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Great story and pictures Mack! It helped me get away from the mess back here....if only for a little while. I still think that wheel-gun needs that tapered barrel we talked about!
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The KLR and similar enduros are really stellar bikes for the West, where we have so many miles of unpaved roads to beautiful places, and 2 track trail/roads that lead to vast landscapes where very few ever travel.
Of course a 4" .44 mag could be considered the enduro of outdoorsman's sidearms.
GFY!
The area you were in is one of my favorite in the world by the way. The Beartooth Highway and a suppressor can score you some easy rockchucks. GFY. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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I don't know how you can stand those fugking hammocks by the way.
I have a Hennessy I'll sell for cheap if you want it.
Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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The KLR and similar enduros are really stellar bikes for the West Except if you're gonna do 900 miles in a weekend some enduros are more stellar than others For the past 30 years the KLR 650 has been one of the best deals in motorcycling, it can get you most places you want to go off-road, and can comfortably pull 75-80 mph all day long on the superslab (I put in several 1,000 mile days on mine). Still only around $7,000 new IIRC. Great pics, may I ask what kind of camera you used? Thanks, Birdwatcher Bird, The camera is a fairly cheap little Costco special. Panasonic Lumix pocket camera. The quality of sub $250 cameras is amazing these days.
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The area you were in is one of my favorite in the world by the way.
The Beartooth Highway and a suppressor can score you some easy rockchucks.
GFY.
Travis
I was just talking with my dad last night about the BT highway. He had asked me if I had gone that route, as he had recently went that way. I will make sure I have a quiet toy the next time I do a long weekend in that part of the west. GFY
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Great story and pictures Mack! It helped me get away from the mess back here....if only for a little while. I still think that wheel-gun needs that tapered barrel we talked about! As soon as I can find a 5+ inch Model 24 barrel, greatness will happen!
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I don't know how you can stand those fugking hammocks by the way.
I have a Hennessy I'll sell for cheap if you want it.
Travis I appreciate the offer, but I have this one (for the bugnet alone) which is a snugpack, and an ENO double. The ENO is great, but the lack of mosquito net can be detrimental to a long nights sleep. My only complaint about hammocks is the bedding bunching up. I am going to do some mods, and have tie off points attached to my stuff to prevent that.
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Mackay, Looks like you had a great trip! Thanks for sharing your photos. The Cody museum is a two day event at least. The planes Indian section takes about a day and then there is all the guns and the western art.
Did you get to bust some rocks with your Smith?
Thanks again, Craig
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Looks like a good time. I am looking into getting a Suzuki DR650. I would go with a KLR but have short legs and you can lower the DR a couple inches.
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The KLR is a tall person's enduro for sure. That said, the clearance can come in quite handy in challenging terrain. I have taken mine into places I should not have. Story of my life, kinda..
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Yeah, I thought about the ground clearance thing with the DR vs. the KLR. But I am planning on stiffening the suspension on the DR and the weight savings between them should make up a bit too.
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Mackay,
What pad/bag are you using in that hammock?
Travis
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Your killing me man,,, I got 5 weeks of vacation coming and I bike camp some every year but have been so swamped at work I can't take off yet, and to add insult to injury it has been in the high 50s and 60s at night.
Killer pics. The KLR is the perfect bike for that, I have a XR650R. Gonna get a giant loop for it and figure out a new sleep system. I can't do the hammocks, wake up and my back is stiff as a honeymoon pecker! I also need a seat for my bike, it's nowhere near as comfortable as the KLR seat.
Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you till Sept 12. The first day of my vacation is also the first day of early wood duck and teal season SHWING.
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Mackey, thanks for sharing! Good photos and story as usual.
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There is a reason that the museum is often referred to as the Smithsonian of the West. It is a tremendous facility with unrivaled collections of firearms and Native American relics. The City of Cody and the Buffalo Bill Museum are more than just a stop on the way to Yellowstone, they are destination in themselves for a one-week vacation if you are within a day's drive. Takes at least three days to soak up the museum , plus side trips Chief Joseph Highway, etc. If you have not been, schedule a trip, maybe in Sept or Oct when the tourists have thinned out and you can get a room at the Irma Hotel.
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Mackay,
What pad/bag are you using in that hammock?
Travis Travis, I was just using a couple of Wiggys lamilite blankets and my old poncho liner.
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Thanks for sharing! I love the area, but it has been a few years since I passed that way. Loved the catch and release pronghorn picture.
Have they changed the name of Dead Indian Pass yet? I figure that would have been a big brouhaha, but I coulda missed it.
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Have they changed the name of Dead Indian Pass yet? I figure that would have been a big brouhaha, but I coulda missed it.
Not yet, But I hear the sanctimonious hand wringers want to change it from Dead Indian Pass to "Casino Owning American who has assumed ambient temperature". The problem is fitting it on the plaque, on the rock..
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Looks like a good time. I am looking into getting a Suzuki DR650. I would go with a KLR but have short legs and you can lower the DR a couple inches. Have you sat on one recently? They are tall, but don't weigh much so it ain't really a problem. I'm only 5'7" when I stand especially tall, and the newer generation KLR's were lowered a bit a few years back. This is me on my '92 back in 2010, last time I rode it to New York State. (The first pic is along the "Tail of the Dragon" in the Smokies). Note the toe contact to the pavement in that second pic, about the way it is, but the bike doesn't weigh much so it ain't a problem. Plus, just having to throw a leg over when getting on keeps you flexible ..and like I said, the current KLR's are lower than this. Anyways, I was just a kid in '10, I look less goofy than that now. Birdwatcher
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