10-06-20 Chinook Sunrise Paradise Windy Ridge

[johnny]

we rolled up the 97 from weed california to yakima washington... it was a beautiful day for a drive...

mt shasta... wow what a clear day...



klamath lake...



there were numerous whiteheads popping out of the cascades... didnt get any photos but should have...

mt hood climbing out of the columbian river gorge...



then all of a sudden... while minding my own business... all he11 breaks loose... 

and 6 hours later we were on our way... thanks to a local who supplied us with about 10 gallons of water... some needed tools at the 4 hour mark... thats when hopelessness set in...  and driving 60 miles round trip to fetch us a new thermostat when i couldnt get the homemade gasket to hold...



limped into yakima and unloaded the bugeye motobrick... took it to grubin n co for new rear rubber...







then off to sunrise at mt rainier to meet the king of k bike breakers for a new set of brake pads...

needs some motobrick parts... here they are... enjoy...




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this is the chinook pass... this is the 4th year in a row we had a weekend in yakima... this is the 4th year in a row that we could not see a thing for the cloud freaking...









it was raining at the top of the pass and all the way to sunrise... here a few mountain rivers we saw along the way...









the mysterious flying duck...



gotts the goods and the secret tool...



we roll under cover and replace the rear brakes...













sunrise was a bust... couldnt see anything except the cloud and the rain... no photos... digicam + rain = no good...





we roll down cayuse pass and the 123 to 706 to find the road closed to paradise and elbe...

ok,,, we roll the 12 to randle to windy ridge at mt st helens...



 a highly customized k1100lt motobrick...



stunting on a state highway... what will the old geezers say...



lunch at petes inn in packwood...





f d... french dip... no photo...

m o...

ajus burger...



j o... philly beef...



f d... mint... m o... lemon... j o... berry...



we roilled the 12 in the rain to randle and fueled for the ride to windy ridge...

wa131 to fr25... yeeeeehaaaaaaa... managed to wipe out my chickin stips in the wet... gotta dig new rubber...

















dont think catz xlo amber lights get in the eyes of the cager... think again... these things are the ch1t...











gated... not gonna see the best view of mt st helens today...



we backtrack the 12...





and up the cayuse pass to split up at the chinook...























pashnit... yeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaa...



k1100og... the motobrick owners group... really the oldgeezers... that are a predictable bunch...



f... o t g...









the flying duck...





we split up and roll the 12 to yakima...







there you go...

j o