tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23954408429762612392024-02-18T18:06:09.308-08:00Canada Motorcycle Trip, 2009Santa Fe to Banff, Jasper, and eastern British Colombia on the 1150R.
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You can read about it <a href="http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins/">here</a>.<br />
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From the "dust jacket" of the book:<br />
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<i>24,000 years ago during the last ice age, what is now White Sands National Monument in southern New Mexico was then a 1,600 square mile lake which geologists have named Lake Otero. Gradually the weather became drier and warmer as the ice age retreated, and the gypsum that had been dissolved in the lake deposited out as the lake dried up, leaving the modern-day pure white dunes of gypsum sand.</i><br />
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<i>At the southern end of this range of dunes on what is now part of the White Sands Missile Range, the sands have drifted, exposing something that should not have been there.</i><br />
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Don't have a Kindle? No problem, Amazon has free Kindle apps for most devices. You can download them at this site:<br />
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--DougDoug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-24854936170738195042009-06-27T16:30:00.000-07:002009-06-27T20:09:47.173-07:00This year's trip<div style="text-align: right;"><i>Click image to enlarge<br /></i></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuAfDuRo_3JTscJaWVoBaZNslO-3i9Bd4bttD0KcJFua5HynYaQ4WPOMwFmuWLWJ2cPTEU5CEDysw-a5DQ8mJ-aUFuwJl3VylxbrZQ92DBHbRsH3z186NnTNcaLiaObMr7aTgqgA0CME/s1600-h/trip-2009-terrain.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuAfDuRo_3JTscJaWVoBaZNslO-3i9Bd4bttD0KcJFua5HynYaQ4WPOMwFmuWLWJ2cPTEU5CEDysw-a5DQ8mJ-aUFuwJl3VylxbrZQ92DBHbRsH3z186NnTNcaLiaObMr7aTgqgA0CME/s320/trip-2009-terrain.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350274711232082754" border="0" /></a>The easiest way to capture this year's annual motorcycle ride is a blog. I'll try to grab a few pictures each day and put them up in a new post.<br /><br />This year I'll be heading to Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper, Alberta, and then I'll take a loop through eastern British Columbia before heading back south.Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-54361056078884606892009-06-27T16:29:00.000-07:002009-06-27T16:45:08.023-07:00The day before leavingI had my chief peacock guarding the bike all day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRiAPkVF8zMhjrSJt95rjYWgV8DIChB1Wiz2mQVtHnVgwW-QBQPVfcLGEhwQwX5mLBXNtXHaJ6svFT8_PH3wUfxG2A06UOO1kmEy7N33M04sT6Hz_vIdCNgZ6PMwN5KtGnCplHHCUQx0/s1600-h/p1040010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRiAPkVF8zMhjrSJt95rjYWgV8DIChB1Wiz2mQVtHnVgwW-QBQPVfcLGEhwQwX5mLBXNtXHaJ6svFT8_PH3wUfxG2A06UOO1kmEy7N33M04sT6Hz_vIdCNgZ6PMwN5KtGnCplHHCUQx0/s400/p1040010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352153335261950690" border="0" /></a>Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-2750609567867258492009-06-27T16:28:00.000-07:002009-06-29T15:09:09.109-07:00Day 1, Hot Sulfur Springs, CO., 6-27-2009Got a good early start.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeSdYbqw5Ik2ML1QLRujT_ju_o-G9xKTS1pRQl2Id-f6WodvuTOFETp4gX55FUBeDpLTlPnt_SPk_68o2l1_qpdN5R8PrRp5WG1xCICsBFfRctPwQI3yhHxhyphenhyphenziajjexwQybu2lpu0AY/s1600-h/p1040018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeSdYbqw5Ik2ML1QLRujT_ju_o-G9xKTS1pRQl2Id-f6WodvuTOFETp4gX55FUBeDpLTlPnt_SPk_68o2l1_qpdN5R8PrRp5WG1xCICsBFfRctPwQI3yhHxhyphenhyphenziajjexwQybu2lpu0AY/s400/p1040018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352153754904077778" border="0" /></a><br />Near Hot Sulfur Springs, CO.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nUUOapFfg113M7OYXkLx6BAWdaf3Lqzt3ZQj0eFXaensBxhzHZeAqdGFKgZbB_yo4YMtZgHT8SnjIJt3QVn5GPIKOtm6JNEyMYSZwuywQSrWg-OPrvnhWLbHC5ySRk9YkzpdmJ4iOHw/s1600-h/p1040025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nUUOapFfg113M7OYXkLx6BAWdaf3Lqzt3ZQj0eFXaensBxhzHZeAqdGFKgZbB_yo4YMtZgHT8SnjIJt3QVn5GPIKOtm6JNEyMYSZwuywQSrWg-OPrvnhWLbHC5ySRk9YkzpdmJ4iOHw/s400/p1040025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352154177404306834" border="0" /></a><br />Last year, I happened upon the <a href="http://riverside-hotel.com/index.html">Riverside Hotel</a> in Hot Sulfur Springs, built in 1903. I had a very pleasant stay, so I decided to spend the night there again