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Ext1jdh · 06-21-2007, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DragonRider

It's strange,I noticed here and also when I was at the Grand Canyon,that you have this massive open space,at both places and people talk very low in whispers even

It's normal to be reverent in the presence of greatness.

**inspiron** · 06-21-2007, 09:08 AM

Why is everyone yelling at me?

DragonRider · 06-21-2007, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Ext1jdh

It's normal to be reverent in the presence of greatness.

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Originally Posted by inspiron

Why is everyone yelling at me?

I'm sure you're a "Great" guy Jim, maybe you need to stand in a more open area...

DragonRider · 06-28-2007, 05:10 AM

It was a beautiful day....New photos from my trip yesterday to Mt. Saint Helens National Monument. 330 miles round trip, 9 hours and about 200 miles of twisties

Flickr: Photos from watersnake2004

Samurai · 06-28-2007, 05:51 PM

Wow, beautiful view and twisties!! Just want to jump into the photos to join the riding. The dead trees reminded me of a part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Thanks for sharing.

robertc729 · 06-28-2007, 07:17 PM

Great pics, looks like a good time.

kay · 07-01-2007, 07:13 AM

Mike, all the pics look like post cards!!!
I am so jealous that you get to ride these places...and your bike looks really nice in front of that blue lake.

It seems like you had gorgeous weather too!

Thanks for sharing!!!!

kay · 07-01-2007, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by robertc729

Great pis, looks like a good time.

Robert you missed out a "c"!!!!
Now it sounds like........

Oh I'm not gonna say!

Samurai · 07-01-2007, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kay

Robert you missed out a "c"!!!!
Now it sounds like........

Oh I'm not gonna say!

He missed out not only a "c" but a "s" ....

Robert we are bad, aren't we?

robertc729 · 07-01-2007, 05:10 PM

Fixed it. Thanks for pointing out my lack of spell checking.

Samurai · 07-01-2007, 05:48 PM

A 12 hour round trip to the Japan South Alps for no pictures

June 30th (in the middle of the monsoon)
Precip. chance 0% in the morning 30% in the afternoon. Checked the live-camera and left home at 5:45 AM to reach there by 10 to shoot some pics of the Alps for a panorama photo. When I got there the skies didn't look good already. After running 10 miles or so to the spot where I should view the mountains it started raining. Decided not to go any further and go home. About 2 hours later started raining cats and dogs, the road was submerged to the degree that I could barely continue riding. Oh my God, to get home I have to take the twisties that they close if it rains over the limit ................. Finally got home safely. Will ride to there again after the monsoon.

The view should be like this only without this much of the snow.

Tooltech · 07-01-2007, 09:36 PM

Friends have been telling me that I needed to ride through a little town called Glenhaven for quite awhile now. What a neat little town (emphasis on little

)
and what an awesome road to get there! There is a little general store there that sells the best cinnamon rolls I've ever had. (And I've had a lot of them

)

Here are a few pics:

wookie · 07-02-2007, 12:48 AM

Looks like the much fabled monsoon season in Japan ain't happening this year....

DragonRider · 07-02-2007, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by robertc729

Great pics, looks like a good time.

It was a really great time.

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Originally Posted by kay

Mike, all the pics look like post cards!!!
I am so jealous that you get to ride these places...and your bike looks really nice in front of that blue lake.
It seems like you had gorgeous weather too!

Thanks for sharing!!!!

Perfect weather! It's really hard to take a bad photo in these places. Make sure your camera is level and shoot. There is so much beautiful scenery. It's also really dangerous as there are virtually no guardrails or shoulders on the roads. In fact they just today found two people that have been missing 3 weeks down by Portland. They went off a curvy busy highway in their car and slid down only about 15 ft into the brush. No one seen it and you couldn't see the car from the road. An airplane spotted the car. (They died) Some of the places I ride are very desolate the drop offs are 100 to a couple thousand feet, you go off alone and may never be found. But, I guess that is part of the thrill.

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[color="Navy"]A 12 hour round trip to the Japan South Alps for no pictures

Toyo,I am disappointed...you had the perfect opportunity.

About 2 hours later started raining cats and dogs

I would have loved to see THAT! In fact I would have paid to see it!
I assume the dogs don't, but do the cats still land on their feet when they are raining down?

Glad you got home safely, too bad no photos though. The South Alps look awesome! Will be waiting to see those in the future!
Mike

Samurai · 07-02-2007, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by robertc729

Fixed it. Thanks for pointing out my lack of spell checking.

Oh~~, please don't bang yourself against the fence so often or the fence will break up ....

Samurai · 07-02-2007, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Tooltech

Friends have been telling me that I needed to ride through a little town called Glenhaven for quite awhile now. What a neat little town (emphasis on little

)
and what an awesome road to get there! There is a little general store there that sells the best cinnamon rolls I've ever had. (And I've had a lot of them

)

Here are a few pics:

Scott, VERY nice photos! 5th image is just like the road near the Yatsugatake mountains except the speed limit sign and you ride on the wrong (right) side.

Samurai · 07-02-2007, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by wookie

Looks like the much fabled monsoon season in Japan ain't happening this year....

