Pic Heavy 2016 Ride Report - 40 Days Following the Front Wheel

[RedOregon]

That picture is worth more than any ride report.

 

[ol' school]

That picture is worth more than any ride report.

+1 on that!!! Ride reports can wait on spending time with the grandbabies!!! Enjoy!!!

 

[55il]

Time is so short and before you know it she will be graduating from High School at a blink of an eye.

Life is like a roll of toilet paper.... the closer to the end of the roll the faster it goes.

Have fun while you can. DJ

 

[Zammy]

Yep, that last picture says it all, enjoy while you can Kevin, they do grow up fast.

 

[Dave59]

Great picture, enjoy it they grow up way to fast!

 

[Ed Hobgood]

Grankids are worth every minute spent with them. Enjoy your time with the kids!

 

[DK Custom Products]

she is growing like a weed!! soon she will be popping wheelies..

Yep & maybe. :xzqxz:

This is the first pic I've seen of you with the beard and hair looking all Gandalf-y. Make you look totally different than the Kevin I've always seen in pics with the beard in hairbands and the hair tucked up in a skull cap.

I like it!

Lydia loves playing with my beard! lol

Looks like she is ready for a ride. DJ

+1 yes she does. I bet when she is older she will.

Yeah, she certainly likes the idea of riding, and will ride with me & Mary, but the exhaust sound still scares her a bit. lol

great picture!! You can see the love!!

Family time is the most important time you can spend.

We will just have to wait. Enjoy that time.

Now that is a picture for the album. Sweet

That picture is worth more than any ride report.

+1 on that!!! Ride reports can wait on spending time with the grandbabies!!! Enjoy!!!

We made some good memories, for sure.

Time is so short and before you know it she will be graduating from High School at a blink of an eye.

Life is like a roll of toilet paper.... the closer to the end of the roll the faster it goes.

Have fun while you can. DJ

Yep, that last picture says it all, enjoy while you can Kevin, they do grow up fast.

Great picture, enjoy it they grow up way to fast!

Yes, it does not seem long ago at all that she wasn't even walking! eeek, time goes fast.

Grankids are worth every minute spent with them. Enjoy your time with the kids!

Well said and thanks!


Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Day 20 Part II-

This was a riding day to remember...if you like curves, long sweepers, hairpins, twistys, uphill curves, downhill curves, decreasing radius curves, banked curves, off-camber curves, corkscrew curves...what did I forget? Well, it was one of those day...just fantastic riding! Oh, and the views were equally fantastic!


Here we are, still on our way to Salmon. Around every turn is a surprise...

....might be a open valley, a meadow, or a complete change in terrain.

The curves, the beauty, and....

...the views seem endless.

As we are coming into Salmon.....the reason I keep mentioning Salmon, even though we are going to Missoula, Salmon is our gas stop for the day....As we are coming into Salmon, all these snow covered mountains come into view!

We stopped in Salmon, got gas, ate a sandwich, and headed on. Did not take a single pic in town. Please, don't take offense if you live in Salmon, (or any other city we pass thru) it is a nice town...we are just so focused on the beauty of the countryside, we rarely take photos in a town or city.


As we are headed out of Salmon, on our way to Missoula, we pass a car that blew a curve and had a head-on collision with a mountain. Hopefully no one was hurt badly.

This may seem like a weird angle or view...but this was what it looked like looking up a very steep mountain from the road.

We're starting to climb a pass, we came upon a Heritage and Sporty Trike. It looked like they were thoroughly enjoying their ride...

...I just wanted to enjoy it a bit faster.

I do not know the name of this pass, but it is the 93, between Salmon and Sula in Idaho, and it is a Fantastic stretch!

It can be difficult to capture a curve in a photo while riding, but I think Mary does really great at it, especially at the speeds we are going.

More in next post.

 

[DK Custom Products]

Day 20 Part II continued-




This road is a blast to ride...

...with curve after curve!


We've been missing the rain for awhile now. It will look like we're headed right into it, then the road will go a different direction!

Crossing into Montana. Northern Idaho has been fantastic!

The fun continues!

A couple of shots at some...

...different angles.

I don't know what to say...this road is one we travel again...both for the views and how much fun it is to ride!

We've finally got hit with some light rain...nothing much, and it looks like clear sailing ahead.

Then we see this...and the curves are pretty much gone, looks like we're headed straight into it.

It's been pretty cold all day. We are all layered up, wearing our electric jacket liners, and I've had my rain paints on, and Mary her whole rainsuit to cut the wind.


With what's ahead we stopped so I could put my rainsuit jacket on. Took this pic on the side of the road before heading into the rain.

There's just a bit more for Day 20. I will get it post as soon as I can. We have some heavy riding over the next few days, so it may be 3-4 days before I can post again.


Kevin

 

[Trent]

Hey you two... Looks like ya had a great ride! We love that route to Montana and it is still a fairly unknown road for Trikes and bikes. No matter how many times you travel it there is something different to see.... Both directions! Glad you enjoyed it..!! Be safe and a late Happy Birthday Mary! T & M

 

[Catfish]

Very invigorating, pictures are awesome, gets the adrenaline juice flowing. Fantastic, thanks for sharing such an adventure. I need to begin planning. ThumbUp

 

[55il]

Just now responding but every morning I can't wait to read your updated ride report and photo's. Thanks so much. DJ

 

[desertclassic]

Thanks for sending some of that rain and cool temps down to us in the desert. We have been hanging around 105 + and 10% humidity. Well it has rained a few sprinkles and the temps are down in the high 90s. Probably going to build a fire to stay warm. LOL Keep on riding and enjoying the trip. Jim

 

[Catfish]

Glad I saw you post. Feel better now.

