We took Dan & Malisa's children back to Colorado Springs after they stayed at our house for a week. We left on July 26 in the Van with 4 kids and the Motorcycles on a trailer. Tal & I then Left with Dan and Malisa for a rally in Paonia, Co and to Sturgis, SD. We then came back to Colorado Springs and organized for our trip to Portland, Or and back to Dan's.
Date(s): September 13, 2011. Album by Cricket Lapins. 1 - 681 of 681 Total. 6433 Visits.
1 Mississippi River at La Cross, Wis.
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12 Summer, Cricket and Sammy
13 The two Girls!
14 We went up Pike's Peak with the Bikes and Malisa drove her car behind. She was training in the altitude.
15 Crystal Lake on the way to the top of Pikes Peak
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17 Tal on the way up! It started to get dark!
18 I bought a jacket!
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22 It started to hail about a mile from the top.
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24 It hailed for about 10 minutes and then the Sun came out!
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40 It was very sunny on the way down.
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50 Crystal Lake again!
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58 We left from Colorado Springs and rode to Canyon City and west on 50.
59 This is Cotopaxi, Co.
60 Camping in Salida!
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64 Over Monarch Pass, 11,312 ft elevation.
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68 Attention: Greg & Holly This is what Monarch Pass looks like in Sun! (grin)
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70 First site of the Blue Mesa!
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76 A funny solid "Old" Guy!
77 A rest area in Cimarron Vally
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83 Starting up from Montrose on 550 to Ridgway, Co and it started raining!
84 Didn't look good!
85 Might be a wet ride!
86 Parking in Ridgway, for an Art on the Park! It stopped raining!
87 Art in the Park!
88 Staring towards Telluride on 62. Went over Dallas Divide, 8,970 Ft
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92 In to Telluride through Uncompahgre National Forest
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94 Bandit & Cricket overlooking Telluride.
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97 Having coffee & tea in Telluride!
98 Ski Hill!
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100 Mt. Wilson in the background and later over Lizzard-head Pass, 10,222 ft.
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104 Great Cabin in Delores, Co. "down by the old stream!"
105 Great place to stay on 145 in Delores!
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112 Tal bought a new Hat!
113 It has Rattlesnake Bones in it!
114 We rode to Cortez and on to Mesa Verde National Park!
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118 Ancestral Puebloans, formerly called the Anasazi, Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde.
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126 Hemenway House in the side of the cliff...hard to see!
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129 You can see the "Rockies" in the back ground!
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136 Beautiful View from Mesa Verde.
137 The Valley below!
138 On 160 to Durango.
139 On the road to Durango and heading for the "Million Dollar" Road! Up 550.
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145 Molas Pass 10,899 ft
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152 KOA Kamping Kabin, Ouray, Co.
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155 Hot Tub in the middle!
156 Up 550 to Montrose and Delta jumping on 65 to the Grand Mesa!
157 Up on Grand Mesa
158 Went to Grand Junction and up 139 through Douglass Pass 8,268 ft
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162 Camping in Rangley, Co.
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164 From Rangley on 64 to Dinosaur, then on 40 through Vernal to Duchesne and up 87to 45 to Francis, Kamas and on to 150 through the Uinta Mountains.
165 Went over a pass of 9,486 ft to Francis and on to Mirror Lake, utah
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172 In Evanston, Wy overnight in a motel!
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174 Back into Utah to Bear Lake on 89 to 16 to 30/89 to Montpelier, Idaho
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206 Camped at Bellevue, Idaho on 75 North! We are heading up the Salmon River to the Sawtooth National Rec area.
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235 Watching the rafters going down!
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263 Up to Lolo, Mt. and back into Idaho down Route 12 to Lochsa Lodge
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266 We really had a great time with new friends that night!
267 Great Dinner companions from Moscow, Utah (Judy, Jack and )
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300 Camping on Lake Coeur d' Alene in Harrison, Idaho.
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304 Carlin Bay on the Lake! We are riding 97 north to Coeur d' Alene.
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332 Camping in Kettle Falls, Wa. on the Columbia River
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335 New tent...The other one zipper broke. I sent it home. This one is small.
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360 Jack Karowak Wrote and lived around here
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370 Skagits Clarks Rabbit Campground. Camped there for the night. Rabbits scattered from Bandit!
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378 Ended up Staying in Enumclaw, Wa. My bike had no shocks, it seemed! next day we rode to HD shop in Tacoma.
379 It was my bag bracket caught under my axial, therefor no shocks worked! Fixed..on our way! Cute little train!
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383 Little town on Route 7, Elby, was on Alder Lake
384 We went down 7 to 12 and started down Mt. St. Helen's road 131.
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387 131 on the map turned into 25 Through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest!