The weather has been abnormal for the last some years .... abnormal weather seems normal lately ...

Samurai · 07-02-2007, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DragonRider

I would have loved to see THAT! In fact I would have paid to see it! I assume the dogs don't, but do the cats still land on their feet when they are raining down?

Glad you got home safely, too bad no photos though. The South Alps look awesome! Will be waiting to see those in the future!
Mike

Mike, thanks! The heavy rain has given me another chance to ride there again. Oh, cats land on their feet all the time, I've tested

kay · 07-02-2007, 10:19 AM

[quote=DragonRider;329676]Some of the places I ride are very desolate the drop offs are 100 to a couple thousand feet, you go off alone and may never be found. But, I guess that is part of the thrill.

OMG!!!
Mike, don't ride alone then!!
OK. Thrill IS fun but that is sooooooo scarey!

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Oh~~, please don't bang yourself against the fence so often or the fence will break up ....

You are so funny!

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Mike, thanks! The heavy rain has given me another chance to ride there again. Oh, cats land on their feet all the time, I've tested

You tested?

What did you do? You threw cats?

Samurai · 07-02-2007, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kay

You tested?

What did you do? You threw cats?

Nope, I am too tender-hearted to throw cats. However, I can throw a rude person into ウンチの池　

06-21-2007, 09:08 AM	#382 (permalink)
inspiron Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 13,038	Why is everyone yelling at me? __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

06-28-2007, 05:10 AM	#384 (permalink)
DragonRider Clutch Cadet Join Date: Jul 2006 Bike: 2006 Suzuki M50 Candy Grand Blue with 46,550 miles since May 18th 2006 Location: Tacoma ,Washington Posts: 918	Trip to Mt. Saint Helens It was a beautiful day....New photos from my trip yesterday to Mt. Saint Helens National Monument. 330 miles round trip, 9 hours and about 200 miles of twisties Flickr: Photos from watersnake2004

06-28-2007, 07:17 PM	#386 (permalink)
robertc729 Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst Join Date: Mar 2006 Bike: 05 Boulevard C50 LE, 06 S40 (wife's bike) Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 4,165	Great pics, looks like a good time. Last edited by robertc729; 07-01-2007 at 05:08 PM.

07-01-2007, 05:48 PM	#391 (permalink)
Samurai Formerly Rice Burner Join Date: Oct 2005 Bike: Royal Enfield Bullet 350 Location: Kanagawa, Japan Posts: 666	A 12 hour round trip to the Japan South Alps for no pictures June 30th (in the middle of the monsoon) Precip. chance 0% in the morning 30% in the afternoon. Checked the live-camera and left home at 5:45 AM to reach there by 10 to shoot some pics of the Alps for a panorama photo. When I got there the skies didn't look good already. After running 10 miles or so to the spot where I should view the mountains it started raining. Decided not to go any further and go home. About 2 hours later started raining cats and dogs, the road was submerged to the degree that I could barely continue riding. Oh my God, to get home I have to take the twisties that they close if it rains over the limit ................. Finally got home safely. Will ride to there again after the monsoon. The view should be like this only without this much of the snow. Last edited by Samurai; 07-01-2007 at 10:58 PM.

07-01-2007, 09:36 PM	#392 (permalink)
Tooltech Puddle Runner Join Date: Mar 2007 Bike: '01 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Location: Longmont Colorado Posts: 388	A new favorite road Friends have been telling me that I needed to ride through a little town called Glenhaven for quite awhile now. What a neat little town (emphasis on little ) and what an awesome road to get there! There is a little general store there that sells the best cinnamon rolls I've ever had. (And I've had a lot of them ) Here are a few pics: Attached Thumbnails

06-28-2007, 05:51 PM	#385 (permalink)
Samurai Formerly Rice Burner Join Date: Oct 2005 Bike: Royal Enfield Bullet 350 Location: Kanagawa, Japan Posts: 666	Wow, beautiful view and twisties!! Just want to jump into the photos to join the riding. The dead trees reminded me of a part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Thanks for sharing.

07-01-2007, 07:13 AM	#387 (permalink)
kay Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer Join Date: Oct 2006 Bike: Kawasaki Zephyr750RS, Suzuki GSX-R600, Ducati 999S Location: Crappy Little Island!!! Posts: 3,650	Mike, all the pics look like post cards!!! I am so jealous that you get to ride these places...and your bike looks really nice in front of that blue lake. It seems like you had gorgeous weather too! Thanks for sharing!!!!

07-01-2007, 05:10 PM	#390 (permalink)
robertc729 Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst Join Date: Mar 2006 Bike: 05 Boulevard C50 LE, 06 S40 (wife's bike) Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 4,165	Fixed it. Thanks for pointing out my lack of spell checking.

07-02-2007, 12:48 AM	#393 (permalink)
wookie Fifth gear streak Join Date: Apr 2005 Bike: '05 SV650S; '05 GSX-R600;'04 749S Location: 20 Miles East of LA Posts: 1,386	Looks like the much fabled monsoon season in Japan ain't happening this year.... __________________ "Don't wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pigs love it." "Don't argue with idiots. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." "The Universe is a contest between engineers making things idiot-proof and God making bigger idiots. So far, God is winning by a wide margin."

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