this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XFOkBR7UDLjP2PiRkzXot3CtL9jo5tjvZwhQoN-c_aKmK7rldwnm1r8Z3NXyeaZjg8symzLDzwFCpQ6QucIaX_wyuyS4VTmHN27pJFy8Pe85qT5pnzK08xYRvCJ6XClE659Wr8ZFYRM/s1600-h/P1040073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XFOkBR7UDLjP2PiRkzXot3CtL9jo5tjvZwhQoN-c_aKmK7rldwnm1r8Z3NXyeaZjg8symzLDzwFCpQ6QucIaX_wyuyS4VTmHN27pJFy8Pe85qT5pnzK08xYRvCJ6XClE659Wr8ZFYRM/s400/P1040073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352197415909657026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj6MfnXgNjReA4C5z0Q_f_p806wmjZJA9AS9xTgQjThUpSztk20LF1Iy6kTUuGuEc0v7gArjqHTKzN6MrfEprsL1HxXgJvdJ0XeEUBMtUNe-XGndZzGLSS7psRqDECytZYhRS7dSTH3Q/s1600-h/p1040035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjS3u__R9k5bfMBzfoNc9i9dizbcOMix4ZrBEMWIq3F32gLYVALyqoEYlSXCBIYlAvjMKJA7J0XgSdQrI0TGWjUthMBjoJ78_TqUBv-pmz73EthiNxUkAR1gZjJDp6QR_fRih4jORcdg/s400/P1040055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352171900393625682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So, this young man sat down next to me at the bar and asked the inn keeper for a lemonade. His dad came and told the bartender to put it on his tab. The dad left, and the young man said, "A tab. This changes everything."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjc6WZduHiYqPInMTJUOMubLIhJqvxjd_woOBfiNO3S8IxV_uAS26hMxWUX4pmPu0OK1GfxKZecCS-D24KySG1P8N6kTgl2l54l2UNcnuJNg_eXvk6hWqRlLBn0IxeVzQ4F7F-TzgbG48/s1600-h/P1040071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjc6WZduHiYqPInMTJUOMubLIhJqvxjd_woOBfiNO3S8IxV_uAS26hMxWUX4pmPu0OK1GfxKZecCS-D24KySG1P8N6kTgl2l54l2UNcnuJNg_eXvk6hWqRlLBn0IxeVzQ4F7F-TzgbG48/s400/P1040071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352171234969899650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I lucked into their prime rib special at dinner time. Check out the Riverside's dinning room if you're in the neighborhood. You won't be disappointed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaWanUyOBMCzEqOp-7usoFX6v2zhMz4ChWffXMICkBgdj42JD5ANW3aAIaAEx9_QmQ8DjTT4h01JskHEJ-dRKMMtwEFtPUIRscDLHMlEz11HwyhvqkSx6DZnDk0ENs5Rvx1VG2hnj8NU/s1600-h/P1040082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaWanUyOBMCzEqOp-7usoFX6v2zhMz4ChWffXMICkBgdj42JD5ANW3aAIaAEx9_QmQ8DjTT4h01JskHEJ-dRKMMtwEFtPUIRscDLHMlEz11HwyhvqkSx6DZnDk0ENs5Rvx1VG2hnj8NU/s400/P1040082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352198360918458690" border="0" /></a>Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-32273902575481053132009-06-27T15:06:00.000-07:002009-06-29T15:09:52.980-07:00Day 2, Thermopolis, WY, 6-28-2009Well, what's there to say about Thermopolis? I suspect there is a good reason that I have not been here before. <br /><br />'Nuff said. Tomorrow, Chico Hot Springs, MT.Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-68266436781928217252009-06-27T15:00:00.000-07:002009-07-10T17:21:16.734-07:00Day 3, Chico Hot Springs, MT, 6-29-2009Nice drive today. Went through Yellowstone, saw lots of water, lots of buffalo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzuaRgKKKjXtKHXkybCESMWYqIr_WTAoGRLuTDD6Szcy5xVCIJGsyDdRMEJAflvk4qpMbW00K5GYncZqTPzqUBEUI8h69sbjUp8ueC_W1UDTu2uQIjaWNcS5na32J_gzSkSG6v5yjWBw/s1600-h/P1040095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzuaRgKKKjXtKHXkybCESMWYqIr_WTAoGRLuTDD6Szcy5xVCIJGsyDdRMEJAflvk4qpMbW00K5GYncZqTPzqUBEUI8h69sbjUp8ueC_W1UDTu2uQIjaWNcS5na32J_gzSkSG6v5yjWBw/s400/P1040095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352930239472938802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr8FY5O7OFfKpkaZm9rQPeLo5i8i7n2aNnH1l-3yx9RNEHNpL7BAhfy4JiZs6tuuLqj4U2y4pQ50qBM6TJ-vCn24T8r15TBGUtVVSWCymllGuTriKb1k-lW2ZNRpW7MYs_C-jT1RHLl8/s1600-h/P1040111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr8FY5O7OFfKpkaZm9rQPeLo5i8i7n2aNnH1l-3yx9RNEHNpL7BAhfy4JiZs6tuuLqj4U2y4pQ50qBM6TJ-vCn24T8r15TBGUtVVSWCymllGuTriKb1k-lW2ZNRpW7MYs_C-jT1RHLl8/s400/P1040111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353279003080613554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDvSvP3RBUhKFFiUKsOVKFpwEEAZPDG3K0zmZfWwCU5MDfEDolmX7357Y6aCBXVe8kK19fYTSihLperXlbMibq7Ckefv7ja6IQR83FbINS7rxbO2_8h8jcGXXspBd69JcC4OrRrTmrWY/s1600-h/P1040132.