http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html In 2007 WetLeather held the Great Pacific Northwest Dryside Gather in a campground next to Eagle Lake, California. It was just outside Susanville, in Lassen County. It was a gorgeous site with superb winding roads nearby! A good time was had by all, although we did seem to be a bit accident-prone this year. As you’ll see below, I was one of the weekend casualties. I had been riding well but when we came up to a stretch of road where the side dropped away precipitously to a river far below, I tensed up badly and, well, forgot how to ride. Although I told myself to relax, and just look into the turn and push down that handlebar, on the very next turn I freaked, grabbed a handful of front brake, and skidded into the gravel on the edge of the road. I hit the dirt, luckily without any major injury (I had a bit of rash). My bike, however, disappeared over the edge! After I had a chance to rest a bit, I rode back to the Gather on the back of Michael Pierce’s Tiger (a nice bike by the way, and Michael was a great rider). After we got there, we had planned to get Kenny Matelski’s truck and retrieve my bike from down on the cliff (where we eventually found it.) However, when everyone was ready, they told me that they had enough guys to get the bike and that I should stay put. So, the following part of the story is brought to you by Dave Morgan, who reported: “Then, at about 16:00, Michael Pierce comes to me and says that Sachi Wilson had an accident with her bike and that it went down the side of a cliff. Luckily for Sachi, she managed to stay up on the road and suffered only minor injuries to her shoulder, helmet and gloves. Michael, Kenny Matelski, Sachi and Dave McDonald had been out for a ride on one of the greater motorcycle roads in Northern California. What happened isn't entirely clear, but all four of them made it back to camp, minus Sachi's bike. Michael said he needed help getting Sachi's bike off the cliff and asked if I'd go along. I said, "sure" not knowing what I was getting myself into, but knowing that what had to be done, had to be done. Besides, I was into the hard cider enough at that point that if Michael handed me a pistol and said, ‘go kill Martin Golding,’ I'd probably have done that too. “Kenny hitches up the trailer to his truck and the three of us pile in. Actually, it was more like wedge in, as I was in the back ‘seat’ of his truck. It's at this point that I find out the scene of the crash is 90 miles away, up a long twisty road. Too late to back out, I settle down for the ride. Along the way, I heard the stories about every car Michael had ever owned, and nearly every place he lived in the Air Force. Kenny did manage to get a word or two in edgewise and it was an entertaining ride up the hill. I have no idea where we were, despite the fact that Kenny has a GPS hooked to a laptop, mounted in his truck, which is really more like a modern police patrol car with every electronic gadget known to man. “We finally arrive at the crash site. The bike is not too far down. About 25 or 30 feet, but sitting precariously on a bush, not unlike the one Beetle Bailey often finds himself hanging from in the comic strip. The cliff drops down at about 80 degrees and continues on to the bottom of the canyon, which must be another 900 or so feet down. “The plan is for one of us to go down to the bike with a rope, tie the rope to the bike while another one of us uses Kenny's truck to pull the bike up onto the road. “Guess who got to go down the cliff and tie the rope to the bike? “So, making sure the rope was securely tied to the bumper of the truck, I donned my gloves and made my way down to the bike. I got the line secured to the front fork, climbed back up the rope to the top of the cliff while Michael pulled the bike up with the truck. It went perfectly. No problem! “Then, I had to go back down on the rope and retrieve all the little plastic bits and Sachi's GPS which had all come off in the wreck. I managed to find them all, but left the plastic radiator shroud. It was a little too far out of reach, and one casualty for the night seemed to be enough. We got the bike loaded onto the trailer, tied down and we were off. The whole thing took less than ½ an hour. We got back to camp about 20:00. Dinner had been served, but the dinner crew saved us some. Food never tasted so good. We had salmon, chicken and I don't remember what else, but it was all good.” Michael took pics of the recovery, and I’ve posted those here. Needless to say I cannot thank Dave, Michael, and Kenny (who drove the bike and me all the way to San Diego, too) enough. http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#0 cc4064b4-c608-4a18-98af-57e4b23be13e http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/Gather07%20023.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/Gather07%20023.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">I rode up on Thursday from San Diego - somewhere north of 700 miles in an easy 12 hours</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#1 04b06237-5a71-42ef-951f-b52fdb182dc2 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/Gather07%20029.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/Gather07%20029.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Susan enjoyed trying my bike for size</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#2 e4dd6b7b-814e-4886-a51d-8acd35812a88 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/Gather07%20030.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/Gather07%20030.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">She thought she was quite fetching on it!</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#3 6fc43963-9ccc-4abc-a282-9e231ee93da5 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0329.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0329.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">On Friday I went for a ride with a few of the guys.  We were riding through miles and miles of twisty roads like this.  Fabulous!!!</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#4 1e48609c-9be2-44b5-a44f-50f3490a03c4 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0328.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0328.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The country in the high Sierras was gorgeous</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#5 c1b42ad6-92bb-4c47-a029-0273bcb012aa http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0326.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0326.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Kenny Matelski and Michael Pierce off in the woods waiting for Dave MacDonald after we had made a wrong turn</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#6 c4477440-0473-4973-9ef0-9c877ee87c5d http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0327.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0327.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Still waiting . . . Dave needs to learn to check his six once in a while</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#7 db10d00a-ca4f-4c36-aebe-00e587aa4b99 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0331.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0331.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">But as you may have heard, ATGATT is a good idea</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#8 9a809b5f-aacd-4a96-bb10-4e036fa00bbb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0333.