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Day 2 of the Big Dog ride
(Thursday, the 15th of August, 2002).
Some are sore, some are
tired, some are nervous, but all are ready to start the trip to "Black Bear
Pass".
Time for the "Kitties" to
stay on the porch. Time for the "Big Dogs" to roam!
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This is Dr. Greg Frazier's BMW, which has been around the world more than
once.
He has written many books on traveling throughout the world on a
motorcycle.
He has "been
there and done that". |
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The morning lecture
regarding the damage toll from the day before (bikes and people).
And the warning
to return for the 2" steak dinner on Thursday night! |
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this ride you do not want your bike to break down on the first day of the
ride.
Why, you ask?
Because it
becomes the "Parts" bike for the riders with the operational machines! |
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This was the final stop for
this rider!
Broken Bike......
Back to the
ranch..... |
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Above the tree line it just
seems that you are closer to God!
Disneyland is great,
but it could not have designed anything as beautiful as this area of
Colorado. |
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4,000 feet above Telluride,
and you could almost knock a golf ball into town!
Black Bear Pass is the
only thing between us and Telluride. |
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This picture shows an
incline... but it is 3 times as steep as it appears here!
The bikes "Case" when
you descend over the ledges. |
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This is the view of
the drop off! |
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Twenty more feet, and if you
miss the turn to the right, you will drop hundreds of feet!
Telluride in the
distance. |
This is a house and a power
generator on a cliff 2,000 feet above Telluride!
As you can see the cliffs
which we had to descend are very steep.
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made it to Telluride, with fewer than 6 bike crashes this morning!
Time for a
sandwich! |
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Imogene Pass.
Over 13,000 feet.
Big Drop Off's.
Don't fall
asleep from fatigue! |
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Various styles of crossing streams.....
TIM......
(Minnesota) |
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Ronnie...... (Texas) |
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Sasha..... (California) |
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Anton..... (Pennsylvania) |
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This is what makes it all
worth while..... |
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finished the ride, then started a little side trip.......
This was the
turnaround point for the old guy!
I went up and
around the corner, and then called it a day.
Did not drop or
hurt the bike or myself...... "A Good Day!" |
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Ronnie biffed it....
But, with a positive
attitude! |
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The reward for a strenuous
day.... |
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You had to be
there..........
In addition, here is a
link to the official "Big Dog" website. I am the guy on the Red BMW,
wearing Blue riding gear.
Click here, then come
back by hitting the "Back" key..........
After you open this page,
click on "Past Events", then 2002....
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/bigdog
Click the "Next" button,
for the ride home.
   
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