Quick jaunt around the inland NW

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Quick jaunt around the inland NW

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Boss out of town, time to play! Went off on the first leg of the Kawasaki Motorcycle Forums Red Lodge 2006 get-together with a friend and his posse from all over the States and Canada.

Shady characters:
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Boo construction!
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Got a nice shot out of it, though.
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Last gas for almost 80 miles before the 77 miles of goodness:
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A couple on an older Yamaha cruiser with a trailer said it was pissing down rain on the pass, so everyone does the rain gear dance (except the guy with the space-aged textile suit):

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Made it to Lolo, MT!
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6:30 AM local time the next day:
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The group takes off to Red Lodge, MT and I seperate. I head up to Polson, MT where a friend lives, who I haven't seen in at least four years. Ran into some serious construction, but the scenery was nice:
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By the way why does it smell like burning concrete?
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.... oh.


Friend's place on Flathead Lake:
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Blast off after cramming in four years of catching up in an hour or so, to Paradise, MT, where there was a nice intersection:
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I hit the super-slab on the way back. Speed limit of 75 MPH for I-90 and flow speed was about 90 MPH (indicated). Made good time there! Still had a minimum of 45 MPG and a high of 55 MPG during those 90 MPH+ legs. Total mileage for today was 350 or 370, forgot which.

So tired now, and I get to drive 300 miles back to Seattle in 30 minutes or so. Yay.
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#2 Unread post by CentralOzzy »

Why can't I just BEAM over to places like this?

Oh yeah....teck-knowledgie!

Nice Ride Report, Thanks.

Your Mate has the right idea, living beside a nice lake like that....no noisy neighbours eh?
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#3 Unread post by Loonette »

Very nice! Those pics are truly ride inspiring. Hope the rest of your trip went well. Now... back to work, you!

Cheers,
Loonette
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