Blue Mountains (SE Washington)

[CB.8]

Thanks Mike and Janet for the great day. I think for all of you that stayed home today you might as well fog those machines down. I am willing to take one for the team and track up all this fresh snow. This is one insane snow year!!!!

Last year we rode at the last weekend of March and parked at Willow Springs and still rode gravel. I bet there is still over six feet there now.

As for the XP I am sure would have ate the M8 for lunch if it wasn't piloted by a half crippled suicide jockey. But thanks Mike for making me feel good about the purchase (M8) and sale (The PIG).

 

[plumnuts]

Hey Rob, Thanks for climbing (on foot) the hell hole and rescuing me from the tree well. I'm sure glad you are willing to be my SnowBuddy, since Hunter has been unavailable. If he had been along he would have had a fit if I would have gone down there. I've been wanting to go down there and check it out but my skirt has been in the way(so Mike says). Thanks Janet

 

[CB.8]

Janet, I will be your SnowBuddy anytime, but that Mike guy......he is a piece of work!!!

It looks like next weekend should be a Tshirt ride. 55 degrees. Do you want to go somewhere Mike?? Dayton, McCall, Priest, Cloverland?????

For everyone else, if you ever get a chance ot ride with the Plumnuts gang, Do it!!! They are some of the nicest people you will ever meet!!! But I warn you they will make you do strange things. Look at me sold the Pig and bought a CAT! What the HE!! was I thinking.


Rob

 

[CB.8]

Sad Day!!! Bud Lueck lost his battle with cancer.

Past Misery Snowdrifter's President Steven (Bud) Lueck passed away Friday, April 4, 2008, after a yearlong struggle with cancer.

From the Lewiston Tribune


He was born April 24, 1954, to Larry and Lillian Lueck in Pomeroy and graduated from Pomeroy High School in 1973. He later attended Spokane Community College and received an associate art degree in police science and then married Coyzet (Cozy) Kimble, June 28 1975.

He was hired by the Washington State Patrol as a cadet and worked as a radio dispatcher at Chehalis, Wash. He graduated from the WSP academy in 1979 and then was transferred to Walla Walla in 1980, where he patrolled and was also a member of the WSP Bomb Squad for 20 years. In September 1999, he transferred to Pomeroy and later retired from the state patrol in September 2007.

Bud believed you shouldn't complain about something not getting done if you weren't helping get it done, so he always volunteered when he could. He served as president of the Washington State Snowmobile Association for several years and was president of the Eastgate Lions Club. He loved to snowmobile with family and friends, building projects, things that explode, and spending time with his family.

Bud also enjoyed being Santa Claus during the holidays and he would visit Pomeroy or Dayton unannounced and spread his holiday cheer as he went from business to business. Bud was also an auctioneer at area benefits.

His father, brother Mike Lueck and niece Kelly Lueck preceded him in death.

Survivors are his wife, Cozy, at home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Brandy and Pete Wigen, and Toni and Travis Grow; grandchildren, J.P. and Karly Rae Wigen; mother, Lillian; brothers Doug Lueck, Zack Lueck and Kevin Ferrell; and many nieces and nephews.

The family suggests memorials be made to the Washington State Patrol Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 7544, Olympia, WA 98507; or the First Christian Church in Pomeroy, P.O. Box 699, Pomeroy, WA 99347.

A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Nazarene, 135 Ninth St., Pomeroy, with a luncheon following at the First Christian Church, 310 Eighth St., Pomeroy.


My thought and prayers go out to his family. Bud was a great man and a huge supporter of snowmobiling.

Rob

 

[FlyingW]

Steve was a great person and will be missed. Have had a lot of good times snowmobiling with Steve and his family.

I look at the picture every year in our Godman warming shelter of the people that helped get it and fix it so we can use it and we are slowly losing some great help in the snowmobile world.

Our thouights and prayers also go out to his family and friends.

