2017 Favorite Memories, Post Up Here!

Keeping a time honored tradition, post up your favorite 2017 memories here!!

Pants rode a little over 23,000 miles this year, my highest annual mileage to date. Over MLK weekend, the weather cooperated and we did some camping in East Texas and southern Mississippi.



Craig came down from DFW and I made a new friend.





Certainly not a favorite, but in February, Pops crashed his ’07 in central Louisiana and suffered significant injuries.



Over the Easter break, Mike and I rode north, Craig rode East, Josh and Mark rode south, and we met in the middle in the Arkansas Ozark mountains.





We had a nice time at the campground there.







We kept plenty warm all weekend!





This is how you ride Arkansas!



In June, with Pops recovered and with a new (to him) ’14 FJR under his belt, Andrew, he, and I set out on a 2-week, 6000-plus mile adventure to California.



I saw giant cactus for the first time….



…and Joshua Trees…



…. and we played in some REALLY big trees!



We got our kicks on route 66!



And we had plenty of time to stop and be thankful for our many blessings.



We had a picnic in the snow!


And we rode Kings Canyon, which was amazing.

We met others at Yosemite and had a wonderful weekend with them.



Seeing those granite formations was a life long dream come true for me.





I got a little loose at times.



And got to meet Petey before we unexpectedly lost him.



The topography in California is very diverse and beautiful.



After YFO, Josh and I continued our adventure. We ran through Tahoe



In Nevada, we rode Hwy 50, the loneliest road in America.



We camped in the Nevada near the Great Basin.



From there, we rode along the mighty Colorado river.



And we found 11,000 foot peaks in Utah!



We camped on the Blue Mesa.



And we rode the world famous Million Dollar Highway!





I ran over the New Mexixo Enchanted Circle.



In 2017, my nephew Jacob moved up to a 919 Hornet.



And shortly thereafter, bought this sweet RC51.



In the late summer, I rode to Texas to meet Craig and his son.



I showed them a few good roads I know of.





Over Labor Day weekend, Mike and I joined some new friends for some Arkansas twisties.



Randy and Tom had a great time!





We did some knee slapping in Mountain View.



We sat in the Buffalo River and enjoyed a cold brew.



In Ponca, we did some hiking…



… and some caving too.



And we had plenty of time to contemplate the meaning of life.



Then in late October, I rode to Jemison, Alabama for the SFO gathering.



I met some new and old friends and we had a great time.





Our hosts Turk and his lovely wife Jana showed us the true meaning of southern hospitality.







And in spite of that, we still crashed the place proper!



On Black Friday, I rode my bike to a favorite fishing hole.





For the record, in 2017, I took 3,902 pictures while on motorcycle riding trips. Considering that, I suppose 57 is not too many for a highlight reel. But I passed on hundreds that would be worthy. 2017 was absolutely epic.

I hope for more great photos in 2018, and wish you all safe and adventurous riding!!

Stay Thirsty, My Friends….

Damn, now I feel all inspired to get off my buttocks and post some bits from my own 2017 adventures.

Hopefully I'll be able to figure out the most expedient method for my pics...

Happy New Year to all !

Nice Pants, You have me inspired to ride. Can you do a spring post after the snow melts?

Nicely done 'pants and great to finally meet you at YFO!

That's quite the year you had...I only got ~10k miles in this year, too many "life" items getting in the way!

--G

For the record I was admiring the stars as I laid on the black top with my metal cup of Templeton. Nice report as always my Friend.

I'm still working on the RR for my big trip in Sept/Oct but here are a couple of photos that are Pants-related and bring a smile to my face when I see them... ya had to be there... B)









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JSNS... :wub:

Very nice hppants!!Thanks!!

I think this one picture sums up my riding this year.

Niehart said:

I think this one picture sums up my riding this year.

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And we meet Pants, Pops and Andrew.

Also had a taste of that stuff Pants had in that funny looking bottle.

We also found a new route to Rays deal in LaPine and watched the Whales rolling in Depot Bay.

I feel bad for being Lazy and not finding a picture hosting web site.

Another BMR finish; alas, no BMRx in 2017. Got married to the most fabulous woman ever created; we became grandparents about 3 weeks afterward. My first EOM and SFO, meeting more nice folks and knuckleheads that make this FJR crowd so much fun. Passed 58,000 miles on this bike. Closed out 2017 last weekend with another Stagecoach Run.

Given all the non-riding events, not a bad year.

As of today ...

Note: Hawaii was during sub duty at Pearl Harbor. RD400 and XS750 Special; both Yamahas. Three years of motorcycle learner's permits because I never passed the riding test.