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Offline NUKE

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« on: October 10, 2004, 10:57:36 PM »
Some pics from my weekend ride.


These two are from  Alpine Arizona.







Gun camera footage.



Our bikes....87 miles south of Alpine and on our way back to Phoenix


Some BIG arse trucks in Morenci Arizona working the cooper, gold and silver mine operted by Phelps Doge. The town of Morenci is completely owned by Phelps Dodge. The mine is HUGE! It spans miles across and thousands of feet deep. They work it 24 hours a day, seven days a week Im told.


This pic does not do the size justice, but you can see a small portion of the mine here. Some of the views remind me of the grand canyon..



Anyway, was a great ride. I only wish that I had taken some desert pics for you . I later thought....wtf? Most people are probably gonna want desert pics coming from a bike ride in Arizona.
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« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2004, 11:55:48 PM »
I get plenty of desert pics here. :)

This is about 20 miles from my house:



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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2004, 12:14:20 AM »
Sandman.

I am tempted to go about about 30 mins from my house tomorrow and post some pics.
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« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2004, 12:16:51 AM »
Nice shots btw... are those yellow and green things called trees?


I've heard of them. ;)

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Offline Mark Luper

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« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2004, 04:22:18 AM »
Looks like a great place to ride. Nice pics.
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« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2004, 09:03:26 AM »
Great Pics Nuke, ill be heading up north in a few weeks, I am hiking Mt. Humphreys on the 23rd. I just wanna see trees with leaves again I miss them. lol
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2004, 09:59:45 AM »
Nuke, really like your bike but I'm not a big fan of the Touring bike that your friend rides.  I realise it is more practical than yours for riding long distances etc. but yours looks much cooler.
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2004, 12:23:11 PM »
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Great Pics Nuke, ill be heading up north in a few weeks, I am hiking Mt. Humphreys on the 23rd. I just wanna see trees with leaves again I miss them. lol


Man, you ever been up Mt. Lemmon? It's right near Tucson and it's pretty cool.

Curval, thanks :) My bike might get a few more looks than his, but on this trip I kinda wish I had his.

He's protected from a lot of wind and his range is a lot longer. I have to fill up about every 120 miles.

We left the desert ( around 95 degrees) and 40 minutes later it was starting to get very cool. We were above 8000 feet and in the tall pines for a good long time.

Then coming back we got some rain. All said was about a 750 mile trip.

I wish I had taken a lot more pics. We went through some areas that looked like they belonged in Arizona Highways magazine.
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« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2004, 12:37:01 PM »
Yea, but chicks...biker chicks...DIG you.:aok
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« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2004, 01:01:32 PM »
Those look like R-125 or R-150 Euclids.
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« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2004, 01:12:38 PM »
Nice pictures Nuke. I didnt know arizona had any trees. I remember passing through there by car, looked more like the last two photos.

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Offline XNachoX

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« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2004, 01:26:49 PM »
Here's a picture of one of my trips.  This was at Road Atlanta Sept. 2nd.  I just did another trackday at Barber Motorsports park last weekend.
http://xnachox.hostultra.com/Images/Track1.jpg

More:
Two Wheels Only in Suches, Georgia.


Helen GA:


Amacalola Falls in GA:
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Offline MrCoffee

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« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2004, 01:37:53 PM »
I remember Atlanta Georgia had some fantastic roads. Spent a few hours in my rental car there just having fun on the freeway ramps near the airport. Traffic there is worse than in LA though.

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« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2004, 02:53:41 PM »
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Man, you ever been up Mt. Lemmon? It's right near Tucson and it's pretty cool.




I spend usually one or two days a week hiking in the Catalinas and up on Mt. Lemmon. This weekend I am hiking Mt. Wrightson and then the following heading up Humphreys. I cant wait to be up at 12 and a half thousand feet.
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« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2004, 03:09:57 PM »
Nice colors there NUKE, lotts of red, orange and yellow leaves here too.  Looks like a great trip.
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