tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57030708473845628702024-02-24T08:33:54.270-05:00I Never Finish Anyth...A document, an epic document, depicting the struggle of a Regular Joe trying to make it in a big, bad, unfair world armed with nothing more than a fistful of unsubstantiated facts, a somewhat weak grasp of the English language, a skewed sense of entitlement, misplaced vengeance issues and some tired conspiracy theories.
Oh, who am I trying to kid? This is just a place to post ride reports and motorbike stuff. Enjoy!Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-70789996676230627852024-02-24T08:32:00.002-05:002024-02-24T08:33:21.231-05:00Three Lakes WMA MotoCamp: February 2024<p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEg2exOJluh5MMGy5P4fDetzJPvL_jdnc5asg4Y1wZhwHa5_0SNgC6YNfU-awIaCSV2GeugFHm30vsYnEzKGgdbRrYVOPtgpC5GDuabim2CjOC42nrwWDhqKexjSHJiq3KCYIXhHXAvkLWwewCJChopoanfvAlQUS0Ug_8eqe9-1g0_6Vr32Ghm6CQM2c/s4032/IMG_5506.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEg2exOJluh5MMGy5P4fDetzJPvL_jdnc5asg4Y1wZhwHa5_0SNgC6YNfU-awIaCSV2GeugFHm30vsYnEzKGgdbRrYVOPtgpC5GDuabim2CjOC42nrwWDhqKexjSHJiq3KCYIXhHXAvkLWwewCJChopoanfvAlQUS0Ug_8eqe9-1g0_6Vr32Ghm6CQM2c/s320/IMG_5506.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">I’d been planning to MotoCamp locally with a few friends for the past three years but we were never able to come together on a location or time. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">That changed when a buddy on his new Gen 3 KLR 650 invited me to join a group planning to camp out near Melbourne in a State of Florida Wildlife Management Area (WMA). <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Though I couldn’t join them on that weekend, I did look into WMAs in my area. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Two riding friends and I researched the Three Lakes WMA near Kissimmee (south of Orlando, west of <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Melbourne) and decided to give it a try. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We had a planning meet-up the week prior that was really just an excuse to try out a local pho house. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Then our 2-night campout devolved into a 1-night ride. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Logistics…</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Lee left a day early and planned to meet us there. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Beau and I met up on Thursday morning and took a route comprised of some nice Florida backroads. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We went through the small towns of Hopewell, Keysville, Fort Meade, Homeland, Frostproof and Kenansville before meeting up with Lee. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Since the site we were considering was packed with hunters when we arrived, we went two miles back to Lake Jackson and found a beautiful tree-covered spot on a little creek. We set up camp, gathered (way too much) wood, got a nice campfire going and broke out the food and drink. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Over a crackling fire, we all agreed we’d found a near perfect camp site. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Though we heard owls hooting, coyotes howling and evidence of wild hogs rooting, we only saw one animal—a lonely alligator— in the area. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We sat around the fire talking until 1am then turned in. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It had been in the high 60’s to mid 70’s during the day but dropped into the low 50’s at night. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Perfect camping weather. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">The next morning we made breakfast and coffee on our camp stoves as we planned our return route. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We would ride together to St. Cloud to the northwest, then split up and go our own ways home. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Strong winds had been predicted and sure enough, we encountered them! Our loaded down lightweight adventure bikes were pushed all over the roads as we made our way back. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">While riding through the town of Winter Haven, I heard a loud POP! and found that my rear tire had picked up a large bolt. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I pulled into a church parking lot and broke out the tools to change the flat. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Though it had been a while since I’d changed a flat tire on the road, I made fairly quick work of it and was on the road less than an hour and a half later. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">The winds had really picked up and the last 60 miles were interesting to say the least. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>🫢</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">I arrived home before 5pm on Friday afternoon after 275 miles of riding. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I’d enjoyed a most excellent moto camp experience with two really good guys. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">The three of us are already planning our next camp ride. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But knowing us, it might not happen for a year or two! </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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text-align: center;"></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"><br /></span></p>Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-6805799639866038702024-02-01T13:52:00.000-05:002024-02-01T13:52:09.831-05:00Mines Roads Motorcycle Ride: January 2024<p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">When you’re riding through the Mines roads, the chemical smells will hit you without warning.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 22.2px;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">It smells like plant food and tar…the scents of mining activity in the middle of Central Florida’s Mosaic mine operations.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 22.2px;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">One of the things you’re smelling is the creosote-soaked railroad ties that the mines use on their railroad tracks.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 22.2px;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">And you’ll see many railroad crossings sprinkled throughout that area as the trains transport concentrated phosphate and potash from the 500 foot gypstacks.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 22.2px;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">It looks like the surface of the moon up on top, where the big trucks go to pick up load after load of dusty gold.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 22.2px;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">The white dust coats everything.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 22.2px;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">On the rim high above, backhoes endlessly claw through toxic byproducts of the fertilizer production, which are slightly radioactive. Not enough to hurt you, though, unless you breathe in nothing but phosphate dust for several decades.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Skirting the narrow, twisting roads are fields of flowers and bodies of water; ponds big enough to be lakes. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And they’re everywhere. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The aromas from nearby orange groves and tall grass finally overpower the odors from the mining activity you’ve transited and you’re back riding through some fine East Tampa country backroads. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">That’s the experience you’ll get from riding the Mines Roads ride. And that’s what my buddy Lee wanted to see. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>So on the last day of January 2024, we left Ruskin/Sun City Center and headed due east on the 674 for some of my favorite local riding. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">I’d ridden the entire area many times, of course, but I always managed to eke out another new road, so I was keeping my eyes peeled. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We took Bethlehem Road from the 674 and connected to Highway 37. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Just a mile later we turned east on the 630 and then went north on Old Hwy 37 to Bradley Junction. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It was there, in the middle of town—if Bradley Junction can be called a town—that we stopped so I could air up my rear tire. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>My BMW’s overbearing bike management system had been nagging me about slightly low air pressure, so I relented and broke out my air compressor. And while it hummed along, I explained the upcoming route to Lee. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Leaving there, Old Hwy 37 becomes Agricola Mine Road…the first of the mines roads we’d be riding today. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Agricola Road twisted and turned between big ponds, sometimes forcing us to slow down for the 90 degree turns. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We passed a turnoff for Hooker’s Pariarie Road and I mentally noted a need for a future visit to that yet-unexplored route. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We went north on Hwy 555, then doubled back on Hwy 640 going west toward Bonnie Mines Road…our second mines road of the day. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">It was a nice, winding road that passed more mining activity and led to Hwy 60. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Reaching the town of Bartow, we stopped into one of my fave places, El Ranchito Jalisco, for some decent Mexican chow. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It was 51 degrees when we met up that morning; it was now in the low 70’s so we dropped our sweaters…and Lee even turned off his Bluetooth electric socks. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>🫢</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Leaving Bartow, we found South Floral Avenue and that soon became Noralyn Mine Road….our third and final mine road of the day. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>That led us back to Hwy 640 and Hwy 555. The latter dead-ended into Old Brewster Road which then blended into District Line Road…a 7-mile stretch of smooth dirt. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We found our way onto Hwy 664 then rode into the town of Bowling Green off of Hwy 17. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Having already ate lunch, I pulled into the parking lot of Smokin’ Joe’s BBQ, a favorite of mine, and took a quick break. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The smoke from pork and brisket permeated the air and made me think a second lunch was in order! It was starting to get a bit warm so we got back on the road. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Hopping back on Hwy 17 for 1 block, we turned onto Doc Coil Road until it dead-ended at Hwy 663. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Trying my best to stay off of main roads, we hung a right on Ollie Roberts Road until it became John Gill Road…and that took us to Hwy 62. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">From Hwy 62, we had a few options on how to get back. We both had recently ridden the Tail of the Gecko, so we continued toward Parrish to the 579/Saffold Road, a cool little route that ends at the fire station in Wimauma. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We rode together until I turned off in Ruskin and Lee continued north on the 75. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Truly, it was a great day of riding. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; 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font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p>Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-30943757179285855622024-01-31T08:16:00.002-05:002024-01-31T08:16:10.920-05:00Season of the Bike by Dave Karlotski<p>Enjoy this description of motorcycle riding and riders by Dave Karlotski from his very cool, “Season of the Bike.” If you’re a rider, you’ll understand. </p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17.17px;">On a motorcycle I know I'm alive. When I ride, even the familiar seems strange and glorious. The air has weight and substance as I push through it and its touch is as intimate as water to a swimmer. I feel the cool wells of air that pool under trees and the warm spokes of sunlight that fall through them. I can see everything in a sweeping 360 degrees, up, down and around, wider than PanaVision and higher than IMAX and unrestricted by ceiling or dashboard.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17.17px;"><a href=" https://savvytraveler.publicradio.org/show/features/2000/20000825/postcard.shtml"> https://savvytraveler.publicradio.org/show/features/2000/20000825/postcard.shtml</a><br /></span></p>Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-726457303980759642023-12-18T10:45:00.000-05:002023-12-18T10:45:12.384-05:00Motorcycles and moonshine: Riding Richloam, Green Swamp and Howey-in-the-Hills<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">I recently met up with two of my friends, Lee and Beau, on a crisp, clear and dry Friday. Lee had planned a ride around the Richloam and Green Swamp areas, with a promise of a late breakfast or lunch. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Spoiler alert: It turned out to be dinner!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We met at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Lutz and discussed the day’s ride over coffee. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Lee was on his shiny green Versys 300 and Beau was on his BMW R1200GS; I was on my big BMW GS Adventure. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Contrary to my claims of being an Iron Butt Rider and putting on thousands and thousands of miles a year, <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Lee felt it necessary to point out some cobwebs on the side of my bike! I was able to brush them away before he could obtain photographic evidence, but the damage to my pride was done. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I drank my overpriced and under-caffeinated java in shame…🤨</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We fueled up and headed east for Richloam. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Beau hadn’t been there but I had. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We hit some dirt roads before making it to the Historic Richloam General Store, a very cool place indeed. We had a drink as we shopped for goodies before heading out to some more backroads that Lee knew of. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I appreciated his knowledge of the area as I was seeing country roads I wasn’t aware of. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We stopped at the Yalaha Bakery and German restaurant in the little town of Yalaha. