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Forth and back-TOR '16
The trip this year would include 'The Beekeeper' and 'The Romulan' on the way to TOR. The Beekeeper would head home after the rally while I continued on to Kansas City.
  Day 1-To Maryhill State Park, WA 246 miles Chinook Pass in Mt. Rainier Nat. Park was cool and wet in places-  Cliffs along the Tieton R. near Naches,WA-     First camp, home for the night- 
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Day 2-Going to Dixie,WA 210 miles
Nice morning view of Mt. Adams-  On the road to Bickleton,WA-  Why I love traveling the backroads, the exposure to local color-  I don't remember stock yards along the Columbia R. but they are there now-  I played photo tag with the train for a few miles until I found this crossing-  The poor state of education in 2016 near Helix,OR-  Nearing Walla Walla,WA-  Ralf and I camping in the backyard at my friend's farm in Dixie,WA- 
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RBMann- The road is his workshop, and his trips are opportunities to do much needed repairs. -Bill S. * 2000 S, color-Salmon 108K+ -sold * '17 Africa Twin-totaled* '09 F650GS twin-sold * '83 GPZ 550-gone to a newbie * '75 CB400F-retired to AZ. Last edited by RBMann; 08-18-2016 at 07:41 AM.. |
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...there it is!
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Day 3-Together again we set off for Seeley Lake,MT 377 miles
Farm roads to Starbuck and the oldest territorial jail in WA-  The Spiral Hwy.(Old Hwy. 95) out of Lewiston, ID. Really impossible for me to capture how it snakes its way up the mountain-  The Beekeeper's sharp eyes caught this jewel-  The tourist shot heading to Lolo Pass-  The actual Lolo Pass-  We arrived in Seeley Lake to find all the campgrounds full in the area so a motel would have to make do for the night.
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Day 4-The whole day was Glacier Nat. Park ending at Cutback campground five miles down a dirt road in MT 170 miles
Lake McDonald is the main reason Ralf lives the US. I don't know which shot I like better-   Nice little water fall along the roadside-   Possibly an ex-HD rider minus the loud pipes-  Going-to-the-sun-road is all about the scenery but a forest fire somewhere took its toll on the air quality-    
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RBMann- The road is his workshop, and his trips are opportunities to do much needed repairs. -Bill S. * 2000 S, color-Salmon 108K+ -sold * '17 Africa Twin-totaled* '09 F650GS twin-sold * '83 GPZ 550-gone to a newbie * '75 CB400F-retired to AZ. Last edited by RBMann; 08-18-2016 at 07:43 AM.. |
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Day 4 cont.-
Logan Pass-  Another satisfying day ends with a nice sunset at the camp site-  
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Man, that is some beautiful country. I really want to make that trip one day.
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We decided on a more northern route this year. One does not really have to bend my arm to get me to go to GNP....
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Great pictures. Magnificent scenery. Thanks for posting.
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Forgot how pretty it is up there. Did your friend know you were in his yard?
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...better to ask for forgiveness than permission, John!
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Nice!
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Day 5-South to Devil's Elbow CG near Helena, MT 275 miles
Good morning-  Weather looked iffy but didn't rain-  I saw a fox in this area but a Jeep scared it off before I could get my camera-  Two Medicine Lake and a waterfall with an outlet in the cliff. Ralf said it comes over the top too when there is enough water flowing-   Southbound looked good but behind there were still clouds chasing us-   We drove a two lane road along a river that parallels I-15 between Great Falls and Helena. I have been trying to find the road for 40 years after seeing someones photo. Finally get to cross it off my list-  Starting to suspect Ralf was a Calvin Klein underwear model in a former life- 
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Day 6-Going to Cody, WY 389 miles
Again Calvin Klein-  Big Sky/straight road country-    Bear Tooth Pass-    Dead Indian Pass-   
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Beautiful pics!
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Really beautiful pictures, though we could probably do without the Calvin Klein ads.
 BTW, do you go through Olympia on your way to the grocery store from home? 
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A new feature of this year's Forth and Back is a theme song. This song came up a number of times so here you go-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma4TOv2f_WY
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The "ads" happen without my consent...
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