Secret Being that I’ve had serious doubts about being able to actually complete this trip, I felt if I made it for two days, I would be somewhat successful. But, I’ve come this far, so I feel awesome about how things have gone. Today though, I was done. Plan vs reality My original plan did […]
Second chance Kansas The rain had stopped over night and the sun was out. I was thrilled with this development and got packed up and out of the room, hoping Kansas would redeem itself. Ready to see the rest of Kansas and what else the world has to offer. I had reached out to a
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Packing I woke up about 0520 local time and quietly started packing up. I took my time, hoping Nancy would wake up so I could thank her for her hospitality, but I was ready to leave by 0645. While was making my last check to ensure my gear was all tied down properly when Nancy
Late I got a later start than I intended. The old guy I ran into yesterday ended up at the same campground and he wanted to TALK. For a long time. He was nice, but my camping/packing system isn’t all dialed in. This led to my delayed start of 0820. Having my morning coffee! I
Up Early Today was going to be a longer day I hoped, as I was shooting for Green River, UT. The map said it would be 408 miles to the campground, so I would play it by ear. Eureka, Nevada is pretty high in elevation, about 6,485 feet, but I would climb out of there
Leaving Getting packed up and ready when it’s actually time to leave us always difficult for me. I always seem to forget things, or they don’t go as I planned them in my head. I set a time I wanted to leave by and a time I needed to leave by. I got out of
Getting closer As it gets closer to my departure date, I figured I’d better make sure everything I needed to bring would fit on Lucille. I wasn’t sure how I would strap everything on or how I would make things fit. In addition to strapping things onto the bike, I would need to make sure
Uncomfortable My one complaint with Lucille has been just how spectacularly uncomfortable the stock seat is. I mean, come on, BMW. You have a reputation and can do better. Right after I bought her, I had a Corbin custom seat put on Lucille. While the seat is super comfortable, they were unable to wire it
California winter Although it’s winter, and pretty cold, I’m lucky enough to live in California. There are nice riding days in winter, though it can get cold. I got an electric jacket and a GoPro I wanted to try out, so on a warmish, sunny day, my BFG and I went out. We both needed
A planned practice My BFG said he would come with me if I wanted to take a practice ride, and I decided to take him up on it. The goals were two-fold. One, to just practice going to somewhere new on a curvy road. Two, to try, once again, to get the GPS to work
