And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
#5 - VW bus, yes ? That fox on steering wheel and brake lever are dead giveaways, my '66 Beetle had them too. My gas gauge was a square with radiused corners. Nothing extra provided, just the bare necessities.
#2 Still can't reach the ceiling until the lake fills back up #5 Gabriel Iglesias approves #9 Living the dream #12 Who needs cops when the street is the speed limit? #15 When the road is paid for by government contract, by the meter #16 The only way Frisco looks good #17 A smart guy would build a gasthaus there #18 It's a small ranch with little profit, but one cow still beats all hat and no cattle #20 Bigfoot Country #21 Luck will beat brains...'till it doesn't #25 Almost enough to make me think about a motorcycle #27 The original. The screen in the back is to keep leopards from snacking on drivers by surprise, as they are wont to do. #28 O, to live in a city where I could row instead of drive... #29 And then, the snapping of the bones, and the screams of pain
That's a lot of wanderlust, even by your standards, CW. I'm off for a couple weeks after the weekend, for the first long break in decades. Plans include anything within a few hundred miles. Maybe I'll take a camera along, and see if I can find you something worth sending...
Last photo: Turning on the rear tire. I think this was first seen at Laguna Seca in a Superbike race circa 1980. Corkscrew. Cresting left hand turn, with a right hand turn halfway down the hill. One of the 1000cc racers thought he could turn faster if he lofted the front tire exiting the upper left hand turn, and rotate the bike to the right to set up for the second turn. It worked. Suzuki rider, IIRC. Can't recall his name, drat!
Golden Gate Bridge & the fog, be nuts to visit SF in today but should you venture out be sure to carry a sweater or sweatshirt because when that fog rolls should the weather be warm it will drop really quick and turn really cold.
Will never forget that river and beautiful city - Having spent days searching every street for the best of wines, leathers and gelato. Finally striking rich and claim to the very best of the best iced creamery! Savoring every bite while standing next to the Arno River when suddenly, what was mistaken to be a gas bubble rising from the depths of my loins, crapped a heavy load into my jeans making for an end to a once beautiful day.
#1 is a really lonely road!
ReplyDelete#5, the bus has a gas gauge, my '59 didn't.
#11, Mars!
#12, that town has been there a LONG time.
#8 - "Are you getting in, or not?"
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#25 Phwoar
ReplyDeleteWhy is #3 waving a checkered flag?
ReplyDeleteAlways like the woofers; 6, 10, 14 & especially 27
ReplyDelete#18 been there done that many times
#20 back woods elk hunt
#14 loving her dog that rescued her from a viscous bear attack
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the one with the dog.
ReplyDeleteI keep posting this comment but it's so true: I love your "Open Road" pictorial essays.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!
#5 - VW bus, yes ? That fox on steering wheel and brake lever are dead giveaways, my '66 Beetle had them too. My gas gauge was a square with radiused corners. Nothing extra provided, just the bare necessities.
ReplyDeleteThat 'fox' is the Wolfsburg Crest. Wolfsburg is the home of VW and their factory, which is the largest in the world.
DeleteI like the Rover. Rover. Hard to find those older ones
ReplyDelete#'s 8 & 19; forever fan of Poorchees. Or is it Pohshu?
ReplyDeleteTat woman wins if only for the enthusiasm
ReplyDeleteNice set CW
#2 Still can't reach the ceiling until the lake fills back up
ReplyDelete#5 Gabriel Iglesias approves
#9 Living the dream
#12 Who needs cops when the street is the speed limit?
#15 When the road is paid for by government contract, by the meter
#16 The only way Frisco looks good
#17 A smart guy would build a gasthaus there
#18 It's a small ranch with little profit, but one cow still beats all hat and no cattle
#20 Bigfoot Country
#21 Luck will beat brains...'till it doesn't
#25 Almost enough to make me think about a motorcycle
#27 The original. The screen in the back is to keep leopards from snacking on drivers by surprise, as they are wont to do.
#28 O, to live in a city where I could row instead of drive...
#29 And then, the snapping of the bones, and the screams of pain
That's a lot of wanderlust, even by your standards, CW.
I'm off for a couple weeks after the weekend, for the first long break in decades.
Plans include anything within a few hundred miles.
Maybe I'll take a camera along, and see if I can find you something worth sending...
The big shoot at Big Sandy is next weekend. Larger than Knob Creek.
Deletehttps://bigsandyshoot.com/
Feel free to do so!
Delete#3, two knuckleheads waiting for the flag to drop! (the Harley's, not the guys!) The last one; pure poetry in motion...
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Yay, switchbacks have returned.
ReplyDeleteGrrrreat doggos! :)
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ReplyDeleteTurning on the rear tire. I think this was first seen at Laguna Seca in a Superbike race circa 1980. Corkscrew. Cresting left hand turn, with a right hand turn halfway down the hill. One of the 1000cc racers thought he could turn faster if he lofted the front tire exiting the upper left hand turn, and rotate the bike to the right to set up for the second turn. It worked. Suzuki rider, IIRC. Can't recall his name, drat!
That drifty dude could easily navigate those corners faster with the steering wheel instead of the right foot method, he's save tires and fuel too!
ReplyDeleteIs 15 the road the origional Italian Job bus crashed on?
ReplyDeleteGolden Gate Bridge & the fog, be nuts to visit SF in today but should you venture out be sure to carry a sweater or sweatshirt because when that fog rolls should the weather be warm it will drop really quick and turn really cold.
ReplyDeleteWill never forget that river and beautiful city - Having spent days searching every street for the best of wines, leathers and gelato. Finally striking rich and claim to the very best of the best iced creamery! Savoring every bite while standing next to the Arno River when suddenly, what was mistaken to be a gas bubble rising from the depths of my loins, crapped a heavy load into my jeans making for an end to a once beautiful day.
ReplyDeleteThat's a story worthy of being Anonymous!
DeleteWhat lake is #2?
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