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0333.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">There was a huge dent in the kevlar armor on my glove too</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#9 26e81b85-6c64-4546-bc15-26366d4d9f3c http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0344.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0344.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">This was all I could find of my bike at first</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#10 3ee83c2d-91c3-4e89-8f55-bbaeb416d9d6 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0343.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0343.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">I finally found this bit eight feet down the side of the hill, buried in a bush (Dave Morgan exaggerated when he said it was 25 feet ;-)</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#11 eda3d80d-7fd8-40a2-b628-0e2ce5ea7a17 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0345.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0345.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">It looks like the damage is mostly to the front end, although the tank is dented and scratched too, dammit</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#12 50eeeae0-cde2-4cdb-abe4-9b2f764e2f9c http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0408.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0408.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The Zumo ripped off too, but it still works, probably because the Touratech mounting is shock-absorbing</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#13 ebed6dc8-320c-4c67-b841-ae94ec20cc20 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0334.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0334.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The main table next to the cooking area</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#14 67111f40-6924-4b66-bac1-2d526dbad3a2 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0330.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0330.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The main area of the campground</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#15 14764cb4-5668-4dce-84cf-8642602f348e http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_1307.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_1307.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">On Saturday morning I was the breakfast boss, and was in charge of making huevos rancheros with chorizos and refritos</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#16 eb81d3b6-70c8-4e00-b8c8-d71d8bbb8cef http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_1306.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_1306.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Susan gave me a hand with the chorizos.  H.Marc also helped with the cooking, as did many others - a huge thanks to you all!</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#17 1a123f78-4a83-4458-9254-6b9704829ffb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0335.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0335.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">A view toward the lake</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#18 ec620179-dde8-4bd0-9f7f-cc001185159f http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0348.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0348.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Another view toward the lake</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#19 a40e2b3c-ec0f-41f5-9302-c10fea5b74f0 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0336.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0336.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Martin with a bowl of potato chips that he had made</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#20 ac30f7a4-1a7d-4cef-bdf7-b7805c26ef2c http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0337.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0337.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Truman trying to look cute for me</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#21 e84389b6-e6fe-40a2-9eb9-1483663170be http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0338.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0338.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">MiG was happy</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#22 784e98b8-1dd1-4fe7-9b9d-3af52309bbcb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0341.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0341.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Dick Lee talks to Monica</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#23 b6af7dba-0884-4254-a523-425938b59aba http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0342.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0342.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">A few bikes, MiG’s Hawk in the center</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#24 20026b9a-590a-4e55-974f-e1fe7fd6d20b http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0351.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0351.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gary Wasserman making margaritas with the two-stroke blender</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#25 4daf6a43-d2f0-4b1f-bfc3-25743ac6c2a3 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0346.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0346.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">There was always an interest in more margaritas . . .</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#26 cd7ee931-e315-4f88-bd59-d349cf4a7a25 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0349.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0349.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">We were pretty lazy this weekend</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#27 3990c6af-8d7e-491c-86dc-b02f9f635e13 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0350.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0350.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Prairie Kittin</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#28 2406b502-b548-460a-b0f3-e52435dbc54a http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0352.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0352.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; 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" class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">SSJoanne with her back to the camera</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#31 3c485663-b2dc-4302-8e84-88b7101215f5 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0357.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0357.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Another relaxed group</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#32 dbead245-eac9-4c85-9287-3fdd428239c7 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0358.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0358.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Ditto</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#33 7e28c41b-e812-44be-bb3c-5627b95debb6 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0370.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0370.