Four day trip to Boise, Idaho

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=95 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="009005f0ermwup.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>2006 International BMW Rally</B></FONT><B>    </B><B>|   </B><A HREF="http://www.katedouglas.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.katedouglas.com"><U><B>  </B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.katedouglas.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.katedouglas.com"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  <A NAME="four_day_trip_to_boise_idaho"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Four day trip to Boise, Idaho</div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >July 4, 2006-July 7, 2006</FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="822" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="05477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Bike all packed and ready to go.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="400"><div> <IMG SRC="05677020.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="258" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> 4:30 AM, July 4, 2006. Leaving Cobb, CA and headed for Boise and the 2006 BMW Motorcycle Rally.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="00d77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Southeast of Mt. Shasta on 299</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="00f77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Fall River Mills on 299</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="01177f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Never follow a livestock truck when on a motorcycle...</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="01377f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Northeast of Lassen on 299</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="01577f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> East of Mt. Shasta on 299</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="01777f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> North of Alturas on 395</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 293 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="01977f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> South end of Goose Lake on 395</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="400"><div> <IMG SRC="01b77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> My grandfather's 1908 homestead at base of bluff in Paisley, Oregon</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="01d77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Lunch under the only shade tree in Paisley</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="01f77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Last gas for 112 miles!</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="02177f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Lake Albert on 395</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="02377f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The next twelve riding hours all looked like this!</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="02577f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Malheur River, Oregon</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="02777f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Malheur River, Oregon</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="02977f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Malheur River, Oregon</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="02b77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Stayed here in Boise with new friends.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="02d77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Bogus ski area above Boise at 6000 feet.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="02f77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Coming down the mountain from Bogus.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="03177f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Lots of curves!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="03377f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Very fun.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="03577f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Very, VERY fun!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="03777f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Half way down.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 293 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="03977f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Everyone questioned my license plate...looks like a</div> <div> South American plate!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="03c77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> BMW Rally</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="03e77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Lots of bikes.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="04077f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> ...from other states.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="04277f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Other states and countries.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="04477f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> These folks are from Alaska.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 293 WIDTH="411"><div> <IMG SRC="04677f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Took these sidecars seven days to get to Boise from Alaska</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="04877f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Rally entertainment</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="04a77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Westbound Highway 20...Three Sisters mountains</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="04e77f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Mt. Jefferson in the distance.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 367 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="05077f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Coming into Bend.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="400"><div> <IMG SRC="05277f90.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> West of Mt. Shasta, near Weed, then home to Cobb.</div> <div> Boise, Idaho to Cobb, California via Bend, Oregon: 740 miles in fifteen hours.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#four_day_trip_to_boise_idaho" TITLE="Four day trip to Boise, Idaho"><U>Return to top of page</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>