RiderDown Foundation's "The Duck Stops Here" Tour

[Riding the Metro]

Photos and Stories of the "RiderDown Duck" and his cousin's Adventures

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[Gatlin5]

We Wanna see the Duck!!!!

:bounce: :bounce:

:pics:

[Tatonka]

What the heck is that thing!!?? You're gonna have Duck droppings all over that purty KTM..................

[Administrator]

That Duck would fit in nice on a cleaner Yeller YZF

[Riding the Metro]

5 A.M. March 30, 2007

Bus Depot. Waiting for bus bound for Utah.

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[Riding the Metro]

The Ducks cousin said he wanted to join in on the fun too. He however elected to visit Erik in TX.
Being the poor country pumpkin he is...or duck, whichever the case may be...he didn't have enough money for a bus fare like his cousin the "RDF Duck".
He decided to go FIRST CLASS - mail that is!

Here's a photo of his departure. He's in the box!
3:45 PM PST Friday, March 30, 2007
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[Tatonka]

Man I hope you've got a tracking # for cousin Duckie - by the looks of that mailman poor duckie's mug shot might be ending up on a milk carton!:shock:

[char393]

Does that Duck have any more relatives?

[Administrator]

The Ducks cousin said he wanted to join in on the fun too. He however elected to visit Erik in TX.
Being the poor country pumpkin he is...or duck, whichever the case may be...he didn't have enough money for a bus fare like his cousin the "RDF Duck".
He decided to go FIRST CLASS - mail that is!

Here's a photo of his departure. He's in the box!
3:45 PM PST Friday, March 30, 2007
http://home.comcast.net/~a.jurado/onlinestorage/Ducks_cousin_TX.jpg


I just looked up on the Website Duckies Law and that guy is a perp :shock:

[erik727]

Waiting for him to arrive !!!! Hopefully it will dry out by the time he gets here !!!!

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[erik727]

Duck made it here safely. Unfortunately , too much rain again fri/sat and closed down riding areas. We'll try again this weekend.....So sunday Duck and a long lost 2nd cousin he found in my little ones room,,helped out on some maint on the Pro Sr and watched me have some beers... Sent some pics to riderdown,,,hopefully they'll post them,cause i don't know how.

Erik

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[KTMissouri]

Erik:

Those are some great looking boys. The bikes look cool also. You are a lucky man. Enjoy those years, they just go by too fast.

Talk to you soon.

Shawn

[Gatlin5]

Hi Erik,

Thanks for the update, you know Ducks love water. :Powerslide:

The boys look a lot like you and you can sure tell they are happy kid's, keep up the great work! We look forward to the pictures of the kid's and Duck in action. 0-0

[kincade]

I apologize for the delay in getting photos up, work has been busy... Hopefully the photos aren't too small, I didn't want to bog the post down with a ton of bandwidth. Here are the photos of the Duck's first trip out of town... Moab, Utah!

Here he is, ready to go on the first ride of the day (7-mile rim).

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Partway through the ride, the Duck wanted to stop for a drink. Here he is with 2 of his riding buddies (sitting on the front fender):

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The Duck said he'd never ridden a quad before, so this nice gentleman offered to take him for a spin.

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The Duck's host for the trip (me).

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The Duck was quite taken by the scenery of Southern Utah, and wanted to rest for a bit on this rock.

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Where's duck?

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This jeeper needed help keeping the back end of his Jeep down on Wipe Out Hill; the Duck was gracious and offered to hold it down.

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The Duck then had to stop for lunch... Who knew that ducks liked doritos and tuna sandwiches?

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Suited up and ready to ride again, the Duck opted to ride on the front fender for a portion of the ride to ruffle his feathers a bit. To be safe, he wore his seatbelt (The Tugger).

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The Duck really liked Determination Towers, and wanted a photo in front of them.

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[kincade]

After a long day of riding, the Duck returned to his safe place to clean up a bit.

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Well well well... Although I was warned about the Duck's booze problem, it seems he is a bit of a womanizer as well. We were stunned to discover Moab is home to a few, ahem, ducks of ill repute.

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To our surprise, the Duck is a world class BBQ'r. Here he is with his portable grill making a tasty dinner for us.

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Moab can bit a little chilly at night in April. The Duck opted to spend some time at the fire with his new female friends.

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Sigh... Truly, I was warned about the Duck's booze problem. But he is a tenacious little bugger! We found these photos he took after he sneaked into our trailer and pilfered the beer supply.

