... and it turned out to be a very full day!!!

The plan was to go Mt Washington and back, 800km, a big day but nothing unmanageable. 2 buddies joined me as the prospect of White Mountain backroads is an enticing one.

It didn't start all that well with my alarm not going off ... so we leave an hour later than planned, at 9am. No biggie. Healthy breakfast just before noon. Omelette, home made potatoes and toasts. Win.


A sight we'll witness many times, the Hyper in its natural habitat.


We take a break near this lake after some beautiful uphill sweepers ...


And soon we're back on the road ...






Yours truly in front of the camera for a change ...


I can't even remember how many times I thought to myself "whoa, this is really perfect ... temperature, weather, road, traffic, company ... everything's perfect.




Soon enough, we get to the Auto Road. You can see the sunny skies on the bottom right ... but the nasty cloud stuck on the summit.


And soon enough, the fog is so think you can't see 50ft ahead.


We still make it to the top.




The way down is nice, as it gets sunnier and warmer!


Plus, the scenery doesn't suck.


We try an unmarked road ... which turned out to be gravel.




Turns out, a 200hp beat on a SuperCorsa isn't a good idea on gravel. 1/2" gash somewhere.


After 4 cans of fix-o-flat and a long slow ride, we get home around 2am. Long day.

I must be mentioned we did a burnout in the middle of nowhere around midnight going for "yeah, melting rubber with seal that shit". That didn't work. Looked good though.

 

You gotta post the pic of the burnout bro.

Great photos. Your post made me want to ride, too bad I don't own a bike.

 

Nice pictures!

Actually amazed that you took rolling pictures from the bike.

 

great pics, looks like an awesome time

 

I road my Yaffe all day today, nothing beats a bike on a nice sunny day

 

Fantastic photos while riding! Looks like a fun trip and sounds like one hell of an adventure.

 

Hi,

Your photos capture motion so well I feel as if I'm riding along with you. Props alone on the photos, but the journey itself sounds awesome.

Thanks for sharing, I don't like two wheels apart from my ag.bikes for work, but this is just great.

Cheers,
Nik

 

Beautiful....I wish we had roads like this in Bahrain!!!

 

Thanks for the pics comments! All inspired by this guy/thread : ! may be going to hell in a bucket, - ADVrider
I had exactly the same reaction "wow, it feels like being there".
And it's actually easier to execute than you may think. The only tricky part is getting the camera out on the go and setting it up. Once you have it in hand, it's easy, the 10D fits nicely in your hand.

Unfortunately, no pics of the burnout as it was pitch black ... at a deserted gas station.

 

those roads look like fun, which camera did you use?