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    I haven't been around in awhile either. I'll have to get in gear with Curry and start the arranging.
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    Cageless, and I had some stop and go coming over Stevens Pass. It always bottles up in Index area, this time the Reiter Road cutoff was repaired so I snaked through that road and came out just above Startup, then inched my way to Sultan where I was able to turn off on the Ben Howard Road. Great event Mike, and be sure to let us know if the numbers don't balance, I'll be happy to help out. It was fun riding with old friends and hanging out with everybody. Curry and I will start working on the Oregon trip, stay tuned. Lee in Duvall P.S. The delay through Index cost me an hour but I was able to weed whack and mow already this morning, and NOW I can relax. P.S.S. Hey Mike, are we getting icons for the bottom of our screens? Hey, I just noticed, I don't have one for the 2008 Koot Hoot.
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    We'll have to check out routes home from Nelson, maybe you can excite me about some roads in Idaho? I'm bringing a map or two, or three . . ., The Northport Brewery actually used to be in Northport, just a bit shy of the border north of Kettle Falls, pretty decent IPA, I must say. Ask Tony about the beer bars in Seattle?
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    My soft bags are mostly packed, Jim will be here around 8 am and off we go, all good roads from Monroe all the way to Nelson. Hope I can sleep well tonight, like a kid going to Disneyland. Jeff call me, but we should be in Marblemount around 11:30 to 12. We'll gas up there and head on into Winthrop, park our bikes and head to the Old Red Schoolhouse for some Ruud Awakening, which won the Washington beer fest IPA a few years ago. Great place, new owners, apparently dedicated to preserving the original recipes.
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    Can't wait to see you Tony, we got a lot to catch up on, ride safely everybody!
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    This is a much more complicated question than you may imagine, mainly because I am riding once again with one of my all time favorite riding partners, Jeff and he tends to study maps and finds alternative ways to go, but to answer your question, I generally like to head east through Republic and north from Kettle Falls, there's a side trip across the border just east. Also everyone should know there's a great spaghetti place in downtown Trail, the Collander. Try it for supper as they keep filling your plate and its very tasty food. I still have to work tomorrow, but let us know what your thinking and perhaps we can hook up somewhere . . . .
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    See my message above, also, if you want we can all meet at this café for breakfast in Tonasket, its getting good reviews and they open at 6 am. Shannon's Cafe & Deli 626 S Whitcomb Ave. Tonasket, WA 98855
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    Sounds good, I don't want to change your plans, especially since I never was able to lock in this trip until late. We will stay in touch in Winthrop and Tonasket is just an hour or so away if that. The Google Map shows 5 hours for us from Winthrop to Nelson and 249 miles. Seems like a nice way to spend a day.
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    Africa Twin time, eh? I do a lot of work surveying cell tower sites in Oregon, I'm getting to know the roads very well even around Newport, btw, where I drank way too much beer at both Rogue breweries last year on my birthday. Will be fun seeing you guys in a few days.
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    Are you guys open to meeting our group riding up from Winthrop to Tonasket and heading east to Kettle Falls roads?
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    We're still planning a route up there, Bizbat will be riding with me. I'm off Thursday so will probably head up over 20 and stay at Winthrop Friday and then follow Tonasket east to Kettle Falls and north from there. Derek and Tammy, are you thinking about heading south from Osoyoos Friday morning and possibly meeting us at Tonasket, or are you staying in Canada all the way? If Miguel is reading this, perhaps you might be so kind as to insert the great video you made of us riding from New Denver to Kaslo the first Hootenanny. I love the music you put to it. I volunteer to lead a pack of driveling Viffers around that loop again, but this year I'm going to visit the ghost town, just talked to some people from South Carolina who rode a rented Harley into the old ghost town and said it's an easy gravel road.
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    Me and Bizbat are booked at Adventure, I'm starting to get excited about the trip, we'll have to see how our routes to Nelson all jive and hook up somewhere. Pub meet works for me too.
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    Hey Superfunky, it looks like Jim aka Bizbat and I are now planning to attend. Are we too late to register at your Eventbright, if so are there going to be some extra shirts?
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    Sounds good, I didn't ride nearly as much as I'd have liked last summer so am going to try to make both events.
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    Hey Curry, I didn't choose from your pole as I think there are a few other areas to look at. I sent you a note, check it out. A good argument can be made for Corvallis too. One thing is for sure, if you're going to book Edgefield, then you might want to call and see how it's booking up for summer. When I booked our rooms there a few years ago I couldn't get Friday because the entire Hotel was booked for a wedding a year in advance.
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    135 SR20 Wa - Ross Lake

    choco commented on Lorne's gallery image in Member's Gallery

    135 SR20 Wa - Ross Lake
    A couple friends Jim aka Bizbat on his Vfr 1200 and my friend neighbor Jake on. Road King and I rode from Duvall to Winthrop and back last Saturday. It was nice and also hot I the afternoon; I hope you stopped on Diablo Dam!
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    Mt. Rainier

    choco commented on jdubb's gallery image in Member's Gallery

    Mt. Rainier
    Derek, Tami and I got a ticket in Mt. Rainier Park a few years ago, its not like we were speeding or anything like that . . . well, not really speeding . . . really speeding is too fast for Tammy to take pictures from the back of Derek's VFR, so by that logic we could never speed, the kid looking Park cop didn't see it that way.
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    I think we can find a few more amazing roads to ride in Oregon, and the destination towns are awesome too. I will certainly be happy to organize another Oregon Trail II ride and it can include Newport for the reunion. I didn't make that first one though. Mr. and Mrs. Keithbob aren't on this site much and I think he's riding a BMW GS or something these days. I tried to interest him in the Oregon Trail last year so we did touch bases. If I recall his summer was already planned. I will not be able to make the Sum Sum as I started a new job this year and we are super busy. I'm a land surveyor and work for a large engineering firm in Woodinville and Seattle and the Puget Sound area is booming with house construction and cell tower site development. I just don't have enough vacation time to use all in one event. I would love to come, so if anything changes that will allow me to ride to Colorado with the gang, then I certainly will be there. Lee
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    SumSum <3

    choco commented on didit's event in VFRD Calendar

    until

    Keep the pics coming
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    Nice video and music, thanks for posting. We had nice weather, let me know when to start planning Oregon Trail II
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    Klik Canyon

    choco commented on VFROr's gallery image in Member's Gallery

    Klik Canyon
    So where is tha? and, by the way, thanks for stopping to take pictures, I struggle with that, love to have the pictures, hate to stop.
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    2014 interceptor at wolf creek pass
    I used to camp out at Wolf Creek Pass when I went to high school in Colorado Springs. Nice bike, love the 2014 VFRs.
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    Distances to local towns at the bottom of the range...
    You should ship it back to California and ride the Gold Coast there too. Looks good, bike and scenery.
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    20140726 092152

    choco commented on V-FORE's gallery image in Member's Gallery

    20140726 092152
    Bart actually is Managing Editor for online Motorcycle USA; Honda loaned him the bike for review. Btw thanks Derek, Tammy and Gary for sharing pictures.
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