After 8 straight days of popping awake, grabbing a quick cup of coffee while packing, crawling into horrifically stinky riding gear and hammering down the road for 4-500 miles, it's delightful to be sitting in a Starbucks in shorts sipping coffee and typing. The northern detour part of the east/west trip was mind blowing and …
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A Good Start
Why, howdy! After the initial first day clusterfuck start typical of such an undertaking, things have rolled along smoothly. Not that day 1 was terrible, just a too long day ending at a poor camping spot due to the damn sun going down. Actually saw some sweet country and got to ride some sketch Forest …
Willy Nelson
On the road again.....
Getting it All Sorted Out
Yep, wasn't fucking around about a big summer ride. Launch date is June 23/4 with a tentative return date of 24/5 August for a memorial on the Oregon coast. 2 solid months on the road with the mighty KLR from Bend to East back to Bend via Canada. Possible longer depending on variables. Being a …
A New Adventure on the Horizon
Howdy! Well, that last trip really got the travel bug fired up and thankfully I don't have much in the way of obligations holding me back. Thus, on or around the 24th of June I'll be heading out on a 10k+ 6-8 week dual sport moto adventure across Canada and the US. This isn't going …
So, That Big Motorcycle Trip…..
Hooooo, boy! It has been a while since my last blatherfest. Lots of nifty little adventures, including overnight camping trips in my lovely Oregon desert to working 'vacations' in Portland to assist friends, have been occurring right under your nose. Yes, yes, I promised big bold write-ups of my little moto romp through the desert …
Back in the World
As hard as I tried to post form the road, it didn't really work out. I'll be throwing up a few different posts about the big trip soon. A couple about the trip, then at least one for moto/gear nerds about how all my stuff worked or didn't. It was a goddamn blast, I can …
Cupertino to Bend via Bisbee
The last day in Silicon Valley slowly winds it's way too conclusion. Got last minute shopping and pack fitting done so while I've got a little time before heading out to comedy show #2 in 2 nights figured I'd tap this out. Bill Burr was so goddamn funny last night my abs were cramping. He's …
Writing About Listening
While I'm one of those people who is perfectly fine with no distraction other than the noise in my head for long stretches of time, now and again it's nice listening to someone else's nonsense to keep from going fucking nuts. Music is dandy, got no problem with it, but it has never distracted from …
10 Days and a Wakeup
5 working days and 5 pack up and check shit out days and the Silicon Valley experience shall be coming to and end. The hot springs adventure last weekend was the tops. I was the only overnight guest so had the whole place to myself after 8PM. Spent 20 of my 24 hours there either …
ARID TERRA 