Warchild
Benevolent Dictator
I was supposed to attend the Hayabusa Gathering in Reno Nevada this past weekend. But about a week before the event, my 19-year-old daughter Lauryn, home from college and looking for adventure, sent me a text message asking if I was going on any bike trips that she might be able to tag along. I immediately said "yes", and stopped prepping the Hayabusa for this run, and started getting the FJR ready.
I wish these were Old Michael-quality photos, but they're not. Still, they should tell the story....
Here's Daddy and Daughter getting jazzed about the upcoming trip...
Stretching our legs a little near the summit of Battle Mountain in northern Oregon....
Lauryn seems to be a budding Photographer.... she took this photo while we were doing some Speed Runs in the High Plains south of Wagontire, Oregon....
The girl does like to take pictures.... this is at a rest area south of John Day, Oregon.....
Once we are at the Peppermill Casino, Lauryn was star-struck with the "Oceans" part of the casino.... enough blue fluorescent light here to kill a moose...
Two very drunked-up tourists attempt to take a self-portrait while riding the escalators inside the Peppermill Resort Casino - great fun!!
The piss-poor economy resulted in some massive attendee cancellations; there were only about 50 Hayabusas on site. From our room window, we watched the Busa's being lined up for a group shot on the top floor of the 5-story Peppermill parking garage...
Here's a better shot that shows some of the banners used for the event:
While the Busa guys went out riding, I took Lauryn up to the twisties near Virgina City... she was taken by the "Suicide Table" found in the back of the Delta Saloon on the south end of town...
After Virginia City, I thought I would treat Lauryn to the magic blue water of Lake Tahoe...
The stunningly clear blue water is always a sight to see....
Saturday evening Banquet, where I was forced to come up and say a few words...
Now it is Sunday and we are rolling back to Washington, but spend several hundred miles rolling around some awesome NorCal roads. Here we are at the Hat Creek Lookout on HWY 44.... a mighty awesome day this was!
From this same Lookout position, you can clearly see the peak at Lassen Volcanic National Park. The small cluster of buildings on the valley floor is Old Station, CA....
This was definitely a trip that Father/Daughter memories are made from..... 3 days, 2500+ miles, and memories of a lifetime!
I wish these were Old Michael-quality photos, but they're not. Still, they should tell the story....
Here's Daddy and Daughter getting jazzed about the upcoming trip...
Stretching our legs a little near the summit of Battle Mountain in northern Oregon....
Lauryn seems to be a budding Photographer.... she took this photo while we were doing some Speed Runs in the High Plains south of Wagontire, Oregon....
The girl does like to take pictures.... this is at a rest area south of John Day, Oregon.....
Once we are at the Peppermill Casino, Lauryn was star-struck with the "Oceans" part of the casino.... enough blue fluorescent light here to kill a moose...
Two very drunked-up tourists attempt to take a self-portrait while riding the escalators inside the Peppermill Resort Casino - great fun!!
The piss-poor economy resulted in some massive attendee cancellations; there were only about 50 Hayabusas on site. From our room window, we watched the Busa's being lined up for a group shot on the top floor of the 5-story Peppermill parking garage...
Here's a better shot that shows some of the banners used for the event:
While the Busa guys went out riding, I took Lauryn up to the twisties near Virgina City... she was taken by the "Suicide Table" found in the back of the Delta Saloon on the south end of town...
After Virginia City, I thought I would treat Lauryn to the magic blue water of Lake Tahoe...
The stunningly clear blue water is always a sight to see....
Saturday evening Banquet, where I was forced to come up and say a few words...
Now it is Sunday and we are rolling back to Washington, but spend several hundred miles rolling around some awesome NorCal roads. Here we are at the Hat Creek Lookout on HWY 44.... a mighty awesome day this was!
From this same Lookout position, you can clearly see the peak at Lassen Volcanic National Park. The small cluster of buildings on the valley floor is Old Station, CA....
This was definitely a trip that Father/Daughter memories are made from..... 3 days, 2500+ miles, and memories of a lifetime!
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