A short story of deferred maintenance, dirty carbs, and broken kickstarters. At the last trials a few weeks ago, I noticed that my ’04 sherco was becomming a little hard to start and was occasionally kicking back during starting. So …
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Welcome to a new year! blackdog is back!
As you may have noticed, keeping up with this blog didn’t top my hit parade last year. it wasn’t a very good year for trials, either, so it didn’t matter much. 🙂 I got ill during the columbia cup, then I injured …
Read MoreMeanwhile… …Back at the Ranch
I’ve been working on updates and upgrades and all around tidying to the web sties. It is unsettling to know that of all the information provided on all my sites and blogs. The thing people most want to know about and …
Read MoreDay 10 — in which there are pots and metal creatures
Most of the day was spent in San Bartolo Coyotepec. Our first stop was at the workshop of the family of potter Dona Rosa. The Dona Rosa invented the burnishing technique that produces the glossy black pottery that the village …
Read MoreDay 9, in which there is a lot of thread(s)
Today is the Halloween for most of you all. Here in Mexico it is the day before Muertos. There’s lots of getting ready and cleaning and arranging going on. We were out and about doing tourista things this morning. Our destination …
Read MoreDay 8, in which there was one very big tree and a lot of little stones.
Today is Friday, we must be headed for Mitla and ‘the tree’!. Our first stop is in Santa Maria del Tule, to see a huge, several thousand year old tree. In the center of the town. Pretty amazing. The redwoods …
Read MoreDay 7, in which we watched a man pull a rabbit out of a tree trunk.
To day it was south and a little west of town to the Zaachila valley. Traffic has been terrible this week so our guide Nico took us down a super-secret short-cut. Like going down the rabbit hole. Speaking of rabbits. Our …
Read MoreDay 6, in which we went to the market
Today began with a trip to the Abastos market, near the south edge of the central district of oaxaca. Today was the opening of the special ‘Muertos’ section of the market, full of special flowers, candles, trinkets and food for …
Read MoreDay 5, in which Jim visits Monte Alban
Today, the ‘tour’ was scheduled to go up to Monte Alban, a pre-columbian archeological site just west of Oaxaca. My lovely bride has seen it once, that was enough for her, so the tour departed slightly down on troop strength. …
Read MoreDay 4, in which we visit many things that Rudolfo Morelos loved
Day 4 (which was actually yesterday) we went to Ocotlan. Birthplace of the painter Rudolfo Morelos. But before we got out of town I saw this set of signs and thought you all needed to see them as well. Ocotlan is …
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