Where did you ride today?

It was too nice a day to go straight home after church, so I took a sanity ride out on the High Bridge Road, and then the Ben Howard Road. These are some of the nicest "motorcycle" roads in the area. They run through rural farmland with hills right there next to you, and following the Skykomish river as it twists and turns. Oh...and with the Cascade Mountains very close by.

Crescent Lake
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Cascades in the background.
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And while the other pictures don't show the colours well, the oranges, yellows and greens were beautiful.
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Chris
 
Last week I rode up to Red Ri er Gorge in Kentucky
About 3.5 hours up from my home.
Beautiful morning with the clouds in the valleys. I stopped at the lookout on Benge's Gap and took pictures.
Nada tunnel, to get into the Red River Gorge, was hand dug using steam drills, dynamite and shovels in 1910-11. 900 ft long and 12 ft wide. One man killed trying to thaw frozen dynamite next to the fire.
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I went to a "Motober-Fest" at Seattle BMW today. They promised free food, but I'd eaten just before leaving so didn't have any. I was hoping to meet some representatives of the BMW MOA, but didn't see anyone who acted like they might've been associated with the group. It didn't take long to realize I'd have more fun and be more productive vacuuming my lawn with the mower to get the leaves picked up.

No pictures. But I promise it did happen. :D

Oh, and I waved to the Seattle LEO as I went by. It was the highlight of the trip.

Chris
 
On yesterday's ride I rode past this guy standing in the road. I stopped and talked to him for a while then started petting him until he got used to me then I picked him up and moved him over to a tree.DSC_4541.JPG

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5 hours later I stopped by to check on him and he was better looking but still there.
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In Iowa you are supposed to report hurt raptors to the DNR and they will pick them up and take them to a rehabilitation hospital for recovery. So when I got home I spent quite a bit of time calling every # that I could find for the DNR and none of them would answer the phone or call me back. I did talk to the main office and she would forward my call but it was always to a # that would not answer the phone.
 
Went north to the Bellingham, WA area yesterday. A couple of us are on the committee for the next COG national rally in June 2027. We were in search of RV sites for those who don't want to stay at the Silver Reef casino in Ferndale.

Along the way, I stopped and grabbed this pic. Beautiful area.

Birch Bay
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There's not many places where you can get ocean front beaches and high alpine wilderness in an hour or so from each other.

Chris
 
Took a lumberjack-style ride up into the mountains to have lunch with some fellow riders. That happens that this time I was on a Harley Electra Glide. It was a fun experience - it vibrates, makes plenty of that classic potato noise, and actually rides pretty well.
I also got a chance to test ride an ST1300. Strangely enough, I liked it less than my ST1100. The riding position felt different, a bit more sporty than touring, maybe. So I think I've dropped the idea of upgrading my old 1100 to a 1300 in the future.
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Rode down to my daughter's house near Pittsburgh because her Honda mower wouldn't start. Weighed the ST down with a variety of tools. Upon arrival, I rolled the mower out of the garage, set the choke, pulled the cord, ignition. Fixed. Texted lovely daughter (success), hopped back on the ST and headed north, away from the city. It was a nice day for a ride, so win-win.
 
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