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  • #1

    Senior Pass for National Parks...

    Copied from the COG forum...

    "The Senior Pass is $10 if you purchase it at a National Monument, Park, etc; $20 if you purchase online. It's good for life. The decal is free and has to be replaced every year. The pass is good for admissions to any national park, monument, etc. It's good for one vehicle where per vehicle admission is charged or up to four people where per person fees are charged. It also MAY provide discounts on some other fees.

    Here's a link: http://store.usgs.gov/pass/senior.html"

    The qualifying age is 62.
    For me, that means 9 more years to wait.

    This was news to me, so I thought I'd share it with you all here.
    '82 XJ1100J Maxim (has been sold.)

    '79 F "Time Machine"... oh yeah, Baby.... (Sold back to Maximan)

    2011 Kaw Concours 14 ABS

    In the warden's words from Cool Hand Luke;
    "What we have here is a failure to communicate."
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  • #2
    Gee, one year and two months......Oh, wait, I'm still 18 in my mind!!
    Ray Matteis
    KE6NHG
    XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
    XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!

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    • #3
      But, if you just get behind a group of Germans on Harleys that can't speak English clogging up the entrance gate they will just let you through anyway.
      Greg

      Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

      ― Albert Einstein

      80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

      The list changes.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by BA80 View Post
        But, if you just get behind a group of Germans on Harleys that can't speak English clogging up the entrance gate they will just let you through anyway.
        Haha... Yes... provided one of your riding group's guys gets impatient, carves a path through them to the gate, and another friend happens to have a season pass...........

        By the way, Greg...
        What took you guys so long getting into Zion?
        Tod and I cruised right in!

        '82 XJ1100J Maxim (has been sold.)

        '79 F "Time Machine"... oh yeah, Baby.... (Sold back to Maximan)

        2011 Kaw Concours 14 ABS

        In the warden's words from Cool Hand Luke;
        "What we have here is a failure to communicate."

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        • #5
          Originally posted by XJOK2PLAY View Post
          Haha... Yes... provided one of your riding group's guys gets impatient, carves a path through them to the gate, and another friend happens to have a season pass...........

          By the way, Greg...
          What took you guys so long getting into Zion?
          Tod and I cruised right in!

          John got stuck in the sand and I was behind him, trapped. The rolling Nazi roadblock got ahead of us. 15 - 20 MPH till we caught y'all.

          Ha ha ha.......I was right on that girls rear tire because she was going so slow.
          Greg

          Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

          ― Albert Einstein

          80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

          The list changes.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by BA80 View Post
            John got stuck in the sand and I was behind him, trapped. The rolling Nazi roadblock got ahead of us. 15 - 20 MPH till we caught y'all.

            Ha ha ha.......I was right on that girls rear tire because she was going so slow.
            Rotflmao!!

            They were just starting to take off when we got the clearance and saddled up.
            Tod goes; " C'mon, Man! We gotta hurry, or we'll be trapped behind these people for the next 20 miles at 5 mph!" So, off we flew. I looked back, and all I saw fading behind us were Harleys... no Greg or JW.

            I think we rode through there between 45-65 mph.... Clear into Springdale.
            We waited quite a while on you guys.

            Uhhh.... sorry...?
            I sorta felt bad... for a minute or so... since John got us into the park for free and all...
            But, I got over it.

            "Rollin' Nazi's!" Too Funny....
            '82 XJ1100J Maxim (has been sold.)

            '79 F "Time Machine"... oh yeah, Baby.... (Sold back to Maximan)

            2011 Kaw Concours 14 ABS

            In the warden's words from Cool Hand Luke;
            "What we have here is a failure to communicate."

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            • #7
              You and Tod were on the road on the other side of the booth, John was off his bike on the side of the road.

              Oh well, we got there.
              Greg

              Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

              ― Albert Einstein

              80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

              The list changes.

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              • #8
                Remind me for future reference

                To avoid large convergences of Harley riders traveling at low speed.

                Yeah, 1 year and 4 months away from getting one of those, can't wait.
                79 SF & 80 LG MNS
                73 & 74 RD 350's
                73 Honda CL 450
                Graveyard - '81 XS850 Special

                All of my bikes are projects, maybe one day I'll have them running.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Gmac View Post
                  To avoid large convergences of Harley riders traveling at low speed.

                  Yeah, 1 year and 4 months away from getting one of those, can't wait.
                  Hey... It could be worse...believe me! Let me tell ya how...

                  Not long ago, I went through the drive-through at Carl's Jr.
                  At the speaker, she told me the price. I pull up to the window, she looks at me, and says, "wait a minute."
                  When I got my change back, I noticed it was more...
                  I looked at the ticket, 10% discount applied! Hmmmnnn...

                  Later that week, my GF and I go to a movie. When it was our turn to get our tickets, this 30 something year old guy starts to tell me the price, looks up at me, then changes it from $19 to $12! As we walked in, I told her "He must have given me a Senior discount! I wonder what the Senior age at Cinemark is?"
                  Googled it when we got home... 62! I'm 53....

                  After that, I started coloring my grey hair. No more discount offers since.

                  Delimna, dilemna! What's worse? Pay more, or look 10 years older than you are?
                  I probably should just save the color cost, and draw the discount......

                  This "getting old thing" sure sux!

                  LOL!
                  Last edited by XJOK2PLAY; 08-11-2015, 02:52 PM.
                  '82 XJ1100J Maxim (has been sold.)

                  '79 F "Time Machine"... oh yeah, Baby.... (Sold back to Maximan)

                  2011 Kaw Concours 14 ABS

                  In the warden's words from Cool Hand Luke;
                  "What we have here is a failure to communicate."

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                  • #10
                    Heh

                    I still can't wait to get that Senior Pass to the Park system on 4/8/2017.

                    All my hair is still blonde except for a small portion of my sideburns and 'stache. I still get 'carded' when I ask for the discount at some places. Me and the GF go to the movies and pay the 'Senior Discount' price but for some reason it doesn't carry over to drinks and popcorn.
                    79 SF & 80 LG MNS
                    73 & 74 RD 350's
                    73 Honda CL 450
                    Graveyard - '81 XS850 Special

                    All of my bikes are projects, maybe one day I'll have them running.

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                    • #11
                      I already qualify...just need to go someplace where there are National Parks... As was noted by Bob and the Midwest contingent...during tourist season the National Parks become National Parking lots...
                      1980 XS650G Special-Two
                      1993 Honda ST1100

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                      • #12
                        What was funny, Ben...
                        When we first pulled up and saw the big crowd of Harleys, we didn't realize they were German... on rentals! Tod tried 2 or 3 times asking them if it was ok for our smaller group to go ahead of them.

                        The "spacey" look in their eyes... muffled chatter between them... Then shrugged shoulders while shaking their heads "no"...

                        Then, one lady tried to tell Tod something, and we then heard the German and the accent.

                        "Awww, H*ll", Tod said!
                        That was when he started cutting through the crowd on his Maxim to get to the front and talk to the ranger.
                        '82 XJ1100J Maxim (has been sold.)

                        '79 F "Time Machine"... oh yeah, Baby.... (Sold back to Maximan)

                        2011 Kaw Concours 14 ABS

                        In the warden's words from Cool Hand Luke;
                        "What we have here is a failure to communicate."

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