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Re: SWTF Recap
bigjack #448655 06/11/2011 5:49 PM
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Just got home a short time ago,4391 miles for me, just a piker compared to the boyz (and goylz) from out East. Gone right some thoughts down later but I have to pull a night shift tonight to payback for one of the days I took off.

Thanks youz all for making this trip an awesome adventure and great fun. Dwight and Judi, as always, yer the best. Thanks Mert for the surprise, still (next to the mountains) a highlight of my trip. Chy and Moe and Greg always great seeing you this side of the Mississippi! Each of you, sooo so good to see all of you again and meet some for the first time.

FJ, FCtush, Wallrpi, AmyLee and Bob, Becky, Big Bill old friends from my first trip down there. Missing names because I am doing it from a fried memory, but they are all in there and your faces are etched in my mind...really, scares me when I wake up some time!

More later.

Thanks again so much.
And special thanks to my road mates, Big Jack (we have traveled from New York To Arizona together!) and Todd, we didn't kill each other or anyone else...at least none that can be proven!

eddy

Re: SWTF Recap
Fasteddy #448656 06/12/2011 4:57 AM
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I got home today (Sat), I haven't figured out the mileage, I'll leave that to Z. It was around 3000 I think.
I had such a great time. I hope this is only one of many meetings.
Thanks again Dwight and Judy for being such great hosts, and I want to say thanks to Z for being a great riding partner. I'm glad to be home but sad that it is over. I'll get some pics posted soon.


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Re: SWTF Recap
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I haven't figured out the mileage, I'll leave that to Z. It was around 3000 I think.




Thats about right. I figured from my home to Prescott Az and back up to Vancouver Wa (where I stayed last night) is 3090 miles. I have a a couple more hundred to go and then Ill post my "I got home safe" posting


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Ok... I just walked through the door, six states, over 3000 miles ( hey, its a lot for me), some awesome road food, great riding buddies, great BA friends and one amazing trip logged for the books.
The BA journal is in Portland with Brent and we will trade off in a couple weeks.

Thank you Bob for joning Brent and I on the trip down!
Thank you Brent for being an excellent riding buddy and sharing stories.
Thank you Dwight and Judy for one awesoem SWTF first experience!



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Re: SWTF Recap
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Re: SWTF Recap
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Just home...6767 miles coast-to-coast twice. Lots of stories but first, sleep.


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Re: SWTF Recap
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Re: SWTF Recap
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Just home...6767 miles coast-to-coast twice. Lots of stories but first, sleep.



Wow!


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Re: SWTF Recap
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Just home...6767 miles coast-to-coast twice. Lots of stories but first, sleep.




Coast to coast twice? This ride?


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Re: SWTF Recap
Dwight #448664 06/14/2011 11:14 AM
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Dwight, For being admitted to the union in 1912, Arizona is fine State to live in (as long as one lives 'not in the valleys').

Thanks to you and Judie for hosting the Rally. Beautiful pad y'all have. Special thanks to Judie for having a stranger chop chopping away in her kitchen!

6,296 miles in all with two full days in Prescott. Ahhh.

Our ride into Prescott was preceded by a Pacific Sunset.


A border and customs check point NE of Salton Sea was unexpected...As the Yank Ron would say, "I bet moe was happy there were no dogs!" Funny how phrases from years past and a continent width away come to mind...

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park off of CA Rt78


Speaking of those two full days in Prescott, here are some photos of Prescott proper.



Thumb Butte


Strickland Park


Almost Famous Landmark?



Brownlow Trail Head


Saturday ride staging photos





















Prescott Valley




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Re: SWTF Recap
moe #448665 06/14/2011 12:44 PM
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Great pix there, moe!

And, it was great havin' ya over here, too!

(...up in the mountains of northern AZ)


Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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moe #448666 06/14/2011 1:06 PM
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awesome pictures

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Guess that Rt 66 patch can be sewn on now eh?


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Re: SWTF Recap
Dwight #448668 06/14/2011 2:53 PM
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To all of us over 50 years young. How does that phrase go about a bathroom? Never pass one up?

Well this takes it to whole 'nother level!
Down from the Continental Divide, West of Wolf Creek Pass Colorado.


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Re: SWTF Recap
moe #448669 06/14/2011 2:58 PM
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Wolf Creek Pass aka the bear-cat.



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Re: SWTF Recap
moe #448670 06/14/2011 5:22 PM
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You have a few great calender pics there, Moe!!


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moe #448671 06/14/2011 5:45 PM
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Just home...6767 miles coast-to-coast twice. Lots of stories but first, sleep.




Coast to coast twice? This ride?




Sure, but one of them was in two legs.

From Tybee Island, GA to San Francisco, CA
AND
From Atlanta, GA to Tybee Island + From San Francisco, CA to Atlanta, GA

Round trip: Coast to Coast; Twice. Not counting the gulf coast, of course.

But then since you already live at the right coast, you did the same, without the broken leg.

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Re: SWTF Recap
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I've been on that corner.....yea !!!! for that beloved Eagles song

Re: SWTF Recap
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AmyLee's video, lending a little help...


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Re: SWTF Recap
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Nice.
I see Becky's pose is becoming a routine thing (2:04)


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Tradition, even.


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Nicely done video - I enjoyed that


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You know Bill, that is why I put that photo in, I was informed about the tradition. LOL.

John, thanks again for putting my video in for me.

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That was a great video. I hope I can make it next year. Great group of people on amazing motorcycles.


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Re: SWTF Recap
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Freakin' awesome video!! Cast of characters, indeed!!


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That was great. Thanks for putting that together Amy!


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Supercool vid !


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqa1s4jhkQ8
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Great Video, AmyLee!!!

(...and yeah, I too am startin' to wonder if maybe Becky is tryin' to convey some kinda message with that now "signature pose" of hers!!!)


Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Old home week. Sierra Inn, Jerome, SWTF HQ etc. Great Video!


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We missed ya, Ron.

(...next year for sure, RIGHT?!!)


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thanks, I missed a lot. SWTF is always the best place to be.


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I'm always a little late...
if you add these with Z's I don't think we missed anything. SWTF 2011 Slideshow.

This is in Prescott, but also the way there and our trek home.


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