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Made it to Jubilee lake on Monday.....drove 10 miles of absolute dry washboard-rippled gravel road....rattle your fillings loose!! Lost 2 oars off my boat trailer that I didn't realize. Then the trailer tongue unhitched itself & was hanging by the safety chain...lucky I didn't loose it. Got the 2 oars back from a top bloke who was following us. So we get there, found our reserved campsite, get set up....Nice weather....few hours later a gnarly thunderstorm rolled in & proceeded to dump on what seemed like- right over the top of us for most of the night. Our deluxe tall air mattress went flat, & the tent canopy had found it's water-proofing limit, so needless to say....got up & decided: Had enough of the sh*t! Sometimes I have a hard time facing the "AGE" factor in my life....things hurt alot more than they used to. Did manage to snap a few pics of the lake before we took a shorter & overall smoother way home that will be the norm in future.... Local Fish hatchery we passed above on the back.... Got 2 weeks now to get everything dried out & back into working order....taking the boat to Wallowa lake that trip-- best time of year to go...NO tourists w/ noisy kids!...the place just empties out!

Have a Geat trip @Pedro!!.... You know Pete would be pissin' & moanin' all over this!....Lol

Nice collection of 2-Wheeled hardware.....

Heat blast is back this weekend....90+F for the next few days. The Misses & I are leaving by lunchtime on Monday for Jubilee lake....just as those temps start to back down. Managed to get a kwik ride in this morning, before it got stoopid Hot again...

Thanks Pedro....after owning it for 25 yrs., I sold it to my grandson after he helped me transplant a 305 ci small block V8 into it. It now sports a 454 ci BigBlock V8 w/ a TH400 transmission....

My bike cover came fully insulated w/ a pellet stove for heat & wired for 220v....enough room for a truck, boat & bikes.

Crazy Ass weather lately.....woke to 29F this morning....in AUGUST! The Misses & I are staying home on this Labor Day weekend....watch all the tourist traffic roll through town w/ their RV's....but come Monday we're heading to Jubilee lake only 20 miles away....where they only allow electric boat motors....gonna be nice & peaceful.

Nice report & history lesson Chris....speedy recovery from the Ride.

Those lanes look absolutely perfect for the WR there Bob....Nice one--

Solid fix there Fred....

An absolute BEAST of a dirtbike....would make a great SuMo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d21BQ2HpR9s

Nice collection of British hardware there Clive.... liking the XKE Jag & the black MG...

After having 2 of my bikes ripped off right outta my driveway before....I couldn't agree more! DEATH to all bike thieves

Sooo glad I'm beyond all that in this stage of life...LOL

Amazing how much that looks like the southern edge of WA state....looking across the Columbia river from the OR side...along I-84. Drove it plenty of times. How long will this excursion last this time?

'69 Chrysler Newport.... my Grandpa had 1, but his was a convertible. It was the 1st car I ever drove....@ the ripe old age of 13. He also pulled a 30ft. Airstream travel trailer with it. Definitely a bonafied ROAD-Yacht @ 19ft. long!

Sweet Kwak Ren....best of luck w/ selling it.

Not that much I reckon....especially since the train tracks have been there since before 1890 when Elgin actually became a town. The Excursion train only goes up to Minam which isn't quite halfway to Joseph...the rest of the track is used by a company that runs recumbant rail cars that you peddle w/ urethane wheels-- like a skateboard.

I can hear Pete now: ...."Indian P.O.S.!"

Our little town's Mayor paid us a visit recently....he's a peach of a human....VERY busy with running a construction company & all the civic duties that being the Mayor brings. He was quite interested in my Ebike, as he's heading up a project that's building a 63 mile long bike trail that follows a minimally used train track over to Joseph. I've rode this trail to it's current termination point a coupla times....it's quite picturesque & NO cage traffic! It takes off just north of the train station & follows the Grand Ronde river for a bit....which you can see has turned into a trickle with the heat wave we've experienced this summer.... The trail doesn't go very far as of yet, as our Mayor tells it....due mainly to butting heads with land owners along the rail's path. A Town Hall meeting recently showed quite a bit of support for proceeding with this project though.... Really looking forward to seeing this trail get completed to @ least Looking Glass creek....it's beautiful up that way! Mr. Mayor also noted that the trail is wide enough to accommodate the Mrs. new trike that I'm fine-tuning.... So....More Ride Report adventures yet to come....

Have ALWAYS loved reading the writings of Mr. Cameron....has an impeccable knack for descriptions.....Learned a ton from this guy.

Woke up to Thunder & Lightning this morning....the rain that ensued is quite refreshing though. Gonna be 1 of those days to get "inside" stuff done.

Looks quite inviting....Nice pools!