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDvSvP3RBUhKFFiUKsOVKFpwEEAZPDG3K0zmZfWwCU5MDfEDolmX7357Y6aCBXVe8kK19fYTSihLperXlbMibq7Ckefv7ja6IQR83FbINS7rxbO2_8h8jcGXXspBd69JcC4OrRrTmrWY/s400/P1040132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352930494575373938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm staying at one of my favorite places, the Chico Hot Springs Resort 30 miles north of Gardiner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7HGToZlbasLazBdFdgnBxyVr5RSdxyDDePBSyzJQM01-ZtgbU6yMPsVf_d-DZj4UgWtye2MBsNwqXWISHFF8yKFVDtiDdtb7k2u1Q7fTEq7Z-Ju_BWQHDaVFx_xXgEZjCLgl4r5Sb_U/s1600-h/P1040142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7HGToZlbasLazBdFdgnBxyVr5RSdxyDDePBSyzJQM01-ZtgbU6yMPsVf_d-DZj4UgWtye2MBsNwqXWISHFF8yKFVDtiDdtb7k2u1Q7fTEq7Z-Ju_BWQHDaVFx_xXgEZjCLgl4r5Sb_U/s400/P1040142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352930903110624738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5-7_W0Ad23OU1GeIGu1J-oA7-ftU73X2RD9q04trDEh2POf1DZ8EHgd5LbHIgbyGdtUNZaU5It44yBdFTDGz4rf1ojbKvWT7_s0S7rv7UF9jeRr7-GBe5cPEidoMmmjvGwaLkNP7-vI/s1600-h/P1040141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5-7_W0Ad23OU1GeIGu1J-oA7-ftU73X2RD9q04trDEh2POf1DZ8EHgd5LbHIgbyGdtUNZaU5It44yBdFTDGz4rf1ojbKvWT7_s0S7rv7UF9jeRr7-GBe5cPEidoMmmjvGwaLkNP7-vI/s400/P1040141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353279473556894066" border="0" /></a><br />I had dinner with a couple of folks that I met at the hotel: Terry and Judy. Nice people!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn56trIzaqijEZjbwbEXU6FOMHvgxzozzZobBVW85C1c9r8R_SbKH_UvSE6nvqWM0ZWnUPekzeAP5-utL8s5Nfym3lKjfjzljVH87gG-wu0_uMzNJxTBhhUc0TZn_wvvYk1VuK_862kBA/s1600-h/P1040161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn56trIzaqijEZjbwbEXU6FOMHvgxzozzZobBVW85C1c9r8R_SbKH_UvSE6nvqWM0ZWnUPekzeAP5-utL8s5Nfym3lKjfjzljVH87gG-wu0_uMzNJxTBhhUc0TZn_wvvYk1VuK_862kBA/s400/P1040161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354022354992158978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tomorrow: through the rest of Montana, and over to Canada.Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-30318975447255318582009-06-27T14:59:00.000-07:002009-07-03T20:19:00.506-07:00Day 4, Entered Canada, 6-30-2009I had dinner at The Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes, Alberta.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkf9hRLeqOfR6rYBfSp9s_YjkKwrIs1lpHUoc5mbDtyMRQAUj5i6Aw_-TfckwCc9LHXrIYEpKH8vnfwiZ97ku1av27dHQRSbhhyphenhyphenBijmg9Hh5h6BU80fvIU5wuVmw5mLrS3qHeHJDH9Vw/s1600-h/P1040209.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkf9hRLeqOfR6rYBfSp9s_YjkKwrIs1lpHUoc5mbDtyMRQAUj5i6Aw_-TfckwCc9LHXrIYEpKH8vnfwiZ97ku1av27dHQRSbhhyphenhyphenBijmg9Hh5h6BU80fvIU5wuVmw5mLrS3qHeHJDH9Vw/s400/P1040209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354025952611002530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9lwhZv1c8gg2WbM4sS0rRCv8U7Ui1cBwZoeCM442FMJOk8ut8-w7CuF2HyMhoHTe2FiyHWh6QYndehLgk_zmwwHij6HWdxo0kxBlrQwUrHQfB12W9ZMw-ki_FI8H9rCHWel2ED-FsPs/s1600-h/P1040211.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9lwhZv1c8gg2WbM4sS0rRCv8U7Ui1cBwZoeCM442FMJOk8ut8-w7CuF2HyMhoHTe2FiyHWh6QYndehLgk_zmwwHij6HWdxo0kxBlrQwUrHQfB12W9ZMw-ki_FI8H9rCHWel2ED-FsPs/s400/P1040211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354025957508543858" border="0" /></a><br />The wait staff are all young folk that come from all over Canada. They get to wear the traditional Canadian outfits.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZW107z5mI-8INGCNSwGfcwVUapkgy0v44Oa8RoXFsr6hdo8mIu0fycO15JWBrO5PZXT3NOAxbVf5e7EQm2bVY6MKwdGiOqWT9ZRG-wRPi4DynW73DnP9s5OxLh1HN-_hVjyRL2GWVPI/s1600-h/P1040193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZW107z5mI-8INGCNSwGfcwVUapkgy0v44Oa8RoXFsr6hdo8mIu0fycO15JWBrO5PZXT3NOAxbVf5e7EQm2bVY6MKwdGiOqWT9ZRG-wRPi4DynW73DnP9s5OxLh1HN-_hVjyRL2GWVPI/s400/P1040193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354025955706041954" border="0" /></a><br />A few deer bedded down across the street from my motel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2BA1z281z1cbUMlgMV1fus7F_LMAl6rKEESrh4WzrhfdXP30fXAryLIzY5bl3eSGWpfVlmyo1G-hHiq2ICqZEGjqUomVer7twdYGPldrytQF2qoDBldsCSUIHEzRRlNulS6BSu4K7YA/s1600-h/P1040201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2BA1z281z1cbUMlgMV1fus7F_LMAl6rKEESrh4WzrhfdXP30fXAryLIzY5bl3eSGWpfVlmyo1G-hHiq2ICqZEGjqUomVer7twdYGPldrytQF2qoDBldsCSUIHEzRRlNulS6BSu4K7YA/s400/P1040201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354026844596212226" border="0" /></a><br />Tomorrow: Lake Louise and the Icefield Parkway to Jasper.Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-85216319671603628582009-06-27T14:57:00.002-07:002009-07-03T20:19:23.025-07:00Day 5, Canada Day in Banff, 7-1-2009Today I headed further north, towards Banff.<br /><br />Before too long, oh, oh.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVupISUcjwFIKSdeHGM2HR0DxeJ5mVFzx9ADBDfOosR7ZQJFXUBOVD6UKZJdyHwRiC944Wn7ILlsMlTUlG4UG29-p1LSQWcPn55SOODaXubF4i4QUX4qeLFnlHAZtSQyQb2zr5HpUpiO4/s1600-h/P1040242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVupISUcjwFIKSdeHGM2HR0DxeJ5mVFzx9ADBDfOosR7ZQJFXUBOVD6UKZJdyHwRiC944Wn7ILlsMlTUlG4UG29-p1LSQWcPn55SOODaXubF4i4QUX4qeLFnlHAZtSQyQb2zr5HpUpiO4/s400/P1040242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354027311624350818" border="0" /></a><br />Please don't ask how much it costs to get caught going 39 KPH over the limit in Canada.