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Ebear
Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 10:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

AAahhh......October at last!.....Here in California this is always a long awaited month.After even the "standard" summers radiation any taste of cooler weather gives hope and inspiration for the coming relief of October.Or did I mean OKtober..as in Fast?
Long a Southern California Area Buellers Autumn get together to mark the end of a summer "OktoberFAST" was a reason to get together with our friends , ride the HELL out of the twisties and consume mass quantities in the Splendor of Ferris Buellers and Denise's Lake Isabella SuperViewHouse. Then, after a few of these we decided to try a stay over in the giant Sequoias...since thats the direction we always rode anyways.Discovery! Montecito Lodge....right on a lake in a beautiful high Sierra valley.Complete with a 24hr kitchen with real Chefs, two giant fireplaces to hang around and our own Cabin, across the lake , by ourselves.A dream come true.Here we will sample a little of what OktoberFast was for 2000and nine.


LA Basin Smog in the background.....cleaner air to come!







Lunch at Harley's Rock Inn at Lake Elizabeth.






Yes it's all rock....The Inn were talkin'!




Tehachapi Wind Farms




The upper end of The Lion's Tail or the Caliente BODFISH cause it's dirty , twisty , bumpy and fun.




We call him Bumpy....






And we had to tell him the lake was further than it looked...









Can you tell?.....we made it to the Bar.






Our Cabin at McNallys lodge....
(I know....theres actually 3 Buells behind that bright green looking thing....)





The view looking Northwest at Sunset.




Home of the 40 OUNCE PORTERHOUSE!






This is looking south , down the Kern River towards Lake Isabella. Kern River is supposedly the deadliest river in America.
















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Sleez
Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 09:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

cool, keep 'em comin'

maybe we will make it one year!!!???
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Ebear
Posted on Friday, October 23, 2009 - 12:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)




I'm pretty sure "Sequoia" means REALLY BIG TREES!





Part of our American Sport Bike BBQ Riders at the bottom of King's Canyon





Miss Puma at Lake Hume....in the distance is the Canyon we just came out of.





Inevitable Flora shot





Mature and Overly Mature




"Get that blasted camera out of the road!"
Cheryl and Lady American Sport Bike , Joanne
}}}}

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Ebear
Posted on Friday, October 23, 2009 - 08:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)




Another Bueller rolls in for the Festivities








Sinister signs of the fire from Ferris's time













Some life amongst the dead...












Party in the "Dandy" cabin..





Late season waterfall on the "Mighty 190"











Dizzying.....






Dizzy....





some symmetry.....





Some fun...





Natures Comb...





Less Nature...





More Nature...






Mr. Natural....


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Ebear
Posted on Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 12:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)




Naturally fast...





Just Nature





Just Fast






Upsidedown nature





the upsides of nature









A bunch of fast






Natural grass






Terminator fast









Deep nature







The taillight of fast......
Thanks to AL , Joanne and all whom attended.
Hope you enjoyed the images of a "Great Time"
................PEACE OUT...............!


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Prior
Posted on Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 01:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ebear,
LOVE the pics! I've ridden the Lion's Tale and partied watching the lake at the Thunderdome, and somehow ended up living near Ferris anyway... Would love to go back.
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Ebear
Posted on Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 06:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well then.....we'll be looking for you NEXT YEAR ALEX..!!

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Jerry_haughton
Posted on Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 08:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

I've ridden the Lion's Tale and partied watching the lake at the Thunderdome, and somehow ended up living near Ferris & Denise anyway...




We're still not sure who got the short end of that deal, Prior, you or us... ; )

Great pix, Ebear, sure fun to see the gang and the 'hood again. We celebrated O'fast from afar, accompanied by suitable libations, and we burned beef on the very same BBQ that Al "I'm an intelligent drunk" Lighton tried to quench with D's squirt gun during the first Oktoberfast. (Say, does anyone else hear sirens?!?!?)

Miss y'all. : ): )

XOXOXOX,
FB&D
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Idaho_buelly
Posted on Monday, October 26, 2009 - 12:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Great Pics!
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Reindog
Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 05:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Here are a few of my sketches from the 1052 mile weekend o'fun. Brett and eBear have already captured some very nice pix so I won't duplicate what you have already partook of.







Obligatory Lions Trail moto photo.



Laurie and Cheryl.






The World Famous Hurl Deck.



Now I know why eBear insists on telephoto lenses. I sure wish I had one about this point.









Laurie's avatar.















eBear and American Sport Bike Al!



Heading home. Hey, isn't San Diego/Carlsbad supposed to be at SEA level?



Slipping down this road to the 395 from Sherman's Pass is about one of the most exciting denouements in the world. We were JUST in trees!

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Reindog
Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 07:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)










An homage to Ebear.



Ebear says, "Say fromage".


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Reindog
Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 07:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)




Say hello to Zach Lighton, our youngest Hooligan!

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Reindog
Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 07:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)




This is a CAT scan of my brain after riding from San Diego to Sequoia NP.

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Reindog
Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 07:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)




Looks like Laurie likes Kings Canyon. Or maybe shes happy to get off the Uly after the death defying curves.



The Dandy Cabin with Hooligan getaway vehicles.








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Reindog
Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 08:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Now I am just being silly.



Any time the moon gets framed in ANY picture makes for a good pix.



This guy started out as a feral kitty in the back of a Kernville antique store. Now he is the guardian at the front door.



THE Thunderdome (courtesy of the Hubble telescope)!


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Court
Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 09:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Absolutely spectacular . . . always reminds me why I like Buells so much . . . they are like magnets for amazing people!

Court
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Reindog
Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 10:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks, Court. You would be a most esteemed guest at the Hurl Deck and if lucky or inebriated enough, could take it up to the next level. It would be an honor to buy you a clover leaf embossed Guinness the next time I can make it to your city tween the rivers.

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Denisea
Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 04:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks Tom! Was just reminiscing yesterday - sure miss that Dome and all the good times there. Cool that not much has changed with the roads, Sequoias, Monticito and all the great people who brought Octoberfast together. Don't remember the sign directing us to Dandy's though - or could be old age setting in. : ) Gads, did I really say that?
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Court
Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 07:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

>>>>or could be old age setting in. Gads, did I really say that?

The good news is that if you DID say it . . . most of us can't hear well enough to know. Got ya covered on this one D.

: )
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Babired
Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 07:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

wow what a beautiful set of pictures. Looks like a good time. K
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Ebear
Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 09:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

WOW!!....Burnt synapses and the one of Zach
is outstanding....as usual....great sketches!!
(ps...missed you at the track day!)
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Reindog
Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 12:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I don't remember there being a TV set sitting on the roof of the Thunderdome.
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Denisea
Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 03:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks Court. Someone has to keep Estee Lauder and Miss Clairol in business ya know. : )
Ebear - Agree with you - Al and Joanne gotta real heartbreaker there. Last I saw
"little Zach" he was rock climbing the grounds of the Dome with Luke Barr - what a difference a coupla/few/five years makes.
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Usroute66
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 - 01:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Great photos guys! It is such a great area for riding, enjoying nature and hanging with great people!

Scott
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