2013 RubenRun

[bgross]

and it sure seems not worth the effort to publish ride reports here anymore.
Overall, no one seems to give a **** - so I'm out.

I will continue to do it for me...

But I think I am done here.

DC, I'll tell you a story from my theatre days... having both performed on stage and choreographed many musicals... there were nights that you could hear crickets chirp... polite applause... nary a laugh... and yet at the end of the evening when the performers went out front to meet the theatre goers, they received such kudos and compliments on how much they enjoyed the evening... it's not how loud the response but how well it was received... and yours is always received well whether folks are vehemently vocal or not... it is always enjoyed by many... and I'm one of them... please don't stop, m'kay? :wub:

+1

Being a bear of Very Little Brain - and without a resume (like Tyler) - I've always been happy with "no news is good news".

I've really enjoyed your RR & photos.

Thanks for taking the Road Less Traveled By, and for inviting us along!

 

[ahchiu]

Don,

Great RR and pictures, see you tomorrow!!

 

[dcarver]

A CBA ride to Crater Lake.

Cammie, visiting Pops Ray wanted to see Crater Lake.


Off we go, Ray in the lead.


Lots of new stuff to learn for the new rider!


Like father, like daugher?


Yeah, both on the cell phone!
TucsonJoe in the camper needed some local advice..


The road behind.


The road ahead.


Yesterday it snowed up here.


Nice..


First stop, Kodak lost the revolution when digital came out, yes?


The water is that blue.


Ray, not happy he's in the shot?


Snow! I wanted to pee my name in it!


"Ah crap, I already have my helmet on!"








Climbing up the hill..


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Me thinks a 250 is just a bit to small...


Alrighty then, Ray breaks out the bird!


It is a pretty pond of water..






Pretty damn nice.


How it happened.


I like this pix best...


Hondapotamus cleared for departure!






More photo ops...Ray walks away, LOL.


It was darn near chilly..


Looking northward..


Good to father and daughter having Q time.


Ahhhhh.


RuhRoh Ollie, that ain't going to buff out!


Mt. Scott.


Anyone bring oxygen?


Down the hill.




Even after being here many times, I still enjoy the experience.


Motobikes rule!


Reminded me of Paramount studios?


Taking the back way home to La Pine..


Riding with a local? Priceless.

 

[dcarver]

Part two...

What happened to all the trees?
Fire.








Got volcanic rock?


Almost home.


Finally, a dirt road.
Country, road, take me home.


How to mount a Hondapotamus!

Good night ya'lls.
TucsonJoe and Cecil are in the parking lot with their camper I'm gonna party with them for a bit!

 

[escapefjrtist]

Nice day-trip Don!

See you tomorrow afternoon...

--G

 

[GeorgiaRoller]

So beautiful out there. The combination of the Pacific coastline and the interior mountains is awesome. Love the brilliant bright blue skies...but I can't believe it snowed!!! Amazing what some good elevation change will do. Looks like a wonderful trip so far for sure.

 

[NightShine]

Great pix, Don! Great venue. And even good company!

 

[bgross]

The sky & water are so blue, I don't think there's a name for it.

Beautiful.

Thanks for the ride!

 

[dcarver]

La Pine to Bend, then to Mt Bachelor today.

Woke up this morning with sore throat. Off the Harvest Depot for breakfast.
Find this old guy and his immaculate Chevy Apache..


Meet Hollis.
79 years young.


Taking care of his 15 year old grand daughter.
Former auto repair shop owner.
A moral man.


His truck.
Bought it in 1963 for $900.00
Came with a 327, but it needed work so he slapped a 6 cylinder into it until he could rebuild the 327.
Thieves stole the 327, so the 6 is remains to this day.
Points, 3 on a tree, with overdrive!


Not for sale!


And before I leave the lot, this beauty arrives..


My bud.


Just east of Bend on 20, at Pilot Butter park.


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They even had polish available if you were so inclined..


Heading up to Mt. Bachelor.


Here, this will help tell you where.. NOT!


Entering the park area.


Gorgeous roads..


Where the skiers get dumped off at the top.


The ski area.


The lift.


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Oregon has some really nice scenery..


Skiers to the left, motobikers to the right!


The rock formations are something not seen where I live..


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Devils Lake was nice too.


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I like this pix best...


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Wabs poses for the beauty shot..


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So-called 'controlled fire' ahead has me worried. I have just enough fuel to make it..Can't backtrack..


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Perhaps 50 firefighters on hand for the controlled burn.


On fire!


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Save me, I'm a good tree!


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[dcarver]

Found this nice stream just outside of LaPine.


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Back in town, need to do laundry. Wonder if it's still open?
Yes! Brad, Uberkuel and his bud Don are doing there laundry now.


MadMike listens in!


The FJR's have arrived.


DJBill, Fairlaner, MCML, and Cammie.


Barry, ???, and Norm, Barb's squeeze.


Nightshine, Sam, and George, Escapeartist.


??? and marcus.


That's it!
Say good night Niehart!

 

[gregory]

Great RR Don, Been on many of those roads.

Looking forward to seeing/meeting everyone tonight.

Just waiting for the clock to say it's time to go

 

[dcarver]

Great RR Don, Been on many of those roads.Looking forward to seeing/meeting everyone tonight.

Just waiting for the clock to say it's time to go

Tick Tock, GO!

 

[wheatonFJR]

Love the report. Enjoyed seeing my buddy Ray again...and the truck.

Cool stuff.

 

[dcarver]

Complete RR here..