<br /><br />I arrived at Banff on July 1, Canada Day, their equivalent of Independence Day. They had a parade. Check out the baritone sax section in one of the marching bands:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwp4hpaIaerGwZIn4EkwBymjmxkeTByxOkl020rFbhh2uS-BhCjZmYBJd_8HTGoOEpiEk_7XqZAbavc4J2aL0n2pljbrQSKu0UGtjBC0lk8uz6Fcpo2zRlpNayiDmxHj_0mSf75RJE74/s1600-h/P1040259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwp4hpaIaerGwZIn4EkwBymjmxkeTByxOkl020rFbhh2uS-BhCjZmYBJd_8HTGoOEpiEk_7XqZAbavc4J2aL0n2pljbrQSKu0UGtjBC0lk8uz6Fcpo2zRlpNayiDmxHj_0mSf75RJE74/s400/P1040259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354028340386337650" border="0" /></a><br />Also, check out the tubage:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wn6DGVGEJXBLEb7utgH8p5Zt116pBifnA-_SdXNO34s25xF2MjLyDx74-WB_Lr_0-8F_rDPtTLtYNkKEN2_u_EupzxHcYkdgbK5uaJIMLlDBMSBp3ipFSXJFr7dxG35l-1ysvQAoa4c/s1600-h/P1040268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wn6DGVGEJXBLEb7utgH8p5Zt116pBifnA-_SdXNO34s25xF2MjLyDx74-WB_Lr_0-8F_rDPtTLtYNkKEN2_u_EupzxHcYkdgbK5uaJIMLlDBMSBp3ipFSXJFr7dxG35l-1ysvQAoa4c/s400/P1040268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354028342738726578" border="0" /></a><br />Canadian, eh?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAW0Dm4rF0fxAKESxy0PSHuwWHA7vUxgeSDDRzT7bQhEcsjEGbp4ubcO6krsWHAShh9NkL2Q8d9X0g_hKg1d7f84ViY9g9g_Wigc6D_xI6PF5LACrDawuG_TUv6pUKGqvVsZoGMn_UfSg/s1600-h/P1040286.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAW0Dm4rF0fxAKESxy0PSHuwWHA7vUxgeSDDRzT7bQhEcsjEGbp4ubcO6krsWHAShh9NkL2Q8d9X0g_hKg1d7f84ViY9g9g_Wigc6D_xI6PF5LACrDawuG_TUv6pUKGqvVsZoGMn_UfSg/s400/P1040286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354028887052692818" border="0" /></a>Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-36756949638326601192009-06-27T14:56:00.000-07:002009-07-04T06:54:12.415-07:00Day 6, Lake Louise and the Icefields Parkway, 7-2-2009It was 3 degrees Celsius when I pulled out of Banff at the crack of 9:00. I took a short ride up to Lake Louise for Breakfast.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS694_dXz9-nSGsW6Zpe0fQi_wnVJCy1Tkq0bfHMP8Pa5b79xAXAn0Q3U6xcxxpkDxrzlYFyobFHtfLtlB-xfiM0mPyiOrKRTgpeA0VHKO0a2yNIyOoGMLfdlKKrLAnWIceWOaiS9eV2o/s1600-h/P1040289.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS694_dXz9-nSGsW6Zpe0fQi_wnVJCy1Tkq0bfHMP8Pa5b79xAXAn0Q3U6xcxxpkDxrzlYFyobFHtfLtlB-xfiM0mPyiOrKRTgpeA0VHKO0a2yNIyOoGMLfdlKKrLAnWIceWOaiS9eV2o/s400/P1040289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354030549362212354" border="0" /></a><br />I had a nice light breakfast.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiWwwkhc0tELhCI6wZw4cQQUAHNzR7_jLU0kO9g4gOXEGNkKtrNiN6RDkn3CZE-hcrQVtMrjX2C4p7mVc3qvzmmiskoLMyXCOJgFzjLDiuNaOIK1h4cpv7-c-ZWRglLOxUJMiL_C7RZc/s1600-h/P1040300.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiWwwkhc0tELhCI6wZw4cQQUAHNzR7_jLU0kO9g4gOXEGNkKtrNiN6RDkn3CZE-hcrQVtMrjX2C4p7mVc3qvzmmiskoLMyXCOJgFzjLDiuNaOIK1h4cpv7-c-ZWRglLOxUJMiL_C7RZc/s400/P1040300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354030982363765474" border="0" /></a><br />Afterwards I met a couple of other bikers that were roughly in the middle of an 8,000 mile ride on their GS's.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbcorMwWTZ7uHAT4OBKzf3P0GF_81Li6NfcX14cnb1cPmQwm1YgKBWtBNxNWy9rcKvJBZYKJUJZEn86TVRTiTgRUCpeZaefsJv7OlzF6D0FJlKFbwGkpYi9xlAmc1gkSXMY3VvVQUh9o/s1600-h/P1040299.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbcorMwWTZ7uHAT4OBKzf3P0GF_81Li6NfcX14cnb1cPmQwm1YgKBWtBNxNWy9rcKvJBZYKJUJZEn86TVRTiTgRUCpeZaefsJv7OlzF6D0FJlKFbwGkpYi9xlAmc1gkSXMY3VvVQUh9o/s400/P1040299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354031388612248626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A couple of baby Clark's Nutcrackers calling for their mommy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWS43VOa9tPGYLp9DC1az8aZPndRJ9avU1E2K8jjAmulKalcvZ00YE0WPUNSRAjsJvLCudbUspDb3JrO9ENoKMCrzmHiKzeL_cU3RNiG7nC8XA-kcujfSDK0PmejxXAAoX8oTmMOfH-s/s1600-h/P1040303.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWS43VOa9tPGYLp9DC1az8aZPndRJ9avU1E2K8jjAmulKalcvZ00YE0WPUNSRAjsJvLCudbUspDb3JrO9ENoKMCrzmHiKzeL_cU3RNiG7nC8XA-kcujfSDK0PmejxXAAoX8oTmMOfH-s/s400/P1040303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354031855863310450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This might be mommy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1MvzbiKrmBWsaKpNj4BKnm-FbJi25RqZD489ShPBcrh14sYGzm3lyiQ5Wop0fUpdw521GeQCIF-UW6P7q1qtIHlyTxCLb1-NJJ0yELzZ987XWTo_l5z1XFhlZNTMAWg0i6rOjMWfvD0/s1600-h/P1040293.