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...