Recent flight to the San Juan Islands.

FastDoc · 05-07-2013, 01:41 PM

Mt Baker from over the Puget Sound.

When the weather is good, there is no palce I have been more beautiful than Washington State. I know I pine away for California, but weekends like this remind me how BLESSED I am to live here, and have a plane and the means to enjoy it, and good friends to enjoy it with.

A Travel Air Biplane from the 1920's flies over Orcas Island where we were camping.

A beach on Orcas Island close to the campground. I have never seen a beach with so many shells. Linda collected handfuls.

The airport had these classic Schwinns to ride around the island on. I though Cheesy in particular would appreciate this picture.

'Our' church for this past Sunday.

Linda collecting shells.

These pics were taken right off the end of the runway on Orcas Island. The mountains of Vancouver Island, and Mt. Baker.

Camping by the plane on the airfield.

The airfield.

Linda being an airplane on the grass strip on Point Roberts.

View from the field on Point Roberts.

FastDoc · 05-07-2013, 02:09 PM

Maule bushplanes on the grass at Point Roberts.

We had a little Fly-In. Great people and excellent pilots. The Maule Forum, similar to this one, has wonderful people on it.

Our group.

Linda and I with my plane.

Mt Rainier and flying over the Washington Cascade Mountains. Brother Spud climbed this mountain, the second highest in the lower 48. Mt Whitlney is only higher by a few feet, and I'm sure has MUCH less of a vertical climb to summit. Good on you Spud!

Highway 90 crossing the Columbia River in the eastern Washington desert.

The same river in the desert close to my home airfield.

SpudRider · 05-07-2013, 02:12 PM

Thanks for posting the beautiful photographs, Doc.

I love grass airstrips.

I was blessed to summit Mount Baker.

However, I hung up my crampons after Mount Rainier tried to kill me. 8O

Spud

Weldangrind · 05-08-2013, 01:07 AM

Doc, your views of Mt. Baker are from the wrong side.

We're blessed to have an excellent view of Baker from most places in Abbotsford. We've driven up there in the summer a few times, so the kids could play in the snow.

Thanks for the amazing pics! It looks like Linda was having a great time.

FastDoc · 05-08-2013, 11:14 AM

I look forward to a dedicated trip to Abbotsford, BC to see you soon, Weld.

Weldangrind · 05-08-2013, 11:23 PM

Are you still planning a bike trip this summer?

FastDoc · 05-09-2013, 01:01 AM

Yes. Jimmy and I plan to ride the Canadian Rockies this summer, God willing.

Weldangrind · 05-09-2013, 10:40 AM

Are you still planning to make the journey in June?

FastDoc · 05-09-2013, 12:21 PM

Looking like early August due to Jimmy's work schedule.

irishbiker125 · 05-09-2013, 03:17 PM

Amazing photographs. Looks like a great time was had by all. Love the little wooden church and the picture of the Cascade Mountains!

Trailbikeryder · 05-11-2013, 05:39 AM

Great pictures doc. One of my brothers is also a pilot.

Pliskin · 05-13-2013, 07:14 PM

Great scenery and the mountain looks amazing. Thanks for posting pics Doc.

FastDoc · 05-13-2013, 07:44 PM

Only a pleasure.

jjn · 06-05-2013, 02:18 PM

Thanks so much for the beautiful photos. I was born and raised near Seattle, Wa. I'll soon be 60 years old. Some of my earliest memories are going camping with my family on Orcas and San Juan islands. I starting riding motorcycles at 8. Some years ago we got my wife a Honda Metro, and me a Honda Ruckus scooter. We would truck them up to Anacortes from Puyallup, unload at the ferry dock, cut to the front of the line (motorcyclists/scooter riders, pedestrians, and bicylists get to cut to the front and load first!!), and take then boat, usually to Orcas, but also to San Juan Island. On Orcas, we'd stay at the Orcas Hotel as our base (across the street from the ferry dock), and tool all over the island and have a great time.
We moved to Hawaii recently. As our last hurrah in Washington State, we rode my XL883 Sportster, and her SYM HD200 scooter from Puyallup, to Port Townsend, where we caught a ferry to Whidbey Island. Then rode to Anacortes and took the boat to Orcas. Spend a few days enjoying Orcas, as always. On the return trip, we took the boat to Anacortes, rode to the southern part of Whidbey, took the ferry to Port Townsend. Rode to South Worth and took a ferry to the northern tip of Vashon Island. Then rode to the southern tip of Vashon where we took the ferry to Tacoma, and rode home. Puget Sound is a beautiful place, and a ferry boat is a cool way to see some of it (since I don't have a pilot's license!).
We now live in Keaau, on the Big Island of Hawaii.

FastDoc · 06-05-2013, 02:44 PM

I have been to 49 states on a motorcycle. I have never been to hawaii, but it is on my 'bucket list'.

I have always said that on a sunny day, no where in the country is more beautiful than Western washington. OK, maybe Alaska... ;-)

A scooter or a small motorcycle would be a GREAT way to see the San Juans. I'd like to do it on my 1972 CB175.

