DDMR 2001 - Crescent City

- The Route -

Red Bluff to camp.
Next morning, 36 and 3 to Hayfork for breakfast. Continued to 299 jct and out to Weaverville
north on 3 to Callahan for butt break. West on Cecilville Rd to Somes Bar, north to Happy Camp on 96
Indian Valley Rd to 199 where we went southwest to Jed Smith Redwoods SP and camped.

Sunday, south on 101 to Arcata for breakfast then back on 101 to Pepperwood where we followed
Ave of Giants to Garberville. Back on 101 to Leggett then south to Westport for suds.
Continued to Fort Bragg and switched to 128 which took us to Buckhorn Saloon in Boonville for
suds and grub. We all returned home from there.

Some verbage to read...if you like more than pretty pictures

Friday, August 10, 2001

Friday Evening - Texaco Mini-Mart north of Chico on Hwy. 99 - The fun has almost begun

#1-Note interesting mechanical work in the background

#2-Just another shot since I love my bike

Friday Night - Campground in Red Bluff - Waiting for the posse to return.

#1-What a rack!

#2-I thought the lights looked pretty and I hadn't even had much seedy weed...yet!

Saturday, August 11, 2001

Saturday (Early) Morning - Campground in Red Bluff - Why are we up this early?

#1-Is that man reaching for a gun?

Saturday Morning - Hayfork - OOPS!

#1-Ouch!

#2-Oooh...that hurts!

#3-I am sure that I left it under there somewhere...hey Dr. Steve have you seen my extra oil can?

#4-I know nothing!

Saturday Noon - Callahan on Hwy. 3 - And here is were we are!

#1-And here is where we are

#2-Notice how those beemers tend to stick together

#3-We are going that way

#4-Maybe we should have just stayed on the porch

Saturday Afternoon - Forks Of Salmon - Hasn't this road been fun?

#1-Getting ready for Somes Bar

#2-Dr. Steve is down there somewhere ... and not with his motorcycle this time

Saturday Late Afternoon - Indian Creek Road - Headed to Oregon

#1-Which way is he leaning?

#2-Sweeping the sweeper

Saturday Night - Campground in Jedediah Smith State Park - Camp is set, but where is the gang?

#1-The horses tethered at the hitching post

#2-Gumbler's & Dr. Steve's home away from home

#3-That's mine

#4-Just another shot of the ponies

#5-Like how I have (accidently) disguised your license plates

Sunday, August 12, 2001

Sunday (Early) Morning - Campground in Jedediah Smith State Park - Ready for the fog?

#1-Was that another earthquake or just piss poor photography?

Sunday Morning - Breakfast in Arcata - Good food and a great bathroom until Steve destroyed it

#1-The Watch Dog

#2-Where's the sun?

#3-A shot of the horses with Dr. Steve and the Grumbler holding up the wall

#4-What time does the movies start?

#5-I think something warm is running down my leg

#6-Ol' newspaper legs -- You think he walks funny now...you should have seen before he took a shit

Sunday Afternoon - Beer Break in Westport - I aint' drinking any more of that skanky beer

#1-Chillin' on the front porch

#2-The Westport Market

#3-Beginning to look like a motley crew

#4-I think I can get an ice chest on as well?

Sunday Late Afternoon - Supper at the Buckhorn Saloon - Good Beer

#1-And why is Hesh so happy?

#2-Anyone for a lil' Jim before we hit the road?

#3-What is he looking at?

#4-Got ya

Sunday Evening - Fixing the Flat near Kelseyville - NASCAR would be impressed!

#1-The rear wheel is coming off

#2-My aren't those cute butts

#3-Off with the valve stem nut

#4-Off with the tire

#5-There is the old tube

#6-CO2 to the rescue

#7-See Steve helped! (I just documented the event for historical purposes)

#8-The tire is back on

#9-Cleaning up the mess

#10-All done...hey, that is not my wet spot!

Sunday Evening - Junction of Highway 16 and 20 - And then there was only one

#1-He went that away

#2-A pay phone in the middle of nowhere

Sunday Evening - Highway 20 between Williams & Colusa - Playing with the camera

#1-The Sutter Buttes

#3-Fire on the coastal range

#4-Another shot of the fire/smoke

#5-Wow, the fill flash works great.

#6-Just goofing off now

#7-The Bike

#8-Another one the Bike

#9-Another of the Sutter Buttes

Sunday Evening - Pass Road Summit in the Sutter Buttes - One twisty road and one last beer

#1-If you look close, you can see the fire on the coastal range

Sunday Evening - Back home in Marysville - This is the end (sing it like the Doors)

#1-Home in the driveway

#2-Unpacked and put to bed

#3-The fireworks show

THE END

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