Roadtrip

This whole west coast swing has been wet. But today just ticked me off. While I was packing up the room this morning it looked gray but dry but by the time I got to the bike it was raining. … Continued

What a crappy way to start a day – heavy drizzle and 40ish 🙁 and for the first half of the day it alternated from mist to heavy rain as I leaned the Harley into every second corner ! I … Continued

It was a cool 52 degrees with gray skies when I left Kennewick at 0750 this morning. I had dressed warm but not warm enough and my legs quickly got numb as the “bike chill factor” lowered that 52. On … Continued

As planned, the bike went in for service today. Oil change, cable adjustments, brakes, etc plus they fixed a loose exhaust clamp. What a great bunch at Rattlesnake Harley Davidson in Kennewick, Washington. Two large full floors plus a separate … Continued

As planned I left Boise by 0800 and headed up the interstate to Ontario – in Oregon of Course! And as I was entering town I thought I could smell the distinct odor of onions? Since my sense of smell … Continued

Today was a nice leisurely day once I put Utah behind me. The first three hours were on I-25 as I rode north from SLC to Twin Falls, Idaho. Many of you have driven on US interstate highways with speed … Continued

Started the day Leaving Las Vegas at 0800 in 78 degree sunshine and rode out to the Hoover Dam. What a marvelous site and a real engineering feat. The dam is huge and the highway bridge going over is quite … Continued

To say that today was a LARGE day would be an understatement. Left Flagstaff this morning and it was 52 degrees – not bad considering how cool it was last night. But I was only on the road about an … Continued

I started my day a little late because I needed the sleep so I did not leave until about 0800. But the rest did me good and prepared me for the day. Besides getting to see that little thing called … Continued

What a huge day yesterday was. ! Started out with 36 degree F temperatures and got up to about 90 depending on which sign was right. The morning ride through the “baby Rockies” in NM was beautiful with lots of … Continued