Monthly Archives: September 2011

We’re Home!

You can probably tell, we got too busy and such too keep up with everything. Also, it was tough to upload pictures and we all know they are worth a thousand words. We’ll post some about the later days of … Continue reading

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Day 6 – Catch up time from the riders view

It’s been a crazy few days for us and words can’t really do justice for some of the things we’ve seen in the last 6 days.  We’ve been in temperatures as high as 102 to as low as 42, sometimes … Continue reading

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Our National Parks

We are lucky to have an amazing country.  Living here, like anywhere, jades us to it. Visiting these World Famous parks, We Americans are the minority.  I’ve heard languages I can’t identify.  It’s tough to strike up a conversation with … Continue reading

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Death Valley

We took a light day and explored the whole park.  We rode in from the south side, on the road less traveled.  The map said it might be rough and that vehicles over 22 feet were prohibited.  I thought, “No … Continue reading

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Mono Lake

While all together unimpressive, the view over it was awesome!

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Lake Tahoe

We got up fairly early, after an excellent night in the 869 Park. Great bed, WiFi, quiet and green, maybe LEEDs certified, I haven’t been able to confirm, what more could we ask for? We started from South Tahoe to … Continue reading

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Sheltered Life!

We got a fairly late start in Monterey, hitting the road about 10. We stayed in the Monterey Hotel. It’s an older place with crooked hallways, crown molding and no elevator. We enjoyed the evening in a nice bed clean … Continue reading

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Day 1 – San Jose to Monterey – 358 miles

Our first day on the road was a success. After picking up the bike, we went back to the hotel to pack and hit the road. We quickly realized we didn’t have enough room! So a quick trip to Fedex … Continue reading

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Time of Great Journeys

Today, so soon after we began our journey together, we begin our cross country ride. Two cross country trips actually, We flew thru Phoenix to San Jose, CA where it’ll begin. The time difference has us up early and ready. … Continue reading

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More Maps!

Ah, more maps! We’ve really run into time constraints at this point. View Grand Canyon 2 in a larger map This should take us to the Hoover Dam, over the new bridge. We’ll then head north thru the Valley of … Continue reading

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