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09-05-2010, 09:34 AM
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Adventure Sidecar
Joined: Dec 2001
Location: GoodLiver,Oregon,USA
Oddometer: 4,867
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Eastern Columbia Gorge Mini Tour
Roger stopped by on his way home from Alaska. He kindly agreed to help me check the route for the Adventure Sidecar September 17~19, 2010 Eastern Columbia Gorge Mini Tour I laid out about 130 mile round trip and it took us 7 hours, including stops. Here are a few photos:
         Countless Corners from Adventure Sidecar on Vimeo.  We stopped at Fairbanks to wire tamales to the headers   Fairbanks was a waypoint on the Oregon Trail. All that remains of Fairbanks is an abandoned pioneer schoolhouse and this monument   We headed up Moody Road for a picnic on the cliffs overlooking the Columbia River high above the Native American village of Celilo     We dropped back down off Moody road and continued our meander through the farmlands and ghost towns of Wasco County     Mt.Hood towered above the rolling wheatfields   Mt.Adams poking up behind a derelict one room school house   Mt.Hood from the schoolhouse coat room    Shades of the dustbowl: That brown smudge I am riding into is the 35mph winds lifting the topsoil off a freshly plowed wheat field    Place names and ghost towns of the Old West      We rolled into Rice, once a thriving community, now a few decaying wood grain silos and a pioneer cementary   I would have missed this old grave yard if Roger hadn't spotted it on the other side of a pasture behind the grain silo   The Rice family plot      A calvary officers grave     As the sun dropped in the West, we climbed over the ridge and headed home    We'd left just after noon and got home just before sunset. It was a great ride! The tour will be every bit as good!  September 17~19, 2010 Eastern Columbia Gorge Mini Tour Offered through Hood River Community Education Fee $550 Sidecars, lodging and meals are not included. Bring your own sidecar or rent one of ours.
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09-05-2010, 06:20 PM
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Confirmed Urallist
Joined: May 2007
Location: Across the pond......in England.
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Wow...great photos.
 I love the look of those gravel tracks.......perfect Ural roads...or any combo,come to think of it. Yer mate looks a bit daft virtually hanging off the seat on that tarmac right hander though. Thanks for posting. 
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09-05-2010, 06:32 PM
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Howling "Mad", Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2001
Location: Granite Falls, Washington State, USA
Oddometer: 8,801
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Howdy Vernon, Roger,
Looks like you guys had a good ride, thanks for sharing it with us. 
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09-05-2010, 06:45 PM
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Heckler™©®
Joined: May 2007
Oddometer: 3,532
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Klr ,long suspension travel ~ light sidecar with a high center of gravity ~ narrow track ~ speed into corner ? Try it and get back to us  His mate ? Try Red Brilliant photos .
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09-05-2010, 06:59 PM
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Howling "Mad", Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2001
Location: Granite Falls, Washington State, USA
Oddometer: 8,801
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Having dueled with Vernon and his KLR-hack for the last four years I can attest to his rig being able to go into a corner at speed.
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Dave, aka "Mr. Cob" Want a STEEL SKID PLATE for your Ural, contact me for details. My photos, http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Help a CHEAP bastard keep his Smugmug, use this coupon ( geyYbNZwLLrl6 ) thank you. |
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09-05-2010, 07:55 PM
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3rd Wheel Adventurer
Joined: Apr 2009
Location: Bloomington Indiana
Oddometer: 505
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FYI. Traveling in your neck of the woods is on my bucket list! Thanks for the pics and taking us along on the ride. Almost feel as if I've been there.
Later Kamakaziozzy
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09-05-2010, 10:28 PM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2010
Location: Orange County, CA
Oddometer: 434
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Very amazing!! I am very jealous of your adventure. I am hoping to start mine one day.
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09-05-2010, 11:17 PM
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Ok Human Let's Ride!
Joined: May 2005
Location: Frankston, Vic, Aust.
Oddometer: 6,416
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Nice!
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09-06-2010, 12:08 AM
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Confirmed Urallist
Joined: May 2007
Location: Across the pond......in England.
Oddometer: 1,647
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Hmmm.....that`d most likely be the reason then.  Shoulda been flying it round then. 
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09-06-2010, 01:12 AM
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Heckler™©®
Joined: May 2007
Oddometer: 3,532
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Rider skill with that setup I suspect would play a very large role though . .
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09-06-2010, 09:57 AM
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Spiritual Director
Joined: Feb 2003
Location: Hood River, OR
Oddometer: 95
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I wanna go!
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09-08-2010, 10:28 AM
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Stossel for POTUS
Joined: Jan 2003
Location: Where the stupidest people on earth run things
Oddometer: 23,818
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I ate a lot of dust, but it tasted good.
Thanks for the terrific hospitality, Vernon. What a great place to ride!
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09-17-2010, 10:01 PM
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Adventure Sidecar
Joined: Dec 2001
Location: GoodLiver,Oregon,USA
Oddometer: 4,867
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Marc showed up for the Advanced S/TEP Class and Eastern Columbia Gorge Mini Tour today. It rained a little bit tonight, so it shouldn't be too dusty when we go riding this weekend....
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09-17-2010, 11:06 PM
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Stossel for POTUS
Joined: Jan 2003
Location: Where the stupidest people on earth run things
Oddometer: 23,818
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What??!!
No dust??!! Have fun fellas!
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Equal to all of you of roads and good luck! - krokodil al-kashi “We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer.” —”Extreme Behavior in Aspen,” February 3, 2003 |
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09-18-2010, 07:03 PM
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Adventure Sidecar
Joined: Dec 2001
Location: GoodLiver,Oregon,USA
Oddometer: 4,867
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WE finished up the Advanced S/TEP class portion of the weekend this morning. Despite the dire weather forecast, we never got rained on and it was actually quite warm...
   
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