Pic of the week game

[Burque73]

Here's the tunnel at Wolf Creek Pass.

 

[storm 64]

June 2021 Bears Tooth Pass in Wyoming ...

 

[alke46]

June 2021 Bears Tooth Pass in Wyoming

hmmm, my first time of seeing that spelling for Montana.:tan:

 

[storm 64]

Well ol' buddy Larr. All I have to say is get on your motorcycle take a little ride and check it out for yourself... You won't be disappointed.

Bears Tooth Pass is actually in Wyoming. Yes, rt 212 does cross the Montana state line going to Red Lodge Montana, so Larry, you aren't totally wrong. But the pass is in Wyoming.

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

It's a beautiful scene in any state.

From Wikipedia:
The Beartooth Highway is an All-American Road in the western United States on a section of U.S. Route 212 in Montana and Wyoming between Red Lodge and the Northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park. It crests at Beartooth Pass in Wyoming at 10,947 feet (3,337 m) above sea level, and was called "the most beautiful drive in America," by late CBS News correspondent Charles Kuralt.[SUP][2][/SUP] Because of heavy snowfall at the top, the pass is usually open for about five months per year, from mid-May to mid-October, weather conditions permitting.​

 

[dpep]

June 2021 Bears Tooth Pass in Wyoming ...

Yep, definitely Wyoming. Here is a shot taken from about the same spot back in 2012. Same ragged sign.

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[storm 64]

Don, in fact was the reason for me to check out Wyoming and that part of the country. I remember him talking about the Chief Joseph highway, and thought what a great ride destination. I spent three days based out of Cody Wyoming. When I go back, I'll bring a little touch up paint and touch up the sign.

 

[alke46]

Well ol' buddy Larr. All I have to say is get on your motorcycle take a little ride and check it out for yourself... You won't be disappointed.

Bears Tooth Pass is actually in Wyoming. Yes, rt 212 does cross the Montana state line going to Red Lodge Montana, so Larry, you aren't totally wrong. But the pass is in Wyoming.

Well, that explains why my teacher flunked me in geography class. I just thought she was being mean to me.

edit:
I've actually crossed that same stretch of highway but it was back in the early 80's. Yes, I should go ride it again sometime.

 

[Redman]

June 4th 2019
My "Ride-RT-Home-From-SanDiego" trip.

For a day and a half I could see snow capped mountain peaks in the distance, and I wondered how my US50 route would go around them.
Every couple hours they appeared to be closer and bigger, and taking a larger portion of my view ahead.
THen I started noticing elevation signs, 4 thousand, and later 5thousand, and later 6 thousand, and 7 , and 8 thousasand, and is getting colder,.
A little after 9 thousand I noticed a little snow in some places, by 10 thousand was lot more snow, then mostly all snow, and colder, then 11 thousand....

Monarch Pass, Contenential Divide, US50, Colorado, 11300 ft

On way down I had a skiier follow along for a couple minutes. ANd later I saw a bull moose on side of road.
Memerable occassion.

In looking for a pic, I recalled this Monarch Pass, and I recalled had pic that included a sign, but I was thinking it was THE sign. But apparently not.





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[Baatfam]

Pinnacle Overlook - Cumberland Gap

 

[KiwiAlfa156]

This is the nearest thing I've got to a pass, unless I ride non-stop 9 hours to catch a ferry to the South Island out of Wellington City (about 4 hours), then ride another 4 hours to finally reach Lewis Pass. The Lewis is the northern-most of the proper alpine passes across New Zealand's Southern Alps (Lord of the Rings scenery and all that sh*t).

The photo is taken recently at a lookout near the summit of the Scenic Drive, Auckland, which runs through the Waitakere Ranges (hills really), between the city which is on the east coast and the beaches of the west coast. The coasts are in places are only a couple of miles apart. Bump in the distant horizon is a volcanic cone/island (Rangitoto) which is relatively 'fresh', geologically speaking, having stopped erupting little over 800 years ago.

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Can’t find anything around my parts referred to as a pass. But may be this will pass.

 

[marvinsc]

A different take: Monuments to those who have passed AWAY......

IMG_4078 (1) by Scott Marvin, on Flickr

 

[Rob S.]

Kiwi, are your front discs installed properly? The pattern of the slots seems to be going in the wrong direction.

 

[rphillips]

Rob, the bike is facing west, if the bike were turned around, to point east, it'd look correct.

 

[Grimly]

Kiwi, are your front discs installed properly? The pattern of the slots seems to be going in the wrong direction.

He's unpdised down, remember.

 

[dorkburger]

Not quite a pass, but the closest I have .

Untitled by Glen Brenner, on Flickr

 

[KiwiAlfa156]

Kiwi, are your front discs installed properly? The pattern of the slots seems to be going in the wrong direction.

There's a peculiarly Australasian reply to some questions and it's "yeah, nah".

It's "yeah, nah" in this context, Rob, because you're half right.

I haven't disturbed the discs since I got the bike and I lack the OCD required to be upset by it. So much so that...

Yup, this one turned up in the same configuration. When the discs need replacing I'll make sure their correct. Until then...

 

[Rob S.]

Half right? Yeah, nah... :tongue-new:

I'll take half. I'm usually all wrong. As in, "You're all wrong for my daughter." Or, "Your answers were all wrong on the test. You need to take this class again."

Yeah, nah. Seven years of college down the drain!

 

[rphillips]

Congrats Rob, for you, half right is waaay better than usual... Am I seeing 2 of the 3 going the wrong way?