Rattlesnake Grade and Troy, OR (many pictures)

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Rattlesnake Grade and Troy, OR (many pictures)

#1 Unread post by Skier »

Got busy today after class:

Asotin:
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Yours truly, and why I love this area:
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Oh shi
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Taking a close look at my triple clamps, I can see why my bike was a bit hard to push over on right hand turns.

Scenery on the way to Troy, OR from the bottom of the Grade:
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Having my bike topped off in Troy, OR for $3.00 a gallon... for 87!
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Caught up with a guy doing some touring from Spokane on his fully-loaded KLR. He said taking the road up the hill from Troy isn't something to be missed, and he's right:

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And I don't know why, but this sign always cracks me up:
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[url=http://www.motoblag.com/blag/]Practicing the dark and forgotten art of using turn signals since '98.[/url]

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#2 Unread post by poppygene »

Wow! Nice pics! That's some interesting backcountry there... :thumbsup:
Let me get this straight... it's one down and four up, right?

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#3 Unread post by Gilfy650a »

so jealous right now....

gonna have to borow my roomates camera sometime, there are some pretty backroads here, i havent found anything that twisty yet... but hopefully soon.
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Nice pics hoping to get down to WA/OR one day.
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#5 Unread post by oldnslo »

I love Asotin--passed through on a road trip in about '98, and when I retired I considered moving there. It's beautiful around there.
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