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2007 Gallery

November 18 Breakfast Meeting
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Remarkably, about half a dozen bikes turned out.
Afterward some members rode to Turner Valley.

October 21 - Breakfast Meeting
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A big turnout including four new members for the
October monthly meeting.

 

October 13 - Highway 40
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Warm-up stop (9C in the sun, 6C in the shade) on Highway 40 - DrifterDon, Bill The New Guy, Brasco, Brent, Don and Wolfman.

September 16 - Ride To The Slide
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The Ride to the Slide'07 was a combination Foothills Retreads and Canuck LongRiders event. Plus some people we've never seen before.

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At the Pure Country Saloon in Frank, Alberta - Birdo pulls a Corbett.

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But we were invited in anyway, Birdo handling the bar

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And Debbie handing the waitressing duties; all were fed and watered.

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Highway 22 - Larry and Darlene, Terry and Susan leading the way.


The whole story....

 

September 9 - Salvation Army Toy Run, Calgary
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Dave, Doug, Debbie, Brent and DrifterDon

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Sagebrush, Bonny and Cosmo were in the procession as well.

September 1 - Nordegg, Peyto Lake and Lake Louise

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Debbie, probably

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Kristin and Debbie at Peyto Lake.

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Debbie at the Athabasca Glacier

September 2 Run to Lake Louise

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Retreads On the Road -  Brent, Don S. (now know as Brasco), Jill, Birdo and
Larry & Darlene.

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Vermillion Lakes - Darlene, Larry, Jill, Birdo and DrifterDon.

August 28

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Calgary Herald reporter Laura Locke interviews the Retreads for an article in the
paper's Lifestyles section. Vilnis thinks, "Dave's not going to tell her everything, is he?
"

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Everyone got a chance to tell stories about motorcycling for fun and friendship.

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The article appeared September 20 in the Herald's  Mature Living Section; first time
many of us had been referred to as 'mature.' Click on the picture to read the article.

August 24 Sweetgrass Rodeo, Montana

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Retreads doing what they're told - Dave, Don H., Wolfman, Barry and Vilnis.

August 18-19 Retreads Invade Logan Pass/Kalispell
(click photo to go to gallery)

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Doug, Birdo & Debbie at one of many viewpoints.

July 27 - Bikes, Blues & Barbecue Festival, Calgary
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Hiding from the heat - Larry, Bonny Chris, Brent and DrifterDon. What did Larry see?

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Chris had a resident artist draw his Drifter.

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The sights and sounds of B&B&B '07

July 22 - Strathmore Show & Shine
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Retreads participants – Bonny, Brent and Chris

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Supporting the participants – Doug, Don and  David

July 15 - Retreads Stampede Breakfast and Highway 40 Ride

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Breakfast at Brent and Sheila's

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Plenty for everyone

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Digging In

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Pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns, fruit, juice, coffee and bike discussions

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Technical inspections

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Showing off the new tat

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Showing the flag

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Nice and orderly

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Nice and disorderly, on the road to Kananaskis

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Rest Stop at Woody's in Kananaskis Village

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Highway 40 South - Brent, Birdo, Bonny, Chris, Don, Doug, Debbie, DrifterDon

June 29 to July 2 -  Toad Rock

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Vilnis,  Penny & Larry represented the Retreads at Toad Rock.

July 8 - Highway 40, Kananaskis
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Ride start - six bikes ready; but only five going.

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Brent, Birdo, Don H. & Sage at the Highwood Pass.

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Two Vulcan V2000s, Brent's and Don H.'s, getting ready to head
for lunch at Kananaskis Village.

June 24 - Linden, Bleriot Ferry, Drumheller
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Don S. and Birdo on the move in the backroads of Alberta

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Birdo at the Bleriot Ferry

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Birdo, Don S. and DrifterDon at Horsethief Canyon


Unexpected end of the ride....

June 1 - 3 Old Bones, Wayne, Alberta
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Retreads on the road to Wayne

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Near Drumheller

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Retreads move in on the Wayne Hotel


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In front of the Wayne Hotel

June 3 Fifth Annual Breast Cancer Ride, Cochrane
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Birdo, DrifterDon and SageBrush join others at the fundraiser.

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SageBrush's 1500 Vulcan Classic shines in Cochrane

May 5 - Bragg Creek for lunch, ice cream in Cochrane.
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Birdo and Al in Bragg Creek

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Lake Bragg is back

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Sage in Cochrane

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Terri in Cochrane

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Why is this bike parked on the side of the highway?

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Here's a hint....

April 24 - Al and Birdo playing hookey in Canmore. Hmmmm, three bikes.
Whose Drifter is that?
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April 15 - April Breakfast Meeting and Ride
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Huge turnout for the April Meeting

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Fourteen bikes headed out on a post-meeting ride, stopping in Nanton and Vulcan
with the destination being the great place the President knows in Mossleigh

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The President manages to lead us to yet another establishment that changed its name to "Closed'

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Checking out downtown Mossleigh and planning the rest of the ride.
"That looks like blue sky over High River!" So that's where we headed.

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