 

[plumnuts]

always sad to see a trooper leave this world

 

[CB.8]

How was it today?? Did you beat the face??? Was there any carnage?? Any toasted belts?? Any beatings hand out by Catboy.7?? Will there be any new M8's snowchecked??

Most importantly I hope there was no skirt damage.


Rob

 

[plumnuts]

How was it today?? Did you beat the face??? Was there any carnage?? Any toasted belts?? Any beatings hand out by Catboy.7?? Will there be any new M8's snowchecked??

Most importantly I hope there was no skirt damage.


Rob

Catboy.7 (CB.7) kicked my butt all day.. XP had the tree magnet on and smacked three trees.. causing minor damage (not to the trees, but the XP) (

Did the same "B" run on the face as it was too iffy to do the "A" as it looked ready to slide. I think CB.7 must of said, "crazy old man" al least ten times today

 

[CB.8]

I think CB.7 must of said, "crazy old man" al least ten times today

He must be a lot smarter then you give him credit for. (Sticking up for my fellow cat riders)

Glad to hear you had a good day and that everyone was safe. Does minor damage mean that you are snow checking that new M8 with the boss seat??

As one wise man once told me "You ride better then your sled will let you." I took that wise man's advice now look at me I ride a CAT. Never thought that jumping ship could feel so good!!

Just having some fun.
(they don't have an Icon for Advil)

Rob

 

[plumnuts]

Does minor damage mean that you are snow checking that new M8 with the boss seat??

As one wise man once told me "You ride better then your sled will let you." I took that wise man's advice now look at me I ride a CAT.

No Cat in this guy's future.. don't want to have to keep a litter box in the shop

 

[CB.8]

If you sold all those doos and got rid of the extra part there would be lots of room in that shop for litter box and a hot tub for your tired bones. You have more spare parts then a polaris rider!!!

 

[keeton]

Well for the second year in a row i left my helmet on the trailer and drove off. if anyone sees a helmet on the road (Cloverland side). could you let me know its a red white and gold fly trophy helmet. Going for a drive tomorow. Lost it on sunday. thanks

 

[spooner187]

Well for the second year in a row i left my helmet on the trailer and drove off. if anyone sees a helmet on the road (Cloverland side). could you let me know its a red white and gold fly trophy helmet. Going for a drive tomorow. Lost it on sunday. thanks

how rough are the trails getting up to misery. I was up there last wednesday in the powder but it doesn't seem like there are many people riding any more. just trying to get an idea what this weekend is going to be like up there. thanks. Im coming in from the rose springs side if you need anybody to ride with.

 

[CB.8]

The trails are not all that bad. It was sloppy last saturday but should be better now that it is cooler. I don't think I am going to ride this weekend, my wife works.

Rob

 

[spooner187]

thanks for the update. anythings probably better than what i rode last saturday. I was at gold cr. on snoqualmie and you had to ride 6 miles of whoops before you could get off the trail and get to the good riding.

 

[keeton]

looking for someone to ride with tomorow, anyone need another guy

 

[CB.8]

Would if I could.

Sorry,
Rob

 

[keeton]

didn't miss much snow was hard as a rock, still looking for that helmet

 

[wheresthesnow]

how rough are the trails getting up to misery. I was up there last wednesday in the powder but it doesn't seem like there are many people riding any more. just trying to get an idea what this weekend is going to be like up there. thanks. Im coming in from the rose springs side if you need anybody to ride with.

Is there still snow at Rose Springs. It seems like the snow is never very deep there, like it all blows away. Where is the face hillclimb some of you guys are talking about. Is that Misery Mt. Thanks.

 

[spooner187]

Is there still snow at Rose Springs. It seems like the snow is never very deep there, like it all blows away. Where is the face hillclimb some of you guys are talking about. Is that Misery Mt. Thanks.

last weekend there was one last drift blocking the snowparking lot at rose springs but by now you would probably be able to park where your supposed to. still plenty of snow to make it up to the deeper snow.