Pic Heavy Ride Report - MS to Bella Coola & Back 11,000 Miles Heat, Hail & Bears
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08-04-2015, 12:13 AM
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Glad you are enjoying. Lots' more to come.
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Day 14 continued...
Leaving out of Sisters we took a bit of a back way around Bend. It was a good road, along the way we picked up a Spyder. This next pic is at the end of the road...
...He kept up just fine in all the sweepers and twistys. At the end of the fun he turned right and we went left.
As we left Bend there were signs saying there was a town in 50 miles with gas, the POI also said there was gas in 50 miles. I had half a tank, so off we went.
The weather was nice, the road smooth...
...albeit not quite as interesting after the coast and the mountains.
I was starting to get concerned about gas (I had promised Mary I would not run out, and have been good about filling up)...Finally! Here is the "town" with the gas station...
There is a Post Office, there are some vending machines, there are other folks stopped, looking for gas, there is a sign that says GAS, but there is NO GAS! Gas pumps have been removed long ago.
I talked to some locals...they said there is no gas in the direction we are headed for another 80 miles. We've got no choice but to turn around and head back 40+ miles to Bend for gas.
1/2 a tank might have gotten me from Bend to Burns (127 miles), but it would have been close...
...So now we are on the same road we just traveled, headed back to Bend for gas.
Day 14 concluded in the next post.
Leaving out of Sisters we took a bit of a back way around Bend. It was a good road, along the way we picked up a Spyder. This next pic is at the end of the road...
...He kept up just fine in all the sweepers and twistys. At the end of the fun he turned right and we went left.
As we left Bend there were signs saying there was a town in 50 miles with gas, the POI also said there was gas in 50 miles. I had half a tank, so off we went.
The weather was nice, the road smooth...
...albeit not quite as interesting after the coast and the mountains.
I was starting to get concerned about gas (I had promised Mary I would not run out, and have been good about filling up)...Finally! Here is the "town" with the gas station...
There is a Post Office, there are some vending machines, there are other folks stopped, looking for gas, there is a sign that says GAS, but there is NO GAS! Gas pumps have been removed long ago.
I talked to some locals...they said there is no gas in the direction we are headed for another 80 miles. We've got no choice but to turn around and head back 40+ miles to Bend for gas.
1/2 a tank might have gotten me from Bend to Burns (127 miles), but it would have been close...
...So now we are on the same road we just traveled, headed back to Bend for gas.
Day 14 concluded in the next post.
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The last post for Day 14-
We stopped at one of the first gas stations when we hit Bend...don't remember the name, but it seems to be very popular in Oregon. We filled up with gas, went inside...there were something like 70 different beers, on tap, in the gas station!
We are back on the road to Burns. Third pass on this road this afternoon! What is the saying? Third times a charm. We're getting a light rain....
...on and off. Here's a dry section, Mary hanging off the side for a different perspective.
Hey! I recognize this place. See where it says GAS. There is no gas there. lol
Now we hit a patch where there is some heavier rain. This is one of the last pics before Mary put the camera away...
...until we reached the other side and saw this rainbow. Camera came back out...
...and then she took about 100 pics....
...of all the different cloud formations, at dusk...
...that were pretty spectacular. Would not have seen these if we had not had our 100 mile delay.
This last pic, of the moon, was taken in Burns, as we were pulling into the motel parking lot.
Was a great day of riding!
We stopped at one of the first gas stations when we hit Bend...don't remember the name, but it seems to be very popular in Oregon. We filled up with gas, went inside...there were something like 70 different beers, on tap, in the gas station!
We are back on the road to Burns. Third pass on this road this afternoon! What is the saying? Third times a charm. We're getting a light rain....
...on and off. Here's a dry section, Mary hanging off the side for a different perspective.
Hey! I recognize this place.
See where it says GAS. There is no gas there. lolNow we hit a patch where there is some heavier rain. This is one of the last pics before Mary put the camera away...
...until we reached the other side and saw this rainbow. Camera came back out...
...and then she took about 100 pics....
...of all the different cloud formations, at dusk...
...that were pretty spectacular. Would not have seen these if we had not had our 100 mile delay.
This last pic, of the moon, was taken in Burns, as we were pulling into the motel parking lot.
Was a great day of riding!
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08-04-2015, 03:51 AM
#106
08-04-2015, 06:41 AM
I also look at this report every morning. It looks like Gail and I will be unable to take any trips this year, so, this is the only way that we are going anywhere. Thanks again for your travel report hope the rest of your ride is amazing and
Ride Safe
Mike
#107
08-04-2015, 08:12 AM
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#108
08-04-2015, 08:28 AM
Kevin,
Great ride report, I sat and read it last night and checked back this morning for today's installment. I used to get great trip pictures like that when Susan rode with me but now that she has a TG I have to rely on a gopro in pic mode to get my road pictures.
Thanks for sharing,
Doug
Great ride report, I sat and read it last night and checked back this morning for today's installment. I used to get great trip pictures like that when Susan rode with me but now that she has a TG I have to rely on a gopro in pic mode to get my road pictures.
Thanks for sharing,
Doug
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08-05-2015, 02:03 AM
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Day 15
Today we have a short 200 mile putt to Meridian, ID. We'll be staying there for a couple of days with Marys' mom. Been a couple of years since we've seen her. Both of us are pretty excited...always a good visit with her.
Leaving out of Burns, we see a fellow traveler...
...then settle in for some more flat, straight miles at 55-60.
It is not long before...
...we get into some hills and curves....
...this is definitely more fun than long, flat and straight.
Mary holds the camera way out to the side for a different perspective.
There are some pretty great views also!
Day 15 continued in next post.
Today we have a short 200 mile putt to Meridian, ID. We'll be staying there for a couple of days with Marys' mom. Been a couple of years since we've seen her. Both of us are pretty excited...always a good visit with her.
Leaving out of Burns, we see a fellow traveler...
...then settle in for some more flat, straight miles at 55-60.
It is not long before...
...we get into some hills and curves....
...this is definitely more fun than long, flat and straight.
Mary holds the camera way out to the side for a different perspective.
There are some pretty great views also!
Day 15 continued in next post.
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08-05-2015, 02:26 AM
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Day 15 continued.
Going thru the little pass...
We drop down into Vale, OR.
Always thankful to see farmers growing food. We'd all be a bit hungry without them.
A bit before we hit the Idaho border, Oregon raises the speed limit a bit.
Idaho!
And a more realistic speed limit for chewing up some straight miles.
Set the cruise on 80 mph, hardly any traffic, and we're enjoying the wind! Mary in the mirror.
Off the interstate, in Meridian, about 5 miles out. Great day!
It's been just under 5000 miles since we left home. Sometime in the next day or so, I'll be doing a fluid change, and it's time for new plugs also. Plus I probably should *get 10 States worth of bugs washed of the TG.
Going thru the little pass...
We drop down into Vale, OR.
Always thankful to see farmers growing food. We'd all be a bit hungry without them.
A bit before we hit the Idaho border, Oregon raises the speed limit a bit.
Idaho!
And a more realistic speed limit for chewing up some straight miles.
Set the cruise on 80 mph, hardly any traffic, and we're enjoying the wind! Mary in the mirror.
Off the interstate, in Meridian, about 5 miles out. Great day!
It's been just under 5000 miles since we left home. Sometime in the next day or so, I'll be doing a fluid change, and it's time for new plugs also. Plus I probably should *get 10 States worth of bugs washed of the TG.