Day 22 – Pam arrived and we made it to Port Angeles!
A double dose day of sunshine – both the sun and my wife were here with me! The sun arrived first and since I had the morning to kill I found a wash bay and gave the Harley a good … Continued
Day 21 – Sunshine and good friends!
Really slept in this mornings – until 0800! I guess riding in all of that rain yesterday was more tiring than I realized. It was still cool when I left Vancouver, Wa. but it continually got warmed as the day … Continued
Day 20 – Wet to start – wet in the middle – wet to finish!
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
Day 19 – Cold & Wet first half, Warmish & Sunny to finish!
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
Day 18 – Cold, wet, windy BUT I’m Smiling
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
Day 17 – bike in for service – no miles :(
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
Day 16 – from onions to kids on a train!
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
Day 15 – From potato fields to mountains
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
Day 14 – From Dam heat to darn cool
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
Day 13 – I now know now how hot hell is gonna be!
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