| Author | Message | ||
     Jerry_haughton |
Alex: avert your eyes, son, don't wanna spoil your surprises.    Wile E. himself, out for a stroll near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley. i tried "Meep! Meep!" on him, but he was nonplussed.  two words: YEE HAW!! edited by jerry_haughton on June 19, 2004 | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
i took a wrong turn in Utah, and ended up in Toquerville, a quaint, quiet Mormon pioneer town, population about 100. this is downtown:  parked out in front of downtown was this old broken-down farm implement. not so fast, Ferris-breath, it ain't broke, it was made that way. it's a horse drawn leaning grader, old as the hills, prolly been sitting there forever...   ...and EVERY control on it still worked, all the handles, cranks, and u-joints. i spent a good 20 minutes looking at this contraption, marveling in its simplicity, admiring its sophistication. edited by jerry_haughton on June 19, 2004 | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 like a... Alex, in case your eyes aren't averted, this is the only picture of Zion i'm gonna post.  you'll get to see the hi-res versions soon enough. edited by jerry_haughton on June 19, 2004 | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Mesquite, Nevada, on the way back, and i partied with myself...   ...along with a six-pack of Modelo Especial and Dave Barr's excellent "Riding the Edge". ALWAYS carry your Leatherman. edited by jerry_haughton on June 19, 2004 | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
cool thing about scooters, you can park 'em ANYWHERE...   ...even on the sidewalk on the Las Vegas strip. this would be valet parking at the Venetian...  ...and i was a little out of my element. cool atmosphere, but the people coming and going were almost too sexy for their clothes. edited by jerry_haughton on June 19, 2004 | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
leaving Las Vegas...  to fully appreciate the "Lake Tecopa Yacht Club" sign you need to know that the nearest body of water larger than a bathtub is Lake Mead, some 200 miles away. edited by jerry_haughton on June 19, 2004 | ||
| Awprior |
Ferris, Zion. Wow. Can't wait to see it myself, Vegas as well, on the Buell. I can't imagine the pictures I'll have after the journey is done. I didn't know your travels this week took you you to Kansas though. Zion, WOW again. As far as the trike on a trailer... Matt called me today, he now has a pocket bike, just for the hell of it. And he wants to get the RANE decals on it, if you might happen to know where they may have come from, I think he'd like a mini set of them. Jerry, though we haven't yet met in person, I consider you a dear friend, as is everyone involved with this journey. Every day I get more and more excited about this trip... | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Alex. the Kansas detour was why this ride took two extra days! (just kidding, love the shot of the kid cruising thru town on the Farmall.) you DO have a digital camera, right? i'll see what i can do about another set of RANE graphics - i think it is doable. cool on Matt for getting in the wind. thanks for the kind words, Alex. this has been a lot of fun, and i'm excited for you. i'll be hanging some more pix later today. ride to lean, FB | ||
| Tripper |
Alex; Here is what you may see as you cross Kansas:  edited by tripper on June 19, 2004 | ||
| Tripper |
To appreciate Kansas you have to stop often  | ||
| Tripper |
Steel Indians on the Kansas prairie.  | ||
| Tripper |
And if your buddy Matt shows up we will have a spare bike along that he can use.  | ||
| Court |
Alex: If you need to fake some pictures I've got a pretty fair collection having ridden Buells in 44 States. | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Court, i think we should organize a big BADWEB ride to and thru the six states you've yet to Hooliganize on a Buell. FB | ||
| Court |
I'm always game.....I used to count my miles in thousands per week and now can't recall the last time I rode....egads! Hey...look what I found a case of!  Court | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
