Fall 2023 photos?

[pdedse]

That's funny about the cel tower to tree disguise. One got me once here in Oregon as I was riding through a forest. Saw a very strange looking tree, even backtracked to snap a photo of it and only then did I realize what it was.

Beautiful 50f day and time to ride in the afternoon. Seems I always ride east and south, or south and east, mainly because it's fine country / forest riding and that way I can stay clear of Portland traffic.

But there is one road that draws me west from time to time: the Wilsonville Rd going west of the town with the same name, south of Portland. It's on the north side of the Williamette river. Hazelnut tree farms, horse ranches and other small farms make for wonderful fall riding.

Not necessarily a fall photo...St. Paul Cathedral in...St. Paul, small town of less than 500.

Leaves just starting to turn

The I-5 corrirdor is "bleh" but on both side there are many country roads that are a joy to ride, leaves contantly coming at you as you motor along the roads. Did a 115 mile circle route. And just after crossing back over to the east side of I-5, traffic stacked up in Woodburn for 10 minutes. Kind of tortuous to sit there after you just ride through idyllic rural roads, and just a mile ahead you know more such roads away you.

But once free and clear, more forests and fall colors

Weather app says no rain and mainly 55 degree days till middle of next week.

:biker:.....:biker:....:biker:......

 

[peterbaron]

OMG, Gone you are the best!!!

:rofl:
Gone, we have a lot of those, too, but they are designed to look like palm trees, so no changing colors.

^^ +2 ^^ :rofl:

:rofl: oooh ahhhhh

^^ +3 ^^ :rofl:

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

That's funny about the cel tower to tree disguise. One got me once here in Oregon as I was riding through a forest. Saw a very strange looking tree, even backtracked to snap a photo of it and only then did I realize what it was.

Beautiful 50f day and time to ride in the afternoon. Seems I always ride east and south, or south and east, mainly because it's fine country / forest riding and that way I can stay clear of Portland traffic.

But there is one road that draws me west from time to time: the Wilsonville Rd going west of the town with the same name, south of Portland. It's on the north side of the Williamette river. Hazelnut tree farms, horse ranches and other small farms make for wonderful fall riding.

Not necessarily a fall photo...St. Paul Cathedral in...St. Paul, small town of less than 500.

Leaves just starting to turn

The I-5 corrirdor is "bleh" but on both side there are many country roads that are a joy to ride, leaves contantly coming at you as you motor along the roads. Did a 115 mile circle route. And just after crossing back over to the east side of I-5, traffic stacked up in Woodburn for 10 minutes. Kind of tortuous to sit there after you just ride through idyllic rural roads, and just a mile ahead you know more such roads away you.

But once free and clear, more forests and fall colors

Weather app says no rain and mainly 55 degree days till middle of next week.

:biker:.....:biker:....:biker:......

I like this, pdedse.

 

[pdedse]

That's funny about the cel tower to tree disguise. One got me once here in Oregon as I was riding through a forest. Saw a very strange looking tree, even backtracked to snap a photo of it and only then did I realize what it was.

Beautiful 50f day and time to ride in the afternoon. Seems I always ride east and south, or south and east, mainly because it's fine country / forest riding and that way I can stay clear of Portland traffic.

But there is one road that draws me west from time to time: the Wilsonville Rd going west of the town with the same name, south of Portland. It's on the north side of the Williamette river. Hazelnut tree farms, horse ranches and other small farms make for wonderful fall riding.

Not necessarily a fall photo...St. Paul Cathedral in...St. Paul, small town of less than 500.

Leaves just starting to turn

The I-5 corrirdor is "bleh" but on both side there are many country roads that are a joy to ride, leaves contantly coming at you as you motor along the roads. Did a 115 mile circle route. And just after crossing back over to the east side of I-5, traffic stacked up in Woodburn for 10 minutes. Kind of tortuous to sit there after you just ride through idyllic rural roads, and just a mile ahead you know more such roads away you.

But once free and clear, more forests and fall colors

Weather app says no rain and mainly 55 degree days till middle of next week.

:biker:.....:biker:....:biker:......

I like this, pdedse.

I like this, pdedse.
What, the blue not-so-smiley face?

 

[Gone in 60]

Yeah… what happened to you in Hubbard? Something we can’t talk about here?

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

 

[peterbaron]

Yeah, this is beautiful red autumn pic!

 

[Nachodaddy]

Beautiful picture of Fall colours, GO. Thanks.

 

[pdedse]

Yeah… what happened to you in Hubbard? Something we can’t talk about here?

Oh, the Hubbardites are well known for their lack of courtesy. : )

The squiggly line and blue frustrated smiley was the area of a 10 minute, traffic stopped / 2-3 mph hour section. You're used to that...but we can't lane-split / feather forward.

GO...been a while since I've seen your AT...it looks great wrapped up against the red autumn leaves. How long have you ad it now? Overall, a good purchase? I was semi-considering post KLR650, but went with the cheaper DR650.

 

[pdedse]

Another stellar fall day, 55 degrees and blustery...if there were clouds, they could've been counted on one hand.

Started the morning off by bleeding / flushing the W800's brakes. It needed it since the bike sat at the dealership 2.5 years before I bought it. Mightyvac made the job easy-peasy--not often the case for me. The old fluid was looking dark amber. New fluid through, cleaned up and was on the road by noon thirty.

