Category: Trip Reports
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Taiwan felt more like Asia to me. The whole point of this trip was to come to Taiwan for work. We had some clients that needed training on the latest version of software. I was… Read more
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Mass Transit Done Right
The part about Hong Kong that has really imprinted upon me the most is the density of the city. Each of the subway stations I’ve been in there were people coming and going in mass. … Read more
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Day 4: Hong Kong
By this point in the trip I was feeling pretty adept at rolling around Hong Kong. It was day 4 and I had the morning to poke around the area that was closest to my… Read more
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Day 3: Hong Kong
I slept hard last night. I guess I didn’t really realize how much we had done yesterday. I’ve been reading a book that was recommended to me by a friend of a friend called Cowboys,… Read more
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Day 2: Hong Kong
Today I woke up well rested after a long day traveling. Extreme time changes seem to be unpredictable for me. Moving the clock forward 16 hours has it’s effect on me, but in general, the… Read more
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Day 1: Hong Kong
I’ve never been to Asia. San Francisco was the closest to Asia that I’ve ever been aside from the occasional outing to the Chinese restaurant as a kid. When the opportunity arose to travel out… Read more
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Ebbetts is Redeemed!
The Hope Valley usually turns a bit later than areas further south. I’m guessing that’s due to the lower elevation of the area. We lagged a bit getting out of the hotel as the breakfast… Read more
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Did we just meet, Sonora?
Sometimes you make plans on paper months before that sound great. I was going to be four days in Death Valley, three days at home, and then back on the road for this fall colors… Read more
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Finally: Fall Color
Today was the last day on the road. Doug was headed up to Quincy for an extra day of riding. I was thinking of doing the same but rain was forecasted and if I was… Read more
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot to that High Lonesome Sound
Just about everybody hit the road by 10 AM. The plan last year on day two was to hit the bristlecone pine forest as well as cross Sherman Pass. I wasn’t on top of my… Read more
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Dropping into the Park
Getting to Death Valley: There are two routes we usually take down into Death Valley. The “short” or “regular” route and the “long” route. I’ve never done the longer route as it is usually cold… Read more
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Over to Bishop
I didn’t want to have to drive all the way back to San Jose to get my tire fixed. I knew of a few places in the city which I hadn’t been to nor did… Read more
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Up to San Francisco!
Wow, it’s hard to believe a year has gone by. The Death Valley ride generally marks the closing of the riding season for the fair weather riders in California. The climate here is such that… Read more
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ROL Day 4: Yreka to San Jose
The talk of the town yesterday seemed to indicate that everybody was planning to roll down Interstate 5. From Yreka to San Jose it’s about 350 miles. To complicate matters it was going to be… Read more
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ROL Day 3: Shelter Cove to Yreka
At about 3 AM it was just cold. I wasn’t expecting the ride to be on the coast and was duly under prepared for the weather. Given that we had no other option we just… Read more
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ROL Day 1&2: San Jose to Shelter Cove
The Range of Light Gypsy Tour is a ride that every motorcyclist in at least Northern California should do at least once. The premise is pretty simple: all you know at the beginning is the… Read more
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Returning to the Marin County Coast
A few months ago a buddy and I went out hiking near the Green Gulch Zen Center. When I was first moved to California my future hiring manager took me to this hike. It’s a… Read more
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Closing out Colorado
I left Boulder without my wallet and had to go back to Rocky Mountain National Park the most expedient way which unfortunately had all the traffic. Much like going to Yosemite it was slow going,… Read more
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Amazing: The Peak to Peak Highway
The Peak to Peak Highway is an amazing piece of asphalt. It was a part of my journey every day of the trip and other than the draconian speed limit management it’s always a wonderful… Read more
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US40 and the National Park
I wasn’t exactly sure where to go on day two. I had heard from some locals that the ride up to Mount Evans wasn’t actually all that interesting. Mount Evans I believe was the highest… Read more
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The Highest Pass
I’d made a career of renting motorcycles in my teenage years. When we go down to the beach for spring break and summer vacation I’d make the 60 mile drive from Destin down to Panama… Read more
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Damn it was cold!
The weather today was Fortuna usual: cold and foggy in the morning with the hope of sun in the afternoon. Looking a the map, there are a a few main options into Garberville: The Lost… Read more
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The King’s Return
Morning called for me about 7:30 and everyone was up at 8:15. Steve was ready to go well before the rest of us! But as 8:30 rolled around we were ready to rock! Since dinner… Read more
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The Canyon Fit for a King!
Riding for me falls in one of three camps: solo adventures, random wanderings with a few people, or full on organized trips. This time it was the latter. I was fortunate to have a great… Read more
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Prayin’ in the Needles
I wanted to get the truck checked out before heading out for home. Sitting on the side of Interstate 40 in 110 degree heat waiting for a tow truck doesn’t sound fun. Fortunately there is… Read more
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The Last Photo
I’ve been working on a photo collection for about seven years from various parts of California. I was invited to present at a photography expo in mid July that I’d like to be able to… Read more
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Sleepy Sarasota
Travels brought me down to Sarasota, Florida in the middle of June. This trip I was scheduled to travel during the day but got moved to a red eye when Airtran decided to suspend daytime… Read more
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Musical Notes
With all of us scattered over the house I didn’t think I was getting any sleep. I could not have been more wrong. Not only did I sleep well, I was the last one up!… Read more
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Nevada Bypass
Both the northern California and the southern California groups made it to Mammoth Friday night. The So Cal guys rolled in at 7pm and the Nor Cal guys made it at 9:30pm. Both groups rolled… Read more