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1MvzbiKrmBWsaKpNj4BKnm-FbJi25RqZD489ShPBcrh14sYGzm3lyiQ5Wop0fUpdw521GeQCIF-UW6P7q1qtIHlyTxCLb1-NJJ0yELzZ987XWTo_l5z1XFhlZNTMAWg0i6rOjMWfvD0/s400/P1040293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354032160166981730" border="0" /></a><br />I walked back to the bike and was getting ready to leave Lake Louise when this older gentleman started a conversation with me in the parking lot. It turns out that he has been a fixture at Lake Louise for quite some time. His name is Niel Gow, and he said that he was going to play Amazing Grace by the edge of the Lake on his alpen horn. I had to hear this, so I helped him carry his gear back up the the lake's edge. At 11:00 sharp, he played, with the music echoing off the lake.<br /><br />Niel is quite a character -- I am glad I got to meet him.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkr9nhF-FFID11I2e-2l9j0mMN_ID7V8Bd9h8H6JvJYMZfkJwqU4H-_e-kOvJNIV4c7Fnm5Ti17oUzyElvu5kL2Do8JiJGu5aPXD0lNWaooOchHD1cYK884BUKePFWs4iNG84ASEYcHQ/s1600-h/P1040309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkr9nhF-FFID11I2e-2l9j0mMN_ID7V8Bd9h8H6JvJYMZfkJwqU4H-_e-kOvJNIV4c7Fnm5Ti17oUzyElvu5kL2Do8JiJGu5aPXD0lNWaooOchHD1cYK884BUKePFWs4iNG84ASEYcHQ/s400/P1040309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354034246830349906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamDS1vns4oCvF3qSh3uCOSp7ZFeAu2rDNQPGXM2JMrQWyjBFpHjtxm3SFZYA8zk7R5C6Yl94fSYzoieNx6-jOexeYQ3lFrzE6kv4vg7vXVAw-ZKS5ExmiBTlOuUFRjcN3Gxubw4ko_wo/s1600-h/P1040312.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvC3Dz2BWtbX-MD0Yu9eUcE9Cv8Y_6kavI91xb4JypQVWfEgw6ql7bSA_FBoOQvaadBs6Kl8eZ9Vm1lPppcYKgANxWiaplVsOJhVZ0UL3tt0JVYbHGmnK5TJUP2xIBlkFoithah3IsfP0/s400/P1040307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354055227842106850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOeK9gWNCegNd_U-vvZt1XitXAuOnZrV0d7Z2b2lN_xUz5wGAqoWcDROVDTUA_H6cuN5wL4BPRVCG-RRUQLpLsinzAH8GzS5gPS8mLJPKsGGt5jcRh_S6Ef10lKjQ9ImNIOIxRzL4UFQ/s1600-h/P1040327.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOeK9gWNCegNd_U-vvZt1XitXAuOnZrV0d7Z2b2lN_xUz5wGAqoWcDROVDTUA_H6cuN5wL4BPRVCG-RRUQLpLsinzAH8GzS5gPS8mLJPKsGGt5jcRh_S6Ef10lKjQ9ImNIOIxRzL4UFQ/s400/P1040327.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354034266027642178" border="0" /></a><br />The next 150 miles were up the Icefield Parkway on the way to Jasper through some pretty spectacular country.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrMw5S57Kmp5s0XRZb12-IxZ2TSsojLpldZyZN9aETDK9-7iwZEJ_4cWrQt1hM6HyjI52TT2bjMl8qkBlkxG615F7aH-KV0v088dLLO5PL9DHVpshx2kyGcD4JU3em-178JEdaAroq6E/s1600-h/P1040332.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGf2LfoOO5uCSxumV0Qv5JgDa5FMTMMXx1100bSzxCxRftrPXz2GwLmkgVIJGAk1C-J6BBlTHhRgd1AVCY4F-FrEd2n5baUeyHHTxh9aaD7Jmmg7djZqyVId7YBq9lxlFjQWK7uXCOKAc/s400/P1040337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354036408517418418" border="0" /></a><br />Tomorrow: heading back south.Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-36113692999382948582009-06-27T14:55:00.001-07:002009-07-03T20:18:35.440-07:00Day 7, Kelowna BC, 7-3-2009The day started nice and cool, and ended hot -- around 91 degrees by the time I dropped down in to Kelowna.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJmKJIxTCAe2cyK8Nm-eMW5gTixDY90roW7BlaTbHDMcrNX4uTDWc0fk0REAwIKl0aMsUO9qlFNEwPLVNRqUZLr0W9r0QMe_gDeGQCsx7LO-5k16DL6eUmDC5VSTjijpiFHitWTJ6fKE/s1600-h/kelowna.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJmKJIxTCAe2cyK8Nm-eMW5gTixDY90roW7BlaTbHDMcrNX4uTDWc0fk0REAwIKl0aMsUO9qlFNEwPLVNRqUZLr0W9r0QMe_gDeGQCsx7LO-5k16DL6eUmDC5VSTjijpiFHitWTJ6fKE/s400/kelowna.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354437479515638882" border="0" /></a><br />Tomorrow night I'll be back in the States.Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-33166565102985311872009-06-27T14:54:00.000-07:002009-07-04T18:45:58.993-07:00Day 8, Lewiston ID, 7-4-2009A nice, calm ride today. Left Kelowna, BC at 8:00 this morning and took a mountain pass road where it was nice and cool. At about 10:00, in the middle of nowhere I came upon this General Store. The sign siand "Hot Coffee", so I stopped for a cup and a muffin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXxaYbQVl-qrhJoFhqcBb_pj0SrwSCbB332F4wTxA1HX663heHLOZFjeNCs-cSRgB1pviSXTwxVFpgf_9fkTXZp0BPLI9xXU1k7PCKyugdMB82RsvAbc3rhCpwiu1wiGERhRNCZXtKp0/s1600-h/P1040342.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354779078416634130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXxaYbQVl-qrhJoFhqcBb_pj0SrwSCbB332F4wTxA1HX663heHLOZFjeNCs-cSRgB1pviSXTwxVFpgf_9fkTXZp0BPLI9xXU1k7PCKyugdMB82RsvAbc3rhCpwiu1wiGERhRNCZXtKp0/s400/P1040342.