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<blockquote data-quote="Nanotech9" data-source="post: 822963" data-attributes="member: 676"><p>The Layover in San Fran was about 3 hours. Plenty of time to get some food, wander around the airport, sit down next to an outlet and charge the iphone, etc. Ran into a fella and his wife and two sons eating near me. The dad was wearing a Hound and Hare scramble shirt, and the sons were wearing straw cowboy hats and Troy-lee designs shirts. I knew these were fellow riders and took a little time to strike up a conversation. Turns out Rob (I believe that was his name?) and his boys all ride and race several types of bikes and quads and were really cool. Felt good to chat with fellow riders in the middle of a strange place. </p><p></p><p>The last flight down to Palm Springs was interesting to say the least. The overhead luggage compartments were so small that my helmet would not fit, and since I had seat 1A against the forward bulkhead with no under-seat storage, I had to reluctantly check my helmet bag. At least this time I had a window seat and got to take a few pictures. </p><p></p><p>The bay just after takeoff - sun is just setting.</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>San Mateo Bridge</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Really interesting channels and agriculture</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>No idea what the white areas are....?</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Dumbarton Bridge</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Palm Springs on approach... not much to see, but it looked cool from the air.</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>When I landed in Palm Springs, we exited the plane onto the tarmac, and waited 2min or so for someone to roll all the last-chance checked on baggage around to us. I grabbed my helmet and began the long walk outdoors to the luggage claim area. Not a ton of fun at 90+ degrees, but much better than 90 in Oklahoma. The walkway was covered and landscaped really nicely with palm trees and whatnot all over the area. Even being a smaller airport it was definitely the most nicely decorated&#8230;</p><p></p><p>The bike’s owner and his lovely wife met me at baggage claim and we were off to their house to see the bike. I was excited.</p><p></p><p>No disappointments with the bike at all. I was pleased everything was in great order, as described in the pictures, and even a few extras. She was in really clean shape and all extra add-ons and wiring looked as if they were factory installed. The owner gave me a full walk-around the bike explaining all the upgrades, and other little things. We got the electronics tray mounted in no time and handled the paperwork and got all my stuff packed up with just a little room to spare.</p><p></p><p>The owners were supper helpful, very accommodating, and even provided water and Gatorade to fill my camel back, and a full tank of gas. Honestly I believe I can say that they were about the nicest couple of people I had ever met in my life, and I’ve met a lot of nice people, but these folks take the cake. I couldn’t have felt more at home or been treated better. They even went out of their way to guide me through their neighborhood (the entrance to which was a spectacular 6-lanes wide with individual gates on each lane!) and a few miles down the road to get on the highway in the right direction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nanotech9, post: 822963, member: 676"] The Layover in San Fran was about 3 hours. Plenty of time to get some food, wander around the airport, sit down next to an outlet and charge the iphone, etc. Ran into a fella and his wife and two sons eating near me. The dad was wearing a Hound and Hare scramble shirt, and the sons were wearing straw cowboy hats and Troy-lee designs shirts. I knew these were fellow riders and took a little time to strike up a conversation. Turns out Rob (I believe that was his name?) and his boys all ride and race several types of bikes and quads and were really cool. Felt good to chat with fellow riders in the middle of a strange place. The last flight down to Palm Springs was interesting to say the least. The overhead luggage compartments were so small that my helmet would not fit, and since I had seat 1A against the forward bulkhead with no under-seat storage, I had to reluctantly check my helmet bag. At least this time I had a window seat and got to take a few pictures. The bay just after takeoff - sun is just setting. [b][Broken External Image][/b] San Mateo Bridge [b][Broken External Image][/b] Really interesting channels and agriculture [b][Broken External Image][/b] No idea what the white areas are....? [b][Broken External Image][/b] [b][Broken External Image][/b] Dumbarton Bridge [b][Broken External Image][/b] [b][Broken External Image][/b] Palm Springs on approach... not much to see, but it looked cool from the air. [b][Broken External Image][/b] When I landed in Palm Springs, we exited the plane onto the tarmac, and waited 2min or so for someone to roll all the last-chance checked on baggage around to us. I grabbed my helmet and began the long walk outdoors to the luggage claim area. Not a ton of fun at 90+ degrees, but much better than 90 in Oklahoma. The walkway was covered and landscaped really nicely with palm trees and whatnot all over the area. Even being a smaller airport it was definitely the most nicely decorated… The bike’s owner and his lovely wife met me at baggage claim and we were off to their house to see the bike. I was excited. No disappointments with the bike at all. I was pleased everything was in great order, as described in the pictures, and even a few extras. She was in really clean shape and all extra add-ons and wiring looked as if they were factory installed. The owner gave me a full walk-around the bike explaining all the upgrades, and other little things. We got the electronics tray mounted in no time and handled the paperwork and got all my stuff packed up with just a little room to spare. The owners were supper helpful, very accommodating, and even provided water and Gatorade to fill my camel back, and a full tank of gas. Honestly I believe I can say that they were about the nicest couple of people I had ever met in my life, and I’ve met a lot of nice people, but these folks take the cake. I couldn’t have felt more at home or been treated better. They even went out of their way to guide me through their neighborhood (the entrance to which was a spectacular 6-lanes wide with individual gates on each lane!) and a few miles down the road to get on the highway in the right direction. [/QUOTE]
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