Hung out. Did some web work. Took our friend from New York to the local airport here in Monterey (literally only 5 minutes away). There were no lines of any kind (security or other) and we didn’t have to get there 2 hours early. Only about 30 minutes. Yes, I’m all for security and safe […]

My Monterey host (a friend, web site client and fellow martial art practitioner) had his newly formed band over to his house for a practice session. Also visiting this same weekend was a friend my host has known since 5th grade, who has played the guitar for 42 years and has a band of his […]

Absolutely a great day’s ride! Perhaps the most enjoyable motorcycle ride of my life. I love the coast and the weather today was perfect. After all the hot days I had been experiencing, this was a welcome respite. And after getting off the 101 and onto the 1, the first 22 miles were twisties like […]

Another great ride. Nice temps all day. My Bend, Oregon host said Bend is considered high desert. I couldn’t see that at the time, but as I made my way into the Redwood forests of California, I saw the difference. Although Bend has its fair share of trees, it just isn’t the same as being […]

I hung around the house getting caught up on my blog posts. I still have some photos and videos to put up, but at least my posts are current. Went into town to pick up some supplies and see a bit more than I saw yesterday. Mileage | Today: 14 | Trip To Date: 3,875 […]

Visitor Bureau | City of Bend | Bend Chamber of Commerce | Wikipedia Left Boise around 10:20am. Forgot about crossing from the Mountain time zone into the Pacific time zone. So even though I didn’t leave at 9 as I had planned, it worked out ok and I still got to Bend about an hour […]

View Today’s Photos After receiving some tips on things to see in downtown Boise, I headed there to take a first-hand look. I checked out the Train Depot with its Platt Gardens, C.W. Moore Park, had breakfast at a local cafe, and walked around downtown a bit making my way past the Capitol building. Mileage […]

Checked out of the motel at noon. Hung around the motel lobby (since it was air conditioned and was already hot outside) to take advantage of the wi-fi to get caught up on emails and to handle an emergency request from one of my clients. Got in contact with my family friend who gave me […]

Boise, Idaho (City of Boise | Wikipedia) Another great day for riding. Great road conditions. More rolling prairies. Only a little bit of wind (either that, or by now I’m getting used to it). Long expanses of rolling prairie land. The Snake river continued to add visual interest throughout the day. The last couple of […]

Today was another great day. Comfortable temps. The day started out at 66F but of course got higher as the day wore on and I continued to drop in altitude. No wind to speak of and fantastic sights. The Grand Teton N.P. had some very tall and steep mountain sides. And the Snake river added […]