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Nemo Rides the Continental Divide (long)

Nemo Brinker said:
It was a little bittersweet, knowing it would be my last night on the road, but my body was beat to hell by now, and I did miss my bed, my girlfriend, and regular meals. I mean, by now I’d been waking myself from deep sleep, doing motions that suspiciously resembled shifting and rolling on the throttle.
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seems like if yer girlie rode motos as well, most of those concerns would turn into pleasures instead ;) :laughing

awesome trip and subsequent trip report & pics Brinky....love the General Lee in that car wash pic!! :laughing

thanks for taking us along post trip!!! :applause
 
Awesome pix & report!! I've done some of the same roads myself - Extraterrestrial Hwy, both of the Highway Twelves (the one in Utah and the Lolo one), and more recently, the stuff around Lakeview and Alturas.

Whenever I'm out there, I always ask myself: Why exactly do people bother to live back East?
 
Great job, Heidi! Well done. I can't wait to see your travelogue of the Alps!
 
Wow! I feel like I just came back from the trip myself - I was sooo engrossed in the pics and story! :thumbup

(I just now found it and read it 'cover-to-cover' all in one sitting, whew!)

Thank you, Heidi!!! :applause :applause

Yana:banana
 
slydrite said:
seems like if yer girlie rode motos as well, most of those concerns would turn into pleasures instead ;) :laughing
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True, but she prefers to ride on the back, and she wouldn't fit with all my luggage! :laughing

Still, I'm gently encouraging her to take the MSF course. I have visions of us drinking whiskey around the campfire, with our bikes nearby. :dream
 
Just amazing. And your helmet hair is awesome (even if your camera does look like an alien).

There's nothing sexier than a couple riding together, each on her/his own bikes, IMO. I hope you have some lovely couple-rides ahead - although this one would be hard to top!
 
What a great writeup, I'd love to do something like that one day.
Thanks for the inspiration :applause
 
In Soviet Russia, Camera shoots YOU!

It's a Kodak V570, and it has a close-up and a wide-angle lens--thus the alien impression.

Plus the lens cover swooshes back with a slick little mechanical noise when you hit the "on" button, making me have to buy it. :laughing Oooh! Technology!
 
Thanks again for the great read and visuals Nemo!

I need to look into why that gas station in Rachel is closed though as I will be going through there in Sept...thanks for the heads up.
 
:applause Read the whole thing now! That was amazing! You're an amazing woman. Such a great writeup and photos. I'm sad it's over, though! :(

When's the next chapter? Tell us you're riding this weekend, okay? Hey, there's this cute little town called "Needles" with a beautiful lake and you can get there by riding tasty hwy 25, and criss-crossing tons of parks and open space! Just a quick "little" day trip, you know...:)
 
Awesome - just awesome!!!!!!

Nemo thanks for the pic of the Lochsa, it means a lot to me that you remembered my request?

I wish you many joys on two wheels until that last mile fades away into dust.
T
 
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One for the ages. Thanks.
 
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absolutely brilliant!
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highway 12 in utah is, as they say, da bomb!
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reading this this has made my day!
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thank you :applause
 
Wow, I must say that this had been one of the most worthwhile threads on BARF i've seen in awhile. They were awesome pics with a great story behind them. Also great was the Google maps accompanying the story so we didn't get lost along the way. I'm sure directly after this long ride you needed a masseuse! Thanks again for taking the time out and posting this whole story, it's been quite delightful for me, along with others on BARF i'm sure!
 
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