Got on the road toward the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Monterey was cold but Carmel was beautiful. Stopped there for lunch and to watch some of the cars from the prior day’s concourse (at pebble) pass by Found PCH – Incredible road. Stopped at one place on the way to eat and met somebody riding an old ducatti – must be a blast to zip around that area all of the time. Kept moving down PCH – I could really […]

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1. Breakfast at the inn. 2. Rode through the Redwood forrest 3. Extremely hot, then cold, then hot then cold. The weather in the Redwood forest is really unpredictable and the roads slippery. 4. Rode through a tree 5. Felt rushed as we had dinner plans 6. San Fran felt like the coldest place in the world for a few minutes especially after passing through Napa.

Categories: Cross Country 2012 Remastered, Sturgis 2012

This will be the first day riding with somebody on the back since starting this journey almost two weeks ago as I picked my girlfriend up in Portland last night. To start the day we repeated the ride to Cannon Beach that I had done the day prior. It was a scenic and easy ride that will welcome her to the ride. Before we left we had to tie all of our gear on the bike. My passenger packed lightly […]

Categories: Cross Country 2012 Remastered, Sturgis 2012

Day 11: A full day in Portland My day’s plans are simple: 1. Do a few hours of calls to get a jump on next week 2.Make the solo ride to the coast (aiming for Cannon Beach which is 82 miles West of Portland). The primary reason is to close out my coast to coast solo journey – my expectations are low but those are normally the best rides 3.Meet some old friends for a drink around 4PM in Hillsboro […]

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I’m one week away from starting a new job, so my mind is already getting situated into the new role. This morning I would have to make a few calls in preparation for next week’s start and trip to Europe. After the calls I’d head into the thriving metropolis that is Walla Walla.  My breakfast was similar to the one I had in Boise but more than twice as expensive.  Apparently Walla Walla isn’t cheap, a point confirmed when I […]

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Knowing that today’s ride would only be 250 miles I would have time to enjoy a proper breakfast. Foursquare indicated that a local spot on Main St would have great coffee as well as breakfast burritos. Both sounded great to combat the hunger that may have contributed to yesterday’s weakness. After packing and double checking my straps, I’d head over to the local restaurant only 3 blocks from my hotel. The 20-something girl behind the counter took my order: 1 […]

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On Day 8 I knew that I needed to do my laundry  as I really only packed for a few days and have been doing hotel sink wash-loads pretty frequently.  Luckily the hotel I had chosen in Jackson (the Lexington) had laundry facilities and if I was up early enough I could get all of my belongings done and be out by 10. The waiting time also gave me the opportunity to catch up on the Day 7 Journal entry […]

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