***09 first spring ride report***

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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 12:44 AM
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Well since the sun was out I just had to take advantage of it and told the wife I was out of here. It was right at 50 degrees and so it was perfect out.

Headed out of town about 10 miles and off the highway out in some areas I hunted this last year.
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Floated under that bridge a couple dozen times.
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Decisions...decisions
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I swear I'm not going in circles. Hahaha
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Found this moss covered road, and the Kenda didn't like it. I can't wait till I get the 606 again.
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Found these bundles of Salal plants, someone must have forgot to load them up. This is a huge Hispanic industry out in our area.
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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Continuing on.

I call this one the gauntlet
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Gravel twisties
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Ok so I decided to get back on the blacktop and ride down to La Push, and man the tourists are all over the place, most of them looking for vampires.....
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There's the ocean!
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Half of my friends in high school were from the "Reservation" I still see most of them around.
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Here's the Coast Guard Station that my step dad wired back in 1982
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This is an interesting picture, when I was a kid, you could still drive over this bridge and there was a motel on the other side. It's nice to see I outlived something.

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More to come.
 

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Cool Island pics.

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You know I live in a pretty unique place, we got 5 major rivers, the ocean, mountains, great timber covered areas, man I love this place.
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Indian Culture.
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Stopped at the boat launch, the river was still blown out.
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Well that's it, well except these last two, I felt like a tourist. I had to make sure nobody saw me take the pictures, I mean how was I going to explain that. LOL
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All in all it was a great day.
 
Old Mar 22, 2009 | 01:08 AM
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What's this. The new slimmer "Super Deej?" Lookin' good there mate.

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Nice to be back on the bike eh?
 
Old Mar 22, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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Good job Deej, thanks for sharing. Over here we're not quit to what I consider acceptable riding weather. There's still too much water and mud out in the woods and the temps don't hardly get above the mid 40's. I just got back from a week out in Arizona on a rented ElectraGlide so the wait to get back on the KLX isn't so bad now.
 
Old Mar 22, 2009 | 02:18 AM
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Nice riding there, I wish I knew of trails in my area like that. I guess I'll have to do some more hunting to find them. Hey, where did you get that handlebar mounted clock?
 
Old Mar 22, 2009 | 02:29 AM
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Deej, it sure looks like a GREAT place to ride. Just wow. I can hardly wait to get my KLX back together again and hit the trails.
Thanks for the pictures
 
Old Mar 22, 2009 | 04:48 AM
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Ur gps is awesome, i want one so bad now.
 
Old Mar 22, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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I plan on getting out for the first time today...just waiting for the temps to come up a wee bit more than I am gone (it's currently minus 2 Celsius (about 40 F) but expected to go to plus 6 by the afternoon)....but I doubt if it will be on any backroads as there is still snow in places in the open, so in the trails would be a lot worse. But it sure is shaping up for a good first ride, even if it is pavement only today. I am inspired....thanks Deej!
 
Old Mar 22, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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Great pics Deej! Thanks for sharing. Your area of the country is beautiful. I'm lucky i have great places to go but you are blessed!
 



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