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Title: The "Not Seeing Any Mountains Tour" of the mountai
Post by: TigerLady on August 12, 2009, 06:07:27 PM

Yeah, you guessed it from the title. I had my own little rain cloud follow me for 3800 miles on a 10 day solo tour of the west. :roll:

My goal was to ride the Icefields Parkway in AB and make it to Jasper. When I arrived in Canmore AB, I walked into a motel and asked for the "Drowned Rat" discount. One look and the desk clerk gave me 20% off. My only pic of the mountains of AB taken from the motel parking lot...

(http://mizmoosie.smugmug.com/photos/617512825_TWDe7-M.jpg)

I woke to 38F and rain, so I headed west to BC and found little rain and warmer temps. So I decided to see a new great niece in Missoula. The newest Tiger rider...Journey (7 mos old)

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After prying Journey from the Tiger, I headed to the Beartooths.

(http://mizmoosie.smugmug.com/photos/617850239_nN4G7-M.jpg)

Then over the Chief Joseph Highway on my way to the Bighorns.

(http://mizmoosie.smugmug.com/photos/617850238_zY63v-M.jpg)

My next stop was Teddy Roosevelt NP in North Dakota. One of my favorites. After the rain stopped, again, and right before sunset, I took a 20 mile tour in awesome light...

(http://mizmoosie.smugmug.com/photos/617850291_UFPpG-M.jpg)

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By the time I arrived in my front yard, I had finally lost my little raincloud.

(http://mizmoosie.smugmug.com/photos/617514160_RRa2s-M.jpg)

I will simply have to go back and try again. Maybe try to make it to Alaska 8)

Rhonda

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Post by: Yukon on August 13, 2009, 02:02:25 AM

Loved the pictures you were able to take. Looks like it would have been a fantastic trip had the weather cooperated

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Post by: Stretch on August 13, 2009, 04:14:08 AM

All in all , it looks like it was a pretty good trip. Cool pics, too.

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Post by: Mustang on August 13, 2009, 04:32:26 AM

I think I passed you going east as I was going west on the Big Horn Scenic Byway ...........sure looked like your tigger

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Post by: HappyMan on August 13, 2009, 04:45:22 AM

Great pics TigerLady! I've taken many of those roads myself wit my Tiger. It doesn't get any better than on two wheels. I now reside in MN but am a home grown Wisconsinite. Are you going to MotoGP in Indy this year?

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Post by: TigerLady on August 13, 2009, 05:23:42 AM

Quote from: "Mustang"I think I passed you going east as I was going west on the Big Horn Scenic Byway ...........sure looked like your tigger

Mustang:

I looked and looked for another Tiger and didn't see one...I'm sorry I missed you. There were thousands of v-twins leaving Sturgis. It got a little slippery in the road construction areas over the bighorns.

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Post by: TigerLady on August 13, 2009, 05:25:32 AM

Quote from: "HappyMan"Great pics TigerLady! I've taken many of those roads myself wit my Tiger. It doesn't get any better than on two wheels. I now reside in MN but am a home grown Wisconsinite. Are you going to MotoGP in Indy this year?

When is the MotoGP?

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Post by: HappyMan on August 13, 2009, 05:48:16 AM

End of August. Can't remember the date off the top of my head. Looking forward to another fun time in Indy. This time Mrs. Happy and two of my boys are coming with. Cant wait! :wings

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Post by: HockleyBoy on August 13, 2009, 02:23:12 PM

Nice report, I especially like those pics just before the sunset :D

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Post by: TigerLady on August 13, 2009, 02:59:59 PM

Quote from: "HappyMan"End of August. Can't remember the date off the top of my head. Looking forward to another fun time in Indy. This time Mrs. Happy and two of my boys are coming with. Cant wait! :wings

I'm planning on attending the central Tiger ride-in in Manistique MI the last weekend in August. I'm arranging my work schedule to be in the area the few days prior to get an early start on the festivities...

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Post by: Tomsblutiger1 on August 13, 2009, 08:51:26 PM

I just finished a trip through Alberta- Canmore to Jasper. Then through British Columbia, Dawson Creek, Watson Lake Yukon, Down to Hyder Alaska and back through BC to get home. Beautiful country! 5500 miles in 13 days! I saw another blue Tiger in Yellowstone and 2 tigers in Fort Nelson. Hope to get some pictures on soon.

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Post by: TheMule on August 13, 2009, 08:58:02 PM

Thanks for the report. On the plus side the weather made for cooler temps and pretty skies.

thanks again,

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Post by: Sin_Tiger on August 14, 2009, 05:36:41 AM

Great pics and respect for getting a "Drookit Discount". There is something about the light just after the rain, I should know being a Jock :lol:

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Post by: aeronca on August 14, 2009, 07:32:26 AM

cool pics and ride repoprt 8)

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Post by: Mustang on August 17, 2009, 08:52:27 PM

Quote from: "TigerLady"
Quote from: "Mustang"I think I passed you going east as I was going west on the Big Horn Scenic Byway ...........sure looked like your tigger

Mustang:

I looked and looked for another Tiger and didn't see one...I'm sorry I missed you. There were thousands of v-twins leaving Sturgis. It got a little slippery in the road construction areas over the bighorns.

We passed each other on this straight away you hadn't climbed up the mtn and we were already down , there were three of us , my Black Steamer , a yellow T-Bird Sport and an all black Bonneville .
(http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee47/2uoykcuf/rocky%20mtn/101_2363.jpg)

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Post by: TigerLady on August 18, 2009, 01:26:15 AM

I DO remember giving the wave to 3 bikes that weren't harleys heading west :D

there were thousands of bikes leaving Sturgis heading west that trip.

TigerTriple.com

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