using a piece of paper for a license plate, the 990 went for it's fist romp! of 2020.

04klr

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Hit the road at the crack of just after noon with a mission of some paved miles as it's been several months since a real ride. The Rotopax was mounted up to allow more miles between fill ups so only 1 gas stop required. (making a whopping 420k total), After donning thermal pants, warm shirts, heated vest all layers in the jacket, balclava and a Mitas neck thingy (thx Colin at MX1) and nice warm gloves and deliberately leaving the lighter warmer weather gloves on the shelf, (real smart). Those gloves were the icing on the cake, as once riding it proved that I was waay overdressed for the day, and couldn't even go to lighter gloves. Who cares. it was a Stunning day and stellar ride even took some pics.
After a nice mellow cruise out to cherry creek it was time to bounce things up a tad by heading up towards six mile. The Loops to the right Tobiano in front and savona lookout on the left.

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chack! smoke from the co-gen plant in downtown Kamloops.


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Pat lake, several acres in size and over the years usually has approx. +/- 4 boats with people fishing on it. Nothing like a pandemic to bring people together. Tthere were an honest 2 dozen! boats, and trucks. It looked like there was a tournament (?) going on. crazy. This panorama makes it almost look spacious.


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from where the lake pic was shot, this is turned around..
It s a huge 8 shot stitched pic.

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mmm, "big smoke's thataway"

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the next little pond was covered in boats of all description as well. The ride across to Savona was a good fun. Tumbled thru the ghost town of Cache Creek on the way towards Ashcroft, then back up to the hwy. for a little bit of twisty roads.
Then on to Spences Bridge, home of the majestic, Acacia Grove Resort and Luxury class Cabinas which is located along the rivers edge in Downtown Spences Bridge...

In Spences Bridge.

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Stopped along the river for a bike to eat and a beverage, and a lay in the sun listening to the river. Nice to be outta the house.
Hoodoos Just west Lower Nicola.

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look at the, most awesome Orange hoodoos, I mean, Look at the Hoodoos.

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Well, guess there's another post coming as there's a 10 pic. limit and it's been hit. From Lower Nicola, I blasted, er, rode along to Mamette Lk. past Tunkwa thru to the Six Mile cut-off again, then an exit stage right on the Hwy to home arriving well on reserve, and that was after adding the Rotopac. Apparently I got bad gas mileage, what could've possibly caused that? Terrific day. something like 350km and home in time for dinner.
thx fer lookin. couple more pics. to follow.
 
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filterx

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Ya I've seen lots of boats and sea doos heading out to the ocean and makes me wish I had a boat cus I'm not a sea dooer :)

Nice pics and Happy Easter
 

04klr

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Hey Neil, well, if that made you jealous then I've got some bad (good?) news for you. Yesterday was another ride. In the dirt over on the other side of Kamloops lake out to bummer/wiener beach (chose your own awkward name), on the eager to go 690, with it's own burlier version of a paper license plate.
 

tomcycle

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Thanks Mr Wayne, thinking of getting my old horse out of the garage in the near future for a social distancing pandemic romp.
 

04klr

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Here's the rest of the days pics. from the first run on the 990. Then a few pics. from the next day, yesterday, when it was the middleweight adv bike's turn.
a refresher pic. of the Hoodos, and I suppose, yes, my bike, again.

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Lower Nicola thru to Logan Lake is a scenic fun ride. With a lazy serpentine rd. that follows the valley bottom and new paved sections it's a nice section of this days big loop.. Lots of birds of prey to be seen. (in fact this entire loop)
Here's what happens when an accidental zooming out happens while taking pics. to be stitched. oops. bad finger!

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glad I noticed the slight zoom in, took a 2nd set of shots. much better.

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Thinking the road should be ice free on the northside of Tunkwa lake, that was the route taken back to the 6 mile cutoff there was some entertaining gravel on the road but snow and ice free.
Is it Art? or is it a bunch of dead old hats, that might also be called, Garbage, and as such collected and tossed out. One mans treasure is another mans crap. You decide, and there's no hurry as they go on for several miles. (seems like)

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That was the day. There's no pics. of the return trip past the overly crowded pandemic induced packed lake and pond. Suffice to say some people have an odd version of social distancing. "Hey", lets all park our trucks, by the dozens side by side and go share the common space of launch access to, a puddle! Never, EVER, have there been more people out in the outdoors. The normally couch bound (guessing as they had to have been hiding somewhere) are now free and roaming. The hills are alive with people that would never ever be there. It's very weird...
Today with a rubber clad left hand I touched a gas pump, and as Porky says, "that's all folks!" there wasn't another moment all day long where I interacted with anyone or entered a business, anything. There was me, my bike, and juuust enough fuel.

Yesterday seemed a perfect day to take the 690 out to the lake. Taking a chance that there may be some normally at Wal-Mart people wandering and driving around out there.
The trip out to the beach is an early and late season ride, that is going to be in general the first area to be mud free in the Loops area.
I take no credit for the broken mirror, it was a bonus that came with the bike.

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it was rib day at the beach, and a bevvy.

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paper copy of plate stuck to a piece of flashing metal.

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If you look at the 1st pic. in the first post from 2 days ago, this spot would be on the left of the scene. Now looking towards that picture spot, the Loops is out of view to the left, yesterdays pic. spot is towards the left, Savona lookout left of center, Savona right of center and the exit point of Kamloops lake to become the Thompson River on the far right. This is the view from Bummers beach.
Crap, 10 pics. again. bummer, guess there'll be another post. Stay tuned (or not, you're call)
thx fer lookin.
 
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04klr

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ok, the pic. I was referring to. (thursday's pic. taken below the "f" in referring)

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came around a bend and starttled a group of Bambi's that scattered like bowling pins. Here's about 6 of them.

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last pic. from the second day of riding. a little closer shot of two of the deer.

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A fun couple of days riding, so nice to be clear of the house for a spell. Interesting to ride the 990 and 690 back to back, paved vs. dirt, as both have monstrous power,, which actually proves a little uncomfortable to my face. From all the non-stop grinning.

thx fer lookin!, (,at my two retired Saturdays, before this actual, Saturday).
 
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