well, being as how i'm big on ride names, i think this particular adventure should be called "Escape from New York", and with the power of BADWEB at our fingertips the magnitude of this undertaking could become legendary at breathtaking speed. you say you're always game? pick the dates, start a thread, and let's see where this goes! btw, if Bomber and Road Thing are any indication, that stack of B2win's above looks a lot to me like a $500 bill. you should hang that pic on the GDB and see if there are five lucky people out there willing to pony up $100 each to Alex's "Ride Across North America" fund in return for their very own copy of the Volume 1 Issue 1 Battle 2win (with, say, personalized inscriptions in the mag from you and that EB feller?) FB | ||
| Court |
>>>pick the dates, start a thread, and let's see where this goes! Hehehehe....been there, done that, did the daily 10:00AM "live from aboard a Buell" talk show and LOVED IT! If you have never "wandered" on a Buell . . I highly reccommend it. The fun part is that in the years to come, as folks take Buell to Mt. St. Helens, The Blue Ridge Parkway, The Arbuckle Mountains, and Shasta Lake, the Madonna Inn, Death Valley and Lake Shasta...I'll always be able to say I was there first. By the way....don't send the RT/Bomber B2W yet. I'll send you an e-mail. You're the best...setting aside personal comfort and compansionship to spend a couple arduous days blazing the trail for young Alex...Ferris you dawg!  | ||
| Court |
Hey...I'm a dawg too....here's a pic from 10 days I spent hiding just East of the Thunderdome some years ago. It wasn't long after that something like this appears on the cover of CYCLE WORLD and upset the apple cart... Thought you dudes/ettes might enjoy this from an OLD testing log. Ride Alex Ride!  | ||
| Turnagain |
yesh, y'all're dawgs  nice, Tripper -- like the prairie shot. glad too, FB's moved past his thumb stage.  | ||
| Court |
Who knows what'll po up next....  | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
yesh, y'all're dawgs woof! | ||
| Pdxs3t |
Great pics Jerry! | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
thanks Jim. | ||
| Unibear12r |
Right... More to pack... Leatherman & Sudafed! (For the beer... its the pits...) Looking forward to seeing some of that countryside. Great pics Jerry | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Court, love the shot of the Corvette Sunfire Yellow S1 overlooking the Mojave. yep, there's plenty of places to hide out there. one of these days you MUST get that Kansas ••• of yours back out here so we can reaquaint you with the area. remind me to remind you...  UniBear, thanks! i'll have lodging details to share soon. our first night (which will be first class), in Zion, is already inked. this is the southern approach to Death Valley, looking north towards Badwater, on my return trip BACK thru DV, double-checking my notes. the weather? she be looking a might ominous at this point.  it doesn't rain much in Death Valley, but when it does it POURS. as i hiked up the rocks to get this pic (in full gear and triple-digit heat), i could hear the thunder echoing off the mountains. i got incredibly lucky...  ...and in due time managed to put most of the weather behind me. edited by jerry_haughton on June 19, 2004 | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
how hot does it REALLY get in Death Valley? well, the speedo's reading about 82, the tach is sitting about 55, and the outside temp is WHAT??!!??  yikes, i better slow down and look AGAIN. speedo 37, tach 26, and HUH??!!??   hmmmm, yeah: slightly crispy. but...it's a DRY heat. edited by jerry_haughton on June 19, 2004 | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
   welcome, y'all, to Badwater, California, where you've got HOT friends, in LOW places. enjoy your stay. edited by jerry_haughton on June 19, 2004 | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Badwater, the lowest point in America, sits smack dab at the bottom of a mile-high mountain range. it is quite a contrast.  see the sign on the cliff face that says "SEA LEVEL"? No? here, look closer.  this was with my camera at full mechanical and digital zoom, and this is how far "under the ocean" you are at Badwater. and damn is it hot. edited by jerry_haughton on June 19, 2004 | ||
| Pdxs3t |
Now that is a classic pic! | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
westbound from Death Valley, barely an hour's flight, and one ascends from Badwater, at -282 feet, to Mt. Whitney, at +14,496 feet.  this is one major F-ticket ride.  the pavement ends here (unfortunately), and it's L. L. Bean Country from here on up. the air is so crisp it hurts. this map was hanging on the wall in the store...  ...and i couldn't help thinking of Alex. edited by jerry_haughton on June 19, 2004 |