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">BubbaJoan was the Dinner Boss on Saturday night</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#34 e6f28338-3fbe-4141-9618-bbf6cf33fcff http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0371.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0371.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Discussing dinner</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#35 9b093115-2302-482c-aab6-6e79296eaf89 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0339.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0339.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The Saturday Night cooking crew</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#36 d8c932b2-4271-4114-a876-9a497c77823b http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0347.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0347.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Bubba enlisted John to cook the meat</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#37 e57fc464-9089-470d-9b54-8b908bb01cba http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0359.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0359.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">John doing his wonders at the barbecue</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#38 bc2c78a5-7b5a-4601-af8d-6dbdfe6d4d38 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0360.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0360.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Susan playing with fire</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#39 61c320eb-a56f-47ac-ac7c-c3683c6af4cb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0361.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0361.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">A group set up chairs out by the lake, shaded by the trees</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#40 a07c338b-b0cf-4d38-bac3-19ce2d4a651c http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0363.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0363.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gooz, SSJoanne, Gary, Martin, Wendy</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#41 1a798245-c50c-4efb-971a-dbc77712c0bd http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0364.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0364.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Plus SSMark, Ln, and Carol</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#42 3147755e-6dee-42f1-a6e0-521de3cbf9d9 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0362.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0362.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Martin with two of the poodles</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#43 6c3d6565-2f27-4d55-b1c4-6b227c7faca0 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0365.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0365.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">MiG and Steve Aarnio, PhysicsBoy</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#44 7acfc186-694f-49f3-b63c-2d54218bf4b3 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0366.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0366.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The Maker’s Mark with its good friend, Adrian</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#45 fa83bf33-0ff0-44e9-90e3-bbe0dfe762f2 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0367.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0367.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Up by the main part of the campground</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#46 d3c5a5a5-02d6-4a92-8e3a-20cb3842fccc http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0368.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0368.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Carl appears to be relaxing</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#47 6355bdee-4851-4687-98df-dabedca68197 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0369.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0369.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Boss Ed joins him</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#48 89b07a04-bb5e-485c-85f4-e8630869e5e7 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0372.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0372.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Angela and Wendy</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#49 6f5fef97-bf4c-47ab-a40a-565503afc150 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0373.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0373.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Saturday was Toenail Saturday!</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#50 e23a086f-b512-4a87-839c-b9544f28d7f2 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0374.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0374.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">A slightly “relaxed” Adrian gladly had his toenails painted</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#51 5c6f1ea1-6911-4b1e-b4df-5e4d0ec6f30e http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0353.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0353.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">I painted Debb Kopp’s toes to match her bike</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#52 e63cf49d-9097-4e78-9476-24e247d4a1bc http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0375.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0375.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Our barbecue chef gets well-deserved hugs</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#53 c4269250-90a4-4e32-99e8-56517b56e9bf http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0376.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0376.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">I managed to join the fun</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#54 b9390934-0cce-493a-a2aa-8a9e07e32051 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0377.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0377.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Bubba is overwhelmed by her skill with food</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#55 25621b3e-58d6-4fd2-a943-64ef9083014b http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0378.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0378.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Oh yum . . .</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#56 3c87e558-2ab3-4fe2-8f37-eff71e3376cb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0379.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0379.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Sandra snuck up behind her and planted a kiss on her</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#57 46b06c29-a105-4af8-8c47-7cab4a06f138 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0380.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0380.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">H.Marc graced me with a smile</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#58 aba71e27-8586-4013-96b7-5325863681ee http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0382.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0382.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Karen worked on an awning</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#59 0a018eb5-d623-4de1-8565-7b4108bfd21b http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0383.