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Post your one day ride photo.....

Thanks for sharing Rinty. The loss of ones wife, tragic indeed; teaching a mere group of BMW riders that trajedy does not define us... thank you for that, I needed this.
 
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If I remember correctly, when the Southern Pacific built the trestle across the Great Salt Lake, this eliminated the need for the original route you visited. The route across the lake was much shorter and had other advantages.
 
k75s said:
If I remember correctly, when the Southern Pacific built the trestle across the Great Salt Lake, this eliminated the need for the original route you visited. The route across the lake was much shorter and had other advantages.
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"In 1904 a new railroad route called the Lucin Cutoff was built by-passing the Promontory location to the south. By going west across the Great Salt Lake from Ogden, Utah, to Lucin, Utah, the new railroad line shortened the distance by 43 miles and avoided curves and grades. Main line trains no longer passed over Promontory Summit."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucin_Cutoff
 
179212 said:
Any railroad in area?
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yes,. My wife and I were there last year.They have about a one hour talk on the two steam engines and real working replices. Good for history buffs. One was coal fired. the other wood fired.:wave Also along the way see the rocket ship site ,part of NASA. Out in the middle of nowhere!
 
Forrest Fires in BC

Rode down to Prince George and Williams Lake today. Lots of wildfires in the region and some areas are being evacuated.

This was along route 97 north of Williams Lake.
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Headed south through Williams Lake toward 150 Mile House. Stopped for fuel, looked back and saw this!
 

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Looks Like I'll Be Here for a While...

Gas station was out of fuel, so I decided to wait for the fuel truck that was due to arrive shortly. A few minutes later the station lost power. No fuel from these guys anytime soon. Glad the KTM has an 8-gallon tank and I've probably got about 6 gallons remaining. Not that I'm going anywhere soon. Route 97 between Lac La Hache and 100 Mile House is closed in both directions due to the fires.

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Pitched the tent at Lac La Hache Provincial Park and settled in for the night. Hopefully, one of the few roads leading south will be open tomorrow.

-MTS
 
179212 said:
If you had ridden the k bike the mothership would not have put those obstacles in your way:)
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True, but where would be the "Adventure" in that? :stick


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They finally opened part of Route 97 this morning and I hauled ass south while I could. Made it to Seattle this afternoon. :)


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No K bikes were harmed while experiencing this adventure.

-MTS
 
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