WOW, what a year 2010 was, Started the year off meeting the band MOUNTAIN. Deener trading in her Low Rider for a Road King in late January, and then the planning began. Deener got her first tattoo and I added a few more including the CF logo. Our first little road trip of the year was Memorial Day weekend to Boise, 500 miles. Rain, rain and more rain on the way there. We ended up stopping for the night at the Wild Horse Casino just outside of Pendleton OR. Great place to stay, and they didn’t mind the water puddles we left in the lobby ! Getting into Idaho, the rain stopped and weather was great, and we had a great visit with family. We decided to one-day it home and boy, let me tell you, by the time we got to Chinook pass, the sun was setting and it was a bit tricky, heavy fog mixed rain and snow with about 30 feet visibility. We felt like we were at the top of the world, complete dark and silence, kind of eerie. Deener did a great job.... Next trip The Redwood Run............ Put a 6 speed in the Kiss bike…. Deener, myself, Raywood and 1bentbik headed out in the pouring down rain, 250 miles to Lincoln City Or, took us over 8 hours, the rain was unbelievable. We landed at a KOA in Lincoln City. Wouldn’t stay there again for FREE !!! Although she said they get a lot of bikers there, it was obvious that they didn’t. Must be Peddle Biker…. Day 2 - off to Eureka CA, wow 650 miles and we finally hit dry pavement. We would highly recommend the KOA in Eureka CA great customer service, and we had a great deluxe cabin, shower, bathroom, T.V. gas fireplace, fridge, microwave and yes even a coffee maker. 5 am and off to the rally with only 70 miles to go. 50º but dry, Lucky got in early and had our spot saved for all the CF gang. What a BLAST! Highs in the 90's. Great people and so much fun. We had the pleasure of meeting lots of CF members, and we hooked up with others members that are becoming life long friends. Met the KISS tribute band PRISS that was playing there and took there picture on my bike. When the weekend wound down, and it was time to leave, Raywood’s Bigdog decided it didn’t want to turn over. Captain America stayed behind to help him out, luckily it was only a loose wire and they were on the road. We didn’t hit any rain on the way home, that was nice for a change! Raywood’s Bigdog broke down in Redding CA on the side of the freeway. It was not a good feeling when we looked in the mirror, and no Raywood! Did a U-eeeee, found him on the side of the road on his cell. He ended up renting a Uhaul and got the Bigdog in the back and Ray had an EZ ride home. We had great weather on the way home, and we all made it home safely. We had a few 300 to 400 mile day trips, over the Cascade Mountains, over to the WA coast. For my birthday weekend in June, 15 couples took off for the weekend and we rented and entire motel in Randle WA, Wow, did we have fun…The girls left on the Friday, and we met there the next night. Next up, Run 21 in Birkenfeld Oregon. An easy 130 mile ride and we were there, seemed strange not to be riding all day ! This run is off the hook, its like a mini-RWR. We only stayed over night because good friends of ours were getting married (biker style) and we couldn’t miss that! Next up, STURGIS…. This trip we were very excited for. 17 days and over 4000 miles. We headed out and had an easy ride to Post falls ID. First stop after that was Testy Fest. WILD to say the least. The second night Raywood and Capt’n America rolled into camp. Had a great night with the Big Dogs. Next morning, we were off to the KOA in Hardin MT. We had been lucky on the first few days with weather, this day…….well we hit an incredible storm. As soon as we got the kickstands down at the KOA in Hardin, let the storm begin ! Thunder, lightning, rain, and 70mph wind gusts. The next morning was calm with a beautiful sunrise. We were off to the Buffalo Chip. Hwy 212, very nice 2 laner and tons of Antelope. I started to have some clutch problems, nothing major…just a few adjustments here and there. We arrive at the Chip for 8 days of dusty fun! We rolled into to the CF camp where we were greeted by Lucky, HDB, Debrajo, Harleyman, and others (the crazy Aussies) After we got camp settled, we decided to head to the Full Throttle to have a few adult beverages for Lucky’s Birthday… We met lots of very cool people from CF. Every day was fast and furious, we had a great time ! We rode to Deadwood, Wall Drug, Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Devils Tower, Hewlett WY, Sundance. One day a bunch of us CF’ers took the scenic tractor ride around the Chip TWICE….that was entertaining ;-) We met Charlie Bechtel who played at the JLH-OILS sponsored CF Meet and Greet. We met Rupert from Survivor, The Scorpions, and Yes BOOF and Marnie (the crazy Aussies) That’s a whole other blog in itself…. Was still having some clutch issues. Thanks to Harleyman, he was able to keep me on the road. After the week of good times had ended, we all sadly said goodbye and off we rolled. Deener and I headed up to Red Lodge MT. Awesome ride we had ahead of us. The next morning we headed out on the BEARTOOTH Hwy. Beautiful… Highest riding elevation was 10,947 feet above sea level. We got lucky, the day before there was snow on the road. We did hit some 40º temps with broken clouds and blue skies, would do it again in a heartbeat, gorgeous scenery! We rolled into Cooke City for lunch and then later in the afternoon, into Yellowstone to our cabin at Lake Lodge. The buffalo were incredible. Up in the morning bright and early, we were off through the rest of Yellowstone. Down to the Tetons and to the KOA in Jackson Hole WY. More Clutch and tranny issues. We were stuck there for a few extra hours before we were able to get on the road and headed over Teton pass. Very nice ride. Spent the night in Ontario OR. Nice ride threw Hells Canyon, Baker City, over MT Rainier and then finally home. Wow, So much more to tell about that trip, would be like writing a book…….In Sept Deener’s Grandpa in California passed away. The weather was great in Cali, so we decided to take the bikes down for the funeral. We one dayed it, 835 miles to San Lorenzo CA. Hooked up with Debrojo and Harleyman for dinner one evening. One dayed it back 839 miles. That was the trip that started “The Adventures of Joey”. Went to the Slash concert and that was when Joey got his first ink! We did a Breast cancer walk and Deener and I were asked to lead to walkers on our bikes. The Ashley House Ride, Pouring rain, but that was worth it. The donations and presents were for terminally ill children. Guess that is about it. Just some of the highlights of 2010 for Deener and I. I want to thank EVERYONE I had the pleasure of meeting. We are looking forward to 2011 in so many ways, Meeting up with our CF family is on the top of the list.
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