As reported earlier, I already knew I had to ride through some snow today. What follows is the tale of how I survived the day. Continue reading Snow to Start, Wind to Finish
Upcoming Fun in the Snow
The snow is falling outside my motel room door. This, by itself, is not overly damning since it’s basically a flurry and the roads are wet but not accumulating. The problem is the roads over the mountains to the west. Continue reading Upcoming Fun in the Snow
Canyons, Red Rocks, and Snow Flurries
Since I rode further yesterday than planned, I was able to splurge an entire day to cross Utah and experience it’s natural wonders… and fickle weather patterns. Continue reading Canyons, Red Rocks, and Snow Flurries
Colorado Passes and Dodging Snow
This day would start with never ending vistas of mountain beauty and end with a mad dash to beat the weather over a few mountain passes. Continue reading Colorado Passes and Dodging Snow
Wind, Tank Test, Light Show, and Mexican Food
As a part of the ongoing effort to get to Fins and Vina’s SPITS party in California, the goal for today was very simple: get the rest of the Great Plains behind me. Continue reading Wind, Tank Test, Light Show, and Mexican Food
2017 SPITS – Introduction and Day 1
And herewith, my dear and cherished friends have screwed me over again.
They have conspired to schedule two wonderful fun-filled, food-filled, and riding-filled parties on consecutive weekends… on opposite sides of the country (and we’re not talking Lichtenstein). This will require me to haul ass from our home in Ann Arbor all the way out to California (through several mountain ranges), back home to pick up Karen, and then haul ass out to the Chesapeake Bay Area (the land of boats and righteous crab cakes), all in just over two weeks.
Damn them. Just damn them to hell. Continue reading 2017 SPITS – Introduction and Day 1
2016 ParTay/SCUM Map and Summary
Here are the posts, the final route map, and the trip statistics for this years ride out to the ParTay and then on the the SCUM Run. Continue reading 2016 ParTay/SCUM Map and Summary
2016 ParTay/SCUM Gallery
While packing lots of miles into a two-week trip, I somehow found time to actually take some photos. Continue reading 2016 ParTay/SCUM Gallery
Blasting Home from SCUM
After a very enjoyable two days of lazing around Len and Pauline’s cabin, drinking a bit, and eating too much, it was time to get home. Continue reading Blasting Home from SCUM
Maintenance, Tornado, and the Ride Down to SCUM
After my Mad Dash home from the ParTay, I needed to perform the 12,000 mile service on the Nightowl so Karen and I could ride down to the SCUM run. The first day of that southward ride had a little weather excitement. Continue reading Maintenance, Tornado, and the Ride Down to SCUM