My First Report - ride home after Tri-City Meet and Eat 3-13-09

magoolin · 03-15-2009, 05:50 PM

My husband, son and I started out from Pendleton at 7:15am

heading out back roads towards Hermiston. Then we went towards Umatilla and over the Columbia River Bridge. We took the Plymouth exit just past the bridge, turned on to the old Plymouth road, then rode on up to Clodfelter and into Tri-Cities.
We thought we were being clever by taking Leslie Rd, the straight shot to Gage Blvd only to discover that it was under construction.

Dirt, Rocks and dust hmm, not normally a problem for our DRZ’s but you put a little thing called a speed zone and a Toyota pick up going 8 mph and it takes all the fun out of it. The sign at the beginning of the road even said “Motorcycles use extreme caution”

ba hum bug!!

We arrive pretty easy at Sams Saloon as our neighbors Katy and Alan gave us directions the night before.

They didn’t want us going in circles like poor ladybug did last time.

Katy and Linnet chatting and waiting for breakfast.

This was our first meet and greet and it was nice to get together to meet other riders.

We are looking forward to more times to get together.

After a brief stop at Sportmans Warehouse we headed back to Pendleton. It was pretty cold outside

and we needed a couple extra things to keep us warm.

We head up Thatcher Road and this view is looking back towards Tri-Cities.

From below we could see that there were windmills on the hill but had no idea just how many. They should rename this "windmill hill". We were riding right beside and underneath the windmills. They were just awesome.

All of the grey things that you see sticking up are windmills. The picture just doesn't do it justice.

A few more miles down the road we stop and take a little break. Linnet stays all bundled up as it's still a bit nippy!

It begins to spit rain just a bit. Not sure but I think we out rode it.
Go DRZ's!!!

We were really lucky we didn't get in the rain storm that would hit later that night.
Yet further down the road we came upon this old house. I don't even think it would protect us from the rain if we had needed it to. I would be afraid it would fall over.

James and Ryan-on the home stretch

We made it home safe and sound and looking forward to our next ride.

mrmagoolin · 03-15-2009, 05:57 PM

Kewl report!!

(It is Hatch grade, not Thacher grade

)

650x · 03-15-2009, 06:20 PM

Glad you a had a good ride home from breakfast. Glad you beat the rain

We took a little ride ourselves after breakfast and managed to find the rain before we got home at nearly 9 pm. When we rode by your house, looked like all the lights were off, so we assumed you were already in bed.

I just got our ride report on in the Pacific Northwest section.

Great job and keep the reports coming.

Ladybug0048 · 03-15-2009, 07:39 PM

Good ride report and I'm looking forward to more from you.

Thanks for taking the time to share.

03-15-2009, 05:50 PM	#1
magoolin Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Oddometer: 23	My First Report - ride home after Tri-City Meet and Eat 3-13-09 My husband, son and I started out from Pendleton at 7:15am heading out back roads towards Hermiston. Then we went towards Umatilla and over the Columbia River Bridge. We took the Plymouth exit just past the bridge, turned on to the old Plymouth road, then rode on up to Clodfelter and into Tri-Cities. We thought we were being clever by taking Leslie Rd, the straight shot to Gage Blvd only to discover that it was under construction. Dirt, Rocks and dust hmm, not normally a problem for our DRZ’s but you put a little thing called a speed zone and a Toyota pick up going 8 mph and it takes all the fun out of it. The sign at the beginning of the road even said “Motorcycles use extreme caution” ba hum bug!! We arrive pretty easy at Sams Saloon as our neighbors Katy and Alan gave us directions the night before. They didn’t want us going in circles like poor ladybug did last time. Katy and Linnet chatting and waiting for breakfast. This was our first meet and greet and it was nice to get together to meet other riders. We are looking forward to more times to get together. After a brief stop at Sportmans Warehouse we headed back to Pendleton. It was pretty cold outside and we needed a couple extra things to keep us warm. We head up Thatcher Road and this view is looking back towards Tri-Cities. From below we could see that there were windmills on the hill but had no idea just how many. They should rename this "windmill hill". We were riding right beside and underneath the windmills. They were just awesome. All of the grey things that you see sticking up are windmills. The picture just doesn't do it justice. A few more miles down the road we stop and take a little break. Linnet stays all bundled up as it's still a bit nippy! It begins to spit rain just a bit. Not sure but I think we out rode it. Go DRZ's!!! We were really lucky we didn't get in the rain storm that would hit later that night. Yet further down the road we came upon this old house. I don't even think it would protect us from the rain if we had needed it to. I would be afraid it would fall over. James and Ryan-on the home stretch We made it home safe and sound and looking forward to our next ride.

03-15-2009, 07:39 PM	#4
Ladybug0048 Bugsister Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane Valley, WA (the dry side of the mountains) Oddometer: 4,142	Good ride report and I'm looking forward to more from you. Thanks for taking the time to share. __________________ International Friendship Ride 2009! *‘99_BMW_F650_Classic* *‘07_BMW_F650GS* *‘07_Suzuki_DR200SE* *Superbug* *IMAC* & AMA #1886779

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03-15-2009, 05:57 PM	#2
mrmagoolin Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: God's Country Oddometer: 107	Kewl report!! (It is Hatch grade, not Thacher grade )

03-15-2009, 06:20 PM	#3
650x Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Pendleton OR Oddometer: 297	Glad you a had a good ride home from breakfast. Glad you beat the rain We took a little ride ourselves after breakfast and managed to find the rain before we got home at nearly 9 pm. When we rode by your house, looked like all the lights were off, so we assumed you were already in bed. I just got our ride report on in the Pacific Northwest section. Great job and keep the reports coming.