Saturday, May 2, 2020Day 6 It was my first night in a tent in a long time. I’ll admit it, I’ve gotten a little soft in my old age and I slept “good enough” to wake up feeling ready to ride. When I emerged from my tent and took a good look at...
Friday May 1, 2020Day 5.I woke up early and refreshed thanks to another high thread count night in a Hampton Inn and another pretty good dinner with no contact delivery direct to my room.The last two days had been somewhat big with each being over 600 miles. If you...
Thursday, April 30. Fourth day of travelI’m up early. I’m still in the plains and I have some miles to go before I get to the mountains. My goal for the day is to get east and stop for a visit with Brad Calbert of Skunkwerks Moto.Brad is one of the most...
Wednesday morning. Day three from Los Angeles; I was up before dawn. One of the things I enjoy most about Colorado are the cool crisp nights followed by wonderfully comfortable days. If it’s too hot head to the mountains or find a stream for a refreshing...
Tuesday April 28, 2020Day Two The previous day had been hot. I didn’t get the big sleep I had hoped for and I woke up feeling a bit off which in the age of Corona leads one to run though the catalog of symptoms which are broad enough to make confusion reign....
Monday, April 30, 2020.After a fantastic evening with Lu, his wife Geri and the Wizard it was time for me to do what I came west to do. I have to admit I was very apprehensive about the ride, what would I encounter and is it even legitimate for me to be doing this.For...
The first time I rode a motorcycle in California was on the Iron Butt Rally. I dropped into the northern part of the state, through the redwoods and out to the coast. On another rally the theme involved light houses and I started at the Oregon coast and collected...
Over the last two years I have been incredibly fortunate to have a winter spot in Ventura, California for my motorcycle in Gandalf’s garage. Who is this Gandalf? He is the wizard of the west and knows the roads like no other. He’s also a Civil Engineer in...
With Drew heading home on the “quicker picker upper” I headed back to the camp. I was looking forward to the post ride happy hour, dinner, bench racing around the campfire and most especially the arrival of my wife, The Lovely Chace who was riding over on...
A few years ago I relocated to Suffield, Ct. Suffield is a beautiful town on the Ct River. Sharing a border with Massachusetts, Suffield is a farming town with tobacco as the key crop. My house is 35 miles from the host facility, yet I planned on bringing the...