Tag: Shasta Cascade
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Crisscrossing the Shasta Cascades
Back in the day, M and I used to run motorcycle tours for motorcycle riders who hadn’t done an overnight ride before. Over the years, we picked up more and more riders and developed quite a following. Our last tour was called “coast and volcanoes,” wandering through some of California’s most epic coastline and empowering… Read more
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Reconnect and Ride: A Pashnit Motorcycle Adventure
An old co-worker of mine reached out in March. He wanted to go on a Pashnit motorcycle tour but didn’t want to show up solo and asked would I be interested in joining? We hadn’t seen each other in about ten years, so the chance to reconnect with an old colleague, friend, and rider while… Read more
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How the Tesla NACS Adapter Transformed My Rivian
Just over a year ago, a lot was going on in life on multiple fronts, and my psyche just cracked. I hopped in the Rivian and started driving. I didn’t know my destination. I didn’t know where I was going to end up. I had no idea what charging might look like well beyond home.… Read more
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Living Memorial Sculpture Garden
Today am leaving California. I’ve often come to this area to stay at Mount Shasta but haven’t really spent much time in the cities further north. Weed, CA has always been a little bit of a double entendre – but most of us haven’t done the research to understand where Weed got its name. Weed,… Read more
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One Volcano Too Short!
A good friend of mine uses the phrase “We’re out like a herd of turtles!” This time, I was no exception. Packing for this adventure took more time than I expected. I’m thankful that I recorded all of the things I’ve used for motorcycle trips in the past, at Motorcycle Packing List. That gave me… Read more
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Livin’ like Zach Brown!
“I got my toes in the water, ass in the sand” -Zac Brown I remember the first time I heard that song and instantly loved it. The lake was a huge part of growing up. As a kid, I spent many weeks with family and friends on the shores of the lake swimming, boating, and… 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 new bulletin board for his room. One night as Stanley is asleep the bulletin board falls on top of him… 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 near 100° for most of it. With that kind of distance in that kind of heat there are two schools… 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 out 12 hours later. Southern California did three major passes: Tioga, Ebbets, and Carson. Northern California did Nevada. A few… Read more
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The 20 year ride
Day 1: 191 miles I got an invite to go on a ride with some of my co workers. It turns out that this ride has been going on for about the last 20 years as the Memorial Day lap around northern California. This year they decided to move it out a week. I am… Read more
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Less can really be more
Every vacation should have a purpose. It is even better is when that purpose is realized and fulfilled. We vacation to take time off to rest, for new experiences, to connect with others, etc. The past few years on my “trip into the woods” I’ve set out to experience: to ride, take pics, and ride.… Read more