 

[DK Custom Products]

We are in Ouray, CO now. Spent the last few days riding around Colorado with Scott & Karin. Had a blast. Good people!

Ride Report should resume later tonight. Going out to eat right now.

Kevin

 

[geezerglide11441]

We are in Ouray, CO now. Spent the last few days riding around Colorado with Scott & Karin. Had a blast. Good people!

Ride Report should resume later tonight. Going out to eat right now.

Kevin

Hi Kevin, spoke to Devin today for quite some time. Great guy, and I will bet he is also a great partner!! All seems to be fine!!

have a safe trip home!!

Roger

 

[DK Custom Products]

Hey you two... Looks like ya had a great ride! We love that route to Montana and it is still a fairly unknown road for Trikes and bikes. No matter how many times you travel it there is something different to see.... Both directions! Glad you enjoyed it..!! Be safe and a late Happy Birthday Mary! T & M

Thanks you two! That route is definitely on our list to ride again!

Very invigorating, pictures are awesome, gets the adrenaline juice flowing. Fantastic, thanks for sharing such an adventure. I need to begin planning. ThumbUp

Very good to hear you're enjoying, and yeah, start planning...even that part is a lot of fun!

Just now responding but every morning I can't wait to read your updated ride report and photo's. Thanks so much. DJ

Great to hear you're enjoying...lots more to come!

Thanks for sending some of that rain and cool temps down to us in the desert. We have been hanging around 105 + and 10% humidity. Well it has rained a few sprinkles and the temps are down in the high 90s. Probably going to build a fire to stay warm. LOL Keep on riding and enjoying the trip. Jim

hahaha, wish we could send more your way.

Thank you!

Glad I saw you post. Fell better now.

Hi Kevin, spoke to Devin today for quite some time. Great guy, and I will bet he is also a great partner!! All seems to be fine!!

have a safe trip home!!

Roger

Yes, business partnerships don't usually work out so well, but Devin is a great guy, and we work well together.

Thanks!

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Day 20 & our Time in Missoula concluded-


Well we got dumped on for about 30 minutes. I forgot to turn the video on, and Mary had the camera tucked away...but it was a "slow to 30 mph so I could sorta see rain", many cars were pulling over and stopping to wait it out.


Here is a look back at what we came thru-

It was in the high 40's, but our suits kept us dry and the electric jackets kept us warm.


We rode thru a bit more "regular" rain for about 20 minutes...

...Then it cleared up...

...and Mary got some good cloud pics.

The last few miles coming into Missoula it got warmer.

We're Here!

Even though it was only 254 miles from Stanley to Missoula, they were some great riding and scenic miles! Tri-Glide is running great, avg of 38 mpg.

We had a really great few days with Craig and Lydia!


Here's Lydia trying on grandma's helmet.

Lydia's been taking martial arts training, and it shows in this short video...I would Not want to be kicked by her!


Click HERE to see short video.








I mentioned earlier, I got to meet up with Rick (missedem) and we had a great time talking bikes, solving the worlds problems, etc. I met up with him in Hamilton, about 40 miles outside of Missoula. Rick has a very nice Freewheeler, and after a couple hours of talking, we rode back to Missoula.


Here's a short video clip from our ride back. Click HERE to see it.








That's it for our time in Missoula. Next report will be our ride to Red Lodge, MT!


Kevin

 

[consitter]

Lydia is cute as a button...and kicks really hard!!!

 

[DK Custom Products]

Lydia is cute as a button...and kicks really hard!!!

Yeah!

- - - Updated - - -

So I have the pictures all ready for the Ride Report tonight...but photobucket is not allowing me to upload them.


Ride Report from Missoula to Red Lodge will have to wait til tomorrow.


Today we spent the day in Ouray, CO with Fuzzy (Alan). Very happy he was able to meet up with us. We had a great day chatting and looking around Ouray a bit.


On a somber note, Mary's dad has taken a turn for the worse and probably will not make it thru next week. I'll be taking her to the airport tomorrow so she can fly home to see him before he goes. He has already hung on years past when doctors said he would, but he is at peace and ready to go now.

Kevin

 

[DblTrbl]

sad news, my thoughts are with Mary and the family...and you of course.

 

[Ed Hobgood]

Sorry to hear the news about Mary's dad. Let her know I'll be thinking about her and your family and will say a few prayer.

 

[ol' school]

Will keep Mary, her Dad, you and the family in our prayers.

 

[55il]

Sorry to here such bad news, my thoughts are with Mary, you and the family. Kevin, try and keep a clear head and drive safe. DJ

 

[Gorilla]

Kevin prayers for Mary and the family

 

[Zammy]

Sad to hear the news Kevin, our thoughts are of Mary, you, and all the family.

 

[Dave59]

Sorry to hear that news, prayers on the way for you and the rest of the family.

 

[desertclassic]

Prayers for Mary and the family. Jim

 

[consitter]

Prayers to you guys.