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We grabbed a table outside and talked about bikes and future rides while we ate some sweet stuff we bought. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We then went right next door to the Yalaha Bootlegging Co. for some moonshine at their distillery. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>After samples of almost everything, we settled on an Apple Pie Moonshine Cocktail and a Moonshine Bloody Mary. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>What a cool place!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Our stomachs were growling as it was almost 4pm and we still hadn’t had the breakfast we were promised! Lee then led us through some very nice backroads to JB Boondocks Bar & Grill located in Howey-in-the-Hills. While it was a little too brisk to eat outside, we sat at a window overlooking Little Lake Harris and enjoyed drinks and a nice meal. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We made plans to ride together part of the way back, splitting up near Lakeland. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Riding back through the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve area, Lee pulled off the road at the Colt Creek State Park so we could stretch our legs and say goodbye. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It got dark and we got a little traffic but made good time getting home after 10+ hours of riding.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; 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That’s Two Wheeled Exploration & Training. </p><p><br /></p><p>Two buddies—who were on a Kawasaki Versys 300 and a BMW R1200GS— met up on a foggy morning and we rode out to the Bone Valley ATV park together.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some minor injuries and a couple dirt naps but everyone was able to ride home OK.</p><p><br /></p><p>We took a quick off-road detour then stopped for tacos in Wimauma on the way back </p><p><br /></p><p>My old Kawasaki KLR650 (Gen 1) did great. There was also a Gen 2 and a new Gen 3 there. </p><p><br /></p><p>Good times!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzm86dk7XUeuXGdRB97mOqo8WPYACFnE9h03_DXZmS6T5TKn4Z7Jc83rsiFTgtlptxIJRd2cijvnqK8b_tmiw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxWjLYPBNRWDin7PgMFxZM9kfrydJD4sxZfXcJVp1YfigqfXFjDYN-eCXoV7bh8eMqH8kP5zltkpOflLgebZQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwR9mIQHFuEnBdR6Y02zskcLHkJD5f9Dav-OUsqGDE3godse1otdFfpXSKfUTvocM7c05VW6Lckrk8EA4cqag' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyNmERY45UM24QIM9q_NDKQZI74vbcRPvDDACj6P58rZLEZe9sDRG2QIDUQ2aKJ2YLz55nGlqFOft-RUzVCug' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Thanks to the TWEAT folks.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqnEYKtsSl_DtCErY-5lFOVNoVMaN7sQfoWumaDDxCkip-1pp_SYQ7wwJKyX2LsnKCGgoTlxFVz_vFQIowLUHlVXzcXtxU84s9jsmQh_5HndIkPjLuWdj6mtqLZlSBxRHjGfySPqLBW6w7CdplgfDGs15OODy6RGdc7kp7EtboOtfF_n1_DUjww7fGOo/s1600/08d50a47-538d-4c12-88b2-4f0f34fe647a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqnEYKtsSl_DtCErY-5lFOVNoVMaN7sQfoWumaDDxCkip-1pp_SYQ7wwJKyX2LsnKCGgoTlxFVz_vFQIowLUHlVXzcXtxU84s9jsmQh_5HndIkPjLuWdj6mtqLZlSBxRHjGfySPqLBW6w7CdplgfDGs15OODy6RGdc7kp7EtboOtfF_n1_DUjww7fGOo/s320/08d50a47-538d-4c12-88b2-4f0f34fe647a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">I’d been researching a ride to Florida’s Scenic Highway 30A for the past year. It was supposed to be a stunning 24-mile stretch of road right on the Gulf between Inlet Beach and Destin. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>That turned out to be a bit of a disappointment, but more on that in a second. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92bLxWkTweTwwLgMT8hDapickiVTwP9t91QGhpxJs-J7-twYolo1AIyQF0CHH7apTPUyT1u_qX1gwsTpU3qP3UpauA30Vb2wLsEItidnFOaWM94oa_zSpC0jyYeWMoVo_RqSOTK6Dim2UpQvTdrgK7AvyfYBtzVHnY-7H6ylhmEaVHGYiN8t-I-bo3is/s4032/IMG_3062.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92bLxWkTweTwwLgMT8hDapickiVTwP9t91QGhpxJs-J7-twYolo1AIyQF0CHH7apTPUyT1u_qX1gwsTpU3qP3UpauA30Vb2wLsEItidnFOaWM94oa_zSpC0jyYeWMoVo_RqSOTK6Dim2UpQvTdrgK7AvyfYBtzVHnY-7H6ylhmEaVHGYiN8t-I-bo3is/s320/IMG_3062.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Paul’s GPS!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOdQF_CpRxDaIMIdMSVNjCwaMBMSd7lsT0rsGUu_q-ugUL-CPQyym9-2l1gq4CGgQgultrohzHj2aLCjcdz2FNFwDFTdH0DhaOlrGVPGm4RaXW1WHSI3KNRhYxwMFDn3FD3B0OR6eygz_6W-gMRKY3-WbpWj1tNIHADcG-GHHE9EzdSBcOh-X-79QbRw/s4032/IMG_3059.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOdQF_CpRxDaIMIdMSVNjCwaMBMSd7lsT0rsGUu_q-ugUL-CPQyym9-2l1gq4CGgQgultrohzHj2aLCjcdz2FNFwDFTdH0DhaOlrGVPGm4RaXW1WHSI3KNRhYxwMFDn3FD3B0OR6eygz_6W-gMRKY3-WbpWj1tNIHADcG-GHHE9EzdSBcOh-X-79QbRw/s320/IMG_3059.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My tank bag map.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs5_YUKCLqeyzWTj7WdDXZRlmdVn3-FXA7c-GMkRbHfESlwD9Nxs0cVj5VLjwLdQloM4Nm1Z5FeOwbkpm2QW6jm07nEvnrRF6R2gTRa8xpwTyQVXAM7PxdAjA6M07WIEsmrXv8jfoG0pA5qkRFfHQpo0-Ik4Ii3-ViVwbJt8U8-6Jl7y3UGfl4hP2-hQ/s4032/IMG_3060.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs5_YUKCLqeyzWTj7WdDXZRlmdVn3-FXA7c-GMkRbHfESlwD9Nxs0cVj5VLjwLdQloM4Nm1Z5FeOwbkpm2QW6jm07nEvnrRF6R2gTRa8xpwTyQVXAM7PxdAjA6M07WIEsmrXv8jfoG0pA5qkRFfHQpo0-Ik4Ii3-ViVwbJt8U8-6Jl7y3UGfl4hP2-hQ/s320/IMG_3060.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are before the ride.</div><br /><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Last month I met up with my three riding companions—Paul, Ralph and PGA Paul—and planned a 4-day ride to visit the Panhandle area and Scenic Highway 30A. We hammered out the logistics over lunch and PGA Paul mapped out a route for us. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We left mid-morning this past Sunday and traveled 60 highway miles on I-75 to get to the cut-off where we’d head north and west via some nice country backroads. The weather was perfect, maybe a bit brisk, which was a welcomed change from the usual hot and humid riding. We were on two Harley baggers and two BMWs. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_vjJC7HEXnxatCstMX6JLmzyzyJ_65AQN523A8sWOAsGbtFBe6rMk9E2WUD1ZIz_J77WZDQay7D0U4iyEECDZnwmRMdJB8zSdqJIHL973jsAq4aHnnCC0yjeK5z_4qMi_8LreTBI5zcjVJBacxahB0NO_A0Cyc6pdYfhYZb0KvxgcSyICPQhf_QG2-Y/s4000/IMG_3095.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Our first night’s stay would be Steinhatchee in Florida’s Big Bend region, also referred to as the Nature Coast. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The Big Bend area—really the transition between the Panhandle and the peninsula—had been hit hard by Hurricane Ian in September of 2022 and signs of recovery could still be seen. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Downed trees, blue tarps on rooftops and FEMA disaster assistance centers were sprinkled along Highway 98. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">On the way to a lunch stop in Crystal River, we passed the Adventure Coast, the area between Brooksville and Inglis. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>From Crystal River, it was less than 90 miles to our Lodging in Steinhatchee. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Our total riding for the day was an easy 200 miles. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We opted for a seafood restaurant a short way from the hotel so we walked through dark and quiet streets to what would be Steinhatchee’s restaurant row. There weren’t many other people in the small town at all and we were told that the busy season was July to September. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We left Steinhatchee by 9 the next morning en route to Destin along the Forgotten Coast. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The ride included some spectacular scenery as we rode mostly along the Gulf through coastal communities such as Sopchoppy (what a cool name), Port St. Joe, Mexico Beach, Apalachicola, Carrabelle and Lanark Village. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We also rode through Tyndall Air Force Base, a sprawling military complex on the water near Panama City. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The miles and miles of unobstructed Gulf views were just wonderful. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This part of the ride was definitely an unexpected bonus. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; 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Entering 30A near Inlet Beach, we were immediately greeted with so many McMansions and vacation condos that we couldn’t see the water! </span><span class="s2" style="font-size: 22.22px;">🤨</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> Riding through congested neighborhoods, we arrived at Rosemary Beach where detour signs notified us of route closures due to long-term bridge construction. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Grrrrrrr!!! </span><span class="s2" style="font-size: 22.22px;">😠</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We got back on the highway and followed the detour signs until we were back on the 30A. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Expectations were high but we again found ourselves riding between large houses and condos…with no beach in sight. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>After a couple miles of that, we got back on Highway 98 and rode a few short miles to the hotel, arriving by early afternoon after a 280-mile day. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Later, over drinks, we all agreed that we’d enjoyed the ride along the coast for most of the day so the disappointment at not seeing the no-longer scenic and very overbuilt 30A wasn’t too bad. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">The next day’s ride was a return to Steinhatchee so we took a different, more direct route via State Road 20 that was 50 miles shorter than the previous day’s ride. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>After checking into the hotel and unpacking, we again walked 1/2 mile through deserted streets to a cool little pizza parlor where we had a great meal and discussed the day’s ride. Later, we sat around a fire ring with cigars and drinks. </span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.219999px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">On the morning of the 4th day, we started out before breakfast.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">After an easy 120-mile ride, we stopped to eat at the famous Florida Cracker Kitchen in Brooksville.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">We enjoyed a nice meal then said our goodbyes.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">It was 85 miles home so we hit the I-75 south and made good time back.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Paul later told me that his total trip mileage was 958 miles. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">If you’re a motorcycle enthusiast, you’ll agree that the best part about these rides is spending time with friends. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We had some drinks, ate some good meals and laughed around a campfire. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>These guys are truly excellent riding companions. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; 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font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.8px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;"></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22.22px;">Another great ride in the books and we’re already planning our next ride …this time to the Everglades. Thanks for following along!</span></p>Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-30879823706975815322023-05-17T12:01:00.003-04:002023-05-17T12:58:05.962-04:00A Nice Ride Through Northwest India: May 2023<p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px;">Alternate titles: A Salvaged Motorcycle Adventure; 3 Idiots; Nepal No, Possibly Punjab</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">There they were in the dark garage: The Royal Enfield motorbikes, quiet in the Delhi morning before the heat, traffic and city noises changed everything. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I’d prepped mine—a 411 Scram—the night before. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Julio’s well-ridden 350 Meteor sat beside mine, ready to go. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We would meet Deepak on his 500 Thunderbird soon. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">“You ready?,” he asked. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">“Oh, yeah,” nodding, smiling. “And then some.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The Nepal ride we’d scheduled through the Himalayas and Lower Mustang was a bust. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>In short, I got really sick and was in a Delhi hospital for 5 days. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We lost our tour deposits and that was discouraging. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">While recuperating, friends put together a plan for a make-up ride to salvage the vacation and get me back on 2 wheels. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They came up with a weeklong ride through northern India that they’d wanted to do and the route they’d planned would be perfect for a recovering motorcycle enthusiast. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So, feeling like a million rupees, I loaded up the bike, packed my antibiotics, and set off for the Punjab and Pakistani border. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We joined Deepak outside the city and the three of us negotiated the New Delhi streets, already getting busy as the sun came up, as we made our way north and west. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kI_q-rt1wrGzTsrZ9u1ZAneSq8KL5OR5bjAwlfazyMms8QjzRAVIc_ZIs9Q3aKKBaSch4ihDOQdUQZhLilNomusmNTMMGkpW5i-4xKI91QeP0s5vZIMkZJ1A5l13AKUWlzhG8VGOZhh7VAXp7jQMy6Su_Z7OPT6C5jBEdU77A0Z64CfpWj603spK/s2048/B91463BE-C471-451B-A9F7-0ABABDCC7A66.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kI_q-rt1wrGzTsrZ9u1ZAneSq8KL5OR5bjAwlfazyMms8QjzRAVIc_ZIs9Q3aKKBaSch4ihDOQdUQZhLilNomusmNTMMGkpW5i-4xKI91QeP0s5vZIMkZJ1A5l13AKUWlzhG8VGOZhh7VAXp7jQMy6Su_Z7OPT6C5jBEdU77A0Z64CfpWj603spK/s320/B91463BE-C471-451B-A9F7-0ABABDCC7A66.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1">We left our hotel in Missouri after breakfast for the hill town of Shimla, a former British summer resort in the northwestern Indian Himalayan foothills, at an elevation of 7,100’. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>There was a lot more zigging and zagging and dodging of people, animals and vehicles. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1">“Beware of darkness,” the man warned me. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>He was standing by an old gate on the outskirts of a small town and I had stopped to let a cow walk past. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I assured him that I would take care and continued on my way, knowing that conditions were dangerous enough without riding at night. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>A couple days later, I would hear an alternate theory from a doctor who rides motorcycles. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>He stated that riding the narrow roads in the dark is safer as you can see approaching headlights. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>However, we agreed that the people, debris, cows and monkeys on the roads still presented problems. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Even with the crazy traffic, we made good time, though the 160 mile ride took us 10 hours. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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paneer (fresh Indian cheese), momos (steamed filled dumplings with origins from the Himalayan region), khichdi (a rice and lentil dish), saag (a leafy vegetable dish—spinach in this case—eaten with bread such as roti or naan), chicken tikka masala (roasted marinated chicken chunks in a spicy sauce), dal makhani (Indian lentils and kidney beans), tandoori chicken (chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and roasted in a tandoor, a cylindrical clay oven), biryani (mixed rice), various curries and several other dishes. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Then, shortly after everyone has eaten their fill, the host will ask—in all seriousness—if the guests are ready for dinner. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I truly thought it was a joke the first time. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But after filling up on “appetizers” a second time, I learned to pace myself over 3-4 hours of eating. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It’s something to behold. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">They say there are three trips you take to India: the one you think you’re going to have—that you plan for; the one you actually have; and the one you live through once you go back home. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I’ve found this to be quite true. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We were to go from Kapurthala to Firozpur—an India–Pakistan border town—the next day but plans changed so we decided on heading to Chandigarh instead. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>While at a Royal Enfield dealer in Jalandar, having Deepak’s brakes looked at once again, we all decided to skip a night in Chandigarh and make it home that evening. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Instead of a 3-hour ride, we would have a long 9-hour day…but would sleep in our own homes. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We prepared ourselves for the 400 KM ride by hydrating and checking the GPS directions, then roared off on a southeasterly route on a decent toll road.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-size: 25.5px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 33px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 25.53px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25.5px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 25.53px;">We saw the smog hanging in the sky, dark and ugly, from miles away. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We were getting closer to home and the haziness blurred the sun. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We stopped to put on N-95 masks but even with the mask on and helmet face shield down, I could smell the smog. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It burned my eyes and caused me to cough. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Delhi pollution is legendary. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It was getting dark and we were tired. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It had been a long day but we still had to deal with the three traffic lanes that often had five cars across. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We weaved in and out of the vehicles, using any available space to make forward progress. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>My GPS showed 60 KM and a 2-hour arrival time. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Delhi traffic is equally infamous yet surprisingly I saw very few major accidents.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25.5px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 25.53px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25.5px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 25.53px;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25.5px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 25.53px;">Passing by a 9-story trash pile that encompassed several acres, I knew we were getting close to downtown. Impoverished families swarmed though the refuse like ants as giant tractors sitting atop the trash heap looked like toys, dwarfed by the massive garbage pile. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It was a surreal scene…but one should expect these kinds of incredible sights from India. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25.5px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQnwuVmCQO6MkRd0QAMX1TtsdA0tezwUlQG3rMKGZDbAPVWVR-AEYucUHDyiIi0oTK5qHROi0N1t4UF4UTibQ4YMD38W7q3Hs58G8vBwsyWVf5esce6kh8NuUYbjOMe0AwKXMhOt73H0KdF_FrBx3Kq3XZQLqPzeIwQoGEZRxIvXRiTn9EQ-XfU5i/s2048/2AFB9641-9657-4E93-BEA6-F5EC30D562D0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQnwuVmCQO6MkRd0QAMX1TtsdA0tezwUlQG3rMKGZDbAPVWVR-AEYucUHDyiIi0oTK5qHROi0N1t4UF4UTibQ4YMD38W7q3Hs58G8vBwsyWVf5esce6kh8NuUYbjOMe0AwKXMhOt73H0KdF_FrBx3Kq3XZQLqPzeIwQoGEZRxIvXRiTn9EQ-XfU5i/s320/2AFB9641-9657-4E93-BEA6-F5EC30D562D0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 25.5px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 25.53px;">Dress for the fall. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25.5px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 33px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 25.53px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25.5px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 25.53px;">Deepak waved to us as he peeled off and we continued home via a different route. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We rolled into Julio’s parking garage just as the sun disappeared. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It had been a long day of breathing polluted air and fighting traffic in the Delhi heat, but now we were home. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>As I turned to park my bike in the garage, I bumped into a small cardboard box on the ground and fell over…just 2 feet from where I was to park. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I raced to lift the bike as Julio attempted to get photographic evidence. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I won that contest and by the time his camera was ready, my bike was back on 2 wheels. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>A most excellent ending to a great ride.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Trip duration: 6 days</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Days of riding: 5</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Total mileage: 1,400 KM +/-</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Highest elevation: 7,400’</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Longest day: 400 KM (9 hours)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Shortest day: 30 KM (2 hours)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Mechanical issues: 1 (repeatedly)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Flat tires: 0</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Accidents: 0</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Police encounters: 1</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Bikes dropped: 2 (no photo/video proof)</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25.5px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 25.53px;"><br /></span></p></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start;"><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 9px 0px 8px;"> </p>Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-23381038209555506312023-04-18T16:25:00.003-04:002023-04-18T16:52:46.498-04:00Riding Northeast Florida Backroads: April 2023<p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">In March, a local friend suggested riding to Palatka. </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">“What’s in Palataka,” I asked. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">He responded that he wasn’t sure…but it looked like there was a mess of good backcountry roads perfect for motorcycles…at least that’s what the map showed. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So me and the other Usual Suspects loaded up our gear, booked hotel reservations and rode off into the (relatively) cool Florida morning weather.</span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyLXM0haowVp1jyeJeMiKl_SM1JBoznIeZ5wjHWMIrX8VsChZIgUGnhGEtbsgESWPlXINJuz_QX0_6z5kB9Wg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px; text-align: left;">Paul had planned a route that kept us off interstates and provided lots of backcountry scenery. </span></div><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We met in Ruskin on a clear, sunny morning and were on the road shortly after. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We stopped in Leesburg for lunch and arrived to Palatka by early afternoon. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We ordered pizzas, picked up some cold beer and relaxed by the pool as we discussed the next couple days. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We wanted to see St. Augustine, so that was the next day’s ride. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The ride up was nice—barely an hour away—but we could tell it was starting to warm up. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">NOTE: I’d worn all of the gear I’d planned to take on an upcoming ride in India and Nepal—just to test it it—and it proved to be way too hot. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The test was successful and I’m glad I found out beforehand. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I’ll pack lighter mesh gear. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So 4 grown men got into a sightseeing “hop on/hop off” trolley and saw the sights in “America’s oldest continuously populated town.” <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>That’s their description, not mine. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We hopped off to see the old fort then enjoyed some whisky tasting and burgers for lunch. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">By the time we arrived back at the hotel we were all wiped out and ready for the pool again. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The next day was an easy ride back home via a slightly different route. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Paul kept us off busy highways and on some very nice 2-lane roads. We cruised through some neat little towns, including Howie in the Hills. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We arrived back in the Tampa area by 3pm and all agreed it was a nice ride. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">And the planning for our next ride—possibly to North Georgia—continues…</span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p>Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-15506532031778472992023-02-18T10:38:00.001-05:002023-02-18T10:38:34.371-05:00A Baja Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvITtFH8EFFrbeDoYQA-tMq-av8Sh98PsGDrhY8Hb260DAN3StijQQwqZzGno7mBy544rMvsHPysNpEhMF6vvtBCgTnbKXM3qPrLy66Cj5RbMDhbIgJ7foE6cD2WHtWhDyPPVfraR4f7olPqCnCDpmmH1GDTkBrzHx4JHh6vdX7PwuLUsFgmBTVewX/s1177/B5BE4F89-4D04-4CD2-BDBF-EC0B90EAC806.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1177" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvITtFH8EFFrbeDoYQA-tMq-av8Sh98PsGDrhY8Hb260DAN3StijQQwqZzGno7mBy544rMvsHPysNpEhMF6vvtBCgTnbKXM3qPrLy66Cj5RbMDhbIgJ7foE6cD2WHtWhDyPPVfraR4f7olPqCnCDpmmH1GDTkBrzHx4JHh6vdX7PwuLUsFgmBTVewX/s320/B5BE4F89-4D04-4CD2-BDBF-EC0B90EAC806.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="710" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8enuG9C5cVzEtVpeCPu89GDoydOjvpTQn8E1am-QKVVoM7629IIsGszkGekDrz9WgnW8wMvfqsAzA7ZUf6r-dBDXqdwsEsNcEUu_2zBlVZhHmLoJmOzKmid4_A0NxDGQbbXoYDud-pKaBiwHSDMh5QWLGCnIeGbvk5w2bWp27RJBBzcv8jWTtFaU/s320/DEA8BBFC-4F6F-49DC-8B87-6336BB64DF32.jpeg" width="249" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">In June of 2014, I joined a group of fellow riders of for a Memorial Ride for Dana Neisler. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Dana was a Baja guru with whom I’d ridden in 2013. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>He was a great guy with an electric smile, a zest for life and an extensive knowledge of Baja riding. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sadly, he passed away in a tragic accident near Laguna Hanson on January 25, 2014.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">And that June weekend, I rode down through Tecate and the Compadre Trail to Laguna Hanson in his honor. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">After the memorial was over, most of the group of about 50 people headed back north or to Mike’s Sky Rancho as I went south. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I saw no other people on the road as I made my way to Eréndira via Ojos Negros and</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Uruapán. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">When I’d reached an overlook above Ojos Negros, I stopped to take a water and pee break. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It was perfectly quiet as I admired the view and contemplated my route. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Just then, an old pick-up truck came rolling up behind me. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I waved, thinking they would pass me but instead, they pulled in front of my bike and stopped. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Four men got out of the back as the two in the front cab got out. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>All had beers in their hands. They said nothing as they surrounded me. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The driver came toward me, speaking Spanish, and asked what I was doing. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I responded that I was just admiring the view and enjoying the day. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Switching to broken English, he asked why I had stopped there. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I told him in Spanish that I had to pee and I started making my way back to my bike. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The man stepped in my way, took the keys from my motorcycle and put them in his shirt pocket. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Smiling, he offered me a beer. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>When I declined, he opened a can and insisted I drink with them. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">It was then that I became nervous. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I told them that a large group of riders was behind me and would be joining me soon. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Smiling, he responded confidently that no one was behind me…that my friends had gone north. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">It was an uncomfortable moment for me. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The man smiled and instructed me to drink the beer. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>His counterparts stood silently but their circle moved closer around me. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Suddenly, we all heard a loud rumbling approaching from behind us and seven heads turned to see a camouflage Humvee full of Mexican soldiers coming our way. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I was relieved , to say the least. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The young soldier standing in the vehicle pointed the 50 caliber machine gun directly at the man who’d been speaking with me. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>*</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">“Que pasa aquí?,” he asked, as the soldiers disembarked. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I informed the officer in Spanish that I was just leaving as I gulped my beer, took my bike keys from the man’s pocket and wished everyone a good day. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Looking back as I was riding away, I saw the military folks pointing their guns at the men from the truck…who were now sprawled out across the dirt road. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p>Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-973451750108196462023-01-27T13:39:00.005-05:002023-01-27T13:41:32.151-05:002023 Royal Enfield Hunter 350…and planning the India—Nepal ride<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px;">Well, I ran into a snag regarding my India/Nepal motorcycle adventure.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">But I’m getting ahead of myself…let me start from the beginning. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">My buddy, Julio—who is currently stationed in New Delhi, India— has been trying to get me to come visit him for the last couple years. We did go see him in Pretoria, South Africa when he was there and had quite an adventure driving through Mozambique with his 4-wheel-drive Range Rover. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So it was with that spirit of adventure that I took his recent phone call. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Him: Bro, you’ve gotta come visit!</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Me: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We’ll look at maybe November 2023.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Him: No! This April would be better. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Me: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I’ll have to see if I can get away then.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Him: Well, if you do, we can ride to Nepal. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I’m buying another bike and you can take one of mine. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Nepal is an easy 2-3 day ride. Maybe only 700 miles each way. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Me: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I’m in!</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">And just like that the planning commenced. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Basically, I just needed to get the time off from work (3 weeks) and book airfare. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We’d stay with them in India. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>He would handle all of the local logistics if I planned the route from New Delhi to Kathmandu and back. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>He would provide me with a motorcycle use. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And I needed to bring my riding gear. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Everything was going great. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We arranged for visas and (very expensive) flights. Then, last night, I received this troubling message:</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">“Bro, the new bike I ordered won’t arrive until April…and that’s not enough time to register it in time for the ride. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>A local friend is selling his almost new Royal Enfield Hunter 350. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>You can buy it for less than $2,000 and sell it when you leave. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Or I can borrow a motorcycle from one of my local friends. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>What do you want to do?”</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So I researched the motorcycle his friend was selling (a 2023 Royal Enfield Hunter 350) and—unless a better idea came up—I planned to buy it. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> It would b</span>asically be a $2K rental for a one-week ride, with hopes that I could then sell it for not too much of a loss. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">And that’s where I am right now…</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhuEuDsFJGUluBcsr8h9zZbV3SvMdtwxq538YqJiZtnwqEeLuYZtrG6GJ_oQU7FO1wFltdcctHmNi_r7d7gIvXdbSoORHRlsE-xeU0zRYuNIKe9mCVYVWtRuXuHHCHcenkQg47XkNTfeAH5go29rLR9luaUxFoW8oNxSCAQrgNcYE50u3oQ2F4WAo/s1920/59A9115C-EF89-49A4-BC77-3C4EB54215BF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhuEuDsFJGUluBcsr8h9zZbV3SvMdtwxq538YqJiZtnwqEeLuYZtrG6GJ_oQU7FO1wFltdcctHmNi_r7d7gIvXdbSoORHRlsE-xeU0zRYuNIKe9mCVYVWtRuXuHHCHcenkQg47XkNTfeAH5go29rLR9luaUxFoW8oNxSCAQrgNcYE50u3oQ2F4WAo/s320/59A9115C-EF89-49A4-BC77-3C4EB54215BF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Here are some notes from reviews of the bike: The 349cc RE Hunter 350 seems a bit anemic at 20 hp. The 286cc Honda Rebel 300 puts out a better 25 hp.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">At 50 mph, the engine purrs along with a nice rumble and feels strong while accelerating up to 60 mph. Anything faster than 60 takes a little longer to reach, though like the Meteor, the Hunter is capable of getting up to 75 mph with enough run-up. If you’re looking for a highway cruiser, this isn’t your bike, though it’s fine for short highway jaunts if needed.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 motorcycle is the cheapest Royal Enfield ever made. In India the bike is priced significantly lower than both Classic and Meteor models. The Indian market has Hunter models at 163,900 INR (roughly $2,075). Keep in mind that the bike priced equivalent to $2,775 in India costs $4,649 in the US.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The rear shocks have 4” of travel and are preload adjustable on six levels. Seat height is a low 31”. G</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">round clearance is just 150mm (6”). This might be an issue as I’ll be riding over some pretty crappy road conditions.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> The tires are tubeless, so that’ll make for easier road repairs if necessary. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The lower weight and HP of the single cylinder 350 equates to a claimed 80 MPG (36 km/l), so that’s good since it’s only a 3.4 gallon tank. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Accessories I’ll need would be crash guards, a skid plate, side bags and a USB/power port. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Lastly, the Hunter 350 comes in two variations: Metro and Retro. I’m unsure which one I’ll possibly buy.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The Metro is considered the top end variant and features a semi digital instrument cluster with tripper navigation, 17 inch Alloy wheels with 110/70-17 and 140/70-17 tubeless tyres. Dual channel ABS. LED tail lamp. Stylish grab rails. Premium switch gears with hazard light switch. Round shaped indicators. For these features you have to pay Rs.20,000 more over the retro variant.