THE CRACKERS GO HALFWAY 8/28-29/2010

 

THE CRACKERS MADE A WEEKEND TRIP TO HALFWAY OREGON.

ROUND TRIP ~ 480 MILES

TRAIL BOSS- BYRON KTM950

RIDERS  - THAD BMW 1200GS

                 KURT KTM950

                 TIM KLR650

                 JOHN KTM950

 

 

WE MET AT  OWYHEE LANES IN HOMEDALE FOR BREAKFAST.

 

NEW MURAL BEING ADDED AT SINCLAIR STATION IN VALE. 

THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVEN’T READ BARRY’S UNITED NATIONS REPORT ON THE US’S HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES OR THEY WOULDN’T BE SO PROUD TO BE AMERICANS.

IT WAS OVERCAST, WINDY AND CHILLY SO I PUT ON MY LINER UNDER THE JACKET.

TIM DEMONSTRATING ARTIFACT THAD FOUND IN THE DESERT.

WHEN WE PULLED ONTO HWY26 TO MAKE A SHORT  JAUNT TO THE NEXT DIRT ROAD, INDIAN GULCH, I THOUGHT “ WHAT’S WRONG WITH THESE DAMN OREGON ROADS ?”  KURT PULLED ALONG SIDE ME AND POINTED OUT I HAD A REAR FLAT. 

KURT’S SPECIAL TIRE CHANGING SPODE SAUCE.

 

WE FOUND A PINCH FLAT.

 

SUCCESS !

MALHEUR CITY CEMETERY .

BARRY- “THESE PEOPLE DIDN’T HAVE OBAMA CARE AND THEY DIED !”

STOP ON DOOLEY MT TO ADD TRINKET TO GEOCACHE FOR BIG AL.

IT WAS DAMP AND COLD ON THE MOUNTAIN.

OREGON TRAIL RESTAURANT IN BAKER CITY FOR A HOT SNACK.

AFTER RIDE COCKTAILS IN HALFWAY.

BARRY – “ THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT THE 1ST TIME !”

A LOCAL PATRON OFFERED TO TAKE OUR PICTURE AT THE STOCKMAN.

THE WAITER FILLED IN. KURT & TIM SAID I NEED TO GET A REFUND FROM THE
“PRETTY BOY NEXT TOP MODEL SCHOOL”.

RIB EYE STEAK !

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SUNDAY 8/29/10

HALFWAY SUNDAY MORNING. EAGLE CAPS DUSTED WITH SNOW.

AFTER BREAKFAST AT THE STOCKMAN WE TOOK DALY CREEK OUT RICHLAND TO LOOKOUT MT.

 

ME, TIM, THAD ON DALY CREEK.

THAD & TIM AT THE TOP OF DALY CREEK ROAD.

RIDE UP TO TOP OF LOOK OUT MT.

BARRY & KURT HAVE BONDED.

BARRY-

“ YOU MAY THINK THE GOOD’OL USA IS HERE FOR YOU AND ME. I CAN CHANGE THAT.”

TIM (IN THE MIDDLE) WORKS AS A CONTRACTOR FOR BLM LOOKOUT. HE ALSO BUILDS FENCES FOR THE BLM AS A CONTRACTOR . HE HAD ALL THE INTEL ON ELK MOVEMENT FOR THE AREA. HIS DAUGHTER SHOT A COW ELK THE PREVIOUS WEEKEND.

 

BARRY- “SOME MAY THINK I’M NOT AS MANLY AS PUTIN .....”

“....BUT LOOK WHAT I CAN DO WHEN I PUT MY MIND TO IT !”

SOUTH CRANE SCHOOL HOUSE ON THE WAY FROM WEISER TO SWEET.

1ST OFFICIAL RIDE OF INDIAN SUMMER -WARM SPRINGS 8/23/10

 

RIDERS- DAVID, JOHN

LOOP – 75 MILES /RIDE TIME- 4.3 HRS / 17.4 MPH AVG

ADDED 3 NEW TRAILS TO THE RESUME : DEER CREEK , CASTLE CREEK, PLACER CREEK

DAVID & ME TOP OF WILLOW CREEK

DEER CREEK. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS TO PULL THE BIKE ON THE TRAIL WE DECIDED I SHOULD GO WADDING. SLID THE BIKE DOWN TO THE CREEK & RODE OUT.

DEER CREEK WAS FUN. A REAL MOTORCYCLE TRAIL, 1ST & 2ND GEAR. DOESN’T GET MUCH USE OTHER THAN SHEEP.

LUNCH AT GREEN HORN & IMPERIAL INTERSECTION- TABLE & CHAIRS MUST HAVE BEEN PLACED BY SOMEONE ON PHARMACEUTICALS ( AS DAVID SAYS “HIKERS”).

I’M SURE THEY MEET FOREST SERVICE TRAIL SPECS.

BARRY “ LET ME BE CLEAR, I AM NOT AT MORMON. WHAT'S THAT ???

                CLARIFICATION FROM MY STAFF I AM NOT A MUSLIM.

I PRAY EVERY DAY THAT SPODE DADDY WILL RIDE FASTER !”

  

PLACER CREEK & CASTLE CREEK INTERSECTION

DAVID- ANOTHER NAVIGATION CHECK.

CASTLE CREEK & PLACER CREEK WERE SWEET TRAILS.  SOME REASON THEY SCHEDULE TO CLOSE SEPTEMBER 1ST (FOR ELK SEX). DON’T KNOW WHY THEY WOULDN’T STAY OPEN THRU LABOR DAY.

 THERE IS A WHOLE NETWORK TO TRAILS NORTH OF WARM SPRINGS ROAD.

FINALLY CONVINCED IT’S WORTH THE TRAVEL TIME TO SET UP CAMP ALONG WARM SPRINGS ROAD FOR 2-3 DAYS OF RIDING.

BARRY  “SEE THAT BACON ! MORE PROOF THAT I’M A GOLFER NOT A MUSLIM”