2013-09-20 MtPaulina-EastLake

Permalink Submitted by dcarver on Sat, 09/21/2013 - 00:11.


Today's CBA Route...

UberKul's kul lid.


Don, Uber's buddie.


Next year, Alaska!


Came across DudeWaldo's wreck.
She's taking a nap.




Broken collarbone and dislocated shoulder. He swerved to avoid Bambi and ended in the ditch.


Up the ramp and headed to FjRays.











Paulina Lake. East lake is, uhh, well, to the East. Used to be one lake, but an eruption threw enough dirt in between to make two lakes.


I swear I didn't make the donuts!




For Sheila, BustanutJoker's better half!


Back at the hotel.


Joseph, the chairman!


Good turn out!


The pie man, Niehart!


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Johnny80's and Don Stanley arrive after 875 miles..


Lots of picture taking!


Odot, Ray, and Lydia made it from the Rogue Valley, near Medford.

Odot says "Put a cok in it, Carver!"


With that, GoodNight Ya'lls.

 

[Dudewado]

Excellent RR, Don. And except for the three bad ones, your pictures are great.

 

[dcarver]

2013-09-21 Banquet

Permalink Submitted by dcarver on Sun, 09/22/2013 - 20:28.


The view from room 221, before the food fest.



TucsonJoe and Cec's abode!



Barb giving Bust a new hole!



Duchess and Sheila..

Looking North and South!



There, that's better!



Dutchess makes the rounds.

I think Richard was the only one she would let pick up.



A brrrooom for extra speed! Poor Barb!



Woof!



Not a good shot, but Lydia and Odot, Ray.



Odot, ATGATT, even for food?



Eat here, Joel is the best.



At the Reuben SammiWich EatFest.



Yeah, kinda wet.



Finally, the banquet..



Honestly, the boneless pork rib was overcooked.

The chicken, though, was good.



Everyone settling in... George on left, Steve, McRide007 on right.



These were the early birds... First in line, first to eat!



The line starts..



And the chowing starts.



Look who's back for pets?.



That's it for now.

 

[dcarver]

2013-09-22 LaPine to Keizer

Permalink Submitted by dcarver on Sun, 09/22/2013 - 21:03.

Put a fork in it, RuebenRun2, 2013 be o-v-e-r!

Today's wet and soggy route.




Did not sleep at all last night, tossed and turned.

03:45 rolled around, and I'm still up.

07:00 and all the FJR peeps are slamming doors and tromping around.

May as well get up too..

The view from room 221.

Dave Black, Niehart, George, EscapeArtist, and Mrs. EscapeArtist watch Pieman do something.



Pieman, aka Niehart, aka David Black, looking worried..



What the hell is in that saddlebag?



Hol-y-ee ****! Who put the Wombat in the saddlebag?



Apologies for the fuzzy pix.

Hudson, aka HuddieBear.



Mike, MadMike, looking stylish as always...



Joseph, MCML.



Niehart again.






MCML looking for oil leaks under the FJR?



Marcus, aka Aichu.

He's a very proficient rider.



A Spider on a Spyder!



Someone stole my camera!



Finally underway, I tried to find Sherman Camp, where my brother's ashes are scattered.






GPS led me up this dirt road, but nothing looked familiar.



The road, being dirt, was beyond my risk acceptance level, as it was starting to rain.






I found the sign for Camp Sherman, and poked around, but could not find the place.



Everything was not as I remembered, and time was running short.




So back onto the pavement.



The skies cleared for a bit, but I was bummed I couldn't find the place.



So as I'm thinking about my brother's ashes, I read a sign about fire. Great.



Mt. Washington is to the right, behind the clouds.



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Simple yet effective signage showing lane direction. Brilliant.



Really dark rain clouds ahead.



At Detroit Lake, found this really cool restaurant!

Check out the bike on top..

I'm going back ASAP.

The owner, Rick was exceptionally cool.

He's a former MX racer, and just loves motobikes.

He sat and talked while I chomped and talked.



Born to be Wiiiiiiiilllllld.



"Hardly A Davidson".



A Led Zepp fan too!



Rick wanted to try vintage racing, so he go this AJS.

LOL, he found out they have NO suspension!



HubbaBubba!

Audry Hepburn, back in the day!



That's Rick, at now closed down MotoBike park - great pix.



Check out all the motobike toyz...



MotoArt everywhere - really coolio.



Rick told me about 'Coach', he's very well known in the BMW world.

Evidently, he can ride a big boxer too..



Just fun stuff!



Rick's Pops served in WWII on B-17.

Like many returning War Heros, he bought a motobike (BSA) and disappeared for awhile.

This pix taken in Oklahoma.



As Rick said, he is "moto-agnostic".

Love it!



Check out this letter in the case...



And the cases...



Artwork everywhere..



And my favorite piece of art in his restaurant is this one.

It has headlights that are illuminated from the back for the headlights.

It may be stupid, but I really like this pix of the piece..

Slightly blurry and all, but man, I like it.

I'd like to own it, actually.



Without the blur, it's still really coolio!






Arrived in Keizer a bit tired, a bit wet a bit happy, a bit confused.

Just like in real life.

 

[dave k]

dcarver great RR, been following it from the start ,You mention coach I assume it was Coach Ramsey, he was a speaker at the rally in the gorge this year, truly a amazing man from what he overcame too what he does today!

 

[Auburn]

DC, very nice report. Great pictures!

 

[beemerdons]

DC, very nice report. Great pictures!

+1, Gunny; outstanding ride report, fantastic pictures!