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IAzzPjYHMZwUTPfMJOUwgluzTX6XtEjKK54kh63DvWKVCroAYm6UJMPhk03HXW-vBuDTm8_yi_mLFRpIIkT40WulEZp7474cTGBaSMt-6zOswTpkO3aXkvA8YdgWojKqPpnyogpJz5s/s1600-h/P1040340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354779072579714722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IAzzPjYHMZwUTPfMJOUwgluzTX6XtEjKK54kh63DvWKVCroAYm6UJMPhk03HXW-vBuDTm8_yi_mLFRpIIkT40WulEZp7474cTGBaSMt-6zOswTpkO3aXkvA8YdgWojKqPpnyogpJz5s/s400/P1040340.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcd64EMeCyu7qRGYtOLTyJv3I3iYYNn-o3U3na7OHNQMW7g3AgzHWNTm0bhLB0nuGNOb28YC5kI67VsKO1o90y8i3Cfr5r_GsveScpIosbOHdGut3GIAY91I08Fcu14s40_jw2cNQIB34/s1600-h/P1040345.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354779080550735666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcd64EMeCyu7qRGYtOLTyJv3I3iYYNn-o3U3na7OHNQMW7g3AgzHWNTm0bhLB0nuGNOb28YC5kI67VsKO1o90y8i3Cfr5r_GsveScpIosbOHdGut3GIAY91I08Fcu14s40_jw2cNQIB34/s400/P1040345.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Later in the day I arrived at Lewiston ID -- 100 degrees HOT! Then while making this post the laptop died. Deader than a doornail (whatever that means). I had to finish this post in the lobby on the Comfort Inn's complementary desktop.<br /><br />I'll finish the posts when I get home in a few days.Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-65311160277453051522009-06-27T14:53:00.000-07:002009-07-10T09:36:04.055-07:00Day 9, Boise, ID 7-5-2009It turned out to be a very long day in which I finally ended up in Boise at 7:30pm in 98 degree temperatures.<br /><br />Along the way from northern Idaho I did see some beautiful country. Check out the White Bird Battlefield Monument along HWY 95 in central Idaho.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSij5tM-tA3B1vBLYtOFOwOkcSWSabfrkolDU_STYNE1Pf6jjfz-tbIPgiUcp0pKKdLFHosUTVAJNBwFgH1c45n4UL1WcKlBfMBn2SjrDAvRPfh1tgxFqxJtZO5z63y947oruiyYljN2w/s1600-h/p1040346.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSij5tM-tA3B1vBLYtOFOwOkcSWSabfrkolDU_STYNE1Pf6jjfz-tbIPgiUcp0pKKdLFHosUTVAJNBwFgH1c45n4UL1WcKlBfMBn2SjrDAvRPfh1tgxFqxJtZO5z63y947oruiyYljN2w/s400/p1040346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356869778415329122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFn-2Pj6JoI_9Pq26Uaue56zzI_bYDiZmBrYxhQNrbFTZKUFnn9zjxuOc2F6rvceR4Lwg2CP8q5FbtEEtPjMPQr2hKwEBbM3T2I_yhDkpLmYbt4qYZlqACA1g_WiTxL-bpPlEMyFhME8/s1600-h/p1040347.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFn-2Pj6JoI_9Pq26Uaue56zzI_bYDiZmBrYxhQNrbFTZKUFnn9zjxuOc2F6rvceR4Lwg2CP8q5FbtEEtPjMPQr2hKwEBbM3T2I_yhDkpLmYbt4qYZlqACA1g_WiTxL-bpPlEMyFhME8/s400/p1040347.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356870426946354450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0w7D8NWvKOgDHuZqu8Zpre5Bk3PynVfUxmI7zqPQl1Te-Lv0Dmqv-szscsoXQPBcQedngSFoTgEhsmoMNiDcENJXkk7mwIm4Oj7yXm_WsZV2Zo3E45LG8MaVUYXuWWtGqVyt0WUbED0/s1600-h/p1040349.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0w7D8NWvKOgDHuZqu8Zpre5Bk3PynVfUxmI7zqPQl1Te-Lv0Dmqv-szscsoXQPBcQedngSFoTgEhsmoMNiDcENJXkk7mwIm4Oj7yXm_WsZV2Zo3E45LG8MaVUYXuWWtGqVyt0WUbED0/s400/p1040349.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356870431764518082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9W8yHHJmZpTVTWp-CvCN5J4b-4jTpTN3YD-vtObMqiov7_-W3a6q678n0NCvyqjP9Mg9FRe5QzTrh0JRLHXqv954JTkVsx5XmjmUF9lY02hpFLUmMXObwEOiRcQAAd4Q8rUBfg0U2k3I/s1600-h/p1040350.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9W8yHHJmZpTVTWp-CvCN5J4b-4jTpTN3YD-vtObMqiov7_-W3a6q678n0NCvyqjP9Mg9FRe5QzTrh0JRLHXqv954JTkVsx5XmjmUF9lY02hpFLUmMXObwEOiRcQAAd4Q8rUBfg0U2k3I/s400/p1040350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356870440656915266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERGsPn9SD5hMnhAdkjWVjEBh85sXlk-aMu7-v8yjKt98ZURzZnmH8el3AHtynhNYway4uuYLEyNK5TIlN7mR8Jnr5KF0FINxD7eF9onwS1aAJj9pdKH1uk5VUuHxDy8XjyCv8MXDygv4/s1600-h/p1040356.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERGsPn9SD5hMnhAdkjWVjEBh85sXlk-aMu7-v8yjKt98ZURzZnmH8el3AHtynhNYway4uuYLEyNK5TIlN7mR8Jnr5KF0FINxD7eF9onwS1aAJj9pdKH1uk5VUuHxDy8XjyCv8MXDygv4/s400/p1040356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356870441232991474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0HAlj-pRxqIX_MuJ53G4R785FR37BGskThkbdet8VyB8rQ-jsBL3JNy2fsVDbl2oWHZiuJ9FA_6_TO5ZKawHQtVFIjLfq9lbJCh1a0YPKSWdE1HDscRKnTj3tIlfPkqzeM8sNZzomIQ/s1600-h/p1040353.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0HAlj-pRxqIX_MuJ53G4R785FR37BGskThkbdet8VyB8rQ-jsBL3JNy2fsVDbl2oWHZiuJ9FA_6_TO5ZKawHQtVFIjLfq9lbJCh1a0YPKSWdE1HDscRKnTj3tIlfPkqzeM8sNZzomIQ/s400/p1040353.