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 THE THREE POINT DESTINATION LOOP ---
DSCF8166.jpg---A ride report –
The three destinations we had to shoot for were :-
- Arlington National Cemetery --- cause we missed it by a half mile 13 years ago and always regretted it.
- Mount Pocono, PA –-- to see dear friends we'd been promising to for too many years.
- Rugby, ND --- to be at the Geographic Center of North America, just because.
A few stats :-
Three up on the bike – myself, Deb and Kreel --- our great grand daughters cuddly kitten, tied to the top case luggage rack. Didn't hear it meow once the whole trip.
States ridden through numbered 19
Days on the road numbered 19
Miles covered was 6,336
Not our first multi hundred mile trip on a motorcycle, but the first on the Spyder.
2015 RT-L, which (apart from a previously mentioned parking brake glitch) performed absolutely flawlessly. Started and stopped every time we asked it and took every road condition with ease.
Freeway, Toll Roads, sweepers and tight fast ones – no complaints here.
Out of all those miles, only 150 of them was done in pouring rain – talk about lucky.
The bike dashboard did “black out”twice though – the problem being 5 mile long traffic jams where the bike thermometer ran as high as 118 degrees – Deb took pics to prove it :-)
Many miles, smiles, people and places added for us, although I think the cat met more peeps than me –lol.
Now all I have to do is whittle down 1,000 photo's to a manageable number, and to pick out only a few to post here.
I'll be back.
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Kreel -- fit to be tied -- down on the back, that is.
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Our buddy, Mark, who needed to get outta town for a while, so was our escort for the 1st 400 miles.
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Couple of shots from CO. Pretty cool rock formations. Deb went crazy with the camera, this just one.
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Amazing....
That was one awesome trip..a state a day.. do hope there are some visuals..📸📸📸..
Gene and Ilana De Laney
Mt. Helix, California
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2012 RS sm5 , 998cc V-Twin 106hp DIY brake and park brake Classic Black
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A real sad looking "shoe tree" in Hinckley, UT Nowhere near as impressive as the original in NV that was hacked down a few years ago 
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Welcome from KS
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Missouri, the Clark Bridge that connects the towns of Alton, MO and Alton, IL, over the Mississippi.
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Good food at this little cafe in Blue Springs, MO. They'd only been open for a week and still trying to get the word out.
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The "silence and respect" at Arlington National Cemetery.
And the beautiful "green" that is VA
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Traffic through Chicago, IL.
Actually much worse than the pics show -- stop and go all the way through.
We got real low on gas at the start of the city and Zumo saved the day (again !) directing us off a half mile away to a quick mart that looked as if it came right out of an episode of "Cops" LOL
Gas is gas though, wherever 
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The relative quiet of MN.
Having never been through this State before we were pleasantly surprised at the amount of open space and farmland.
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Traffic through Chicago, IL.
Actually much worse than the pics show -- stop and go all the way through.
We got real low on gas at the start of the city and Zumo saved the day (again !) directing us off a half mile away to a quick mart that looked as if it came right out of an episode of "Cops" LOL
Gas is gas though, wherever
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The relative quiet of MN.
Having never been through this State before we were pleasantly surprised at the amount of open space and farmland.
Yup! That is the southern part. Go North of Mpls/St. Paul and its a whole different place.
 
Currently Owned: 2019 F3 Limited, 2020 F3 Limited: SOLD BOTH LIMITEDS in October of 2023.
Previously : 2008 GS-SM5 (silver), 2009 RS-SE5 (red), 2010 RT-S Premier Editon #474 (black) 2011 RT A&C SE5 (magnesium) 2014 RTS-SE6 (yellow)
MY FINAL TALLY: 7 Spyders, 15 years, 205,500 miles
IT HAS BEEN A LONG, WONDERFUL, AND FUN RIDE.
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Just a few of the great peeps I met on this trip that was FORCED on me !!
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OK -- who's the cute one here ? Definitely NOT that huge dumb bear.
Thanks for looking folks. The end.
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