What a Ride

Exactly as per the plan, I dumped work and took advantage of the
terrific weather for a day ride through the mountains.

There is a permanent smile pasted on my face and a little sunburn.

I won't waste a bunch of bandwidth on a lengthy narrative (mostly
because Tim's and RGD's prose puts mine to shame) but if you want a
sense of how it went here are a few pictures.

Enjoy

http://www3.telus.net/public/dbinns/radium1.htm

Bill, the link is safe, no viruses, no hidden script, nothing there to
harm you or your computer. Just a few pictures of God's country. Take
a look, you might enjoy them.

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Don Binns


2000 - Yamaha Venture Millennium Edition
84 - Virago 1000

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Oh, us Canadians can't do that, Stephen. We all have criminal
records!

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Been on it a few times and that's a real nice route to ride, Don.

I'll be taking off early tomorrow morning in the general direction of
the Drayton Valley area (where we'll eventually end up, who knows?).

Later...

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Umm yes but that was last year. It's pretty good but too windy. <g>
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Enjoy the ride. Unfortunately I am on call for a project this weekend
which will keep me close to home.
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And here in Alberta we say if you don't have to shovel your way to the
driveway it is riding weather.
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Heh. I like *that*.

 

I was having an orgasmic experience, just short of satisfaction, looking at
all those beautiful pictures. I love riding around the northwoods of
Wisconsin but it doesn't compare to what you have.
Thanks for sharing.
Sue
Minocqua, WI

"Do what you want and say what you feel because those that mind, don't
matter and those that matter, don't mind". ~Dr. Seuss

 

Beautiful pics, Don. Looks like you had a great ride. Thanks for sharing.

 

I did part of that route last summer. I went north out of Lake Louise on the
Icefield Pkwy and took a left at Hinton on 40 through Grand Cache to Grand
Prairie.
Nice broad sweepers and scenery that's hard to beat.

--
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"I have no interest in being the fastest guy on the road, but I'll be
right behind him."

 

That route is on my list. Maybe ride from here to Saskatchewan
Crossing, spend the day there and then ride to Jasper.

So many roads and so little time.
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Yeah the backrest is great. On long rides with the Virago I would use
my duffle bag bungied to the passenger seat as a backrest. That worked
fine too.

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You want I should scout out the best places to
cross...without the gendarmes getting on to us.

 

Wow! I finally found a thread in Reeky that goes more than three posts
without flames!

You guys feeling ok?

 

~~(Calgary0~~~~~rwrote

<><>><Exactly as per the plan, I dumped work and took advantage of the
terrific weather for a day ride through the mountains.
There is a permanent smile pasted on my face and a little sunburn.
I won't waste a bunch of bandwidth on a lengthy narrative (mostly
because Tim's and RGD's prose puts mine to shame) but if you want a
sense of how it went here are a few pictures.
Enjoy, Don Binns
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~thanks for sharing, So nice riding
weather to you is, a little above ''freezing'' ??????????? Oh me, if
it's a little bit above 40*, I think I'm an endurance rider.
Kidding). ~~~~~~~~~~I have rode short distances in just a bit above
''32*''.....so I could do it.
thanks for your 'Bike report',and nice pictures from your Digital.
Your report wasn't several feet long, like Tim's, but that's okay (!)
winker
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Bill’’. Frank Fullercrap

'Ya'll take care'' --BJAY--

 

SAY, fellers "Way up North'', Johnnie Horton, 63. don'tchall have riding
pardners?
Seems, I'm always hearing about ya'll takin these nice rides, but riding
Solo?
Both, of the Dons, just said it, on this riding thread.....''Not that
there's anything Wrong with That'', Jerry Seinfeld, 95.

I've not ridden on trips, well, much of a trip, alone.
I know that Waco Wakko, and ole Fullstate had rather ride Solo, not me.

'Ya'll take care'' --BJAY--

 

If you have the proper riding gear and the wind protection of the
Venture you don't even feel the cold. As a matter of fact sometimes it
is more comfortable riding in cold weather, with the proper gear, than
riding in stifling hot temperatures. I can take measures to stay warm
but short of installing a cab and air conditioning there is little I
can do to cool off other than ride faster. And that can get expensive
after a while.

I was too tired to write a lot of stuff. I may expand on it later.

There are other links in my signature to a couple of the rides I took
last season. Walker/Calgary and Calgary/Browning were fun rides. If
you like the mountain pictures you can see more in the Banff and
Kananaskis links. Check them out if you are interested.

I think RGD still has a link to his Alaska ride in his sig. If you
want to see what real cold weather riding is like take a look at that
one.

Last year a bunch of us participated in the NART gig. Many of us
posted ride reports and pictures of the various meets around the
country. If you can find all of those links there are tons of pictures
of this motley crew out there.
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Don Binns


2000 - Yamaha Venture Millennium Edition
84 - Virago 1000

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http://www3.telus.net/public/dbinns/walkercalgary.htm
http://www3.telus.net/public/dbinns/calgarybrowning.htm

 

Damn', Don, you gotta nice backyard! Thanks for the pics.

Here I am with the newly-repaired,
not-released-from-the-surgeon's-care-yet shoulder, wondering how soon
I might be able to sneak out on the Bandit for a little while. Half a
dozen good day trips in mind, perfect spring weather, and the
one-armed man has to sit it out a while longer.

 

I ate at that very place in Golden some 23 years ago.
--
Bob Mann

Before you critisize someone,
you should walk a mile in their shoes.
That way, when you critisize them,
you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

 

Hey! Whaddya expect from a "self-centered, and very weird kinda guy?"
Blinker