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356870904239428434" border="0" /></a>Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-79071237613227500082009-06-27T14:52:00.000-07:002009-07-10T10:03:24.254-07:00Day 10, Ely Nevada, 7-6-2009A day's ride through some not-so-pretty countryside took me to Ely, Nevada where I stayed at one of my favorite hotels, the Hotel Nevada. It was built in 1929, and at the time it was the tallest building (6 stories) in all of Nevada. It's now a "biker friendly" hotel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokqLNTQWZDgMIL054oKNzcZN2gRvp58xvDXJin8ubMWwXGs2HTWLtYRbrSwwXyX08GGUF0JwAG0WYkW1BTNzMilAbTyFOUppCuEQw_UBI3BQLl69Coxe474LGPjpepB2ODeV6uKC2HKQ/s1600-h/p1040384.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokqLNTQWZDgMIL054oKNzcZN2gRvp58xvDXJin8ubMWwXGs2HTWLtYRbrSwwXyX08GGUF0JwAG0WYkW1BTNzMilAbTyFOUppCuEQw_UBI3BQLl69Coxe474LGPjpepB2ODeV6uKC2HKQ/s400/p1040384.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356872634388168354" border="0" /></a><br />They put me in Hank Thompson's room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnXWVW74TA5lPrmC6_crrG4st_1RHWIDrA-e5zNqr6IzyUfNVgkk0DeU_TFMBCduWAVX5pNVnouM40vJV0E4PhAFqfClPlO7imWvzUyDiwAEmr3Sz0-nCpiY9KDpRWrWl64hzORoKpzQ/s1600-h/p1040368.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnXWVW74TA5lPrmC6_crrG4st_1RHWIDrA-e5zNqr6IzyUfNVgkk0DeU_TFMBCduWAVX5pNVnouM40vJV0E4PhAFqfClPlO7imWvzUyDiwAEmr3Sz0-nCpiY9KDpRWrWl64hzORoKpzQ/s400/p1040368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356872639555051154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvm4DvXREqmVWKSizsrw-rE6_nFM6_odCHGCa0mwf6PCUhsxYeBjh4XzsX-bPMbb0AKo3YMIMLQedvluhppr5qkf-mgcfhaEKb0gONDdEHgd6BPfcy7N-B4xEKx5_-di-TI4TRIFAlM-Q/s1600-h/p1040363.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvm4DvXREqmVWKSizsrw-rE6_nFM6_odCHGCa0mwf6PCUhsxYeBjh4XzsX-bPMbb0AKo3YMIMLQedvluhppr5qkf-mgcfhaEKb0gONDdEHgd6BPfcy7N-B4xEKx5_-di-TI4TRIFAlM-Q/s400/p1040363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356873415073115906" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some of the other famous people who have stayed at the Hotel Nevada:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n3-97v8VQ6YvZIh_Q08hKVLnY3F1hwBaPuKr4wwMV6qir7Z6XrnR46Uz6tJ7vYqlNy0KRdGp-3Hk8elTMw9QGmZZo3yNbQBKnTwAumNQxg0SQk25-vj2R8iqmYry_KCYY8fXmXkjKos/s1600-h/p1040373.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n3-97v8VQ6YvZIh_Q08hKVLnY3F1hwBaPuKr4wwMV6qir7Z6XrnR46Uz6tJ7vYqlNy0KRdGp-3Hk8elTMw9QGmZZo3yNbQBKnTwAumNQxg0SQk25-vj2R8iqmYry_KCYY8fXmXkjKos/s400/p1040373.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356873430251682194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejr1-JUNGpX_vPAiKP6ziA5BGI-DtAhf8Y-bsGI9B7TZXoTXbArTZE19Emx30haVF2hwF5DYyAn8_4GLeXFWHXW4yu0gFpPUagdD40F7GwZwqT0wvh1j4V35YZtXhU5_fi1n4QBn7hUQ/s1600-h/p1040370.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejr1-JUNGpX_vPAiKP6ziA5BGI-DtAhf8Y-bsGI9B7TZXoTXbArTZE19Emx30haVF2hwF5DYyAn8_4GLeXFWHXW4yu0gFpPUagdD40F7GwZwqT0wvh1j4V35YZtXhU5_fi1n4QBn7hUQ/s400/p1040370.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356873427063124610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV1WBSpmQV9dl4kGdyUFSWsxGQV497ZQEtx-OlT16t9xzzsFvgPikCX0vlt3CGLHdzCuBE2cIpx39EeJL_ft9UecPPQrwMpklOYGklqR47aj-ORz70dglGWcFBzyuV7WphVXwkx5159c/s1600-h/p1040369.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWJn4LYMZHc86xP5_bqZ3ce6hF1OEfZIMBKwZMUsagzCxHxFfwLP3hWJVW0d5Vjpq46Rg0oHtKsH8tuJDU7jppuWDtnrJ_yV0d9Acz_mSAJKLSdrxeFAV6SWtuo10POzpvq_JRNyhgyA/s400/p1040386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356874676979803250" border="0" /></a><br />Down in the lobby they have lots of interesting stuff.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qSeN4QK38jPkqysr07iDj5F5hTR_NuOQXGdm0qO8Wbk1PjELmrsjIP60jKnvYmlJO4D9HSrQZML7b-BYCE01F6l22zRKmO8nYPqo0wIfMniNwrF6RuRRCrfvwZcc9KLK4IeElJivYPI/s1600-h/p1040388.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qSeN4QK38jPkqysr07iDj5F5hTR_NuOQXGdm0qO8Wbk1PjELmrsjIP60jKnvYmlJO4D9HSrQZML7b-BYCE01F6l22zRKmO8nYPqo0wIfMniNwrF6RuRRCrfvwZcc9KLK4IeElJivYPI/s400/p1040388.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356875541212176434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXU3KbTCftP1xBzsbslWmXbzGrMG1jT3f6Ns85jrdoPq0AWGo3rzKCxw6l3kHr6Wxc1wFmjmUG1cfy4TbZAMn9nRfPoDEv3xZMX9sAxveLoB0LQMIB7UGItJfZ-tOqr81rufln36BXvE/s1600-h/p1040389.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebcdB6QB7wQ3GUvtLknfq27C6hvNl5ZiZX22bVOwlE0d5OqOIxzWr2rH5sxkfV0XuR8dWFDhfYg1SHVMTjkjFvqtYlvIpK7cT6f7pOojhzlG146lN9H4dCBWe9Ak7_Fehxl_YUQDDoLk/s400/p1040401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356875556306185042" border="0" /></a><br />My Beemer, slumming with a couple of Harleys.