Paseo del Valle de Muerte, 2008

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I lied. See you tonight!

The International Man of Mystery's Death Valley Ride 2008. The only casualties I'm aware of are; one rear Diablo, one front headlamp, one side case, several bottles of Jack, SoCo and assorted other libations, several hundred thousand bugs, many tens of gallons of liquid gold, many tens of California, Nevada and Arizona traffic laws and at least one heart. ;)

Also, henceforth, Fairlaner shall forever be know as, "Fair-Ninety-Miles-Per-Hour-Is-Still-Too-Slow-And-While-I'm-At-It,-One-Hundred-Miles-Per-Hour-Is-Just-About-The-Right-Speed-To-Share-Lanes-Laner". :blink: I, on the other hand, will henceforth be known as, The ***** Who Followed Him. :eek:mg:

That Fair-----------------------------------------Laner dude at Panamint Springs:

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Speed run, anyone?:

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Holy ****!

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Panamint Valley:

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The International Man of Mystery hissownsef:

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What does 130 MPH look like from behind the shield? I wouldn't know. Really!:

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Barabus:

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Group at Stovepipe Wells:

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Barabus enjoys the wildflowers:

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Artist's Pallet:

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Good this it was dry, then! Bad Water:

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Snow in the Panamints:

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Flowers in the Valley:

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Red Rocks Canyon, NV

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Ditto above:

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Goofy climbers doing dangerous stuff:

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Name the owner of this bag and win yourself a Cupie Doll:

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DAM! Hoover, that is:

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New bridge underway above the Dam:

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The Dam:

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Shot of the new bridge being built:

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Close-up of guy in basket:

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Um, Vegas? You might wanna ease up on the water consumption. Just a thought:

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I'll miss you all this year. Do try and have some fun without me, as hard as that may be. Wish I could be there............

 
Im off in one hour up to Lone Pine to link up with those racer pretenders!! I know I will be watching them thru my windshield most of the time but it is what it is. Look forward to a safe and enjoyable weekend with all those that make it.

Skooter, sorry that you can't make it but I saw that you posted about WORKING. Give it up man, retirement is a real gift and pleasure!! :rolleyes:

 
Photos added. See post #2 above. Others; feel free to post up!

Arrived safe at home 1600 hrs. New record from Vegas! Woot! :p

 
Very nice..... but may I suggest leaving out the pic of the fuel prices? It might cause heart attacks.

 
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