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391 April Dawn, a camper beside us at the Lewis River campground on 503. She fed us steaks that night and her Sweetie talked about Sturgis!
392 Wonderful neighbors and great night!
393 Off to Portland today to see Erika & Sam!
394 The "Girls" Madison and Dakota. great dogs! Bandit was snippy to them, but they handled it well! "HOWDY GIRLS! How beautiful..." View Comments...
395 Erika & Sam at Jakes! "Nice pic! Say "Hi&quo..." View Comments...
396 Sam helping me set up a new tent, The other was just to small!
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409 Detroit, Or. Nice little "Boat" Village
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414 To Sisters, Or. We stayed the night in a motel...cold!!!
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419 Went through Bend and took 97 south to 31 (which is called the Oregon Back country Drive). This is a little coffee place!
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423 Summer Lake, Or has Hot springs! Not smoke, STEAM!
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425 Hotel again In Lakeview, OR. I asked where the Lake was...guy told me it dried up!
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430 Fremont National forest on partly gravel roads (Road work)
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435 Not our road...just one two track leading to the mesa.
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437 See the road behind Tal, we are going up it! Over the Mesa to Dino, Nv.
438 Bandit having a good time!
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441 The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
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449 Very good looking man in his Rattlesnake headband!
450 Now down to Winnemucca, Nv on 95. We stayed in a motel there overnight.
451 Then took 90 to Battle Mountain and 305 down to Austin, Nv Went over Golconda Summit 5,139 ft.
452 Little shop that the man owns part of the Blue Diamond Mine.
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454 In Eureka, Nv on 50 ...The loneliest road in the world!
455 Over Hickison Summet 6,594 ft and Pancake Summit 6,521 Ft
456 And Little Antelope Summit 7,438 ft and Robinson Summit 7,588 ft. to Ely, Nv
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462 I believe this is the Blue Diamond Peak! We are on 93 to Panaca, Nv
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470 Turned on 319 east and into Utah again!
471 Came in on 56 to Cedar City and out 14 to 143 to Cedar Breakers National Park!
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473 By Panguitch Lake and down to 143 to Panguitch, Ut
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477 Stayed at the KOA Kabin, cold that night!
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528 Holly driving by, Greg behind her...people from Maryland we met!
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537 Into Capital Reef Canyon on 24 in the morning!
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560 At Bonnie's Cafe in Hanksville...watching all the boats on trailers from Lake Powell!
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569 Looking over Hite...a city down there!
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580 turned off on 261 at National Bridges to do Moki Dugway!
581 Moki Dugway a gravel 3 1/2 mile switchback down a Mesa with a 10% grade!
582 Moki Dugway...earlier spelled Mokee Dugway 6,425 ft 1100 Ft Drop in 3 miles 10% Grade GRAVEL
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585 Tal toasting the road!
586 This is the view from the first and only pull off!
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588 Post card Picture of this Moki Dugway!
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590 Vally of the Gods rocks!
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592 Up to Bluff, Utah on 163 to camp!
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594 Tal enjoying his hammock!
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601 Greg & Holly met up with us and we rode 162 east to Aneth and took the Canyon of the Ancients in to Cortez, Co.
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606 We went to the HD shop in Durango with them...Greg's break lights stayed on. And then we went on to Pagosa Springs to a motel.
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612 We headed North on 160 to South Fork, then Lake City!
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615 Lake City, Co, Poker Alice Restaurant
616 Tal waiting for Lunch!
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620 We went over Spring Creek Pass 10,898 ft. and Slumgulion Pass, 11,361 ft. into Lake City, Co. on 149.
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635 Motel in Gunnison! Great place, pillow top beds and great interior and not expensive!
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640 The owner of the Indian from Slovakia!
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642 Going over Monarch pass for the second time this trip. 11,312 ft.
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647 Now, on skyline Drive outside of Canyon City, Co.
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661 Yes, I made it this far!
662 Back at Dan's for a party!
663 Jeff & Molly and Bandit!
664 Dan and Mike
665 Tal & Cricket and Holly & Greg!
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668 Jeff dog and Jasmine!
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671 Pictures of Dan & Malisa's House
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678 Sleeping in the Van in a Nebraska State Park.
679 Tal gambled at Rosebud Casino and won this morning!
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681 From here it took us 2 more days to get home! From July 28 at Colorado Springs to Sept. 8., back in the Springs, we put on 8,051 miles on the Harleys. GREAT TRIP!!!
Nice pictures...awesome trip...new friendships! Will definitely stay in touch and hopefully ride together in Daytona this March. - Holly & Greg, Fri, 30 Sep 2011 9:52AM