Monday, July 18, 2011

EAT YOUR PEAS–BACK ROAD TOUR THUR EASTERN OREGON 7/15–7/16/2011

 

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TRAIL BOSS – BYRON

RIDERS – JOHN , BARRY

LOOP ~ 575 MILES OVER TWO DAYS

WE LEFT MY HOUSE ~8:30 FRIDAY MORNING. MADE OUR WAY TO WISER VIA I84 & OLD US30.

HAD A LATE BREAKFAST AT THE HOMESTEAD CAFÉ, THEN GASSED UP. OUR ROUTE TOOK US THRU HUNTINGTON, MALHEUR RESERVOIR, BRIDGEPORT , DOOLEY MT , UNITY INTO JOHN DAY.  

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HOMESTEAD CAFÉ, WISER – BARRY IN SEARCH OF PEAS

 

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SKYLINE ROAD

SKYLINE ROAD DOOLEY MT. STARTED OUT FUN , BUT MY BIKE STARTED BIKE FIRING AND MISSING ON TOP.

DIDN’T KNOW IF IT WAS ME OR THE BIKE SINCE I HADN’T RODE A 4S FOR SO LONG.

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UNITY GAS STOP

BARRY THE ONLY ADULT IN UNITY

AFTER UNITY WE RODE FS16 , A PAVED SINGLE LANE ROAD, TO PRAIRIE CITY THEN US26 INTO JOHN DAY.

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BYRON AND BARRY – STRAWBERRY MTS IN BACKGROUND

BARRY RIPPING BYRON’S BAND-AID OFF 

JOHN DAY

RIDING INTO JOHN DAY , END OF 300 MILE DAY.

 

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LITTLE PINE INN –JOHN DAY

WHERE BARRY CAN GET AWAY FROM CANTOR

SATURDAY MORNING JOHN DAY LOST POWER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR .

HAD BREAKFAST AT THE SQUEEZE IN - http://www.squeeze-in.com/

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FUEL STOP , BUCHANAN OREGON.  THEY HAD NON- ETHANOL PREMIUM. OWNER SAID OREGON CHANGED THE LAW BANNING REAL GAS ON THE HIGHWAY.

BARRY MADE BUCHANAN SAFE AFTER HE DID OSAMA !

TOOK A BACK ROAD LOOP PAST WARM SPRING RESERVOIR , THE MALHEUR RIVER TO THE OLD CROWLEY STAGE ROAD.

AS WE GOT FARTHER FROM THE PAVEMENT MY BIKE STARTED MISSING AGAIN .

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MALHEUR RIVER VALLEY

 

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