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OeUO5X0l2cv72vXDJ_8flSCOdmmnDzzWufKpSh2GeOyW5R8AOshbpqbn-oVx16WYomJ6HJjKEjh2yc2XV6-rVTB6W5eSoroRNZpghH6XyRTbes6rRGCrsy-HCBuDpJPHd5zWHgBIp4M/s1600-h/p1040385.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OeUO5X0l2cv72vXDJ_8flSCOdmmnDzzWufKpSh2GeOyW5R8AOshbpqbn-oVx16WYomJ6HJjKEjh2yc2XV6-rVTB6W5eSoroRNZpghH6XyRTbes6rRGCrsy-HCBuDpJPHd5zWHgBIp4M/s400/p1040385.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356876607561874338" border="0" /></a>Another hotel guest:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xAY9xkLpvtkaf9lBk5UrYBzw-9hRqpi9BQS-TwE_hpd1sZ7RCx1TQ96Jeb5oPKPaFROsC6cBAcxBWxO234-QoY_KgQ98qMcdjbcx4XkXNjVi0CpgqMbbnGBfBVEhIOsdyc0SQcP7occ/s1600-h/p1040411.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xAY9xkLpvtkaf9lBk5UrYBzw-9hRqpi9BQS-TwE_hpd1sZ7RCx1TQ96Jeb5oPKPaFROsC6cBAcxBWxO234-QoY_KgQ98qMcdjbcx4XkXNjVi0CpgqMbbnGBfBVEhIOsdyc0SQcP7occ/s400/p1040411.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356877753114444098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j9se19vt15uMA7IzmZaYLe0sHQjhsNgsMqd2I1NQKldPAoX3BT__rpw76lXyI5gPc9pIieOB9dkT-2nWM7PDRyxkflBbQ9hP6CiC6P3FuBbQ17fAK48G4-V-UcMb-SAtJ4mGGioXRVo/s1600-h/p1040415.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j9se19vt15uMA7IzmZaYLe0sHQjhsNgsMqd2I1NQKldPAoX3BT__rpw76lXyI5gPc9pIieOB9dkT-2nWM7PDRyxkflBbQ9hP6CiC6P3FuBbQ17fAK48G4-V-UcMb-SAtJ4mGGioXRVo/s400/p1040415.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356878144433394914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tomorrow, Boulder, Utah.Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395440842976261239.post-11152271444466553922009-06-27T14:51:00.000-07:002009-07-10T10:14:53.117-07:00Day 11, Boulder Utah, 7-7-2009In Baker, NV, population: about 7.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_qE-3Zl3VlOcjiqZNbTWGW5LHePawddHs8JzHeHAlIqQi-HEoQK-mnS22eR9sgHcA_Tiu0LCCAUHL-AV810xnhJ2n3XVaciG50JnS2mro0JFzXq3-HoGGIjoeHHGgzyISf4ktFIU9-s/s1600-h/p1040416.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_qE-3Zl3VlOcjiqZNbTWGW5LHePawddHs8JzHeHAlIqQi-HEoQK-mnS22eR9sgHcA_Tiu0LCCAUHL-AV810xnhJ2n3XVaciG50JnS2mro0JFzXq3-HoGGIjoeHHGgzyISf4ktFIU9-s/s400/p1040416.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356878680639934370" border="0" /></a><br />Near Bryce.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z2ziUgGcaoAzLa1cZGsJQ9sMDjx4IqvKXwNFkBWEr5cwGiOCDtdbH1Bv_IG7gVkUAtpvUmrw3p5tPh4w5MoSOOrp6LKCfssPV_MvvQpyuhS_-gQZLGU7YEEWuVmkpC0hxFJYCWP0uB8/s1600-h/p1040420.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z2ziUgGcaoAzLa1cZGsJQ9sMDjx4IqvKXwNFkBWEr5cwGiOCDtdbH1Bv_IG7gVkUAtpvUmrw3p5tPh4w5MoSOOrp6LKCfssPV_MvvQpyuhS_-gQZLGU7YEEWuVmkpC0hxFJYCWP0uB8/s400/p1040420.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356879043058032674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Boulder Mountain Lodge is a beautiful place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tgKGKzU92hT5fEOvoxJbYS-wuiJtIeGZFZFeJDqbhOjiewbyPjL2KCdPYa4P3kwsu2KWSeK2TohMQvFSPXa-oXq_BAMGu0wfEoxhmCK1QkMHNhjmKzWp4OpuYPL2akp3firL3cVnr_M/s1600-h/p1040462.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tgKGKzU92hT5fEOvoxJbYS-wuiJtIeGZFZFeJDqbhOjiewbyPjL2KCdPYa4P3kwsu2KWSeK2TohMQvFSPXa-oXq_BAMGu0wfEoxhmCK1QkMHNhjmKzWp4OpuYPL2akp3firL3cVnr_M/s400/p1040462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356880185054937058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgU_4aTrnHLuRnTMaaRejWLvjgZ0CuzO5AIWlr5K9Mm2wLoj9Yi4nOA1alwPXNpESVQCEQQ_Z4o6jRGAQkKNqKHp5oFDlFdA6lx8QNLuMwF120NBG5-mHst0b1Agj24GCDWrKObNVgGw/s1600-h/p1040424.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgU_4aTrnHLuRnTMaaRejWLvjgZ0CuzO5AIWlr5K9Mm2wLoj9Yi4nOA1alwPXNpESVQCEQQ_Z4o6jRGAQkKNqKHp5oFDlFdA6lx8QNLuMwF120NBG5-mHst0b1Agj24GCDWrKObNVgGw/s400/p1040424.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356880177303511426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3,700 miles worth of bug hits.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7tQmYu9eL8MLrhotRzTvGAponBrCzpm4tM1O0IcalVffxJA7GkrqWDfiisH4hLPf9s7o-tfsLTPhhui3mmywMZZ6janhZlpEVQuipyLP6eIlVQasrCpj2QIGFiJNxora9oQuVZsnD-o/s1600-h/p1040428.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7tQmYu9eL8MLrhotRzTvGAponBrCzpm4tM1O0IcalVffxJA7GkrqWDfiisH4hLPf9s7o-tfsLTPhhui3mmywMZZ6janhZlpEVQuipyLP6eIlVQasrCpj2QIGFiJNxora9oQuVZsnD-o/s400/p1040428.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356880182677951138" border="0" /></a><br />This is the past post. Tomorrow Cortez, Colorado, and home the next day. Total miles for this trip: 4,158.<br /><br />--DougDoug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com6