Edelweiss High Alps tour - August 2006 - Page 2

Alex · September 14th, 2006, 07:17 PM

Rob Thull and his older twin brother (another rider on the tour, Paul from Tahoe)

Paul's pictures can be found right here...

Alex · September 20th, 2006, 12:06 AM

Here's another picture album from the trip (200+ pics), from Charlie and Wendy. This link is at Snapfish, and requires setting up an ID (less than 2 minute process).

Vegas Beemer guy · September 20th, 2006, 12:43 PM

Glad to see you two had such a great time in the Alps. Peggy and I have done it twice now and both times it seemd like a totally different ride.
We gave up trying to navigate the routes. We just let the tour guides take us on their favorite roads and chase them. You are right about Christian, he is a wickedly fast rider, fun to follow and sets a quick pace.
Enjoyed your pictures, I have similiar ones on my computer from our last trip. We are looking towards another alps tour in the future. Seeing your photos makes me want to return for another dose of the European riding experience.

See you two in the Gold Country, or the LA ride?

Have fun and ride safe,

Steve

Alex · September 20th, 2006, 08:25 PM

Kelly Fairchild just sent me a CD with all of his pictures from the trip, another 482 of them in fact. Here's a link to a gallery of all of those pictures up on Smugmug.

Colin · September 21st, 2006, 09:20 AM

what were you two looking at in such distress in that photo from charlie/wendy?

Alex · September 21st, 2006, 09:25 AM

We don't remember.

Colin · September 21st, 2006, 09:52 AM

maybe a marmot attack!

Annie · September 21st, 2006, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BannerBoy

maybe a marmot attack!

Never! Marmots are gentle, furry creatures who just want to frolic in the mountains and eat herbs, berries, and chocolates thrown to them by tourists like me.

I'm not sure what we were looking at... Wendy must have gotten us at an odd moment.

Alex · May 5th, 2008, 09:09 AM

This High Alps trip made it into the May 2008 issue of BMWON. Below are pics of the article, a pdf of the full article is attached.

Annie · May 5th, 2008, 11:17 AM

Note the photograph on the opening page of the article! The picture was taken by me! I was on the back of our bike taking pics of the red BMW bike we were folloiwng because Alex said it was a neat BMW and wanted to get shots of it... Here's the picture from our gallery...

If you read Alex's post above on the ride report, you'll note that we eventually passed the guy and I got a blurry picture of us zipping past him! Here's the blurry pic...

Anyway... pretty cool..

Alex · January 23rd, 2021, 05:57 PM

I know a number of club members have taken a trip with Edelweiss over the years, so I figured I'd bump it here. Werner Wachter, the founder/owner of Edelweiss passed away earlier this week. He and his firm set quite a standard, and was close with Tom and others for many years.

https://www.edelweissbike.com/zh/blog/?p=33607

September 14th, 2006, 07:17 PM	#16
Alex gimpy... Name: Alex Location: South Bay Motorcycle(s): '13 R1200RT, '13 Ninja 300, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE, '15 CRF110F, '13 TT-R50E Posts: 2,556	Rob Thull and his older twin brother (another rider on the tour, Paul from Tahoe) Paul's pictures can be found right here... __________________________ MSMC / ninjette.org / cal24.com / crf250l.org

September 20th, 2006, 12:06 AM	#17
Alex gimpy... Name: Alex Location: South Bay Motorcycle(s): '13 R1200RT, '13 Ninja 300, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE, '15 CRF110F, '13 TT-R50E Posts: 2,556	Here's another picture album from the trip (200+ pics), from Charlie and Wendy. This link is at Snapfish, and requires setting up an ID (less than 2 minute process). __________________________ MSMC / ninjette.org / cal24.com / crf250l.org

September 20th, 2006, 12:43 PM	#18
Vegas Beemer guy Club Member Name: Steve Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Motorcycle(s): 2014 BMW R1200RTW, 2014 R1200GSA Posts: 343	High Alpine adventure Glad to see you two had such a great time in the Alps. Peggy and I have done it twice now and both times it seemd like a totally different ride. We gave up trying to navigate the routes. We just let the tour guides take us on their favorite roads and chase them. You are right about Christian, he is a wickedly fast rider, fun to follow and sets a quick pace. Enjoyed your pictures, I have similiar ones on my computer from our last trip. We are looking towards another alps tour in the future. Seeing your photos makes me want to return for another dose of the European riding experience. See you two in the Gold Country, or the LA ride? Have fun and ride safe, Steve

September 20th, 2006, 08:25 PM	#19
Alex gimpy... Name: Alex Location: South Bay Motorcycle(s): '13 R1200RT, '13 Ninja 300, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE, '15 CRF110F, '13 TT-R50E Posts: 2,556	Kelly Fairchild just sent me a CD with all of his pictures from the trip, another 482 of them in fact. Here's a link to a gallery of all of those pictures up on Smugmug. __________________________ MSMC / ninjette.org / cal24.com / crf250l.org

September 21st, 2006, 09:25 AM	#21
Alex gimpy... Name: Alex Location: South Bay Motorcycle(s): '13 R1200RT, '13 Ninja 300, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE, '15 CRF110F, '13 TT-R50E Posts: 2,556	We don't remember. __________________________ MSMC / ninjette.org / cal24.com / crf250l.org

September 21st, 2006, 09:20 AM	#20
Colin Past President Name: Colin Location: RWC (bottom-o-the-hill) Motorcycle(s): '14 R1200GS, '10 Ducati Multistrada, '95 Ducati 900SS-SP, '58 Ducati Elite 200 Posts: 1,408	what were you two looking at in such distress in that photo from charlie/wendy?

September 21st, 2006, 09:52 AM	#22
Colin Past President Name: Colin Location: RWC (bottom-o-the-hill) Motorcycle(s): '14 R1200GS, '10 Ducati Multistrada, '95 Ducati 900SS-SP, '58 Ducati Elite 200 Posts: 1,408	maybe a marmot attack!

May 5th, 2008, 11:17 AM	#25
Annie Club Member Name: Annie Location: South Bay Motorcycle(s): Bike-free for now Posts: 264	I'm Published! Note the photograph on the opening page of the article! The picture was taken by me! I was on the back of our bike taking pics of the red BMW bike we were folloiwng because Alex said it was a neat BMW and wanted to get shots of it... Here's the picture from our gallery... If you read Alex's post above on the ride report, you'll note that we eventually passed the guy and I got a blurry picture of us zipping past him! Here's the blurry pic... Anyway... pretty cool.. __________________________ Small Gift, Big Smile

January 23rd, 2021, 05:57 PM	#26
Alex gimpy... Name: Alex Location: South Bay Motorcycle(s): '13 R1200RT, '13 Ninja 300, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE, '15 CRF110F, '13 TT-R50E Posts: 2,556	I know a number of club members have taken a trip with Edelweiss over the years, so I figured I'd bump it here. Werner Wachter, the founder/owner of Edelweiss passed away earlier this week. He and his firm set quite a standard, and was close with Tom and others for many years. https://www.edelweissbike.com/zh/blog/?p=33607 __________________________ MSMC / ninjette.org / cal24.com / crf250l.org

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