05-07-2013, 01:41 PM	#1
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Recent flight to the San Juan Islands. Mt Baker from over the Puget Sound. When the weather is good, there is no palce I have been more beautiful than Washington State. I know I pine away for California, but weekends like this remind me how BLESSED I am to live here, and have a plane and the means to enjoy it, and good friends to enjoy it with. A Travel Air Biplane from the 1920's flies over Orcas Island where we were camping. A beach on Orcas Island close to the campground. I have never seen a beach with so many shells. Linda collected handfuls. The airport had these classic Schwinns to ride around the island on. I though Cheesy in particular would appreciate this picture. 'Our' church for this past Sunday. Linda collecting shells. These pics were taken right off the end of the runway on Orcas Island. The mountains of Vancouver Island, and Mt. Baker. Camping by the plane on the airfield. The airfield. Linda being an airplane on the grass strip on Point Roberts. View from the field on Point Roberts. __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-07-2013, 02:09 PM	#2
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Maule bushplanes on the grass at Point Roberts. We had a little Fly-In. Great people and excellent pilots. The Maule Forum, similar to this one, has wonderful people on it. Our group. Linda and I with my plane. Mt Rainier and flying over the Washington Cascade Mountains. Brother Spud climbed this mountain, the second highest in the lower 48. Mt Whitlney is only higher by a few feet, and I'm sure has MUCH less of a vertical climb to summit. Good on you Spud! Highway 90 crossing the Columbia River in the eastern Washington desert. The same river in the desert close to my home airfield. __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-07-2013, 02:12 PM	#3
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Thanks for posting the beautiful photographs, Doc. I love grass airstrips. I was blessed to summit Mount Baker. However, I hung up my crampons after Mount Rainier tried to kill me. 8O Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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05-08-2013, 01:07 AM	#4
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Doc, your views of Mt. Baker are from the wrong side. We're blessed to have an excellent view of Baker from most places in Abbotsford. We've driven up there in the summer a few times, so the kids could play in the snow. Thanks for the amazing pics! It looks like Linda was having a great time. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-08-2013, 11:14 AM	#5
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I look forward to a dedicated trip to Abbotsford, BC to see you soon, Weld. __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-08-2013, 11:23 PM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Are you still planning a bike trip this summer? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-09-2013, 01:01 AM	#7
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Yes. Jimmy and I plan to ride the Canadian Rockies this summer, God willing. __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-09-2013, 10:40 AM	#8
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Are you still planning to make the journey in June? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-09-2013, 12:21 PM	#9
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Looking like early August due to Jimmy's work schedule. __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-09-2013, 03:17 PM	#10
irishbiker125 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Dungarvan,County Waterford, Ireland Posts: 93	Amazing photographs. Looks like a great time was had by all. Love the little wooden church and the picture of the Cascade Mountains!
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05-11-2013, 05:39 AM	#11
Trailbikeryder Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 231	Great pictures doc. One of my brothers is also a pilot. __________________ My CB : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZ8q-grmOQ 2012 Skyteam V-Raptor 250 2011 Yamaha Tenere XT 660Z abs 1996 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic 1989 Kawasaki GPZ 500
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05-13-2013, 07:14 PM	#12
Pliskin Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 341	Great scenery and the mountain looks amazing. Thanks for posting pics Doc. __________________ Zongshen 200gy-2
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05-13-2013, 07:44 PM	#13
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Only a pleasure. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-05-2013, 02:18 PM	#14
jjn Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 206	Thanks so much for the beautiful photos. I was born and raised near Seattle, Wa. I'll soon be 60 years old. Some of my earliest memories are going camping with my family on Orcas and San Juan islands. I starting riding motorcycles at 8. Some years ago we got my wife a Honda Metro, and me a Honda Ruckus scooter. We would truck them up to Anacortes from Puyallup, unload at the ferry dock, cut to the front of the line (motorcyclists/scooter riders, pedestrians, and bicylists get to cut to the front and load first!!), and take then boat, usually to Orcas, but also to San Juan Island. On Orcas, we'd stay at the Orcas Hotel as our base (across the street from the ferry dock), and tool all over the island and have a great time. We moved to Hawaii recently. As our last hurrah in Washington State, we rode my XL883 Sportster, and her SYM HD200 scooter from Puyallup, to Port Townsend, where we caught a ferry to Whidbey Island. Then rode to Anacortes and took the boat to Orcas. Spend a few days enjoying Orcas, as always. On the return trip, we took the boat to Anacortes, rode to the southern part of Whidbey, took the ferry to Port Townsend. Rode to South Worth and took a ferry to the northern tip of Vashon Island. Then rode to the southern tip of Vashon where we took the ferry to Tacoma, and rode home. Puget Sound is a beautiful place, and a ferry boat is a cool way to see some of it (since I don't have a pilot's license!). We now live in Keaau, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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06-05-2013, 02:44 PM	#15
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I have been to 49 states on a motorcycle. I have never been to hawaii, but it is on my 'bucket list'. I have always said that on a sunny day, no where in the country is more beautiful than Western washington. OK, maybe Alaska... ;-) A scooter or a small motorcycle would be a GREAT way to see the San Juans. I'd like to do it on my 1972 CB175. __________________ Happy to serve.
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