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Udink
02-05-2009, 08:02 PM
So, I got my new Rancher the other day, and took it for a spin yesterday. I rode about 25 miles from Price, through Kenilworth, to Helper, then back to Price. I checked out a couple of old building foundations near Kenilworth, probably built in the early 1900s when the coal boom was getting started. I lived in Kenilworth for the first ten years of my life and never saw these old buildings before, but I spotted them in Google Earth recently and decided to check them out. I managed to find some mud on the trail, and it felt bad getting a brand new machine so dirty, but it was kinda fun too. :lol8:

Before the ride:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/SYtGRmEriSI/AAAAAAAADPA/etcwxzGaC_Y/s800/IMG_6590.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YeKd1mCfSfDbjsRc5RiPoA)

An old building foundation near Kenilworth:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/SYtGTpQM8fI/AAAAAAAADPI/kjwKNNbLOLQ/s800/IMG_6593.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZLo88uR7pOGpdsG9Buef2w)

Parked along the trail:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/SYtGWKB7V2I/AAAAAAAADPY/rgHnOV8qdWI/s800/IMG_6602.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lwa8VITbQQjDkE10Qp_ynA)

The basement of another old building:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/SYtGaSv-YlI/AAAAAAAADP0/8km-eCOvnms/s800/IMG_6613.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yaP1LV544aKE3tP7MjFvlw)

After the ride:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/SYtGbc-oogI/AAAAAAAADP8/O8NANY0vMtU/s800/IMG_6623.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JbJBzHiEdEuUKZnjB5rMgg)

BruteForce
02-05-2009, 08:41 PM
Honda guy, through and through, eh?

Glad you were able to secure a replacement machine. :2thumbs:

Udink
02-05-2009, 09:17 PM
Honda guy, through and through, eh?
Yeah, I suppose so. I'm not really a die-hard Honda guy, but I did a lot of research before deciding on what to get, and in that price range Honda has the biggest bang for the buck. It gets tougher to choose a clear winner when you're looking at the bigger, more expensive machines though.

live2ride
02-05-2009, 09:32 PM
Looks like fun man, and nothing like getting the new machine dirty on the first ride.