Picto Diary - 26, 27 May 2016 - No gas...
Following are sights along the way on 380 mile motorcycle ride (05 BMW K1200 LT) from Ashland, OR to Winnemucca, NV.
Above: Mt. McLoughlin, Klamath River, 2005 BMW K1200 LT motorcycle. OR SR 66, Klamath County, OR. 26 May 2016.
Mt. McLoughlin, north of the point of the image, is 9500 feet of elevation. Mt. Shasta, 14, 200 feet elevation, is occasionally visible to the south of OR SR 66, but I couldn't find a safe turnout to get an image.
Near this point is the Applegate Trail crossing of the Klamath where Oregon pioneers first crossed the river in 1846. The Applegate Trail was the "southern route" to the green, fertile, Cascade valley destinations.
OR SR 66 is a little traveled, very curvy route from Ashland, OR to Klamath Falls, OR. It goes from 2000 feet of elevation to 5500 feet of elevation before descending to 4100 feet at Klamath Falls.
OR SR 66. A great way to start the mornings 380 mile ride from Ashland, OR to Winnemucca, NV. Used the whole rear tire for a change!
Note: My diary should be true to the truth. Just before this image was taken, due to a faulty center stand positioning (my fault), the bike fell over. I strained my back a bit trying, unsuccessfully, to right the bike. Finally, I importuned a park employee manning a weed whacker who helped me right the bike. Had that guy not been there, I might have had to spend a bit of time waiting for help.
Above: Doherty Rim. OR SR 140. Lake County, OR. 26 May 2016.
Image looks west. Road slicing up the side of the rim can be discerned. No canyon to head west out of this area.
Big, beautiful sky.
Above: Gas Pump. Denio Junction, Nevada. NV SR 140. 26 May 2016.
Note to Guzzi. No gas in Denio Junction.
Inside, the clerks said the owners have applied for a permit to start selling gas again, but, she didn't know when it would come through.
Nearest gas? 30 miles north, Fields, OR. Fields, of course, is out of the way on the 220 mile run from Winnemucca, NV to Lake View, OR. Gas is available 30 miles north of Winnemucca and at Adel, OR, 30 miles east of Lake View. So, a bike would need a range of at least 160 miles (220 minus 60) to accomplish the ride. Some bad head winds would leave a 160 mile range bike vulnerable on this stretch!
There are few places I have ridden where there is no gas for a 160 mile stretch.
Above: Sign in Denio Junction bar. Denio Junction, NV. 26 May 2016.
I asked the Denio Junction bar/restaurant owner (forgot her name) if she knew Margarite who, up until her passing ten years ago, ran a similarly remote watering hole at Burns Junction, OR, 150 miles north. She said that she knew her.
Oh... the lives on the open road in the middle of nowhere. What stories are there that will never be told?
Above: Buildings, communication gear, etc. on Winnemucca Mountain. Winnemucca, NV. 27 May 2016.
20x telephoto on the Lumix (DMC-ZS25). Image taken 7:00 AM from downtown Winnemucca, NV.
Above: Run-A-Mucca set up on closed city street. Winnemucca, NV. 27 May 2016.
Run-A-Mucca motorcycle rally, in its 15th year, runs from 27 to 29 May 2016. "Little River Band" performs at Star Casino (on left in image).
I got out before the town filled up. Even early in the morning of the first day there were some attendees riding around town.
Catchy name. Triple Entendre.
Above: Run-A-Mucca logo. Winnemucca, NV. 27 May 2016.
Note: 27 May 2016 I rode I-80 slab the 370 miles from Winnemucca to Park City. One stop for gas and snack at the Pilot in Wells, NV.
After a shower and a nap at home, TIMDT and Mwah (sic) attended a wedding reception. Daughter of Delhi PJ's, and Janene. Great to see the whole (almost) sibling gang there... TIMDT's au pair charges while she also went to college.
Self made woman, TIMDT. No help. Did it on her own.. working several jobs while in college... back to "whole sibling gang:"
Apple and Sandy, Delhi PJ's and Janene, Bling and Maggie, Lisa (Golf was golfing in Ireland), Husqavarna and Hillary, and Amanda and Mack. The reception center, at a golf course club house in Vinyard, UT, was packed. We've lost count of the number of grand kids in this sibling gang.
Addendum:
Rolling Stones/Satisfaction
Revised lyrics
... How much enhanced my motorcycling could be if I only didn't need a key...😎
ITYW,
San Angelo, TX
cool.
Brand,
Ventura, CA