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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 10:09 AM
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So as I was saying earlier, up here your auto drivers license is your learners permit for motorcycle. You can ride as log as you have a licensed motorcycle operator following you. Anyways, after the little guy was in bed, I headed down to the local hangout in the Jeep for a coffee and to see if there was anyone around that I could introduce myself to and get local club info. Picked a good night to head down, it was a midnight poker run! I was FORCED to go back to the house and get my bike, and ended up doing a ride until about 2:30 am! Met a ton of great people and had the time of my life. Heres a few crappy pics, my cell doesn't like me....
 
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 10:28 AM
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COOL. Is the sun still up, or did it dip below the horizon?
 
Old Jun 21, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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Just dipped down, but not enough to get dark. It was back up within an hour......(:
 
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That's awesome. I've never seen that. Probably not so cool on December 20 hey? dark for 24 hrs?
 
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That's awesome. I've never seen that. Probably not so cool on December 20 hey? dark for 24 hrs?
I'm guessing very cool, maybe even down right cold.
 
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Winter is not as bad, I'd say we get about 4 hours of full daylight. As far as cool? Actually it hit about 85 pretty much every day for the past week, and it was probably around 70ish when we rode at midnight last night.
 
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double post sorry.
 
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