2011-08-27 NERDS LaPine OR to Keizer, OR - FJRay's abode

NOTE - Click on pix for big high res..

Ray and Patty and have a lovely home and made me feel welcome from the first hello. Lots of critters, too! Doggies, kats, goats, chickens... It's all good! 

I arrived in the afternoon, Ray had customers so I hung back while he made sure his peeps were happy then I cleaned up and we went to LaPine for dinner at a favorite local joint that's only open for dinner 2 nights a week, breakfast and lunch daily. The food is prepard daily, and was darn good.

The next morning, we put KrZy8 up on the lift for a splash of oil and to fix the loose right hand side headlight bulb. Oh, yeah, Ray has it tough.. check out the fugly customer eyepeeping the new-to-her 78 Yammie XS650 purchased for 300 smackers... 

I need a lift.. really. So much better than crawling on the ground..

This man is a true motohead. Cars, bikes, gears, no fear. I like Ray. That's the XS650 behind him..
Thanks again, Ray, for the hospitality, and you are welcome at the Hondarosa anytime..

Check out his drag.. two rear ends.. I wonder what they are from?

Leaving Sisters, OR, heading out on the Mackenzie hiway, eh?

My pix are getting fuzzier and fuzzier.. New camera needed asap..

Finally, a clean and in-focus shot..

The lava flow remains are everywhere, and go on for miles and miles..

It was on this road that my brother Darrell and I took our last ride. The guy was total goofball. His helmet was too large, so he placed a freaking dish rag on the top of his head before donning the helmet. He was big, heavy. And did not take care of himself. He died relatively young of heart disease and diabetes.

On the brighter side of life, KrZy8, even with 6,500 miles on the PR2 tires, is still cranking the canyons..

Lava.. 

 ..and roads

One of the better roads I've ever ridden.. 

At the summit is the Dee Wright observatory. One man's passion. Started in 1933, Dee died in 1934.

Sisters in the background, KrZy8 chomping at the bit in the foreground.

The idea is simple. Build a round building out of lava rock, make windows to view mountains, craters, and what not..

Time to get back on the twisty road.. What a great road, truly.

My favorite road pix of this trip, so far..

Lake Detroit.

Last shot before arriving in Salem, actually Keizer, OR.

Finding a hotel was tough - all booked due to the State fair. Ended up in a Travel Lodge on State street. Surprisingly enough, it was clean, well lit, and in a good part of town! 

The next couple of days will be spent with Pops.

2011-08-30 NERDS Keizer, Oregon