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Title: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: Daniel Kalal on December 22, 2015, 11:48:12 AM
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Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: oldbike54 on December 22, 2015, 11:52:43 AM
 Thanks Deke , amazing as always  :bow:

  Dusty
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: Daniel Kalal on December 22, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
there's also riding above the tree line of the Oklahoma Alps, but that's more terrifying than scenic.

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Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: oldbike54 on December 22, 2015, 12:01:03 PM
there's also riding above the tree line of the Oklahoma Alps, but that's more terrifying than scenic.

(http://www.dankalal.net/2009trip18/photo227.JPG)

 OH MY !  :laugh: OK Deke , time to start a thread showing my part of Oklahoma , no wonder all of the coastal folks think all of Oklahoma looks like this  :grin:

  Dusty
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: Daniel Kalal on December 22, 2015, 12:06:18 PM
...my part of Oklahoma...

would that generally be the Cherokee Outlet?  It's not on any top-fifty travel destination that I've ever seen; I'll see what I can do...
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: oldbike54 on December 22, 2015, 12:08:55 PM
would that generally be the Cherokee Outlet?  It's not on any top-fifty travel destination that I've ever seen; I'll see what I can do...

 Nope Deke , the Ozark plateau and the Ouchitas .

  Dusty
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: twhitaker on December 22, 2015, 12:12:24 PM
I would expect something out of The grapes of Wrath with a lot of dust.  :laugh:
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: Daniel Kalal on December 22, 2015, 12:14:28 PM
I would expect something out of The grapes of Wrath with a lot of dust.  :laugh:

That's all on the other side of Oklahoma.  Frankly, the region that Dusty is talking of is really Arkansas, with just a bit of spillage of good stuff into Oklahoma.
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: oldbike54 on December 22, 2015, 12:16:32 PM
That's all on the other side of Oklahoma.  Frankly, the region that Dusty is talking of is really Arkansas, with just a bit of spillage of good stuff into Oklahoma.

 Uh , like the Eastern 3rd of the state , an area larger than many Eastern states  :laugh:

  Dusty
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: oldbike54 on December 22, 2015, 12:48:52 PM
So the tree line is around 10,000 ft. above see level.  How much of OK is there above 10,000 ft???

 How much of Colorado is above 10,000 feet ? Nowhere in the Eastern states is above the treeline ? Besides , W/O Oklahoma , there would be a big hole in the middle that Texas would try to claim :evil:
 
  Dusty
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: oldbike54 on December 22, 2015, 01:00:22 PM
Actually, I looked up "tree line":

So I guess the real question is, "How much of OK is inhospitable?"   :grin:

 All of it , although there are some places that folks from the coasts aren't tough enough to survive in :evil: Hurry up Deke , I can't keep this up much longer  :laugh:

  Dusty
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: MGrego on December 22, 2015, 01:15:10 PM
Thanks for the pictures, beautiful.  Riding through the Alps has always seemed kind of like the "Holy Grail" of motorcycle trips to me. Just a dream really.

Can you share some of the logistics of the trip with us ? 

How do you make it happen, plan your routes, figure out where to stay, cross borders, etc. ?  I'm relatively new to the forum, so please forgive me if you have already discussed these things, but as someone who has only ridden in a handful of States in the US, I'm really inspired by the possibilities your pictures illustrate --
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: canuck750 on December 22, 2015, 05:18:37 PM
Everything north of here is above the tree line

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Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: LowRyter on December 22, 2015, 05:49:57 PM
So the tree line is around 10,000 ft. above see level.  How much of OK is there above 10,000 ft???

Deeke was making a joke about the "tree line".... meaning no trees in sight on the prairie (El is 1k ft to 4k ft).

And Dusty retorts that his side of the state (Eastern OK) is hilly and wooded.  In the middle is the cross timbers, then the prairie to the west.

And we've ruined the Alps with this.
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: oldbike54 on December 22, 2015, 05:52:33 PM
Deeke was making a joke about the "tree line".... meaning no trees in sight on the prairie (El is 1k ft to 4k ft).

And Dusty retorts that his side of the state (Eastern OK) is hilly and wooded.  In the middle is the cross timbers, then the prairie to the west.

And we've ruined the Alps with this.

 The Alps were already ruined , too many tourists from the East Coast of America  :evil:

  Dusty
Title: Re: riding above the treeline: the Alps [mostly photographs]
Post by: oldbike54 on December 22, 2015, 09:01:40 PM
Concur and my apologies.

 Yeah , me too . Although it was Deke that posted the pic of the flat part of Oklahoma . Damn , emos aren't working again .

  Dusty