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0383.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Waiting for dinner</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#60 8a45872f-5b33-474b-8127-132433521912 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0384.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0384.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; 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" class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">St. Carl opens the awards ceremony</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#63 f7502070-41ee-40b4-9239-fcd7837b49af http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0390.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0390.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Boss Ed gets a hug from BubbaJoan</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#64 37dd3044-dbc4-4174-8ec6-5433cba3a529 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0391.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0391.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">H.Marc talks about the three people who have been to all of the Gathers</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#65 47628714-d123-4953-bf1c-4ebfe40cb920 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0392.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0392.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Kenny Matelski receives his award for “excessive general helpfulness and several rescue<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">missions.”  He was given a 3-meal rescue mission emergency kit.</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#66 ee56067e-7322-4e08-8c3d-9ace867cadf8 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0393.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0393.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Kenny and Michael Pierce, for “some of the more extreme sport angle on campfire tending, each a bag of Roasted Nuts to be delivered<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">to Dr. Chris Denzler.”</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#67 58c180c2-0b95-464a-9d05-46a90fd5d3af http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0394.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0394.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Dick Lee, for “loudly and repeatedly letting everyone know that he was wearing the oldest underwear in camp, an Island Paradise 2008 calendar<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">to help remind him when to change.”</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#68 7f60e2e4-6ce9-4f25-bb77-3e55415ef751 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0396.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0396.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">John Coulter, for “receiving the only reported HPDA at the Gather (on the way to), a pair of handcuffs.”</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#69 f84972be-81c0-4247-bc3b-3f22b92afa93 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0397.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0397.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Trish Morgan, for “valor in the face of gasoline in a water squirt bottle, playing human fuel pump, a pair of Tuff Balls.”</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#70 be8eecd8-868d-46ca-be3f-f94a40d965bb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0398.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0398.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">MiG is having fun</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#71 db118f1f-eeb5-4b4a-8eab-a978b4efba0b http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0399.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0399.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Boss Ed, “for being a Nevada kind of Boss, a ‘Baaaaaaa Means Noooooooo’ T-shirt with a picture of Baa-Baa (or close relative).”</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#72 09479f94-7cef-46c8-807f-d18564da641c http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0401.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0401.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Ed modeled his shirt for us</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#73 100cd972-fe8b-457b-9cec-5617ffd1ab24 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0402.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0402.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">I also won an award because I cracked up my poor bike: a tube of dual-purpose airplane glue, “to either re-assemble<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">[my] bike, or sniff to forget about it.”</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#74 2dc07226-7735-47ed-a610-7e0519a13a58 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0400.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0400.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Carl’s saintly duties are over</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#75 cad0d300-c1bb-4266-b1b6-8c50f090d902 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0403.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0403.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Oh oh, Adrian . . . he still has some Maker’s Mark left!</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#76 13d5232a-afd4-4afa-8a82-4e3729015b03 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0404.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0404.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">But it looks like the rest of the table is keeping up with him</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#77 75d05443-ec80-48ed-bdde-1136dd6f9f4c http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0405.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0405.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Kenny was kind enough to take a shower the next morning before the ride home, so I did not have to deal with his manly man aroma</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#78 46352b9b-8878-4f21-ba17-9fe048076f42 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0406.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0406.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Kenny also dropped Adrian off in Susanville.  Adrian said he stepped in a hole and pulled his muscles  </p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#79 3cb957b0-fb78-4922-8066-c1d6a6485ada http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0409.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0409.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Views of the Sierras on the way home</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#80 b6b530e5-4486-4fdc-9d8b-b1c5dd2ab954 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0411.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0411.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">It sprinkled on us at a couple of points</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007.html#81 90225e42-8da7-40e0-8177-ab80c6ec0451 http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0413.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/thorw/Motorcycling/Gather_2007_files/Media/IMG_0413.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Mount Whitney</p></div></div>