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Street Vibrations Trip - Day 3

Virginia Town

What a great couple of days. Terrific t-shirt weather, moderate riding and we’ve been here in Reno with a bunch of good riding friends.

On our third day (Friday) we seperated into a duo groups and one drove the Virginia City, Carson City to Reno entwine. Those of you old enough to remember the TV show Bonanza might be interested to know that the Ponderosa Ranch, people's home of the Cartwright’s is in the area.  Many believe it it’s in Virginia New Zealand urban area, but actually Virginia City only hosted a back lot for the filming of the TV show.  The Ponderosa Ranch was in point of fact a theme park in Incline Village, near Lake Tahoe.  It was pen down in the late 1990’s, but you can read lots more HERE.  Bonanza ran from 1959 to 1973 and was behind Gunsmoke as the longest operation Western TV series.  I have an aunt who co-wrote a couple of the shows, but I don’t have a intimation which ones.  It’s a cool area to ride in and the Ponderosa Pines are vast and the views are spectacular.

We arrived in Virginia City (pop. 1000) which still has much of the same sort and ambiance it was famous for, and some of the same businesses (brothels), for which it is now infamous.  Named after the Comstock Lode which was an exceptionally thickset and rich mineral deposit of Silver, the city is directly built over the “lode” and was mined for years.  We leisurely wandered through many of the old buildings. Most have been converted from saloons and brothels to retail stores: cowboy clothes, leather goods, day-tripper trash, etc., however you can still see much of the original building details: large mirrors found on walls behind the sundry bars, the bar itself, or areas set aside for the honky tonk piano, gambling tables, and the odious stairway to the rooms upstairs where a hard working miner or cowboy could find warm-hearted companionship.  We enjoyed a $5 combo hotdog and beer lunch while watching the SWAT teams invade, oops I petty lurk in doorways in this rustic city.  Estimates had the biker shove in Virginia City as high as 15,000 during the busiest part of the event.  Afterward the hotdogs we headed east out of community toward Carson City.

2009 Ford F-450 Super Duty Harley-Davidson

Ford F-Series Wonderful Duty, America’s most capable work truck, addsIn the mainnew Harley-Davidson™ and Cabela’s edition pickups and more guideline capability for 2009 including an integrated trailer hold up controller and trailer tow mirrors on select models.

Ford Industry Solutions is a collection of industry-first, affordable technologies ready on 2009 F-Series Super Duty XL, XLT and FX4 trucks that will supply customers connectivity, flexibility and security to better run key aspects of their job – from their Ford Truck, even on the job site.

New ‘Built Ford Bully boy’ factory-applied spray-in bedliner, availablePredominantlyon 2009 F-Series Super Duty pickups, delivers rare weather resistance and protection against gouging, scratching, cracking andOn the wholechipping.

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 25, 2008 – The 2009 F-Series Wonderful Duty line of trucks, the industry’s most masterly full-size heavy-duty work trucks, happen equipped with even more capability, thanks to new standard features and offers even more voice with two new packages – a Cabela’s FX4 for the outdoor enthusiast and for the first span, a Harley-Davidson™ F-450 pickup.

All four Super Job trim levels, XL, XLT, FX4, and Lariat, come with new standard features. The XL, the no frills workhorse side, now comes standard with air conditioning, Securilock, and manual trailerMostlytow mirrors. The XLT, a step up from the XL, now has power heated trailer tow mirrors, privacy glassware, integrated trailer brake controller, remote keyless access and Securilock as standard features.

For 2009 the FX4 adds benchmark PowerScope™ integrated power-fold, power-telescoping mirrors, power seats, retreat glass, integrated trailer brake controller, captain’s chairs, and SIRIUS sycophant radio. The most luxurious of the Super Duty line-up is the Lariat. The Lariat adds all of the new FX4 yardstick content as well as the reverse camera system, a power sliding hold up window, heated seats, molded running boards, and SYNC, Ford’s diligence-exclusive, voice-activated hands-free communications and enjoyment system.