No travel today. Hung around Matt and Jodi’s place, changed tires on the bike and helped Matt put new tires on his Blackbird. That was after Matt so kindly ran me all over Austin getting a replacement phone lined up, …
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Walkabout day 11: Austin really is different…
Had a bit of a shocking realization a few minutes ago. As I write this, I am sitting in a McDonalds in Gatesville, Tx. I am here on a motorcycle that was sitting in my garage in a Seattle suburb …
Read MoreWalkabout day 10; texas in sight- cover me, i’m goin’ in!
Left Taos slowly this morning; had to pack up all the camping gear, find breakfast, etc. The new high-tech cot works pretty well. It’s still hard on my back to have a limited number of positions to lie in …
Read MoreWalkabout Day 9: a road to remember
356 miles today, Kayenta, AZ to Taos, NM. Stellar weather the whole way, 60s and 70s and no clouds. Much of the morning was spent crossing the eastern hald of the Navajo nation. It’s fairly obvious that, at least in …
Read MoreWalkabout day 8: natural wonders
385 miles today, Kingman to Kayenta, AZ. An absolutely beautiful day. Temps from 65 to about 80, clear skies with the occasional cloud. Rode to Grand Canyon National Park, took a bunch of pictures, bought the requisite lapel pins. Had ‘a …
Read MoreWalkabout day 7: it gets hot in the desert…
Had a leisurely afternoon yesterday with mark and the dogs. Got a pair of tires ordered, and it looks like they are going to the right place in texas, and will beat me there. yay! Got a fairly early start …
Read MoreWalkabout, day 6: wind farms, switchbacks, and rainbows.
Woke up early this morning, but not in any particular hurry, as my destination for the evening was my friends Mark and Ln’s place, Sunfire, in Escondido. GPS says 202 miles. I get a road recommendation from Mark (Fort Tejon road …
Read MoreWalkabout day 5: Sierra Nevada foothills and Tehachapi Mts.
Arose this morning at Chez Grrrldogs in Galt to a beautiful morning, at least outside. Inside my head was a different story, I was a bit blue and homesick. This usually happens to me on a trip, about day 5 …
Read MoreWalkabout day 4: visiting old (and newish) friends
walkabout day 4. today was visiting day. lunch with an old high school friend, tea with an author/teacher friend in oakland, coffee with another old high school friend, and then dinner with motorcycle friends in Galt. not much riding, only …
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