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 …
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Walkabout 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 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 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 MoreDay 12: a rest day, sort of…
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, …
Read MoreA couple of days not travelling…
I spent a couple of days with Matt and Jodi in Austin, hanging out, eating, and doing maintenance on the bike. New tires and an oil change were on the list. Matt and Jodi have a gorgeous place SW of Austin: …
Read MoreBack on the road, but not without bumps…
Hit the road out of Austin this morning, about 7am. it was already warm and humid. Very quickly, I noticed something odd about the bike- rather than less vibration fron the front wheel, which i expected from having new tires, …
Read MoreWalkabout day 15: not so much heat, wind, and navigation…
Got up early this morning, hoping to get a few miles under the wheels before the heat became oppressive. Which was successful. But, as Ms. Shooz so astutely notes, if it’s not one thing it’s another. In this case, wind: …
Read MoreWalkabout days 16 – 17: weird vehicles and weather-dodging
Sunday was a day to see family, and take care of an errand. Got up at a reasonable hour and sailed up I‑35 to Des Moines. First stop, the T‑mobile store in West Valley Mall to get a replacement for …
Read MoreWalkabout day 18: family past and present, and seeing mountains again
Picking up where I left off, immediately after the thunderstorm line blew through North Platte, there was a dramatic change. The air was 20 degrees cooler, the humidity dropped by about 35 points, and there was this awesome color and …
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