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| | | | | Date: | 07/17/2004 | | Trip: | 2004 BMW MOA Northwest Passage Rally (day 1 / 2) | | Location: | Safeway | | Area: | North Bend | | Region: | Washington (US) | | On the way to the BMW MOA Northwest Passage Rally. |
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| | | | | Date: | 07/13/2004 | | Trip: | | | Location: | Top Secret Test Location | | Area: | North Bend | | Region: | Washington (US) | |
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| | | | | Date: | 06/26/2004 | | Trip: | Play Day - Quilomene Exploration (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | Quilomene Wildlife Area | | Area: | Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Quilomene Wildlife Area overlooking the Columbia River. |
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| | | | | Date: | 06/26/2004 | | Trip: | Play Day - Quilomene Exploration (day 1 / 1) | | Location: | Quilomene Wildlife Area | | Area: | Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park | | Region: | Washington (US) | | Quilomene Wildlife Area. |
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