Tag: Central Valley
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Stranded in Ryde
I don’t know what it is about the first weekend in May, but every year it seems overly packed. This year, the Hot Rodeo down in Palm Springs, the One Motorcycle Show in Portland, a… Read more
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Riding Shotgun on 4×4 Day: BARC at Tumey Hills
BARC, the Bay Area Rivian Club, held its Tumey Hills run on the calendar for April 4th: 4/4, known as 4×4 Day in the offroad community. When I first signed up, I didn’t really think… Read more
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Two Generals, One Long Overdue Visit
For over 15 years, every Wednesday at Camp Sequoia Lake, we’d hike to the Grant Tree. The camp sat just outside Kings Canyon National Park — a week each summer for teenagers with Type 1… Read more
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Same ride, completely different experience 
The BMW Club of Northern California’s Range of Light ride has stuck with me for a couple of weeks. Being up in Quincy reminded me how much I really do enjoy that part of California… Read more
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Flat Stanley Comes to California!
Background A few weeks ago I got a special package in the mail from my niece. I had been selected for a Flat Stanley project. Flat Stanley is a children’s tale where Stanley gets a… Read more
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2013 Sierra Stampede
Ross called me up a while ago to see if I wanted to go to this year’s rodeo in Sacramento. At the time it seems like a great idea. We both look forward to it… Read more
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Day 4: A New Way Home (285 Miles)
The rain and snow never really materialized over the Kings Canyon area so I was in luck. The weather was good and the loud as all get out stream was still rolling in the morning!… Read more
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The Eastern Costal Mountains (300mi)
Wow… Somehow it seemed like I just got home from THE Moto 2011 and now it’s time to hit the road again. As usual I’ve procrastinated till the last possible moment on things. The V-Strom… Read more
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The Journey Down (250 Miles)
So like many good rides, this one started with a phone call from John saying he wanted to go see the Eureka Dunes. I didn’t even know where the Eureka Dunes were. Turns out they… Read more
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The Return (260 miles)
I was going to get wet going home. The real question is how much. We had a series of storms blow over the entire northern California area last night so things were damp to say… Read more
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Chico and the Brewery
Chico is a neat little town. One of the main things I wanted to do there was to do the Sierra Nevada Brewery tour. I’d heard a few people speak well of it, so it… Read more
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Home to Palm Springs, CA (460 Miles)
After taking care of the functional items of bike maintenance, I needed to pack and get on the road. My roommate’s dad was in town for thanksgiving and was very interested in the bike and… Read more
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Morning Calls Early
Today began early, really early. I woke up about 4:30 and started packing. I needed to be on the road by 6:00 am to beat the heat. It was going to be 100 in the… Read more