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2011 Gallery
October 30 - Lunch in Mossleigh
The never-say-die gang hit Mossleigh for lunch -
from left - Brasco, Garry, Hawkeye
and Drifter. Followed by a run through Vulcan, Nanton, Chain Lakes and Longview
with Alex and Bill.
October 16 - Breakfast Meeting
Serious turnout for the October breakfast
meeting - 44 members and guests.
Half a dozen Retreads went for a ride
afterward, checking out the autumn colour.
September 11 - Vintage Swap Meet / Highway 40
The meet up spot looked like Arlen Ness' yard
sale. Thirteen bikes, one PT Cruiser.
Later that same day, six bikes ended up
on an unsuccessful grizzly bear hunt on
Highway 40.
Bill and Garry compare adventure bikes.
August 28 - Cat Creek Cookout, Highway 40
On the road, Highway 40; not a bad day for a ride and a picnic...
Retreads at the picnic shelter at Cat Creek day use area, Highwood Pass
Hawkeye unveils the new Foothills Retreads banner. Someone is missing a large
chunk out of their chaps.
Hawkeye and Penny lay out the food
SweetCheeks waits for the dinner bell to ring
Brasco encounters some of nature's little
speedbumps on the ride after the picnic.
August 27 - Bikes & Bulls Show & Shine & Rodeo
Three Retreads at the event - Big Al, Drifter and Sagebrush
Best of Show at the Show & Shine
Bull 1, Cowboy 0
July 24 - Lethbridge Air Show
Picking up their souvenirs are Drifter, Hawkeye
and Brasco.
Brasco keeping an eye on the precision flying.
The Snowbirds tied the sky up in knots.
A hot run home under baking sun and cloudless
skies on
Highway 3; SPF60 was the choice for the day.
July 23 - Retreads Head for Fernie
Five Retreads headed for Fernie on the weekend
- Debbie, Bonny, Terri,
Kirsten and Chirp.
July 23 - Retreads Crash Two Events in High River
First event crashed was the Northern Stars
Rally at the Heritage Inn, High River - Hawkeye,
Sailor, Dan, Mustang Sally, PT, Alex and Brenda.
Sage gives Garry some advice on sport touring,
a 1300 FJR. Took hours to get the
smile off Garry's face.
Drifter opted to try out the 1900 Stratoliner
Deluxe. Alex took a sport naked. No sales.
Dan and Sally tried out a 300 mile per hour
scooter....
Guy from CycleMania was on hand pinstriping
bikes, so....
Dan and Sally had him to a little personalizing
on their new
2003 Anniversary Model Harley-Davidson Ultra Glide.
From there, the Retreads crashed the 'Leather
& Chaps for SNAPS' charity event
at the Roadhouse in High River. Clockwise, Garry, PT, Drifter, Brenda and Hawkeye.
The name of the band is the punchline of the
joke "Drink all night and...."
July 21 - Retreads Bike Night
Good weather brought a good turnout for the July
21 Bike Night at Aldersyde.
Lots of interesting bikes. Garry checks out
Sage's cheery red Honda 800 Pacific Coast.
July Meeting - Little New York Days
A full parking lot at Ranchman's can mean only
one thing...
A big turnout for the July Breakfast Meeting. Hawkeye outlines the August riding
opportunities.
From there, some headed for Little New York Days in Longview
One of the bands helds a dance contest and
Hawkeye and PT won both prizes...
Festivities included a car show. Darlene, Chantale and Chirp check out the hardware.
July 1 - Maiden Voyage of the SS Retread
The SS Retread setting sail on Lake Kookanusa
Roughing it on the high seas...
Soaking up a bit of sun or, alternately, shade
Shore leave....
Toad Rock, July 1, 2 & 3
Click on the sign to see what really happened
at Toad Rock.
June 23, Bike Night, Aldersyde
More than doubled the number of bikes and
Retreads at Bike Night - Sage, Hawkeye,
Garry and Brasco.
Three more bikes and five more Retreads....
June 17 - 19, Great Falls Retreads
Retreat
Not everyone was thrilled with the KOA Kabins,
apparently...
A toast to being on the road
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm pizza!
The Mad Hatter's tea party....
KAO Kampground, Great Falls, Montana
Some people can pull off that look....
June 12, Rhonda's Going Away Party and
Thank You
Retreads gathered to say good-bye to Rhonda,
one of the original Foothills Retreads.
The food line-up. Hey, who's the short hairy
guy?
As usual, there was plenty of food for
everyone, smokies and hamburgers.
And it turned out to be a beautiful day after
all.
And Cosmo made a fire as only Cosmo can...
Darlene recoils in terror.
Hawkeye thanks Rhonda on behalf of the club,
wishes her luck in the future
and presents her with her five-year Retreads pin. Thanks Rhonda.
