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2011 Kootenay Hootenanny 2 - PNW/Canada Meet in Nelson, BC


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Long or short day ride?  

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  1. 1. Would you like to have a long or short day ride at the meet (350 or 500+ kilometers)?



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A few photos from the weekend. Suzannes BMW caught my wifes attention. Its the bike I can buy to park next to the VFR so she can ride in comfort.

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I just got home. Almost 2000 miles in all. Enjoyed the Nelson meet. On the way home I visited Glacier National Park. Took the red bus "crown of the continent" tour of the Going-to-the-Sun road. I later stopped by the Many Glacier section and saw my first grizzly bear crossing the road ahead of me. Luckily no big mama grizz with this juvenile.

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Our trip home was fantastic (we got back on the 24th).

We rode with Gary (V-Fore) through BC/Osoyoos/North Central Washington, then on our own through: Winthrop; across Washington to Sandpoint, ID; Glacier National Park and Waterton then across the prairies and home. Fiona's longest trip in such a short time - 2500+ kilometres in 4 days.

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Following Gary (V-Fore) through Loomis and Nighthawk, WA

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Sheep on the road near Loomis, WA

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Winthrop, WA

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Breakfast in Winthrop (Yummy Cinnamon Buns)

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Grand Coulee Dam

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Edna's Drive-In - Awesome Burgers and Lunch Counter in Davenport, WA

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We stayed in Sandpoint and had a few Huckleberry Beers at Mick Duff's - Best Craft Beer I've had in a long time

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Swinging Bridge and Falls just off Highway 2 in Idaho

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Fiona on the Going to the Sun Road - She's Deathly Afraid of Heights ;)

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Our Final Night's Stop- Prince of Wales Hotel - Waterton, AB

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Our Room at the Prince of Wales Hotel - Nice!

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Our Dinnertime View

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View from the deck outside of our hotel room

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ummm...you need to explain some of those pics...Hello Kitty?

:laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe:

Huh? Explain . . . ? You mean there's something unusual in these pictures? :laughing6-hehe:

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ummm...you need to explain some of those pics...Hello Kitty?

:laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe:

Huh? Explain . . . ? You mean there's something unusual in these pictures? :laughing6-hehe:

Nothing out of the ordinary, if you know the man....

c

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Fiona on the Going to the Sun Road - She's Deathly Afraid of Heights ;)

Really? Hard to tell from the body language goofy.gif

I did Glacier in 2008 and Winthrop a couple of years before that. Nice country. Thanks for sharing your pics.

It was good to meet you and Fiona. Thanks again for organizing the meet.

Cheers,

Phil

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Hey all, I enjoyed the wekend at Nelson and meeting a great group, I especially enjoyed the company and "spirited ride" on Saturday the weather was great and the roads good.

I made it to Indy on Friday 4PM, stopping at the honda dealer in Colorado springs to pick up some spark plugs, only 13 each as opposed to the 40 they want at the dealer home!!!! The races in Indy were great, well worth the trip, maybe next time I will not take the detour to Vancouver!

The ride throught Montana, Wyoming and Colorado was incredable every type of landscape, very good mountain roads.

I have a few extra days so will take secondary roads through New York, Vermont and New Hampshire. Any suggestion would be appriciated.

I put in the link to Google maps below showing my trip so far, hope it works.

http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=215456958715125415103.0004ab87c932227218fdc&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=45.02695,-93.603516&spn=30.842062,86.220703&z=4&vpsrc=0

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