2011-08-19 NERDS Gaps Ride

What to ride today?

Easy to answer - the 6 notches ride with Yamafitter (Bill) and Bungie (Steve).. more later..

It's now later!

Oh my, Bustanut left his key in the door and some FJR peeps took advantage of ol' Bust and the situation. I didn't find out till the next morning, but they did tell me about his BEER ABUSE problem! I mean, like, like, really? Unfinished beer and passed out? Lightweight!

Ready to leave in the AM for the big ride..
Not sure who these peeps are?

This is Ann Marie. She rides with her own bike and went boom on the dirt road heading up to FjrEd's house..

Sporting colors..

Don't mess with Ann Marie, she'll lay a whuppin on yah!

MEM, Mary Ellen.

What the hell are these tanks used for? Grain? Water?

Love the old barns.. Andrew would have freaked out in this country.

Steve, Bungie. This guy always has a smile on his face.. Great guy, really good to meet and ride with you Mr. B!

Read the sign.. indeed!

Yamafitter, Bill, took some pix of me up this road.. hope the turn out.. I'm eager to see them!

Finally, on the sides of the tires again.. so many iterstates.. my pr3's  have NEVER looked so square..

Who are you?

and you?

On  one of the 'gaps', another bunch of crew arrived..

Yamafitter, ready to charge..

We was here..

You just don't see stuff like this in CA..

Bungie and I stopped at this place.. a cool turn-out.. where peeps party and jump off rocks and shit..

This gal was being challenged to jump in by her boyfriend.. she was nervous, hesitant.

So I turned the camera away to not scare her anymore..

..and caught her  BF in flight..

This is as close as she got.. we did not wait anymore.. We had our eyeful of candy and the road was calling..

Who are you?

..and you?

...and you? I am so bad at names and faces.. it drives me krazy..

Stunning scenery.

and structures..

Check out the propane tank - must be an Eastern thing.. nothing like that out west.. And the chimney reminds me of Amnety Ville horrors.. or something else dark and wierd.

The dirt roads in Vermont are hard packed, and easy to ride.. not like Kalie..

Bungie sighting ahead!

Ol Bungie, Mr. GPS, took the lead and blasted right past the waterfalls, LOL.

This place was really cool, and I was hot, sweaty and RH is a real issue out here on the right coast.. I recall a pix of Ari Rankum, at NAFO CO? with full gear on and in a lake.. I sure wanted too...

This level of green is every freaking where... not just once in a while, but all around. I was hoping all these green things weren't going to cause welts.. If its in 3, let it be..

Across the street from my artsy-fartys pix, the boyz were ready to ride.

I would kill to move this house to my property in Creston..

See the guy mowing the lawn? That's ALL they do in VT - mow lawns. No work, no fun, just mow. And I didn't see ONE phooker with a beer while mowing.. They are guryly men in VT..

I finally figured out the steeple thing.. It's a phallic symbol to aspire to heaven? Forgive me Lord, but that was just funny!
Actually, I realized that's probably the true meaning... a gateway, elevator to heaven should you subscribe to the belief..

How cool is this? Beyond my Kalli dreams., that's how cool.

In VT, a town is every 15-20 miles or so.. each with a community church, hall, and so on.

The 6-gap ride had many dirt roads.. FjrEd said that many roads are not paved because it's cheaper to simply grade the road occasionally than repair asphalt due to the frost heaves and what not. Many of the roads I was on were severely damaged..

VT also has many recreational lakes and areas for peeps to enjoy life.

Stud Bungie..

Irreverent Bungie!

Llamas are like big sheep,eh, Bust?

This pix is almost Creston worthy.. a trailer with add on.. Love it!

Post Office pix for my bud RenoJohn.. With economic problems, I wonder how much longer outposts like this will be around?

Ho-hum..

Cumulus clouds.. we don't have these in Creston, Kali.

I'm getting tired of typing now..

Well, maybe not.. I'm so in love with these old barns and what not.. but the snow factor will keep me away forever..

Lunchtime, FINALLY~ This killer dude just likes to ride and ride and ride.. Really Bill, it's OK to stop and sniff the posies!
ps - Great guy and really nice to meet and ride with you! Come out to the Hondarosa and let's ride!

Steve, Bungie, cracking up on his own joke!

Food Porn!

Check out this cool old hotel/biz..

Sights and scenes not found in my hood and WELL worth travelling 3k miles to see.

Everywhere.. and I still don't know what they are used for..

Brick buildings.. not in Kali - guess these peeps never heard of Equakes?

I saw the Twn label and actually started to cry. I so miss my bud Tim, Twowheelnut.

Metal roofs are the ordinary, not exception in this country of snow..

Stunning.

Check out the trim on this old house. House in disrepair, but still hanging in there..

Segway lawnmower boy was hauling ass, at least 15 mph while mowing.. Looked funner than shit. Waved at him to let me try it but he ignored me.

Ran into these guys on the last leg.. the guy  behind the red bike could not believe I rode all the way from Kaili..

State capitol in Pierdmont? No...

Old signage in this area is everywhere. The Picker's crew would have a ball..

Old cemeteries everywhere..

Freaking cool. I never knew I had a barn fetish..

Yamafitter, heading back to the barn for a Miller...

Bungie, too.

These pix taking for Ray, he's a Mason and great guy (Miz dCarver's pops)

At Smugglers Notch with Bungie!

My fav pix..

Lean 'er on in, Mr. Bungie!

Gotta get some of these stickers..

Almost back at the hotel..

WTFO?

FjrEd..

NsRider, Kevin, red.. guy on left?

??? Charlie Hoss?

Got to love a good joke..

BustaNut, while he stil had his doorag on.. He left it behind, now I have it.. LOL.

Yamafitter, Bill. Great guy and wonderful lead rider..

Got to get this guys handle/name.. He came dressed as true NERD.. slide rule, knee high brown socks.. Great sense of humor!

Various party shots..

BikerGeek99's Suzy and Andy. Thanks for the card at the laundromat!

???? Kevin on the right? He gave me a small CA and AM flag for my helmet.. really cool.

Karl, Airboss. He rode with WheatonFJR to Kalli this summer!

Gail of Jon and Gail, is the dark haired gal on the right side of the pix. Jon made TWN sign.. Now then, what was his handle?

Check out this fjr peep on a beer run!

Sooze!

At the banquet..

Did you take my beer?

FjrRob on the right, Bungie sitting down..

Master of ceremonies.. FredW. Great guy, so good to meet a long time forum peep and THANK YOU for all your efforts..

Did I shave this morning?

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