As some you already know, your obedient scribe is planning a trip, what my wife and I refer to as ‘going walkabout’ after the australian tradition of ‘seeing what’s out there’. In this case, I’ll be using a KTM 950 adventure for transportation, and ‘out there’ is shaping up to meaning most states west of …
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And away he goes…
The bear is on the road. The Turbo Giraffe prepped and waiting in the sunshine. The man himself, suiting up. Everything is good to go. And away he goes…
day 1, in which very little exciting actually happens
well, day 1 went pretty well. I sit here in the palacial living room of my friends Jocelyn and Steve, after a nice dinner, stealing their inter-tubes. two technical difficulties reared their ugly head: the GPS antenna cannot live on top of the radar detector: the radios interfere with each other. so, att the first …
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Walkabout Day 2: In which I went down the drain. drain, oregon. really!
447 miles today, a little longer than I usually like, but there were Issues. It appears that rain is headed for the northern california coast tomorrow. In consideration, today’s plan was to get far enough south that cutting inland could be done fairly early tomorrow, in an attempt to stay dry. Looking at the weather forcast …
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Walkabout day 3: in which there were snowflakes…
307 miles today, but it felt a lot longer, mostly due to torential rain, cold, and even a little snow just north of Laytonville, CA. Yikes. Waiting this morning in the hotel in Eureka, I realized that I hate doing nothing. I could have spent the day in Eureka and avoided all the unpleasantness, but …
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Walkabout 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 or 6; I wake up in the morning, and wonder why the heck I didn’t …
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Walkabout, 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 up into the Angeles forest, highly recommended), and head out. I avoid the freeway and …
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Walkabout 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 this morning, leaving SunFire at about 7:30. Headed up to Warner Springs, then over the …
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Walkabout 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 moment’ on the way there though: about 15 miles west of Williams a 2 ton dualie …
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 this area, the Navajo are not getting rich off of gambling, maybe a few, but …