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| Clarkston to George (No I 90) Seemed impossible a reasonable route from Clarkston to George that did not touch I 90. This was our return from the Lo Lo pass ride. The weather was cool and grey but not raining. We headed out from Clarkston and ran low along the north bank of the river. Nice ride with a twisty but comfortable road along the river. No traffic and the road appears to not see much but was in good shape. Rvs were parked all along the river. Appeared to be a couple trailers that may have bee squatters as a couple of spots. |
This was beginning to look like a great little ride. This area is full of great little roads. I have heard the question before and it was asked once on this ride. "Why is this road here"? The industry here is farming. Farmers need to get there crops to the grainieries and move there equipment around. It is all rolling hills, rivers, and canyons. The whole area in intertwined with good paved roads winding thru the hills, and canyons. We had just passed a little park area and had turned north when the group rolled to a stop. We had our 2nd flat. The leader had pulled up lame. We did not find a simple puncture on this one but a crack. The tire was on its last legs and due to be replaced on next week. Possible lesson on pushing a tire to far? Towing options were being discussed. But we decided to try a plug. The reamer tool did find one hole and not a full crack on the inside. We inserted a plug and applied extra goop to the crack. There was a can of spray in selant also avaliable that we applied. |
| The bike was ridden around a little to let the spray sealant build up its small air pressure. Then aired the tire up with my portable air pump. I think the tire held up the rest of the trip with on added air. We checked it at Colfax and it seemed ok. The rest of the trip went well. We wandered north west on many back roads. I do not recall even seeing I 90 until we joined it at George. We stopped at the Mardon Resort for a nice lunch. When we hit I 90 the wind began. It built to hurricane proportions in the Ellensburg Canyon. Almost blowing my heavy VTX 1800 out from under me. We hit a little rain in the mountains but not much. In the end we made it home with overall one of the best rides this group had ever done. |