Final mileage: 5328
I think I fell in love with I-81 today. Look what we found:
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-C7pKrsg/0/L/P9080018-L.jpg)
This bridge is close to I-81/I-83 intersection:
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-tZkcHBX/0/L/P9080014-L.jpg)
We got to Centrailia, and realized we hadn't done enough research to find the iconic photos. But the town aint that big, and soon we find this:
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-JDr6kPX/0/L/P9080007-L.jpg)
Which leads to this steaming hole!
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-669W65k/0/L/P9081090-L.jpg)
Then back to the main road for another 400 yards, you see the diversion to the old road:
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-f5Z38PV/0/L/centralia2-L.jpg)
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-zBqXJKZ/0/L/centralia3-L.jpg)
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-HM8xNJF/0/L/P9080013-L.jpg)
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-QrwTBqT/0/L/P9080011-L.jpg)
Centrailia has that Armageddon feeling to it. It's really creepy in its' own sort of way.
Tires did really well:
TKC80-21 inch on the HP2 (looks even better than the F650 does, despite the bigger Hippo bike weight, but the lugs are a bit closer to each other)
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-LS9qN4z/0/L/P9080024-L.jpg)
TKC80-19 inch on the F650Twin:
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-RRS3Mrg/0/L/P9080026-L.jpg)
Both rear Heidenaus' are ready to rock for another 6K miles...
They unfortunately now have the center stripe on the 140s, as well as the 150s.
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-vh4HRGr/0/L/P9080025-L.jpg)
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-fvvpz86/0/L/P9080027-L.jpg)
I'll keep this RR open for a bit longer. Need to gather my final thoughts, and "best of" photos before button up.
Thanks for the ride!
I think I fell in love with I-81 today. Look what we found:
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-C7pKrsg/0/L/P9080018-L.jpg)
This bridge is close to I-81/I-83 intersection:
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-tZkcHBX/0/L/P9080014-L.jpg)
We got to Centrailia, and realized we hadn't done enough research to find the iconic photos. But the town aint that big, and soon we find this:
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-JDr6kPX/0/L/P9080007-L.jpg)
Which leads to this steaming hole!
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-669W65k/0/L/P9081090-L.jpg)
Then back to the main road for another 400 yards, you see the diversion to the old road:
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-f5Z38PV/0/L/centralia2-L.jpg)
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-zBqXJKZ/0/L/centralia3-L.jpg)
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-HM8xNJF/0/L/P9080013-L.jpg)
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-QrwTBqT/0/L/P9080011-L.jpg)
Centrailia has that Armageddon feeling to it. It's really creepy in its' own sort of way.
Tires did really well:
TKC80-21 inch on the HP2 (looks even better than the F650 does, despite the bigger Hippo bike weight, but the lugs are a bit closer to each other)
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-LS9qN4z/0/L/P9080024-L.jpg)
TKC80-19 inch on the F650Twin:
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-RRS3Mrg/0/L/P9080026-L.jpg)
Both rear Heidenaus' are ready to rock for another 6K miles...
![rofl](http://d26ya5yqg8yyvs.cloudfront.net/yelrotflmao.gif)
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-vh4HRGr/0/L/P9080025-L.jpg)
![](http://blaster11.smugmug.com/Vacation/Trans-Taiga/TT-Day16/i-fvvpz86/0/L/P9080027-L.jpg)
I'll keep this RR open for a bit longer. Need to gather my final thoughts, and "best of" photos before button up.
Thanks for the ride!