Lots of suicidal deer along Route 2. Lying in wait to leap onto an unsuspecting biker blatting down the lane. Bastids!!!
Westward Ho's
- Thread starter Earache
- Start date
After a surprisngly good lunch of fried burritos at a local place in Libby, we head north on 37 to see the aptly named Libby Dam.
Thing was huge with a capital "U".....
Thing was huge with a capital "U".....
Attachments
The resulting lake behind the dam, Lake Koocanusa, was equally big. Very wide and stretching about 100 miles into Canada. We followed it's shores for about 60 miles to Rexford, Montana.
Great riding along this route. 80 mph sweepers all over the place...
Great riding along this route. 80 mph sweepers all over the place...
Attachments
Oh jeez, The King is back...
The road side was very rugged and the plummet to the icy water looked to be steep. Better watch riding too aggresively around here...
The road side was very rugged and the plummet to the icy water looked to be steep. Better watch riding too aggresively around here...
Attachments
Saw a long bridge across the Lake and had to take a few shows from it...
Attachments
The road just kept getting better and better. When we got to the Canadian border, we decided to head back south to Kalispell....
Attachments
The following day is the last day of riding with Jason. He needs to get back to work in Chicago. We head south on Route 93 to Missoula where he hits I-90 for the lonely slab ride abck to Chicago. Had fun, brother - be safe going home!
Brad and I head down Route 93 into Idaho...
Brad and I head down Route 93 into Idaho...
Attachments
Last edited:
I couldn't believe that I have never heard of this road before! One of the best I've ever ridden. Fast sweepers, mountains, smooth pavement, no traffic, no cops and it follows river the whole way. Fantastic!
Attachments
South of South Fork, Idaho and it gets really good....
Attachments
Brad, having eagle like eyesight, spots some more suicidal deer lurking above the road waiting to pounce upon us and claim our bikes.
I'm no Izzak Walton or anything, but I ain't real sure that those are deer...
I'm no Izzak Walton or anything, but I ain't real sure that those are deer...
Attachments
We get into Salt Lake City late - about 650 miles of riding today and a lot of it was curvy. So it took a long time. We're tired and need to do laundry tonight as well. Didn't get that done until after 1:00 AM. Sorry we didn't get the chance to hang, NewsMag. But it was after 10:00 PM when we got there and I wasn't sure you'd welcome a call that late.
Brad is leaving and humping it home on I-70. 1,700 miles of fun. I don't envy him. Thanks for coming along this far, bro!
Brian (Night Stalker) and Joe meet us here - finally - and Brian gets his gift box from friend Lance back home. A manky flip flop found roadside on a trip 2 years ago. It's been mailed around, bungeed to bikes when the owner wasn't looking and has finally come to roost in Brain's possession. He'll get the chance to pass it along to some unsuspecting biker in future years...
Brad is leaving and humping it home on I-70. 1,700 miles of fun. I don't envy him. Thanks for coming along this far, bro!
Brian (Night Stalker) and Joe meet us here - finally - and Brian gets his gift box from friend Lance back home. A manky flip flop found roadside on a trip 2 years ago. It's been mailed around, bungeed to bikes when the owner wasn't looking and has finally come to roost in Brain's possession. He'll get the chance to pass it along to some unsuspecting biker in future years...
Attachments
Heading into Moab and the scenery has begun to change a bit. Joe is on a Hayabusa and Brian is cruising his new ST1300 on it's maiden voyage out of Chicago...
Attachments
A quick blast through the SW corner of Colorado and we're into New Mexico. Our goal for today is to reach Santa Fe in time for dinner...
Attachments
We're on Route 84 now and it's looking like we're gonna get really, really wet. Isn't this supposed to be a desert? There's no rain in deserts!!!
It does rain, but seems to evaporate before it hits the ground and I never really got wet. Made for some cool pics though...
It does rain, but seems to evaporate before it hits the ground and I never really got wet. Made for some cool pics though...
Attachments
I somehow managed to get ahead of Joe and Brian, ( I was the only one with a radar detector - funny how that works), and caught them coming out of the hills...
Attachments
Time to get humping into Santa Fe if we're not gonna get hit by lightning. That'd probably put a bit of a damper on the weekend's festivites...
Attachments
I roll into the downtown Hilton, exuding confidence and the aire of a world traveler. I expect to be treated like a King and am rewarded with a wine / cheese / fruit paltter in my room, under cover parking and comp'ed rooms for me and my men.
They know who they're dealing with, (okay, the wife is here and we're mooching of of her. She's the VP of Sales & Marketing of the Corporation that owns the place and they treat her better for some reason. We'd be shown the door and told not to come back if it weren't for her)...
They know who they're dealing with, (okay, the wife is here and we're mooching of of her. She's the VP of Sales & Marketing of the Corporation that owns the place and they treat her better for some reason. We'd be shown the door and told not to come back if it weren't for her)...
Attachments
Shameless plug for the hotel, but what a cool place. Located right in the middle of all of the touristy stuff, cool decor, poolside firepit, nice bar and the price is right. I like it here...
Attachments
Last edited: