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Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 05-18-2013, 04:47 PM
Replies: 487
Views: 110,943
Posted By Kampfire
One more from Northern Cal, up near the Sutter...

One more from Northern Cal, up near the Sutter Buttes and Beale AFB.

When you see a cattle guard made out of railroad rail, could it have been rated for something really heavy?
...
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 05-15-2013, 07:13 PM
Replies: 3,271
Views: 764,783
Posted By Kampfire
Fiddletown, CA. and old Chinese settlement in the...

Fiddletown, CA. and old Chinese settlement in the Gold Country from 1870.

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Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 05-15-2013, 07:08 PM
Replies: 487
Views: 110,943
Posted By Kampfire
Another relic at the old Mather Air Force Base...

Another relic at the old Mather Air Force Base outside Sacramento. Some building are still fenced off with big U.S. Government Property signs (must be asbestos everywhere) while others are pretty...
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 05-15-2013, 06:47 PM
Replies: 530
Views: 84,357
Posted By Kampfire
I posted this somewhere else, but I'll get in...

I posted this somewhere else, but I'll get in here too.

Point Arena Light House, 130 miles north of San Francisco first built in 1870, but so badly damaged in the 1906 earthquake it had to be...
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 05-02-2013, 09:49 PM
Replies: 641
Views: 109,466
Posted By Kampfire
Last night in Yosemite, added some LED to the...

Last night in Yosemite, added some LED to the inside of the tent, and then walked around the bike with a flashlight.
About a 55 second exposure, F10, on a tripod.
...
Forum: Ride reports 04-30-2013, 02:01 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
Oh, I see you haven't met the "right girl" yet. ...

Oh, I see you haven't met the "right girl" yet.
Some can change your mind, make you do things..................

You'll see someday.
Forum: Ride reports 04-29-2013, 08:27 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
Exactly! I only wish I can even attempt a ride...

Exactly! I only wish I can even attempt a ride like that soon enough.
I only wish I could have provided that frosty beverage for him, and some support in the garage with those tires.

And I...
Forum: Ride reports 04-25-2013, 07:39 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
So, you going for an Iron Butt cert in three...

So, you going for an Iron Butt cert in three different classes?
How many miles in how many days?

See you soon for the tires.
Forum: Ride reports 04-19-2013, 01:08 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
Glad to see you on the West Coast finally, and...

Glad to see you on the West Coast finally, and enjoy the sun after what you've been thru lately.
See you next week for some new treads! Garage is waiting.
Forum: Ride reports 04-15-2013, 10:00 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
Now just a perspective from someone over twice...

Now just a perspective from someone over twice your age.
Ask yourself what you'll be required to do when you get back, what routine you'll have, and what obligations you'll fill every day?
And...
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 04-14-2013, 01:05 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 210,276
Posted By Kampfire
Usal Beach on the Lost Coast, northern California...

Usal Beach on the Lost Coast, northern California

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And then a little farther south on...
Forum: Ride reports 04-12-2013, 02:11 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
Well, might have the settings too tight. All I...

Well, might have the settings too tight. All I get is....

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Forum: Ride reports 04-07-2013, 07:55 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
OK, I see that was Google Maps, and not a GPS...

OK, I see that was Google Maps, and not a GPS track. You'll have fun, but watch out on Fish Creek Canyon, steep, dirt, 1.5 lanes wide down the side of a cliff. But it's all like a miniature Grand...
Forum: Ride reports 04-07-2013, 07:00 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
Ah man! You rode up the Apache Trail? Awesome...

Ah man! You rode up the Apache Trail? Awesome road and some nice dirt road to get away from it all.
Did you pull into the bustling Metropolis of Tortilla Flat?
Forum: Ride reports 04-07-2013, 07:12 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
Yes! 87 is a great Hwy and that area is awesome....

Yes! 87 is a great Hwy and that area is awesome. Watch out in the Phoenix area traffic, those people are busy and do not look out for bikes.
Get outside the city, and it's a riders place though. ...
Forum: Day Trippin' 03-26-2013, 10:52 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,188
Posted By Kampfire
X's 2 on watching out for the locals, but they...

X's 2 on watching out for the locals, but they are entertaining when they get their quads or Jeeps stuck.

And watch out for the other locals on Usal Beach, they walk right up to your camp. Don't...
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 03-25-2013, 04:47 PM
Replies: 507
Views: 64,920
Posted By Kampfire
Northern Arizona, 8 guys on KLR's, and a warm...

Northern Arizona, 8 guys on KLR's, and a warm day. Awesome ride.
17.6 miles from Sedona, but nearly a 103 mile ride to get there

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/8120/sycamore3.jpg...
Forum: Ride reports 03-21-2013, 11:05 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
Ah yes, my apologies to mom. They do like to keep...

Ah yes, my apologies to mom. They do like to keep tabs on us now, don't they? Mine just left here saying be careful on my ride this weekend in Arizona.
And I'm 51.

Thanks for the reports! Keep...
Forum: Ride reports 03-21-2013, 07:12 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
You're either putting down the miles or hooked up...

You're either putting down the miles or hooked up with some of those southern girls............... What about an update?


(or the girls)
Forum: Ride reports 03-20-2013, 04:13 PM
Replies: 519
Views: 182,969
Posted By Kampfire
Are you still on the west coast around San...

Are you still on the west coast around San Francisco?
Forum: Face plant 03-14-2013, 08:48 AM
Replies: 320
Views: 72,737
Posted By Kampfire
I was catching up on this thread and some retro...

I was catching up on this thread and some retro rock came on,
so I just had to share what a fellow Adventure Rider once wrote (and recorded, yes- trivia)

"What's the deal? Spin the wheel.
If...
Forum: Ride reports 03-13-2013, 01:04 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 16,740
Posted By Kampfire
Agree with all the above about having a safe...

Agree with all the above about having a safe trip. I'm in for watching this one, subscribed!
And if you get far enough west, say Northern California, I'll be watching the route to supply you with a...
Forum: Face plant 03-10-2013, 08:21 PM
Replies: 320
Views: 72,737
Posted By Kampfire
Exactly! We have got to get out there and do it.

Exactly! We have got to get out there and do it.
Forum: Face plant 03-10-2013, 06:54 PM
Replies: 320
Views: 72,737
Posted By Kampfire
Joe, first off thank you. Thanks for sharing this...

Joe, first off thank you. Thanks for sharing this experience with us all, and thanks for being around to do so.
Thanks for using this little experience to analyze yourself and teach us about your...
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 03-09-2013, 06:49 PM
Replies: 3,271
Views: 764,783
Posted By Kampfire
Highway 16 in California.... Probably from around...

Highway 16 in California.... Probably from around the late 1890's


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Uploaded with...
Forum: The Garage 03-08-2013, 09:56 AM
Replies: 1,002
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Views: 197,651
Posted By Kampfire
When lubing your chain....And not wearing gloves...

When lubing your chain....And not wearing gloves like the label says.... you know with that really sticky spray stuff?....

Remember one of Murphy's Law.

"The severity of the itch is direct...
Forum: Face plant 03-07-2013, 10:41 AM
Replies: 320
Views: 72,737
Posted By Kampfire
Wow! What a thread on what can happen in the...

Wow! What a thread on what can happen in the blink of an eye.
The camera recorded what is so fuzzy about what happens and we don't remember. I avoided a head-on when a truck coming at me tried to...
Forum: GPS Tracks - West & PNW 03-03-2013, 09:10 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,413
Posted By Kampfire
I've been thinking of riding this route over...

I've been thinking of riding this route over Patterson. I've been up there in my 4 wheeler and had a blast around Balfort, and then down into Smith Valley.
Any recent pictures from up there? And...
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 03-01-2013, 08:30 PM
Replies: 507
Views: 64,920
Posted By Kampfire
It's spring time already in Northern California....

It's spring time already in Northern California. iPhone 4S...

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Forum: Americas 02-12-2013, 04:10 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 326
Posted By Kampfire
Is this the group Keith's in? Talked to him at...

Is this the group Keith's in? Talked to him at Pete's Coffee and he said you guys were heading down.
If you go down into Panamint Valley, and then go thru Ballarat, you can go up Pleasant Canyon to...
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 02-09-2013, 08:30 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 875
Posted By Kampfire
Arizona, Scottsdale up to Payson, down to Globe...

Arizona, Scottsdale up to Payson, down to Globe and Miami (yes, there's a Miami in Arizona), back along Hwy 60 to Apache Junction. But they told me no DIRT roads with a rental! Still had fun....
Forum: Thumpers 02-08-2013, 03:31 PM
Replies: 6,933
Views: 1,504,772
Posted By Kampfire
The Lost Coast, Northern California. ...

The Lost Coast, Northern California.

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...
Forum: Thumpers 02-07-2013, 09:01 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,904
Posted By Kampfire
Spent over a year looking for a bike that "seemed...

Spent over a year looking for a bike that "seemed to do it all" and wouldn't break the bank. Found a used 2008 locally for $3,700 and have poured about another $1,300 into it with various farkles....
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 02-07-2013, 11:09 AM
Replies: 507
Views: 64,920
Posted By Kampfire
My old Samsung Solstice came in handy when we...

My old Samsung Solstice came in handy when we came around the corner and saw George standing by the side of the road. No, that's not George, it's my son who just climbed off his new DR650 and said...
Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left 03-26-2012, 03:37 PM
Replies: 361
Views: 25,790
Posted By Kampfire
I've been lurking around for a while and then...

I've been lurking around for a while and then decided to actually join this forum, and then saw this thread. Looks like a good group here.
The Lost Coast is getting more reviews lately, and well...
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