June 9, First Aldersyde Bike Night
Four bikes, six members; it's a start...
June 3 - 5 Old Bones, Wayne, Alberta
Flip, Don and Cheeks find some old bones in
Drumheller.
Larry and Barb ran the registration table with
lots of advice...
Lots of camping space
Wade checks out the new Hoof... PT waits her
turn.
Al, Hawkeye and DrifterDon discuss the chance
of rain...
And the rain came - Sonja holds the umbrella
for Charmaine and Jacqueline
The Quiet One holds his own umbrella;
Wolfman decides he'd rather be rained on
The B.C. Guys, Larry and Jim, know how to
handle rain...
No bonfire is complete without a recitation...
Darkness means we could use Chainsaw as a night
light
The fire burned long into the night ... and
morning.
In the morning, Hawkeye presented Don with his
five year pin.
Meanwhile, back at the Saloon, Cheeks, the
Quiet One and Rusty contemplate lunch.
Ah, lunch... nachos and burgers.
Outside, potential riders wait for potential
riding weather; it never got warm enough.
Flip had some trouble figuring out where the
knock came from in his engine.
Meanwhile, outside the Saloon, riders still
wait for warmer riding weather.
Sonja and PT practice their bolo throwing
skills for the after-dinner games.
Highlight of Saturday - the cook-it-yourself
steak dinner
With birthday cake for dessert, courtesy of
Regional Rep Larry
Ranger Don, left, was give a real fake gold
Retreads watch for founding Old Bones.
Sandi and Howard were awarded the Old Bone for
their support of the Retreads
After dinner, let the games begin...
Al won the bolo toss and a t-shirt.
Second game: Blowguns loaded with mini
marshmallows aimed at...
...the long suffering partners. Darlene takes
one between the eyes.
Some games just defy destription.
Meanwhile, back at the Saloon, 20 women in
togas arrived on a party bus.
And after that the evening got weird.
And that pretty much wrapped up Old Bones 2011.
May 29 Vulcan to Nanton to Chain Lakes
Some Vulcans (and some Hondas) stop over in
Vulcan, Alberta -- Dan, Garry, Brasco, Birdo, Mustang Sally and DrifterDon
And boldy go...
Crazy Al joined us for lunch in Nanton, Scotty
checks out Al's latest bling.
(Scotty rode his quad down.)
Still lots of standing water in the fields,
promising a great mosquito crop
Over the Nanton Pass toward Highway 22, lots of
white stuff on the peaks
North on Highway 22 past Chain Lakes, headed
for the Longview Hotel....
May 15 Breakfast Meeting
45 members and prospective members showed up
for breakfast at the May Meeting
About a quarter of the bikes that showed up for the May meeting
Looking down the line - don't matter what you ride....
Bikes in every corner of the parking lot
River Rats - Laughlin River Run 2011
Chainsaw in the middle of things at the
Laughlin River Run
Vilnis, Chainsaw, Jacqueline, Glenda, Bryan and Friend at entrance to Area 51; note sign.
Chainsaw & Jacqueline on the road in Arizona
Chainsaw at the take-out window, near Area 51, Nevada
April 17 Breakfast Meeting
28 members and prospective members showed up in
the snow for the April breakfast
meeting. Several either have left or are leaving for Arizona/Nevada/Laughlin.
First Day of Spring Ride
Henry takes his Nomad out for a first day of
Spring ride....
March 20 - Breakfast Meeting
Huge turnout for the March 20 Breakfast meeting; 47 people anxious to get riding.
Chapter Rep Hawkeye outlined some of the early
riding season events including
Old Bones, Las Vegas and the Retreads River Rats run to Laughlin.
February 19 - Red Deer Bike Show
The chromer missed a spot - oh wait, that's the
tire.
Pokey checks out a new Vulcan Vaquero 1700
DrifterDon checks out a Street Glide in pearl
white to match his helmet.
Not your father's '55 Thunderbird... (1982 750
Honda underneath, note matching Sonic
the Hedgehog helmet.)
1911 Harley-Davidson, awaiting the invention of
the kick start.
1934 Indian Standard Scout
January 15 - Retreads Christmas Party
Good turn out at the Elks
Members and guests...
Penny checks out the tasty dinner....
Chow line
PT gets ready to slice the cake
A very good year....
Area Rep Hawkeye presided over the formal
part of the evening
Crazy Al got a broken bone patch and an
extra horn to ward off cars...
Sandi and Howard were honoured for their
contribution to the club
Jill received a trophy for her support of
the group
DrifterDon was surprised to receive a
trophy for his support
of the club (but not for his fashion sense.)
Most importantly, Cosmo, left, and Dave
were honoured for their
founding of the club and being the driving forces behind it for the
first almost-a-decade.
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