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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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Rode up to Odessa, WA for lunch today at the Rolling Thunder Saloon. Odessa is just a one horse town and there's not much there but 2 brothers are trying to get the saloon known as a biker destination ride. I was the only one there so Nate (one of the owners) and I had a nice visit. It's a nice, friendly place to stop for a cold one and some lunch. They have started an annual 9/11 run to pay tribute to a fallen military person and it's turned into big event. If you're passing through or looking for a day ride put the Rolling Thunder on your map and say hi to Nate.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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Thanks for the info.

Always looking for destinations I haven't been to yet, that make for a decent Saturday morning ride (I live in the Tri-cities - Richland/Kennewick/Pasco).

I'll head up there one weekend...
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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Sounds like a nice day ride from Spokane.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 11:46 PM
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i will have to look them up when i get back
 
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I hear they are having a rally this weekend. Anyone going?
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Old Jun 19, 2010 | 08:53 AM
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Think I might take a run up there today.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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Yeah I think I might as well. Looks like a break in the rain here in Spokane. Maybe ride out there for a couple hours. I have never been out there
 
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 10:09 AM
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I got there about 11 and there was not much going on at all. I got a cold Pepsi and said hi to Nate then checked out the only vendor that was there selling a few doo dads and what not. It was getting on about lunch time so I boogied on down the road to Wilson Creek to the tavern there and had a hamburger and then got home just as it started to rain. Nice ride but not much excitement. Don't know if more bikes showed up or not.
 
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Must have just missed you. Got there about 1230. In fact I parked close to that hydrant. A few more bikes lined up on the street, but nobody really doing anything. A few people just walking around. Saloon had a tattoo guy in there, there was a vendor across the road. I walked up and down the road for about 20 min, then left. I came in on Highway 28 from highway 2 through Davenport, then left out highway 21 to I90. Oh well nice ride to kill a few hours. Sunny the whole time.
 
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