3rd Nat'l NT Rally-Jul 10-13, 2013 - Spearfish, SD

What Frosty said. When I have some time and a better connection, I will post my pics on photobucket....right now, I leave for Oshkosh in a week....
Had a great week with Frosty and the crew at Spearfish. I like the format except for that hideously hot night before the Devil's Tower run. I am glad Frosty left out the beautiful English Lady, the Swiss Girls, and the girls from the Netherlands...! I am no good at explaining them to my wife as it is...:doh1:
Frosty said:
Chris and I made it back to Spokane for Supper last night (Mon). Sat we rode to Cody by way of the Bighorn Scenic Byway (14). Sunday morning to Yellowstone on Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway (14). After a leisurely breakfast at Lake Yellowstone Hotel, we rode to and stopped in West Yellowstone for NFS campground information. We took 191 north to Red Cliff NFS Campground on the Gallatin River. Monday we followed 191 to 90 and back to Spokane.

A tip of the hat to Mellow. IMHO he again set the perfect non schedule. My vote is to keep the same format. I like the ST group and the interaction.

I had a great trip. Two National parks, a National Monument park, too many mountain ranges to list, airplane museum ... best of all ... familiar faces from last year and new familiar faces for next year. I will post pics on the picture thread. Thanks to all!
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A few pics....a nice NT owner lets Chineese tourists take pics of them on his bike at Devil's Tower
An Irish guy (William)
Two old guys at Lake Yellowstone


 
Daboo said:
Chris, when I actually planned the SS1000, I'd have come to the same conclusion...to take I-90. If I'd thought more before typing, I'd never have mentioned it. That route the two of you took, is beautiful. It'd be a shame to miss it by riding through without stopping, even though I planned to take it back. I may do a SS1000 before then anyway.

I did a SS1000 in June 2012 on my Burgman 400. It was basically an out and back from Seattle to Montana. I was surprised by the way it went. On the way back, I had been worried about falling asleep as I crossed Eastern Washington. In a car, it is boring. On my Burgman 400, that didn't happen. I was just amazed at the beauty of the scene as I traveled through Eastern Washington. It was like a several hour long prayer. I loved it.

I'd like to get that license plate frame on the NT to match the one on the Burgman 400. There's only one way to do it. And as much as I love riding a scenic back road with lots of twists and turns...an endurance ride has its own draw.

Chris
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Glad you got there and back safe and sound. When I worked for the State Patrol, it was common knowledge that the area around Ritzville, which was in my area of operations, was famous for people falling asleep at the wheel.....
It takes me one nap to get to Seattle and two back! If you see an old motorcyclist sleeping on a picknick table, its probably me....!!!! Others can stay awake longer....:wink:
Sorry if I lecture anyone. When I retired from the patrol, I would go in and volunteer during the long winter months for a few hours a week. I would file away evidence in closed case folders, like pics of people laying by or in their cars
after a fatal wreck....its so sad...so many lives wasted for usually preventable reasons....
 
Thanks for checking in Wendell, glad to see everyone is making it back home one by one, it was great meeting you.
 
Chris,
I plan to do an SS1000 on I-90 on the way to Spearfish next year. Will have to time it so that I spend as little time as possible riding at night. Deer, small animals and alligators (Tire pieces from trucks) are a real hazard. I do think it is doable in mostly daylight.
 
Chris,
I have fond memories of Snoqualmie Pass when I lived in Bonners Ferry ID and was stationed at Ft. Lewis WA. I actually did the pass on a 1956 NSU 250 with 16 HP. I did it in second gear. That was in 1964. When I was stationed at Ft Lewis, I had a Norton 750 Dunstall Atlas that made the trip to and from BF, ID to Ft Lewis many times. True, that sun can really blind you. I always consider the sun when bicycling and motorcycling. Cagers have enough of a problem seeing you as it is with all the gizmos they have in their cars to help them keep their eyes off the road.
 
wphillips007 said:
Better late than never: http://wphillips007.smugmug.com/Travel/Spearfish/30710709_mT5JSf
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LOL.. love this picture...

"I can't see the map!"

"Why not?"

"Everything is yellow!"

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I'm one of the riders in that pic. It's at the end of the Iron Mtn. run on the best twisty, narrow mountain road I've ever ridden. Personally, we were deciding if we wanted to run it again in reverse direction.
Len
 
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