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366 miles today. Possibly my longest ride on the PNW Express.
A bit windy along the Columbia / a bit of traffic off and on. But I did get to ride that new route I've been wondering about. The pavement was frequently a patch work of repairs but the scenery was terrific.
A bit windy along the Columbia / a bit of traffic off and on. But I did get to ride that new route I've been wondering about. The pavement was frequently a patch work of repairs but the scenery was terrific.
Gents. I have literally driven by this place several times a year for maybe 10 years. There are no signs. I have Googled the address and it is not a business. I don't like to bother people. Well. Today was the day. I knocked at the door. Said: "I don't want to bother you..." The old man responded with an amused look in his eye: "Well you already did." I knew we would get along just fine.
So the story goes, when he came back from Vietnam he wanted to build a hot rod. But he discovered that he and his dad had more fun collecting old cars than fixing them. Over the years they collected many abandoned vehicles from Oregon and Washington.
At this point in his life, the kids don't want them. He started selling off the collection a few years ago. He says the nice stuff got snatched up quickly.
I love this stuff. If I had a place, would love nothing more than to buy one or two to tinker with.
So the story goes, when he came back from Vietnam he wanted to build a hot rod. But he discovered that he and his dad had more fun collecting old cars than fixing them. Over the years they collected many abandoned vehicles from Oregon and Washington.
At this point in his life, the kids don't want them. He started selling off the collection a few years ago. He says the nice stuff got snatched up quickly.
I love this stuff. If I had a place, would love nothing more than to buy one or two to tinker with.
Wow, what a collection of old rust and rubber. Hmm, ol rust an rubber, sounds like a country song.
Always love the trip pictures, never know what you'll see.
I like the headstone pics too, cool to see history right in front of you.
I like the headstone pics too, cool to see history right in front of you.
Some of them tell a bit about the individual. One said: "Born in Denmark / died in Washington." Born 1863 (American Civil War). Must have been an incredible journey.
Yeah, no kidding.
I find those thoughts and that wonder really interesting, a few small details of a stranger's life, and what it may have been like to live in their time.
I think the standard reaction to going to cemeteries (where you don't personally know anyone), is creepy or occult, vs quite the opposite, as they are really historical markers, and as seen, some have some interesting short stories to tell.
Especially when you know they are buried on their old homestead, as usually then there is more info that can be found.
A long time ago I was out stomping around a forest with my boys when they were small and we came across a cemetery tucked back in the woods all overgrown and forgotten...
There were around 15 tombstones and most of them dated from the early 1900s until around mid 1960s.....I noted two of them were WW2 veterans as depicted on their headstones....
I noted where we were and a few days later I went to the Legion and told them I found gravesites belonging to WW2 vets...this enabled them to get in there and sort out this little cemetery which was on public land...
Apparently this gravesite wasn't on their list of veteran gravesites and belonged to a church long since gone....
I must soon go back to that spot and check out what they did to it after all these years.
Great stuff.
It's intriguing to go someplace where there is apparently nothing but the land, and discover that years ago there was a community. In Arizona we had petroglyphs and indiginous ruins here and there.
Cool story, and an update would be interesting.
Is it with a reasonable bike rides distance from home?
It's not far away and I'm sure I can talk the wife into going for a walk to check it out.
Maybe we'll go this weekend...
When I was a kid growing up on our farm, I did as much exploring on horse back as I could....I found an old homestead on the back end of our property and found out it was from the early 1800s.......there were lilacs growing all over the place.....many years later after I was married, my sister in law (brother's wife, now ex) brought us a couple lilacs which were spliced from those lilacs making them decedents of a very old plant...
We have brought a splice from those lilacs with us each time we moved and have 2 big bushes in our yard...one of the senior ladies we look after is part of the horticultural society and immediately recognized them as very old stock....
That's fantastic!
Above 100 mph the Silver Streak is not all that smooth. Feels like maybe a wheel balance concern. The tires are new and the shop said that they have a fancy-pants balancer. It may have been that way with the old tires, but that would have been months ago as I seldom drive above 55 mph...
Other than an increased buzz from the engine, do these typically run pretty smooth at speed? Clearly more field research is required...
Other than an increased buzz from the engine, do these typically run pretty smooth at speed? Clearly more field research is required...
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