Lots of folks visit Crown Point on the Historic hiway 30 which overlooks I-84 that hugs the Columbian River. Then you can continue on 30 out to Multnomah Falls. But there are fun rides south of where one veers left (blue) to go to the lookout. Stay on Larch Mountain Rd and then right at Louden and you can do a loop back to Corbett. One can also follow the Sandy River and ride out to the town of Sandy. Which is what I did today. Spectacular riding.

Lots of golden views today, but just a few:

65 miles. The W800 feels perfect out on a day like today. Actually...any bike would.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Yeah… what happened to you in Hubbard? Something we can’t talk about here?

Oh, the Hubbardites are well known for their lack of courtesy. : )

The squiggly line and blue frustrated smiley was the area of a 10 minute, traffic stopped / 2-3 mph hour section. You're used to that...but we can't lane-split / feather forward.

GO...been a while since I've seen your AT...it looks great wrapped up against the red autumn leaves. How long have you ad it now? Overall, a good purchase? I was semi-considering post KLR650, but went with the cheaper DR650.

Thanks Nach, PB. Of course, the red is redder than the photo reveals.

You are reading that correctly pdedse. The Africa Twin only got ridden twice this week, and the V85TT more often. The only reason the AT got action today was because I tweaked the V85TT and wanted to leave it alone to "set".

In reality, the V85TT really makes me like the AT, and the AT makes me really like the V85TT. So, I have an illness. The AT available power is refined, smooth, very quick while the lump is under-stressed. The V85TT is slow, missing a few ponies, but sounds great, has superior handling and is downright comfortable. It is hard to ride the AT casually, but the V85TT it is just bliss to do so.

I've had the AT for almost four years. The 2019 standard model with DCT has been a real treat to me with no issues. Others have not been so lucky, but mostly affecting the Adventure Sport trim line model. In 2020 Honda changed a lot things. It seems things have again stabilized with the 2022 model onward. In 2019, I would buy the 2019 model again. If I had none today, and knowing what I know, I'd probably be sucked up into the Guzzi V100.

 

[pdedse]

The rains return by Wednesday of this week coming up. Today seemed a likely last day to get up into any sort of elevation. Took Barlow Road to Lolo Pass, which allows one to avoid Hiway 26 heading towards Mt. Hood...and take in some nice fall foilage...

Sam Barlow Road

Lolo Pass allows one to view Mt. Hood up close from the west side. Wish it were possible for a photo w/out the wires, but they are there, so...

Close up without the wires...by Thursday fall will give way to winter completely up here and there will be no exposed rock till June-ish:

But not yet, not today...

Side case hand warmers!

 

[Nachodaddy]

Truly a beautiful place.

 

[the Ferret]

Has to be satisfying to ride in the solitude out there with beauty all around.

Weve had inches of rain for the last few days, but I think tonight and tomorrow morning is the last of it for awhile, then the temps drop

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Yeah, the good ol' hand warmers from the lump.

You know summer is long gone when you can do that with your bare hands (almost). In any case, it can't be done during the summer.

 

[pdedse]

Has to be satisfying to ride in the solitude out there with beauty all around.

Weve had inches of rain for the last few days, but I think tonight and tomorrow morning is the last of it for awhile, then the temps drop

Very. The satelite map (can be enlarged) shows nicely the forested areas east of Gresham. The red line after the town of Sandy goes for about 25 miles along Barlow Trail Rd, and then left on Lolo Pass to where I stopped for the Mt. Hood photos. During the 50 miles there and back to Sandy, maybe 5 cars total came opposite direction; I didn't overtake any. 99.9% of east/west bound traffic will be on hiway 26.

Has to be satisfying to ride in the solitude out there with beauty all around.

Weve had inches of rain for the last few days, but I think tonight and tomorrow morning is the last of it for awhile, then the temps drop

Brrrr...

 

[1973cb750]

couple from last weekend didn't get a chance talk to the Enfield owner very neat bike.

 

[mattmcuomo@yahoo.com]

Finally made it to my month on the calendar. Does this count for a "Fall pic"?
Lol

Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk

 

[pdedse]

Finally made it to my month on the calendar. Does this count for a "Fall pic"?
Lol

Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk

It counts! Fun to see one's bike on the calendar, very nice.

I think I'll post my final fall fotos for 2023. We got a lucky "between-the-rains", 60 degree day...so pleasant to ride.

Our dwarf maple in the back yard is on fire. The red CB1100 would blend in too much, so the W800 makes for a nice contrast.

I didn't notice till recently that the "W" on the tank badge is set against a red background.

Not sure how I feel about that.

Better to have the CB1100 in my final fall photo...

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Finally made it to my month on the calendar. Does this count for a "Fall pic"?
Lol

Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk

It counts! Fun to see one's bike on the calendar, very nice.

I think I'll post my final fall fotos for 2023. We got a lucky "between-the-rains", 60 degree day...so pleasant to ride.

Our dwarf maple in the back yard is on fire. The red CB1100 would blend in too much, so the W800 makes for a nice contrast.

I didn't notice till recently that the "W" on the tank badge is set against a red background.

Not sure how I feel about that.

Better to have the CB1100 in my final fall photo...

Sweetness, pdedse.