9/5 – Mesquite Dunes in Moonlight
Other activities included a stop by Badwater Basin (120 F), and poking around ghost towns Rhyolite and Ballarat. If it had been another time of year, I would have preferred to take the scooter. But for right now, AC in the car is totally alright. Also, I can’t listen...
9/4 – No Bugs At All
I’m used to being devoured by insects when doing anything camping related out in the open, but tonight was so still Tim and I fell asleep with the van open. It’s nice and cool at altitude. My shampoo bottle popped from air pressure. Lots of scenery today, including a...
9/3 – Natural Playground
For this leg of the journey, I’ve joined up with Tim (the Giraffe). Sadly, I opted to leave the scooter at his friend’s home – the front end wobble is tiring me out, it’s first on the list of things to look at once I reach the Bay Area....
9/2 – My helmet smells like…BBQ?
161 miles. I think it was from smoke from the campfire in Leggett, but I couldn’t tell the day before because everything smelled like smoke. Or it could be that it felt like I was about to burst into flames, like any of the dry shrubbery I rode through...
9/1 – Riding Buddy for a Day
239 miles. I struck up a conversation with Joel from the campground in Leggett, and it turns out we’re going the same way at least part of the time. California Route 1 is absolutely breathtaking. Somewhere before Woodland, CA I hit the highest temperature I’ve seen on my dash:...
8/31 – Avenue of the Giants
257 miles. The Oregon coast is incredible, and as soon as you cross into California you’re dumped into Redwoods. Amazing riding today. I asked a lady to take my photo at a scenic stop, and she said, “Say sex, not everybody likes cheese!”...
8/30 – Hiker Biker Common Ground
228 miles. The Oregon coast is stunning, but you probably already knew that. Labor Day weekend meant Humbug Mountain State Park campgrounds were booked full, but there were several hiker biker sites left so I snuck in with them. The cyclists I’ve met have been super nice! Also, yes,...
8/29 – On the Road Again
335 miles. I arrived at Diamond Lake campground and set up camp early, so I took a sunset drive around Crater Lake. The road, Rim Drive, is narrow, winding, and without guard rails. The sheer drop down the far side made my stomach do flips, even without a hulking...
8/28 – Confluence of Interests
See See Motorcycles & Coffee. Browsing gear, drinking coffee, internetting, snacks and wine all in one place. Oh, Portland, I’m not that cool....
8/27 – Like Minded
Toured the Vernier offices today courtesy of host, Jake – they have a fireman’s slide indoor! Caught up with Colin (underboning on ADV) for Kim Jong Grillin’ and a walk through Mount Taber City Park. He showed up on his Symba 100 that’s been around the world, for a mini-tour around Portland. It was...