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Drinking our vodka? Cmon Duck, that was expensive! At least he has good taste...

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The next few photos were unable to be posted, as we felt this site should stay family safe. Needless to say the Duck + alcohol + 2 'chicks' = inappropriate photos that are unworthy of an all ages site.

Moving on...

Hung over the next morning, the Duck and his guests opted to try some of our sweet rolls.

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The Duck started to feel better, and wanted to go on a hike. Here he is on the Corona Arch hike.

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The Duck wanted to pose with his 2 guard dogs for this trip.

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Although it's hard to tell from this photo, that speck in the skyline is a very large eagle. The Duck wanted to be held for a few minutes, as he felt that he would be nothing more than a snack for the hungry eagle. Sheesh, what a wuss. He DID have 2 guard dogs!

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[kincade]

The Duck, posing yet again on the Corona Arch hike. What an egomaniac!

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Apparently all the booze had not left the Duck's system. He foolishly tried to hike the arch itself and amazingly was not hurt.

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Yet another photo of the Duck on the hike. Yes yes Duck, we know; you like Moab and you like photos of yourself.

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On our unsuccessful attempt to ride Kane Creek, the Duck was enamored by the Hole In The Rock store...

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The Duck decided to head out on the town and do a bit of womanizing on his last night in Moab. A bit out of your league, aren't they Duck?

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It turns out the 2 flamingos just wanted to be friends. The Duck decided to give it one more shot and spotted another flamingo in the shade of an awning.

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After striking out with all the flamingos, the Duck decided to go for a sure thing. Here he is hot-tubbing with his original girlfriends. I'm not sure how much they have had to drink; clearly one of his girlfriends needs to get out of the hot tub.

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On our way out of the campground, the Duck graciously offered to make sure my hood was latched tightly. I believe that he was just stalling for more time in Moab..

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On our way out of town, the Duck wanted a photo by the Arches National Park sign. He didn't want to get out of the truck as it was raining... I thought Ducks loved water???

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All in all, the Duck had a great time in Moab. He arrived in Arizona today for another weekend adventure. Keep him out of the booze Scott!

[Gatlin5]

That is just too Cool!! :cool:

Great Job!!!!

[char393]

Too Cool!!!!!!

This post and the pictures had me smiling big time.

[kincade]

I wish I could make the photos larger; but when they're 600 wide they take a LOOONG time to download... They definitely lose some of their significance when shrunken down though!

[Riding the Metro]

That's what we like to see. The "Duck" making new friends (err..girlfriends too) and visiting exciting new places. Thanks for hosting the "Duck", Kincaid.

[Tatonka]

Oh man...that crazy Duck!! He quacks me up! :lol:

He's gonna need to write a book about all of his travels! I hope he doesn't forget all us "little people" he met along the way to super stardom!

!=! !-!

ps. Great job kincade!!! :cheers: I am so ready to ride Moab! Why was your Kane Creek ride unsuccessful? That trail is a blast!

BV

[Riding the Metro]

Just in....the Duck in Arizona....film at eleven.

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[Tatonka]

Calling all Ducks!! Can someone locate the RD ducks? We need to get one to Idaho for the State Ride!!

Quack, quack.....:D

[stickman776]

We need one to make it's way to Colorado for the National MX weekend and ride.

[TwinTurbos]

I'm sure the duck will make an appearance at Thunder Valley!:thumb

[erik727]

I sent a picture to Art of my son and I with the ducks cousin,from when he visited Houston..
Art---could you put it up please.

thanks,
Erik

[Tatonka]

Where's the Duck? I know he made the trip down to Loretta's for the Amateur National Championships a couple weeks ago - hopefully someone caught a picture of him schmoozing with RC! :D

[Tatonka]

So I hope the duck escapes hunting season unscathed this year!! Anyone have any new sightings?

[Administrator]

the Duck Is MIA
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Has anybody seen the RDF Duck

[Riding the Metro]

As you know the "Duck" has passed on - R.I.P.

The Duck cousin, Brother Julio and Uncle Elmo are en route to NY, TX and OH. They should have arrived at these destinations last week.

Hopefully we'll see him at MXdNations.

[Tatonka]

The duck has run a"fowl" of the rules.......he needs to be taken out for a ride!!:D

[Tatonka]

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Random Duck sighting!!