{"id":3038,"date":"2012-05-07T15:16:59","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T21:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=3038"},"modified":"2012-05-12T15:57:44","modified_gmt":"2012-05-12T21:57:44","slug":"ball-o-string-tours-offers-far-flung-riding-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/ball-o-string-tours-offers-far-flung-riding-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Ball O&#8217; String Tours Offers Far-Flung Riding Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I meet a lot of people in this work, and among my favorites are Jungle and Willie Fuhrman, who operate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballostring.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ball O&#8217; String Custom Adventure Motorcycle Tours and Sports Car Tours<\/a> from their home in Eagle. This is a shameless plug for them and their offerings. If you&#8217;re looking for some out-of-the-ordinary rides, check these out. And just so you&#8217;ll know, Willie and Jungle like to eat really good food, so there&#8217;s no stopping at McDonald&#8217;s on their tours, they go gourmet all the way.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_3040\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BallOString.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3040\" src=\"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BallOString.jpg\" hspace=\"10\" alt=\"Ball O&#039; String Motorcycle Adventure Tours\" title=\"Ball O&#039; String\" width=\"350\" height=\"345\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BallOString.jpg 350w, https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BallOString-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Nice logo for Ball O&#039; String, no?<\/strong><\/p><\/div><strong>North to Alaska<\/strong> &#8212; Willie and Jungle are leaving June 10 for Alaska and while there is no official tour planned, if you&#8217;d like to join them, they&#8217;d be glad to have you.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nColorado Rocky Mountains Tour<\/strong> &#8212; Eight nights luxury lodging with riding everywhere from Trail Ridge Road to Independence Pass, the Million Dollar Highway, Telluride, Crested Butte, Vail and more. This trip will be running July 7-15.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vail Ride &#038; Dine<\/strong> &#8212; Judy and I are going to join Jungle and Willie and others on this 3-night adventure, August 10-13. As always, luxury lodging and dining. You should join us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, and Glacier Park Ride and Dine<\/strong> &#8212; Running from August 18 to September 1, you&#8217;ll visit the places mentioned as well as Flaming Gorge, Waterton Lakes Canadian National Park, and various other stops in Montana and Idaho.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall in Love with Italy<\/strong> &#8212; Willie and Jungle fell in love with Italy a long time ago, and so every chance they get they go back there, preferably leading a group of riders. No hard and fast dates yet but this tour will be in September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colorado and Utah National Parks Tour <\/strong>&#8212; Including eight nights of luxury lodging, you&#8217;ll visit Bryce Canyon, Zion, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and other scenic spots in these two states. This trip will run October 6-14.<\/p>\n<p>If one of those catches your fancy, check it out. And I guarantee you&#8217;ll enjoy the time you spend with Willie and Jungle, in addition to the riding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recent from National Motorcycle Examiner<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/pennsylvania-considers-requiring-rider-training-for-young-motorcyclists\" target=\"_blank\">Pennsylvania consider requiring rider training for young motorcyclists<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Biker Quote for Today<\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;re a biker wannabe if your saddle bags say &#8220;Gucci.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-6876146887090826\";\n\/* 468x60, created 10\/12\/11 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3812714403\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I meet a lot of people in this work, and among my favorites are Jungle and Willie Fuhrman, who operate Ball O&#8217; String Custom Adventure Motorcycle Tours and Sports Car Tours from their home in Eagle. 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