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The Retro is the basic variant so it gets very basic features. It comes with a basic and basic looking semi digital instrument cluster. Single channel ABS and the rear wheel has drum brake setup. Halogen tail lamp and box shaped indicators. Basic switch gears and it misses out the hazard light switch. 17 inch spoke wheels with 110/80-17 and 120/80-17 with tubeless tyres. Rudimentary tubular grab rail.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">2023 Royal Enfield Hunter 350 Specifications</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="t1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-collapse: collapse; color: black;"><tbody><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">MSRP:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">N/A</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Engine:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">SOHC, air-cooled single-cylinder; 2 valves/cyl.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Displacement:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">349cc</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Bore x Stroke:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">72.0 x 85.8mm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Compression Ratio:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">9.5:1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Transmission/Final Drive:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">5-speed/chain</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Claimed Horsepower:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">20.2 hp @ 6,100 rpm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Claimed Torque:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">19.9 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Fuel System:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Electronic fuel injection (EFI)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Clutch:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Wet, multiplate</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Frame:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Twin downtube spine frame</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Front Suspension:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">41mm telescopic fork; 5.1 in. travel</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Rear Suspension:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Twin-tube emulsion shocks, preload adjustable; 4.0 in. travel</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Front Brake:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">2-piston ByBre caliper, 300mm disc w/ ABS</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Rear Brake:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">1-piston ByBre caliper, 270mm disc w/ ABS</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Wheels, Front/Rear:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Cast alloy; 17 in.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Tires, Front/Rear:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p5" style="color: #e4af0a; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="color: black; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">CEAT; </span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">140/70-17 / 110</span><span class="s4" style="color: black; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">/70-17</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Rake/Trail:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">25.0°/3.7 in.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Wheelbase:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">53.9 in.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Seat Height:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">31.1 in.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Fuel Capacity:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">3.4 gal.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Claimed Wet Weight:</span></p></td><td class="td1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 1px 5px;" valign="top"><p class="p4" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">399 lb.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeDX3QE8PEWIjSbj5MKiOlAdqYJBvJJiu3mGJvqMpwKnzPKsqvptJmWKnqAiparEXgH_ttpsxjD7VlgfRdLGHYOuetIgeDP70HLGQBWntrbSFdfaSxgad3KBPetIJtFpSMzFr7pW_9TIvjHkCl77oc9ex7M2RECMXNlAPKSkRFoEQqNfvdo4IFUiy/s924/8A111A37-E7FA-4F63-8E0A-F844425B2746.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">A mix of digital and analog instrumentation adorn the Hunter’s handlebars, though the navigation system on the right is an aftermarket accessory.</span></p>Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-29413546463957966152022-11-16T09:52:00.003-05:002022-11-16T10:06:49.753-05:00Getting Lemonade from a Lemon: Tampa to Perry and back, November 2022<p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The four of us had planned a 4-day ride to see Florida’s historic Highway 30A along the gulf coast just southwest of Tallahassee. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>As well, we wanted to celebrate the life of Joe Bonacuse, a fellow rider who passed away recently. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Well, it all fell apart when one of the riders hurt himself and another rider had to leave town… so we postponed the ride. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I’d booked hotels for three nights along the planned route but was only able to cancel two of them. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We all agreed to eat the cost of the hotel in Perry, Florida, which was to be our first day’s stop. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GU7UeufQ4tvcn-kfUUqegI25DcIjbkUOiVCWp4-a9jAf7LpczlhnVRFx_HNLyH9YMKiYR2iCXd3QMAjpke-P6UISsDvL9J3DMVMmi5idXjy9MLRGdam-EEmQNZ3KH-TvC8OxibZyM9WaSe8PNxIle2HeEaNy99QWnvHdTkTi_kg1C7qJwbG8FOJd/s2048/3EC05AA4-9E5D-4D62-91B2-507534096E27.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GU7UeufQ4tvcn-kfUUqegI25DcIjbkUOiVCWp4-a9jAf7LpczlhnVRFx_HNLyH9YMKiYR2iCXd3QMAjpke-P6UISsDvL9J3DMVMmi5idXjy9MLRGdam-EEmQNZ3KH-TvC8OxibZyM9WaSe8PNxIle2HeEaNy99QWnvHdTkTi_kg1C7qJwbG8FOJd/s320/3EC05AA4-9E5D-4D62-91B2-507534096E27.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">While the four of us were having lunch the other day, one of the other riders asked why he and I shouldn’t just take an overnight ride up there anyhow, since we had hotel rooms already paid for. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>While we both agreed that there wasn’t much—if anything—to actually see in the town of Perry itself, the ride would be nice. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So we agreed to meet on Monday morning and ride to a Perry and back…just because. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I met Paul at the first rest area after the toll booth on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Monday at 9am. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>He was on his badass Harley and I was on my Beemer. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We’d both dressed for warm Florida weather but it was a bit brisk. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>NOTE: 70 degrees is “brisk” for us! <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We both donned sweatshirts and off we rode. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Paul had planned the route up through St. Pete, Clearwater, