Where's This? [Archive]

DarrylRi

11-04-2005, 11:47 AM

It's on WA-20, just on the east side of Washington Pass, below Liberty Bell Mountain, looking in the eastbound direction of the road. Right after that swooping 180 the road is all downhill into Mazama and the Methow (Met-how) Valley, about 10 miles away. Winthrop, a bit further down the road, is a popular tourist spot with it's old west style main street.

Burnszilla

11-04-2005, 12:01 PM

What's my 10-20?
http://www.burnszilla.com/photos2005/northwest/med/IMG_0519.JPG

widebmw

11-04-2005, 12:04 PM

What's my 10-20?
http://www.burnszilla.com/photos2005/northwest/med/IMG_0519.JPG
Could be US 395, North of Lakeview, OR

knary

11-04-2005, 12:05 PM

What's my 10-20?
http://www.burnszilla.com/photos2005/northwest/med/IMG_0519.JPG

WA 14 along the columbia, west of the Dalles?

Burnszilla

11-04-2005, 12:06 PM

Could be US 395, North of Lakeview, OR

Yup that's Lake Abert on the right. :clap

knary

11-04-2005, 12:08 PM

Yup that's Lake Abert on the right. :clap

Lakeview is on Goose Lake. Yes?

Visian

11-04-2005, 12:08 PM

http://www.visian.nu/images/hellscanyon.jpg

Ian

knary

11-04-2005, 12:15 PM

http://www.visian.nu/images/hellscanyon.jpg

Ian

As soon as someone quotes it, they can see the location. :ha

Burnszilla

11-04-2005, 12:32 PM

Lakeview is on Goose Lake. Yes?

He said it was on 395 north of Lakeview which is Lake Abert.
Lakeview sits on the north end of Goose Lake.

Burnszilla

11-04-2005, 12:33 PM

http://www.visian.nu/images/hellscanyon.jpg

Ian

Oh Ya! Thanks Visian for sending me there in May! That was fun. Not.
http://www.burnszilla.com/photos2005/northwest/med/IMG_0499.JPG

knary

11-04-2005, 12:38 PM

Oh Ya! Thanks Visian for sending me there in May! That was fun. Not.
http://www.burnszilla.com/photos2005/northwest/med/IMG_0499.JPG

:ha

Visian

11-04-2005, 01:18 PM

:ha

:doh

GSTom

11-04-2005, 01:27 PM

Where is this?

Visian

11-04-2005, 01:52 PM

Barber Motorsports Park, in front of museum.

Visian

11-04-2005, 01:56 PM

http://www.visian.nu/images/sculpture.jpg

Ian

kbasa

11-04-2005, 02:02 PM

Hey Gail - That's the floating bridge in VT, right? Where is that? Rt. 123?

knary

11-04-2005, 02:25 PM

old pic...

http://www.conary.org/bike/post/03_bike_coast.jpg

The name of the photo will only help you figure out that it's out on the coast.

IAMBOB

11-04-2005, 02:33 PM

old pic...

http://www.conary.org/bike/post/03_bike_coast.jpg

The name of the photo will only help you figure out that it's out on the coast.
I'm guessing the WEst Coast at Sunset...

Washington or Oregon..

kbasa

11-04-2005, 02:50 PM

old pic...

http://www.conary.org/bike/post/03_bike_coast.jpg

The name of the photo will only help you figure out that it's out on the coast.

Is that that chunk of of 101 that's right at the CA/OR border?

DarrylRi

11-04-2005, 02:51 PM

Ok, try your luck on this one. Why yes, I did blur out the names on the thermometer. Why do you ask?

SheRidesABeemer

11-04-2005, 02:57 PM

Hey Gail - That's the floating bridge in VT, right? Where is that? Rt. 123?
Sure is the Floating Bridge (http://www.uncommondays.com/states/vt/places/floatingbridge.htm) Brookfield, VT Rte 14. :clap

knary

11-04-2005, 03:02 PM

I'm guessing the WEst Coast at Sunset...

Washington or Oregon..

getting closer (one of those states is correct).

DarrylRi

11-04-2005, 03:11 PM

getting closer (one of those states is correct).Looks kind of like the southern approach to the Sea Lion Caves on the Devil's Elbow (!) north of Florence, OR.

kbasa

11-04-2005, 03:21 PM

Ok, try your luck on this one. Why yes, I did blur out the names on the thermometer. Why do you ask?

That's in Mojave, CA, I believe.

kbasa

11-04-2005, 03:25 PM

Here's an easy one:

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/6607825-L.jpg

DarrylRi

11-04-2005, 03:27 PM

That's in Mojave, CA, I believe.Nope. <hint>Well, at least it's not in the town of Mojave.</hint>

DarrylRi

11-04-2005, 03:34 PM

Here's an easy one:Yes it is; Arches National Monument, Utah.

kbasa

11-04-2005, 03:34 PM

Nope. <hint>Well, at least it's not in the town of Mojave.</hint>

Baker?

DarrylRi

11-04-2005, 03:35 PM

Baker?Now you've got it. Baker, CA, the Gateway to Death Valley.

Burnszilla

11-04-2005, 04:21 PM

Here's a good one...
http://www.burnszilla.com/photos2005/soo/med/IMG_1681.JPG

widebmw

11-04-2005, 04:23 PM

Where is this?
Thats the BOD,s in the field events at Lima. :brow

SNC1923

11-04-2005, 05:26 PM

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/43043007-M.jpg

Name the state, town, AND highway.

Burnszilla

11-04-2005, 05:48 PM

http://www.visian.nu/images/sculpture.jpg

Ian
Mullinville, Kansas - Rte. 400

lorazepam

11-04-2005, 06:02 PM

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/43043007-M.jpg

Name the state, town, AND highway.

Gallup NM rt66

SNC1923

11-04-2005, 06:04 PM

Gallup NM rt66
One out of three. Please play again. :violin

lorazepam

11-04-2005, 06:05 PM

Barstow Ca rt66

SNC1923

11-04-2005, 06:11 PM

Barstow Ca rt66Two out of three; care to try for a cigar? :brow

SNC1923

11-04-2005, 06:15 PM

hahahaha!

I knew where the *road* was immediately, because I rode it in the rain a few years back and slipped and fell on my butt while *walking* across the road.

Ian
The very definition of irony.

Burnszilla

11-04-2005, 06:16 PM

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/43043007-M.jpg

Name the state, town, AND highway.
Essex, CA, Rte 66

lorazepam

11-04-2005, 06:17 PM

gotta check my CA map to see what towns 66 goes through.

Burnszilla

11-04-2005, 06:19 PM

gotta check my CA map to see what towns 66 goes through.
I beat ya to the punch, dude. :wave

SNC1923

11-04-2005, 06:21 PM

Essex, CA, Rte 66
Give that man a cigar! Well done, Burnzilla. Loraz, you get a consolation prize for sure. :clap

lorazepam

11-04-2005, 06:22 PM

Couldnt find my dang glasses. Cant see those town names on the map anymore.

PacWestGS

11-04-2005, 06:22 PM

I drove thru there as the sun was going down.. then it got dark.
From the sun's position, I'm guessing the east side of hwy 20.

Yes, just on the east side of the divide. The west side is more spirited riding though, and the east side is deer kill capital of Washington.

PacWestGS

11-04-2005, 06:33 PM

DarrylRi

11-04-2005, 06:52 PM

Can I play again?

PacWestGS

11-04-2005, 06:57 PM

Can I play again?

New Mexico, near Roswell?

Burnszilla

11-04-2005, 06:58 PM

Can I play again?
2728 W. Foothill Blvd. Rte 66
Rialto, CA 92376-5333

PacWestGS

11-04-2005, 06:59 PM

I have another 'Tourist Roadside Stop'

DarrylRi

11-04-2005, 07:00 PM

2728 W. Foothill Blvd. Rte 66
Rialto, CA 92376-5333
BZZZT! Sorry, but that's the wrong one!

DarrylRi

11-04-2005, 07:02 PM

New Mexico, near Roswell?
Sorry, not even the state is right. However, I was on my way to New Mexico when I took this picture.

PacWestGS

11-04-2005, 07:05 PM

Can I play again?

811 WEST HOPI DRIVE <> HOLBROOK, AZ 86025

DarrylRi

11-04-2005, 07:08 PM

I have another 'Tourist Roadside Stop'Well SFDoc, I'm not really sure, but it does remind me of UT-12 in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

DarrylRi

11-04-2005, 07:09 PM

811 WEST HOPI DRIVE <> HOLBROOK, AZ 86025Ok, but I bet you just googled it... :-b

;-)

PacWestGS

11-04-2005, 07:13 PM

Ok, but I bet you just googled it... :-b

;-)

:lurk what who me, google somthing with name. It was a 'Night' Shot so I had to compare. :doh

PacWestGS

11-04-2005, 07:14 PM

Well SFDoc, I'm not really sure, but it does remind me of UT-12 in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Nope wrong state, go farther south.

SNC1923

11-05-2005, 11:31 AM

OK, where's this? (left coast advantage)
http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/43124087-M.jpg

widebmw

11-05-2005, 12:42 PM

Hint, it's not on the East coast.

k12koop

11-05-2005, 02:12 PM

Guys and Gals,

Here is one for us Southerners, and I bet a lot of folks have been here to boot.

PacWestGS

11-05-2005, 02:18 PM

Guys and Gals,

Here is one for us Southerners, and I bet a lot of folks have been here to boot.

BRP (Thinking North near Boone?)

Second guess: Nantahala Dam, Aquone NC.

k12koop

11-05-2005, 02:23 PM

BRP (Thinking North near Boone?)

Second guess: Nantahala Dam, Aquone NC.

Not Boone, but a place where most everyone stops when they are in the area...

PacWestGS

11-05-2005, 02:50 PM

Not Boone, but a place where most everyone stops when they are in the area...

I give up, all the Lakes are down south, SURE IS PRETTY anyway. I remember the first time I rode it, North from Ashland to Boone. Spent the night in a campground two older dudes were headed south and camping. They told me I missed the best part so I re-rode it back south and went all the way to GA State Line, before hightailing it back to Bragg in one-day.

PacWestGS

11-05-2005, 02:58 PM

Hint, it's not on the East coast.

OK John, you are looking west on the eastside of the Rockies, the terrain looks ragged, kinda like Northern WY or somewhere in MT. Are you looking at the Grand Tetons?

widebmw

11-05-2005, 03:16 PM

OK John, you are looking west on the eastside of the Rockies, the terrain looks ragged, kinda like Northern WY or somewhere in MT. Are you looking at the Grand Tetons?
Close, its named for something you do not want to find in your leg. :doh

PacWestGS

11-05-2005, 04:14 PM

Close, its named for something you do not want to find in your leg. :doh

I give, too broad an area.

I can think of Lead, Broken Knee, Bear Tooth, Saw Tooth, Forks and a couple other things like Gravel, that I don't want to find in my leg, but I can find them on a map, although the scenery has been seen a few times at different times of the year both in the windhield and the rearview mirror.

Someone elses turn...

widebmw

11-05-2005, 04:29 PM

I give, too broad an area.

I can think of Lead, Broken Knee, Bear Tooth, Saw Tooth, Forks and a couple other things like Gravel, that I don't want to find in my leg, but I can find them on a map, although the scenery has been seen a few times at different times of the year both in the windhield and the rearview mirror.

Someone elses turn...
One of those is correct but I would not like to have a Grand Teton in my leg either. I would have to have my pants altered.

kbasa

11-05-2005, 05:03 PM

Koop - is that the pullout at the end of Deal's Gap, down on the Joyce Kilmer end?

PacWestGS

11-05-2005, 05:06 PM

One of those is correct but I would not like to have a Grand Teton in my leg either. I would have to have my pants altered.

The Saw Tooth Mountain Range in Idaho?

widebmw

11-05-2005, 05:40 PM

Bear Tooth

PacWestGS

11-05-2005, 05:44 PM

Bear Tooth

Ahhh, I should have stayed in Montana... :banghead

Couldn't figure out why you'd need to modify your pants, I guess you meant clean them, HaHaHa :laugh

k12koop

11-05-2005, 10:41 PM

Koop - is that the pullout at the end of Deal's Gap, down on the Joyce Kilmer end?

KBasa,

Close, that is the overlook on the north end of what most people call Deal's Gap or the Dragon. It is the place most people turn around at to make another pass.

Deals gap actually extends down to the bridge near the lake however. But we give you big attaboy for your observation. That picture was actually taken this past Friday. If you are heading to Deal's gap in the near future know that the store will be closing soon and the resteraunt closes in a week.

Koop

PacWestGS

11-05-2005, 10:59 PM

Should have gone with my second choice first and you could have told this West Coaster I was only 50-miles away in the same mountains. :buds

I should have figured Deal's Gap. HA HA :p

Russ

flash412

11-06-2005, 08:26 AM

Close, that is the overlook on the north end of what most people call Deal's Gap or the Dragon. It is the place most people turn around at to make another pass.Fontana Dam? If the photo included more to the left of the frame, I think I'd be able to tell. (It's been twenty years since I used to frequent that area.)

RTRandy

11-06-2005, 10:01 AM

Relatively high ranking "Must ride" roads in the US.

Anyone? Anyone?

k12koop

11-06-2005, 10:05 AM

Fontana Dam? If the photo included more to the left of the frame, I think I'd be able to tell. (It's been twenty years since I used to frequent that area.)

That picture is on the north end of the Dragon, Fontana is on the South End.

Koop

k12koop

11-06-2005, 10:07 AM

Relatively high ranking "Must ride" roads in the US.

Anyone? Anyone?

It That the BRP or Skyline Drive, I would say in the Virginia section of the road close to Roanoke.

Koop

RTRandy

11-06-2005, 10:51 AM

It That the BRP or Skyline Drive, I would say in the Virginia section of the road close to Roanoke.

Koop

Nope. Hint: It's goes 54 miles the way you see it here.

DarrylRi

11-06-2005, 10:54 AM

Relatively high ranking "Must ride" roads in the US.

Anyone? Anyone?No idea, but is there some chance I could ride it on my way from California to Vermont next year? ;-)

RTRandy

11-06-2005, 11:09 AM

No idea, but is there some chance I could ride it on my way from California to Vermont next year? ;-)

Sure can. Here's another shot down the road. It's like this pretty much the whole way.

RTRandy

11-06-2005, 11:18 AM

ok one more.

OldNuke

11-06-2005, 11:42 AM

ok one more.

Talimena Skyline Drive between OK & AR

RTRandy

11-06-2005, 12:09 PM

You are correct, sir !!

OldNuke

11-06-2005, 12:38 PM

You are correct, sir !!

Was on it in April on the way to Big Bend in Texas. Really enjoyed it. Here's a pic I took then.

http://doodah.smugmug.com/photos/24752058-M.jpg

k12koop

11-06-2005, 01:14 PM

Relatively high ranking "Must ride" roads in the US.

Anyone? Anyone?

All i can say after the pictures is damn I want to try it on for size...

Koop

OldNuke

11-06-2005, 01:47 PM

Recognize this?
http://doodah.smugmug.com/photos/24562293-M.jpg

widebmw

11-06-2005, 02:50 PM

Recognize this?
http://doodah.smugmug.com/photos/24562293-M.jpg
Yes, that is Bryce Canyon. That was a wet year. :jawdrop

RTRandy

11-06-2005, 09:32 PM

Ok, I'll take a shot.

The Mississippi somewhere near Minneapolis and St Paul.

Visian

11-07-2005, 03:17 AM

Mullinville, Kansas - Rte. 400

Bingo! You've been everywhere, man!

Ian

PacWestGS

11-07-2005, 07:11 AM

old pic...

http://www.conary.org/bike/post/03_bike_coast.jpg

The name of the photo will only help you figure out that it's out on the coast.

Heceta Head Lighthouse is above the Lion Caves - 12 miles north of Florence off Highway 101.

OldNuke

11-07-2005, 06:02 PM

Ok, I'll take a shot.

The Mississippi somewhere near Minneapolis and St Paul.

Mississippi yes ........ but too far north

RTRandy

11-07-2005, 08:39 PM

Mississippi yes ........ but too far north

Hmmmm. Sounds like I'm getting warmer :brow :brow

Visian

11-08-2005, 05:45 AM

Recognize this?
http://doodah.smugmug.com/photos/24562293-M.jpg

OK, a WAG here... I rode up along someplace that looked like this last year.... to a client meeting at the Mayo Clinic.

Is this the Mississippi River at the Great River Bluffs State Park near Winona, MN? If not, it sure looks like it!

Ian

Visian

11-08-2005, 05:55 AM

http://www.visian.nu/images/gspd_plus.jpg

Ian

OldNuke

11-08-2005, 08:52 AM

OK, a WAG here... I rode up along someplace that looked like this last year.... to a client meeting at the Mayo Clinic.

Is this the Mississippi River at the Great River Bluffs State Park near Winona, MN? If not, it sure looks like it!

Ian

Still too far north. Here's another view from the same spot

http://doodah.smugmug.com/photos/24562289-M.jpg

Visian

11-08-2005, 11:19 AM

Still too far north. Here's another view from the same spot

http://doodah.smugmug.com/photos/24562289-M.jpg

That looks like the old bridge in southwest Memphis... I-55?

Ian

PacWestGS

11-08-2005, 11:27 AM

Still too far north. Here's another view from the same spot

http://doodah.smugmug.com/photos/24562289-M.jpg

Thats the Black Hawk Bridge Rt 9 Iowa across the Mississippi River from Lansing into Wisconsin, where it becomes WI 82.

tdomek

11-08-2005, 12:30 PM

Thats the Black Hawk Bridge Rt 9 Iowa across the Mississippi River from Lansing into Wisconsin, where it becomes WI 82.
I just found this thread, and was going to say the same thing. Have spent many nights at the Fitzgerald House bed and breakfast at the base of the bridge on the Iowa side. The pic was taken from Moumt Hosmer Park. How did you recognize it SFDOC?

Visian

11-08-2005, 02:25 PM

Man, I was *this* close!!!

PacWestGS

11-08-2005, 03:03 PM

http://www.visian.nu/images/gspd_plus.jpg

Ian

Yeah, Umm, Easy? Lets see you are somewhere West of the Continental Divide and East of the Sierra Nevada's. Somewhere between there and south of say Reno to Cabo San Lucas? How close am I so far?

You are riding Southwest on a primarily North to South road through a desert that looks a like Nevada or California, could be in Death Valley, could be outside Las Vegas, it's late in the day and the temperatures are cool. And there is at least one other person with you.

EDIT: Ian how close to Pahrump, NV are you? Because that is what the ground surface looks like. All the way from there to the North end of Death Valley.

OldNuke

11-08-2005, 03:18 PM

Thats the Black Hawk Bridge Rt 9 Iowa across the Mississippi River from Lansing into Wisconsin, where it becomes WI 82.

CORRECT! Both views taken from Mt. Hosmer Park in Lansing, IA along the Great River Road.

Visian

11-09-2005, 08:44 AM

Yeah, Umm, Easy?

... snip

EDIT: Ian how close to Pahrump, NV are you? Because that is what the ground surface looks like. All the way from there to the North end of Death Valley.

Cold as a stone!

East of the Continental Divide, central time zone, middle of nowhere, but totally somewhere. ;)

Ian

PacWestGS

11-09-2005, 09:11 AM

Cold as a stone!

East of the Continental Divide, central time zone, middle of nowhere, but totally somewhere. ;)

Ian

OK Umm Easy Guy, What part of Texas are you in ? South of I-10?

Visian

11-09-2005, 10:39 AM

OK Umm Easy Guy, What part of Texas are you in ? South of I-10?

Think "Big"....

PacWestGS

11-09-2005, 10:58 AM

Think "Big"....

Big Bend National Park?

EDIT: Southwest of Rio Grande Village, across the river (US side) but near San Vicente Mexico. Or, you are near Rice Tank CG.

Big Bend National Park Map (http://www.big.bend.national-park.com/bbmap.htm)

Visian

11-09-2005, 01:14 PM

Or, you are near Rice Tank CG.

Bingo. I camped at Rice Tank CG that weekend. :)

See? I said it was easy!

Ian

PacWestGS

11-09-2005, 01:19 PM

Bingo. I camped at Rice Tank CG that weekend. :)

See? I said it was easy!

Ian

Yeah Umm Easy, You should have sent me a soil sample to go with the photo. Heheheha

I've never been there, but looks like someday I should.

Thanks Ian, got any more?

Visian

11-09-2005, 05:21 PM

http://www.visian.nu/images/gs_trees.jpg

This was from a previous ride report.... ;)

The trees are darned near a dead giveaway!

Ian

Visian

11-09-2005, 05:36 PM

http://www.visian.nu/images/r69s_roadside.jpg

http://www.visian.nu/images/r69s_roadside1.jpg

This is alongside a very famous road in a very famous place.

Ian

Visian

11-09-2005, 05:44 PM

Yeah Umm Easy, You should have sent me a soil sample to go with the photo. Heheheha

BTW, SFDOC... the only words dirtier than "soil sample" to an off-road rider are "face plant!" :p

Ian

PacWestGS

11-09-2005, 06:24 PM

This one is truly out of this world. Good Luck (There might even be a door prize, to the winner)

PacWestGS

11-09-2005, 07:11 PM

BTW, SFDOC... the only words dirtier than "soil sample" to an off-road rider are "face plant!" :p

Ian

Ian, I didn't mean that kind of sample, but when you’re giving me only a one dimensional picture to conduct analysis from it can be pretty hard. Your first tip was ‘Central Time Zone’ that excluded the rest of New Mexico. I really thought you were in Death Valley.

For all others, ‘Yes, I'm well traveled’ but you cannot show me something man made, or otherwise famous, or area specific, like the Tee-Pees or a bridge over the Mississippi. There aren’t that many and each one is its own creation, it’s a BIG river.

I've traveled almost all the East-West, West-East Interstates, and some major side roads, those like Route 66 and the Great River Road (Hwy’s 61/51) as best I could, not all and that means I’ll go back some day. I've traveled about 80% of the North-South, South-North Interstates with the exception of the areas North of I-76 and East of I-43 (Great Lakes to the New England States) I’ve visited these locations but not driving.

I really enjoy this page and have tried to give anyone and everyone interested first crack. :lurk

As someone posts a really cool place, I mentally add it to my wish I was there list, so this is a good thread, that should be ‘STICKY’d” for all time use (Scott).

I wasn’t ‘just’ a medic; I have extensive training and useful application in Intelligence Collection, Analysis, and Target Interdiction. No, I don’t work for the CIA, they make mistakes that send us to war, and I used to prepare to fight the war.

I still want someone, anyone to guess my desert location posted earlier. (hint it is located off I-40)

Russ

lorazepam

11-09-2005, 10:13 PM

http://www.visian.nu/images/r69s_roadside.jpg

http://www.visian.nu/images/r69s_roadside1.jpg

This is alongside a very famous road in a very famous place.

Ian
alligator alley in the everglades

Visian

11-10-2005, 05:07 AM

alligator alley in the everglades

Right state, wrong place.

Ian

Visian

11-10-2005, 05:14 AM

This one is truly out of this world. Good Luck (There might even be a door prize, to the winner)

How far off of I-40?

This kinda looks like the Great Sand Dunes NP, but not quite. And that's a fer piece off of I-40.

Ian

PacWestGS

11-10-2005, 09:02 AM

How far off of I-40?

This kinda looks like the Great Sand Dunes NP, but not quite. And that's a fer piece off of I-40.

Ian

Ooooo, sorry Ian and others (Post #66 page Five). That's the one off I-40, it's on a service road that comes up from some other place to stop at.

The sand dunes (if you can call it that) is a long way from any Interstates.

Visian

11-10-2005, 09:25 AM

The sand sunes (if you can call it that) is a long way from any Interstates.

How close is the camera to the subject matter in this picture?

And... where is the road??? ;)

Ian

PacWestGS

11-10-2005, 09:36 AM

How close is the camera to the subject matter in this picture?

And... where is the road??? ;)

Ian

Very Close, but wide angle.

Road, I don't believe there are any roads.

Burnszilla

11-10-2005, 09:49 AM

http://www.visian.nu/images/r69s_roadside.jpg

http://www.visian.nu/images/r69s_roadside1.jpg

This is alongside a very famous road in a very famous place.

Ian

Is this were the ValuJet crashed in Florida?

PacWestGS

11-10-2005, 10:11 AM

http://www.visian.nu/images/r69s_roadside.jpg

http://www.visian.nu/images/r69s_roadside1.jpg

This is alongside a very famous road in a very famous place.

Ian

I don't think he'd go far from home on the R65. I think he's along the Suwannee River?

Visian

11-10-2005, 12:02 PM

I don't think he'd go far from home on the R65. I think he's along the Suwannee River?

closer, as far as the location in Florida goes, but that's not a river, at least in the sense that most people think of a river.

And the place is *FAR* more famous than the Suwannee River, at least to motorcyclists. And the road is very, very popular to motorcyclists.

And... the bike was ridden to this location from Atlanta... and back. (my R69S has only 11K miles and is quite reliable for a 35 year-old motorcycle...)

Ian

Visian

11-10-2005, 12:11 PM

This one is truly out of this world. Good Luck (There might even be a door prize, to the winner)

Completely stumped, then. Cool pic, tho.

Ian

PacWestGS

11-10-2005, 12:36 PM

Ian, I'm not that familiar with that part of FL, I'd say you're in another National Forest (Osceola) but I have no idea if that is popular with MCs.

Daytona Beach is popular with MCs but I don't think you are near there.

It is a very sweet looking R65S, and happy to see that it gets ridden.

I can't help you with the Dunes, so I will leave it up for others.

Any idea where post #66 is at (the one off I-40)?

Visian

11-10-2005, 02:58 PM

Daytona Beach is popular with MCs but I don't think you are near there.

Oh... I wouldn't be so sure. (dead giveaway...)

It is a very sweet looking R65S, and happy to see that it gets ridden.

I can't help you with the Dunes, so I will leave it up for others.

Any idea where post #66 is at (the one off I-40)?

It's an R69S and it doesn't get ridden nearly enough!

No clue on post #66. I know it isn't my favorite rest stop in OK. :p

Ian

lorazepam

11-10-2005, 03:50 PM

This one is truly out of this world. Good Luck (There might even be a door prize, to the winner)

It almost looks like the northern lights.

alien_hitchhiker

11-10-2005, 09:06 PM

This one is truly out of this world. Good Luck (There might even be a door prize, to the winner)

All-righty now SFDOC, are you trying to get tricky with an image of the Martian landscape? (Actually, I may have ridden my '67 Triumph there one long ago Saturday night, but then again, that was the sixties.)

Steve

BradfordBenn

11-10-2005, 10:33 PM

Oh... I wouldn't be so sure. (dead giveaway...)

It's an R69S and it doesn't get ridden nearly enough!

No clue on post #66. I know it isn't my favorite rest stop in OK. :p

Ian

If you have good reading comprehension or can use the search engine on the forum well, Ian has already posted the answer previously when talking about his trip down to Florida in February IIRC. So I believe that it is Ocala National Forest.

sfarson

11-10-2005, 11:28 PM

Just caught this thread. Great pics (and guesses) everyone. Parked the bike and walked 50 yards to this spot...

http://www.farson.com/images/guess1.jpg

PacWestGS

11-11-2005, 01:49 AM

Oh... I wouldn't be so sure. (dead giveaway...)

Ian

So you are saying that's the Halifax River (Inter-Coastal Water Way). Your picture does not remind me of the Daytona Beach I visited. (wasn't bike week either)

Sorry I typo'd 65 insted of 69. That is fine looking R69S you've got there.

Russ.

All-righty now SFDOC, are you trying to get tricky with an image of the Martian landscape? (Actually, I may have ridden my '67 Triumph there one long ago Saturday night, but then again, that was the sixties.)

I didn't get tricky with it, NASA and the Spirit did. Some how I can believe that in the sixties, you did ride your Triumph there on a Saturday night. :groovy :bottle :ha

Good Job, Steve. Martian-Mars landscape same thing. Door Prize is a Dowco bike cover for a large bike without panniers. (i.e., fits a GS without bags) Do you want it? You pay S&H.

I know it was cheating, but it was such a cool picture, and we had a desert theme going.

Sorry Gale, Northern Lights don't make dunes.

If you have good reading comprehension or can use the search engine on the forum well, Ian has already posted the answer previously when talking about his trip down to Florida in February IIRC. So I believe that it is Ocala National Forest.

Brad I did, I believe Ian was on the R80GS-PD when he parked under the trees outside of Gainesville, FL.

And he was on the R1150GS for bike week.

He stumped me on the R69S, that's why I was thinking closer to Georgia.

Russ

Let's keep this thread going... :clap

Visian

11-11-2005, 05:11 AM

So you are saying that's the Halifax River (Inter-Coastal Water Way). Your picture does not remind me of the Daytona Beach I visited. (wasn't bike week either)

OK, we're getting vewy, vewy warm. It is Daytona (well, not technically) and it is the Halifax River (actually an off-shoot from), now this road is one that zillions of bikers ride during bike week. That's about as high a softball lob as I can give.

Brad I did, I believe Ian was on the R80GS-PD when he parked under the trees outside of Gainesville, FL.

And he was on the R1150GS for bike week.

He stumped me on the R69S, that's why I was thinking closer to Georgia.

Let's keep this thread going... :clap

Gainesville... ding ding ding ding! :) Yeah, this thread is a riot!

Ian

DarrylRi

11-11-2005, 06:13 AM

Ok, this is a bit closer to home from Mars, and I actually rode my bike there.

donbmw

11-11-2005, 07:43 AM

post #144 Vickburg MS

Don

tdomek

11-11-2005, 09:55 AM

OK, we're getting vewy, vewy warm. It is Daytona (well, not technically) and it is the Halifax River (actually an off-shoot from), now this road is one that zillions of bikers ride during bike week. That's about as high a softball lob as I can give.
I believe this pic was taken either on The Old Dixie Highway, Highbridge Road, or Walter Boardman Road, along Bulow Creek between Flagler Beach and Ormand Beach Florida. Commonly known in the Volusia/Flagler area as "The Loop". It is one of the things I cherrish about Bike Week! :thumb

Visian

11-11-2005, 10:38 AM

I believe this pic was taken either on The Old Dixie Highway, Highbridge Road, or Walter Boardman Road, along Bulow Creek between Flagler Beach and Ormand Beach Florida. Commonly known in the Volusia/Flagler area as "The Loop". It is one of the things I cherrish about Bike Week! :thumb

Me too!!! And if you ride it at daybreak, it's magic because all of the "bikers" are hung over in bed.

This is what "old Florida" looked like... before anyone ever heard of the word "condo."

Way to go TDomek... you goddit! :D

Ian

Hodag

11-11-2005, 12:10 PM

This one is truly out of this world. Good Luck (There might even be a door prize, to the winner)

Grateful Dead concert?
every once I can see that image all over again

alien_hitchhiker

11-11-2005, 09:16 PM

SFDOC, your "out of this world" comment tipped me off. Leave it to the Alien to recognize an alien landscape.

Thanks for the Dowco offer! I'm all set though with a travel cover for the road and a garage for home. I'll leave it in the pot for the next go-around.

Steve (Citizen of the Galaxy)

PacWestGS

11-11-2005, 09:32 PM

OK, where's this? (left coast advantage)
http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/43124087-M.jpg

Tom nobody tried. :wave

Randsburg, California, Hwy 395

PacWestGS

11-11-2005, 11:17 PM

This Gentlemen and Ladies is a little bit South of Post #66. If it helps? There can be no unanswered “Where is This?” Awe, but now you have two?

PacWestGS

11-11-2005, 11:25 PM

Ok, this is a bit closer to home from Mars, and I actually rode my bike there.

Duhhaaaaaa, Germany,,,,,,,,,,, Darryl? Entering the German Alps? Near Bad Tolz? Close to Garmish-Partiskirchen

sfarson

11-12-2005, 12:07 AM

post #144 Vickburg MS

Don

Don... Good guess but two states away. This is what is inside the structure:
http://www.farson.com/images/guess2.jpg

lorazepam

11-12-2005, 07:26 AM

Lincoln's birthplace in Kentucky (the cabin)

donbmw

11-12-2005, 09:54 AM

I have another 'Tourist Roadside Stop'

Painted desert and Petrified forest in AZ/

Don

PacWestGS

11-12-2005, 10:14 AM

Painted desert and Petrified forest in AZ/

Don

Taaadaaaaa, Good Job Don. I don't know how many people tried and gave up but you got it.

SNC1923

11-13-2005, 01:06 AM

Tom nobody tried. :wave

Randsburg, California, Hwy 395

Perhaps a bit too obscure? I thought it was a well-known biking town, albeit mostly dirt bikes. In any case, well done. I can sleep now.
:)

sfarson

11-13-2005, 01:46 AM

Lincoln's birthplace in Kentucky (the cabin)

Yes! From a H-D rental out of Cincinnati on the way to seeing a friend in Memphis. Hogdenville, KY:

http://www.farson.com/images/guess3.jpg

DarrylRi

11-13-2005, 07:07 PM

Duhhaaaaaa, Germany,,,,,,,,,,, Darryl? Entering the German Alps? Near Bad Tolz? Close to Garmish-Partiskirchen
BZZZT. Not Germany. I'm pretty sure the locals wouldn't consider it to be near Bad Toelz or Garmisch, but I suspect that any American beemer rider would say it wasn't that far off.

Notice how the Harley is over the line?

IAMBOB

11-13-2005, 07:41 PM

Austria or Switzerland!!

PacWestGS

11-13-2005, 09:29 PM

BZZZT. Not Germany. I'm pretty sure the locals wouldn't consider it to be near Bad Toelz or Garmisch, but I suspect that any American beemer rider would say it wasn't that far off.

Notice how the Harley is over the line?

I knew it was a trick question, and I did notice the HD. I can't quite figure the sign that says "Give the Motorcycles a Chance" except to maybe think that they are out here and will pass at will. OR, Harley’s can’t hold a line and turn… Hehehehehehe and cross into your lane. :nyah

There is something about the trees that don't fit, but plastic road markers are definitely European... :dunno

EDIT: Darryl are we North of the border but still in N. America?

jibimy

11-13-2005, 09:47 PM

Heading southeast before you go southwest into Mexican Hat. Not far from Natural Bridges.

PacWestGS

11-13-2005, 10:17 PM

Heading southeast before you go southwest into Mexican Hat. Not far from Natural Bridges.

I'm kind of lost there jibimy, are you still back in Utah at Arches Nat Park?

HIT the QUOTE button in the lower right corner and then post your return. We can keep up better with where you are. :dance

PS Welcome to the club, you will find nice people who enjoy riding, drinking and talking about everything.

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 06:30 AM

I knew it was a trick question, and I did notice the HD. I can't quite figure the sign that says "Give the Motorcycles a Chance" except to maybe think that they are out here and will pass at will.
The sign says "Give your guardian angel a chance", akin to don't go faster than your guardian angel can fly. You can see these signs at the bases of a number of passes in a particular country.
OR, Harley’s can’t hold a line and turn… Hehehehehehe and cross into your lane. :nyah All I know is that this is the official opinion of the government of an Alpine country. ;-)

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 06:38 AM

Austria or Switzerland!!Well, that certainly narrows down the possibilities.

I see that I may have confused SFDOC a bit with my cryptic comments regarding Bad Toelz and Garmsich-Partenkirchen. The location we're looking at is easily within 100 miles of those places.

Do you know the difference between Americans and Europeans? Americans think 100 years is a long time, Europeans think 100 miles is a long distance.

GlobalRider

11-14-2005, 07:33 AM

Ok, this is a bit closer to home from Mars, and I actually rode my bike there.

Could be anywhere...over there. No doubt, I've probably been on it.

A guess might be somewhere on/near the 310 between Kempten and (closer towards) Imst. Did you take the Hahntennjoch or Gaichtpass?

GlobalRider

11-14-2005, 07:59 AM

Where is this/what road is this? Darryl might know.

RTRandy

11-14-2005, 08:20 AM

Where is this/what road is this? Darryl might know.

Where is this? Glacier National Park.
What road is this? Going to the Sun Highway.

GlobalRider

11-14-2005, 08:26 AM

Where is this? Glacier National Park.
What road is this? Going to the Sun Highway.

Wrong continent, but I'll have to get to those places you mention, one day.

RTRandy

11-14-2005, 08:32 AM

DOH !!

Sure looks like Glacier.

PacWestGS

11-14-2005, 08:44 AM

Well, that certainly narrows down the possibilities.

I see that I may have confused SFDOC a bit with my cryptic comments regarding Bad Toelz and Garmsich-Partenkirchen. The location we're looking at is easily within 100 miles of those places.

Do you know the difference between Americans and Europeans? Americans think 100 years is a long time, Europeans think 100 miles is a long distance.

Lichtenstein?

dlearl476

11-14-2005, 06:35 PM

Stole this idea from another message board.

Where is this? Feel free to post your own.

http://SNC1923.smugmug.com/photos/27436444-M.jpg

Easy:
http://www.triumphnet.com/st/pics/stcontest/2001/55.jpg

PacWestGS

11-14-2005, 07:06 PM

David they let you ride your Triumph in the Grand Canyon?

That's cool man...

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 08:05 PM

Where is this/what road is this? Darryl might know.I wish I did. I saw that photo on your site and thought that must be a great road. It's narrower than Passo Duran, which I think must be the skinniest one I've been on. I'd have to guess that it's in the Dolomites, the missing guard rail in the background looks distinctly Italian to my eye.

Funny thing is, it reminds me of this photo. What's humorous is that, while your photo must be a mile or two up, this one is at sea level.

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 08:13 PM

Could be anywhere...over there. No doubt, I've probably been on it.No doubt, it's practically the direct route through these parts.

A guess might be somewhere on/near the 310 between Kempten and (closer towards) Imst.No, it's closer to the B314... Surely this should be the final hint!

PacWestGS

11-14-2005, 08:38 PM

No doubt, it's practically the direct route through these parts.

No, it's closer to the B314... Surely this should be the final hint!

Damn, Darryl how close to the sign do we need to get? The 314 is just west of Garmisch (Germany) Or, Innsbruck (Austria).

I give up what's the location?

I'll still give Alex a chance to pinpoint it...

PacWestGS

11-14-2005, 08:41 PM

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 08:45 PM

Stole this idea from another message board.

Where is this? Feel free to post your own.
I've been meaning to do that, and since I'm sitting in the Comfort Inn in Barstow...
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2003/Birmingham/IMAG0115med.jpg

GlobalRider

11-14-2005, 08:49 PM

I wish I did. I saw that photo on your site and thought that must be a great road. It's narrower than Passo Duran, which I think must be the skinniest one I've been on. I'd have to guess that it's in the Dolomites, the missing guard rail in the background looks distinctly Italian to my eye.

I've posted it before, but it and none of my 2004 and 2005 photos are up on my site yet...getting lazy, I guess.

I know Passo Duran well. One of my favourites because it is narrow. I stayed in Agordo at Hotel Erice...a right out of the driveway and then a left up to Passo Duran.

You'll have to try Passo Maniva (2000 Tour pics). Even narrower and run down.

You're close but a bit further south towards Rovereto. Hint: a bit further up, you get a great view down to Lago di Garda. If you head down this way, take Passo Lavaze, Passo del Manghen (2000 Tour pics) to Levico Terme, and from there head over the Kaiserjaegerweg (ultra narrow) just a few clicks to the south.

Funny thing is, it reminds me of this photo. What's humorous is that, while your photo must be a mile or two up, this one is at sea level.
I figured that it must be in the US, nicely painted railing and all. Everything so new and tidy.

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 08:52 PM

Darryl is that the Boden See behind you in the Photo?Ah, no. It's the Hauraki Gulf.

GlobalRider

11-14-2005, 08:58 PM

No, it's closer to the B314... Surely this should be the final hint!

So somewhere between Pfronten and Lermoos, before going over the Fernpass?

If that is it, a tip. I've taken that road many times before and at times it can be very slow going especially during weekends and holidays.

Just a few clicks out of Imst, a left turn over the Hahntennjoch road to the 198, north towards the 199 over the Gaichtpass to the 310, and then the 310 to the A7. Fast and good roads to boot.

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 08:59 PM

Damn, Darryl how close to the sign do we need to get? The 314 is just west of Garmisch (Germany) Or, Innsbruck (Austria).

I give up what's the location?

I'll still give Alex a chance to pinpoint it...You're right there. The 314. In Austria. This is from the south side. It goes from Nassereith to Reutte. It's not even close to the most spectacular pass roads, but if you want to go to Italy from Germany, and you want to take the Brenner to get there more quickly, then you need to get to Innsbruck and you might do it by taking...

GlobalRider

11-14-2005, 09:08 PM

It's not even close to the most spectacular pass roads, but if you want to go to Italy from Germany, and you want to take the Brenner to get there more quickly, then you need to get to Innsbruck and you might do it by taking...

...the B314 and B189 to Telfs before taking the A12 to Innsbruck and A13 to the Brenner. Boring road, but it is the only way to get from Rovereto to Heidelberg in a short day.

Damn toll roads. Even though you have an Austrian autobahn pass, you still get charged on the road between Innsbruck and the Brenner...then the Italian autostadas are another matter $$$.

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 09:12 PM

So somewhere between Pfronten and Lermoos, before going over the Fernpass?

If that is it, a tip. I've taken that road many times before and at times it can be very slow going especially during weekends and holidays.

Just a few clicks out of Imst, a left turn over the Hahntennjoch road to the 198, north towards the 199 over the Gaichtpass to the 310, and then the 310 to the A7. Fast and good roads to boot.
Yes, that's it, Fernpass. This is north of Nassereith.

Interesting, I've never found it to be particularly slow, except by the resort castle (can't remember the name), but even then I usually can pass up to whatever truck is blocking things up and get away. Besides, it's fairly short, so it's pretty quick.

PacWestGS

11-14-2005, 09:15 PM

Ah, no. It's the Hauraki Gulf.

So now we're in New Zealand/Auckland

Sheeeze??? :banghead

PacWestGS

11-14-2005, 09:25 PM

[QUOTE=DarrylRi]Yes, that's it, Fernpass. This is north of Nassereith.QUOTE]

I think that is awsome, I've skiied near Innsbruck (Aus) and Luzern and Zurich (Swiss) and Garmich (Ger) I never got to drive through there on my own, BUS Tour to skiing, was cheaper. But some day I'll return. Thanks for sharing, both of you.

Darryl and Alex.... :clap

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 10:39 PM

Damn toll roads. Even though you have an Austrian autobahn pass, you still get charged on the road between Innsbruck and the Brenner...then the Italian autostadas are another matter $$$.Yes, you've got that right. I really like taking the old Brenner road, which is free, but there's always a lot of traffic to pass.

That reminds me, re: Fernpass: I think a lot of that road is marked no passing, but with the slow traffic, I just thread along the center line. Got to be careful about the trucks coming the other way, however.

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 10:44 PM

Yes, that's it, Fernpass. This is north of Nassereith.

I think that is awsome, I've skiied near Innsbruck (Aus) and Luzern and Zurich (Swiss) and Garmich (Ger) I never got to drive through there on my own, BUS Tour to skiing, was cheaper. But some day I'll return. Thanks for sharing, both of you.

Darryl and Alex.... :clapLike, what's up, Doc? (Sorry, I simply had to do that, I hope you'll understand.)

Just think of all the best roads you've ridden, then add the mystery of being somewhere exotic and cultured, and don't forget that the locals think that speeding motorcycles passing cars on tight roads is perfectly normal and expected. On top of that, there are nice little hotels that actually cater to the motorcycle crowd.

Cafe racing? Simply go from pass to pass, and have a capuccino (mornings) or espresso (afternoons) on each one.

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 10:50 PM

So now we're in New Zealand/Auckland

Sheeeze??? :bangheadThe inside of the Coromandel Peninsula. What a lovely little (!) road that is. But you have to stop to take in the beauty, or you'll miss the next turn. You won't fall as far as you might on Stelvio, but you'll get a lot wetter. The outside (ocean side) of the "thumb" is gorgeous, too. Actually, I should just say that NZ is gorgeous. A thousand miles long and only a couple million people. (But 80M sheep!)

PacWestGS

11-14-2005, 10:55 PM

Like, what's up, Doc? (Sorry, I simply had to do that, I hope you'll understand.)

Just think of all the best roads you've ridden, then add the mystery of being somewhere exotic and cultured, and don't forget that the locals think that speeding motorcycles passing cars on tight roads is perfectly normal and expected. On top of that, there are nice little hotels that actually cater to the motorcycle crowd.

Cafe racing? Simply go from pass to pass, and have a capuccino (mornings) or espresso (afternoons) on each one.

Yeah, I know, somewhere exotic; and if your not into coffee you can have some Gluvine or a shot of Yagermeister and keep going until you die happy. That is what the 'SIGN' reminded me of anyway.

Everybody needs a 'Guardian Angel'

Russ

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 11:00 PM

I've posted it before, but it and none of my 2004 and 2005 photos are up on my site yet...getting lazy, I guess.

I know Passo Duran well. One of my favourites because it is narrow. I stayed in Agordo at Hotel Erice...a right out of the driveway and then a left up to Passo Duran.I've done it a couple times since running over it with the Europrez group in 1998. (Europrez is a group of english speaking Euros, who put on a rally every year in someone's country. The name comes from the IBMWR, where the nucleus formed, because on the IBMWR everyone is a president.)

You'll have to try Passo Maniva (2000 Tour pics). Even narrower and run down.Give me a hint!

You're close but a bit further south towards Rovereto. Hint: a bit further up, you get a great view down to Lago di Garda. If you head down this way, take Passo Lavaze, Passo del Manghen (2000 Tour pics) to Levico Terme, and from there head over the Kaiserjaegerweg (ultra narrow) just a few clicks to the south.Hmmm, I wonder if my friend in Trento even knows about this road... because just this summer he directed me over Passo Manghen (going the other way). Is the Kaiserjaegderweg the little SP133 I see on my map? Looks very enticing!

PacWestGS

11-14-2005, 11:24 PM

This isn't that hard. Where am I? (Yes, it's N. America) and I'll accept general locations.

http://SFDOC.smugmug.com/photos/44599326-M.jpg

Burnszilla

11-14-2005, 11:26 PM

This isn't that hard. Where am I? (Yes, it's N. America) and I'll accept general locations.

http://SFDOC.smugmug.com/photos/44599326-M.jpg
Olympic peninsula.

PacWestGS

11-14-2005, 11:28 PM

Olympic peninsula.

NOPE!

RTRandy

11-14-2005, 11:34 PM

Yellowstone ???

PacWestGS

11-14-2005, 11:39 PM

Yellowstone ???

NOPE, when was the last time JellowStone had a 100-kiloton Nuclear blast go off next to it?

EDIT: Wait that's not a true statement, 'An equivalent of a 100-Kiloton Nuclear Blast.'

RTRandy

11-14-2005, 11:52 PM

Nuclear Schmooclear, It still looks like part of Yellowstone. I'm sticking to it.

DarrylRi

11-14-2005, 11:54 PM

This isn't that hard. Where am I? (Yes, it's N. America) and I'll accept general locations.

http://SFDOC.smugmug.com/photos/44599326-M.jpgYellowstone had a bad fire; this is Mt. St. Helens!

Is that off of Windy Ridge?

PacWestGS

11-15-2005, 12:06 AM

Yellowstone had a bad fire; this is Mt. St. Helens!

Is that off of Windy Ridge?

Yes, it's Ryan Lake, 5-miles North and two ridge-lines away from the Mountain on NF-26 road. 572-Degrees and 300-MPH winds swept through here. Three people died.

I was gonna say it south of this Mountain. But, any way Good job Darryl.

http://SFDOC.smugmug.com/photos/44604995-M.jpg

PacWestGS

11-15-2005, 12:09 AM

Any body want to guess the name of this Mountain and which lake I'm taking the picture over?

http://SFDOC.smugmug.com/photos/44604995-L.jpg

DarrylRi

11-15-2005, 12:51 AM

Alright, enough jet-setting. Here's a biker destination spot in the USA.

Now, before you complain, I want you to know that I've carefully cropped this photo, both so that it won't be too big, and also that it captures the salient features necessary to identify the location.

I think that if you look carefully and pay attention to detail, you will find that this photo could really only come from one a couple or three locations in the US. If you go with your gut feeling, I'm sure you'll nail it.

http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2000/Twaddlefest%202000/P1010041crop.jpg

PS: A few minutes later, her boyfriend got on the back and they rode off. They both had helmets, as required by law.

Burnszilla

11-15-2005, 01:07 AM

Belg

11-15-2005, 03:12 AM

Any body want to guess the name of this Mountain and which lake I'm taking the picture over?

http://SFDOC.smugmug.com/photos/44604995-L.jpg

Mt. Bachelor, Lake Billy Chinook? Looks more like Hood though... and I forget what lakes are around there.

Disclaimer: I could totally be high.. it's been years since I've been there, and it's 4-something am or 5-something am here

Visian

11-15-2005, 05:46 AM

http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2000/Twaddlefest%202000/P1010041crop.jpg

PS: A few minutes later, her boyfriend got on the back and they rode off. They both had helmets, as required by law.

Ass-oooooming that she is 18, this isn't Laconia, Sturgis or Daytona.

New Cuyama is a good guess, but man, wouldn't that outfit be a little rough out in the high desert?

There are some trees reflected in the cruiser's mirrors that look sorta like the area I'm thinkin.... and she's on a sport bike.

I'm gonna guess Mid-Ohio.

Ian

DarrylRi

11-15-2005, 07:04 AM

I'd get on the back of that.
New Cuyama, CA
Not with that lime yellow 'stich of yours, you won't! ;-)

Consider the fashion sense that goes into selecting a halter top and OP shorts (well, I don't really know that they're OP) combined with leather chaps... on a sport bike.

One thing it says to me, is, Hey, I'm close to home!

GlobalRider

11-15-2005, 07:18 AM

This isn't that hard. Where am I? (Yes, it's N. America) and I'll accept general locations.

http://SFDOC.smugmug.com/photos/44599326-M.jpg

I've never even been there, but my guess would be Mount St. Helens.

GlobalRider

11-15-2005, 07:55 AM

Give me a hint!

Passo Maniva is one of a series of passes that lies between Passo di Croce Domini and the town of Anfo on Lago d'Idro. Most of it is gravel. Normally, you'd take the road through Bagolino to Breno over Passo di Croce Domini which is all paved, but you can T off at the top and swing back to Anfo.

Map of Passo di Croce Domini (http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=&strLocation=Bagolino&strCountry=612&image2.x=14&image2.y=11)

And what the road between Passo di Croce Domini and Anfo looks like...
http://www.ott.igs.net/~ace/0013.jpg

http://www.ott.igs.net/~ace/0014.jpg

Hmmm, I wonder if my friend in Trento even knows about this road... because just this summer he directed me over Passo Manghen (going the other way). Is the Kaiserjaegderweg the little SP133 I see on my map? Looks very enticing!

I'm sure he does.

Well only the first few clicks are the SP133. You then turn left onto a very narrow twisty road that heads south and intersects the SS 349 just west of Passo di Vezzena. Map (http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=&strLocation=Levico+Terme&strCountry=612&image2.x=29&image2.y=5)

And the Kaiserjaegerweg road looks like...

GlobalRider

11-15-2005, 08:07 AM

On top of that, there are nice little hotels that actually cater to the motorcycle crowd.

Darryl, do you know about these maps and the hotel list that caters to motorcyclists. I posted it on ADVrider.

ADAC Motorradtouren Maps & Hotel List (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104842)

Cafe racing? Simply go from pass to pass, and have a capuccino (mornings) or espresso (afternoons) on each one.

Would you ever be wired. North American coffee (aka water) is quite different from European coffee (aka high test). When my girlfriend first came over from Italy, she commented on our coffee being like water. I can't drink coffee so I've downgraded to Grappa.

DarrylRi

11-15-2005, 08:38 AM

Darryl, do you know about these maps and the hotel list that caters to motorcyclists. I posted it on ADVrider.

ADAC Motorradtouren Maps & Hotel List (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104842)No, but I'll surely look into it, along with your other map pointers.
Would you ever be wired. Not me. I drink 4-5 cups a day. I have an italian "superautomatic" maker and buy italian roast coffee. I am fully addicted, no question.

North American coffee (aka water) is quite different from European coffee (aka high test). When my girlfriend first came over from Italy, she commented on our coffee being like water. The Euros tell a joke that Americans have 2 kinds of water: one is warm and brown, the other is cold and yellow. (It takes a while for news of the latest fashions here to get across the pond; they still think we have a 55mph national speed limit, and they will think that the only beer available is Miller/Coors/Bud Lite for a long time to come.)

I can't drink coffee so I've downgraded to Grappa.I wonder how you manage to sync your wobbles with the curves as you "come down" from a passo after a couple grappas... ;-)

Visian

11-15-2005, 09:18 AM

One thing it says to me, is, Hey, I'm close to home!

OK, changing my guess here... it's in front of Alice's.

Ian

PacWestGS

11-15-2005, 10:02 AM

Mt. Bachelor, Lake Billy Chinook? Looks more like Hood though... and I forget what lakes are around there.

Disclaimer: I could totally be high.. it's been years since I've been there, and it's 4-something am or 5-something am here

NOPE on all accounts, but you are in the right 'Range'. You are totally low.

Maybe around 9 or 10 you'd like to try again. :nyah

PacWestGS

11-15-2005, 10:08 AM

Belg

11-15-2005, 10:48 AM

NOPE on all accounts, but you are in the right 'Range'. You are totally low.

Maybe around 9 or 10 you'd like to try again. :nyah

Make that 2 or 3... I work late this week.... pick up coffee in 15 minutes.

PacWestGS

11-19-2005, 08:45 PM

BUMP

Inquiring minds want to know?

Where's that chic-a-dees OP shorts at?

GlobalRider

11-19-2005, 09:06 PM

A cobblestone road....but where?

http://www.ott.igs.net/~ace/0218.jpg

DarrylRi

11-19-2005, 10:05 PM

BUMP

Inquiring minds want to know?

Where's that chic-a-dees OP shorts at?
Ooops, sorry about that. Yes... ahem, well, somewhere close to home, somewhere to go to, somewhere to be seen. Somewhere that the cruisers and the sport bikes have to park close together, because the parking lot isn't too big, and yet it's a good draw for both of them. Somewhere where the weather's fine, somewhere with a helmet law.

DarrylRi

11-19-2005, 10:07 PM

A cobblestone road....but where?

http://www.ott.igs.net/~ace/0218.jpgWhat a gorgeous picture. Isn't that the old St. Gotthard road?

PacWestGS

11-19-2005, 10:13 PM

OK, changing my guess here... it's in front of Alice's.

Ian

So, Ian says it's in front of Alice's and I agree, now after seeing the Bay Area Lunchen?

Is this correct and if so Ian V get's the credit.

DarrylRi

11-19-2005, 10:18 PM

So, Ian says it's in front of Alice's and I agree, now after seeing the Bay Area Lunchen?

Is this correct and if so Ian V get's the credit.Oh, I saw Ian's guess, and it's a good one; but the area directly around Alice's is not flat as in the picture, and the area across the street is big enough that generally the cruisers and the sport bikes don't intermingle that much.

But you're on the right track!

PacWestGS

11-19-2005, 10:27 PM

I'm "CLUELESS" :dunno

PacWestGS

11-19-2005, 10:33 PM

OK, your across the street on Sky Line Drive at "Skywood Trading Post"?

DarrylRi

11-19-2005, 10:34 PM

I'm "CLUELESS" :dunnoAlso, that's simply not the attire one generally sees at Alice's. But dood!... there's another biker spot... to the south... A place where this is a natural.

PacWestGS

11-19-2005, 10:52 PM

OK, your across the street on Sky Line Drive at "Skywood Trading Post"?

Repeat... :deal

DarrylRi

11-20-2005, 07:29 AM

Repeat... :dealLike, dude! You are just not listening to me.

South! Where the weather is warm and leathers or textiles are not de riguer.

GlobalRider

11-20-2005, 07:31 AM

What a gorgeous picture. Isn't that the old St. Gotthard road?

Bingo! The best of the three across/through that pass. Unfortunately, it isn't always open. As they say, timing is everything.

OK Darryl, you're on a roll, who is that standing next to me in the picture? The answer is closer than you think...and no peeking!

http://www.ott.igs.net/~ace/0205.jpg

Burnszilla

11-20-2005, 11:10 AM

Also, that's simply not the attire one generally sees at Alice's. But dood!... there's another biker spot... to the south... A place where this is a natural.

Are you talking Apple Jacks or the Rock Store Cafe?

DarrylRi

11-20-2005, 12:20 PM

Are you talking Apple Jacks or the Rock Store Cafe?Yes, sir, I am talking about The Rock Store (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ed+%26+vern+rock+store&ll=34.110924,-118.787703&sll=34.100434,-118.795166&spn=0.064413,0.044357&sspn=0.067803,0.046692&iwloc=A&hl=en) on Mulholland Hwy in the Santa Monica Mountains of LA.

DarrylRi

11-20-2005, 12:25 PM

Bingo! The best of the three across/through that pass. Unfortunately, it isn't always open. As they say, timing is everything.

OK Darryl, you're on a roll, who is that standing next to me in the picture? The answer is closer than you think...and no peeking!

http://www.ott.igs.net/~ace/0205.jpgThat's waaaayyy too easy. Why, it's the King of the Alps, John Hermann. I met him, I think it was on the Silvretta Hochalpenstrasse (regardless of its name, it's not that high up), one day. I was with some friends having lunch in a restaurant when this old guy practically bursts through the front door and bellows "OK, WHO'S THE GUY FROM CALIFORNIA!" through the whole place. This did not make me feel like volunteering up my position, but... He had seen the plate on my R1100RS out in the parking lot. At the RA Red River Rally, in New Mexico, John gave a slide show and it turned out I was in it.

Buzzez

11-20-2005, 02:08 PM

Where is this? No fair peeking.

http://buzzez.smugmug.com/photos/9515538-M.jpg

MarkF

11-20-2005, 03:24 PM

Where is this? No fair peeking.

http://buzzez.smugmug.com/photos/9515538-M.jpg

That looks like a Rail Trail. Used to get the magazine. But, I did not know they were moto-legal.

PacWestGS

11-20-2005, 03:59 PM

Also, that's simply not the attire one generally sees at Alice's. But dood!... there's another biker spot... to the south... A place where this is a natural.

Like Doood, you didn't say 400-miles south!!! :ha3

:nyah

Thanks Burnszilla the longest running question is over. :rocker

Buzzez

11-20-2005, 04:19 PM

That looks like a Rail Trail. Used to get the magazine. But, I did not know they were moto-legal.

Yes, it is a rail trail, but where is it? I didn't see any sign saying I couldn't cross it, but I didn't look very hard for one either. :brow

GlobalRider

11-20-2005, 05:22 PM

I was with some friends having lunch in a restaurant when this old guy practically bursts through the front door and bellows "OK, WHO'S THE GUY FROM CALIFORNIA!" through the whole place.

Yup, sounds about right.

That pic was taken atop the Ofenpass in 2002. As I got off my bike, some old guy comes up from behind me and says along the lines, "where are you from". I recognized him on the spot, even though the pic in his book is waaaay outdated. I said, "I'm from Canada and you're John Hermann". Probably caught him by surprise.

Us Aerostich riders are a dead give away when in Europe. I was just talking to one of my German friends and he mentioned he took a short ride out to Johannes Kreutz (well known MC hangout) where he saw a bunch of riders on an Edelweiss tour; some wearing an Aerostich suit. He knew they were American.

Talking about motorcycle meeting points, have you ever been up to Cafe Hubraum (http://www.cafehubraum.com) (Cafe Displacement) in Solingen?

DarrylRi

11-20-2005, 05:40 PM

Yes, it is a rail trail, but where is it? I didn't see any sign saying I couldn't cross it, but I didn't look very hard for one either. :browIt's easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission.

DarrylRi

11-20-2005, 05:44 PM

Like Doood, you didn't say 400-miles south!!! :ha
Of course I didn't, that would be giving it away. But you seemed pretty stuck at Alice's -- NTTAWT -- even though I said neither parking area fit.

I guess my Val Dood accent needs some brushing up.

DarrylRi

11-20-2005, 05:58 PM

Talking about motorcycle meeting points, have you ever been up to Cafe Hubraum (http://www.cafehubraum.com) (Cafe Displacement) in Solingen?Nope, can't say that I have. Usually when I'm in that area, it's because I'm going somewhere else. I didn't even realize that there were any particularly nice spots to ride there. The Eifel, to the west, has gotten more of my attention...

bmdubyou

11-26-2005, 09:39 AM

What a gorgeous picture. Isn't that the old St. Gotthard road?

Ok..I'm getting so confused & lost on here...my friend (a 3rd generation Harley guy) and I were checking this out on Thanksgiving and I was showing him how cool everyone on here is and all that and we're trying to figure out which replies go with which photos. A lot of us a newbies and haven't been all over the world and might like to check out some of these destinations in person (y'all have some awesome photos). Everyone seems to know exactly what you're talking about & what Lat & Long but I dont even know what state you're talking about sometimes! FOr instance... where on Earth is old St. Gotthard road??

bmdubyou

11-26-2005, 09:50 AM

Passo Maniva is one of a series of passes that lies between Passo di Croce Domini and the town of Anfo on Lago d'Idro. Most of it is gravel. Normally, you'd take the road through Bagolino to Breno over Passo di Croce Domini which is all paved, but you can T off at the top and swing back to Anfo.

Map of Passo di Croce Domini (http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=&strLocation=Bagolino&strCountry=612&image2.x=14&image2.y=11)

And what the road between Passo di Croce Domini and Anfo looks like...
http://www.ott.igs.net/~ace/0013.jpg

http://www.ott.igs.net/~ace/0014.jpg

I'm sure he does.

Well only the first few clicks are the SP133. You then turn left onto a very narrow twisty road that heads south and intersects the SS 349 just west of Passo di Vezzena. Map (http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=&strLocation=Levico+Terme&strCountry=612&image2.x=29&image2.y=5)

And the Kaiserjaegerweg road looks like...

I know I'm dumb and I dont have GPS... but like which part of the planet IS this?? It looks awesome!

GlobalRider

11-26-2005, 01:56 PM

I dont have GPS... but like which part of the planet IS this?? It looks awesome!

Northern Italy, between the town of Anfo on Lago d'Idro and the town of Breno.

PS. A GPS will never find you the good roads, but a good map will.

GlobalRider

11-26-2005, 02:05 PM

For instance... where on Earth is old St. Gotthard road??

Southern Switzerland, NW of Bellinzona.

There are 3 roads through there...the autostrada (like your interstates) through the mountain, the road over the mountain that is twisty and offers great views but still allows you to make good time and the old St. Gotthard road that is mostly cobblestone, a lot twistier and especially meant for motorcycles. ;)

Hey, there is also this road if the others aren't tight enough for you...
http://www.ott.igs.net/~ace/0116.jpg

bmdubyou

11-27-2005, 12:55 AM

"Northern Italy, between the town of Anfo on Lago d'Idro and the town of Breno.

PS. A GPS will never find you the good roads, but a good map will."

Ahh...very interesting! I guess we dont HAVE to have gps to enjoy riding! :clap
Thanks...(I just hope we didnt spoil the game here & give the answers too soon!)

bmdubyou

11-27-2005, 12:58 AM

Southern Switzerland, NW of Bellinzona.

There are 3 roads through there...the autostrada (like your interstates) through the mountain, the road over the mountain that is twisty and offers great views but still allows you to make good time and the old St. Gotthard road that is mostly cobblestone, a lot twistier and especially meant for motorcycles. ;)

Hey, there is also this road if the others aren't tight enough for you...
http://www.ott.igs.net/~ace/0116.jpg

OMG...that is just Phenomenal...I'm going to have to start planning an over seas ride soon. WoW...spectacular! Thanks for sharing the stunning photos!~

GlobalRider

11-27-2005, 10:12 AM

OMG...that is just Phenomenal...I'm going to have to start planning an over seas ride soon. WoW...spectacular! Thanks for sharing the stunning photos!~

Well you better start planning a "solo" ride instead of an "organizied tour" ride. Organized tours tend to take you on easier-to-ride roads aimed at the average North American rider used to our typical roads. You'll have to track down the really out-of-the-way back roads and ride on your own. IMO a "solo" tour is the best way to go if that kind of riding is what you are after and its a lot cheaper to boot.

I wouldn't look at renting a HD, a cruiser or a touring rig. Too heavy and their steering geometry doesn't lend itself well to the tight twisties.

Traveling with 20 Friends is an Alps tour article in the December '05 issue of the Owner's News with nice photography. As is always my complaint of all magazines, the photos could have been labelled a bit more for the readers. Below: Bike swapping was common. Great, but where was that photo taken?

Boy, did that group have their share of minor mishaps though.

An enjoyable read and the photography will sure help me get through till next summer's ride. Have a look at it and start dreamin'.

bmdubyou

11-27-2005, 07:41 PM

"Traveling with 20 Friends is an Alps tour article in the December '05 issue of the Owner's News with nice photography. As is always my complaint of all magazines, the photos could have been labelled a bit more for the readers..."

Well, I'll have something to look forward to as my copy must still be in transit.
:dunno

Timba

11-27-2005, 10:20 PM

Just got back from a long trip, wherein my sweetheart took this photo. I'm sure several folks know where this is: (no fair checking the properties...)

hint: rainforest + glacier

http://timba.smugmug.com/photos/46246812-L.jpg

DarrylRi

11-27-2005, 10:34 PM