bubbagazoo
08-24-2006, 02:20 PM
Or so it seemed. Last Saturday, my DSW and I drove down to Wetaskawin, Alberta to take in the Life and Times of the Motorcycle exhibit at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum. This exhibit opened mid-May of 2005 and ends on 17 September, 2006. If you are close enough to take this exhibit in, I highly recommend it. Upside - lots of old and new bikes. Downside (sorta) - only 2 BMWs. Over 110 bikes on display of all vintages and makes. Most were loaned to the museum for this exhibit by private owners/collectors. Looking through the catalogue, probably no more than 20% were from the museum's own collection or borrowed from other museums.
Quickest way to get there -- Alberta Highway 2 south from Edmonton or north from Red Deer to Highway 13. Head east on 13 until you come to the museum (not very far). Signage is excellent. The museum is on the north side of the highway. We drove because my DSW did not want to ride and being the smart guy that I am, I agreed with her choice.
I took a bunch of pictures and have posted the best photos to my web site. My upload speeds are not that good so please be patient.
http://www.bubbagazoo.ca
Photos are accessed by clicking on the L&T Motorcycle link on the navigation menu.
Funniest Harley folk anecdote. My DSW had noticed a couple of guys walking around the museum, just as we were. All decked out in the Harley shirts, dew rags, leather chaps, fancy HD vest. Ya know the look - tough Harley Biker guys. Us, we just looked like a couple of tourists because we went in the cage. End of our day, we were walking to the parking lot and Mary Ann sees these two guys climb into a little Neon. She thought that was quite funny. Lots of motorcyclists were present with their rides. The paved parking lot was reserved for motorcycles and it was pretty full.
Quickest way to get there -- Alberta Highway 2 south from Edmonton or north from Red Deer to Highway 13. Head east on 13 until you come to the museum (not very far). Signage is excellent. The museum is on the north side of the highway. We drove because my DSW did not want to ride and being the smart guy that I am, I agreed with her choice.
I took a bunch of pictures and have posted the best photos to my web site. My upload speeds are not that good so please be patient.
http://www.bubbagazoo.ca
Photos are accessed by clicking on the L&T Motorcycle link on the navigation menu.
Funniest Harley folk anecdote. My DSW had noticed a couple of guys walking around the museum, just as we were. All decked out in the Harley shirts, dew rags, leather chaps, fancy HD vest. Ya know the look - tough Harley Biker guys. Us, we just looked like a couple of tourists because we went in the cage. End of our day, we were walking to the parking lot and Mary Ann sees these two guys climb into a little Neon. She thought that was quite funny. Lots of motorcyclists were present with their rides. The paved parking lot was reserved for motorcycles and it was pretty full.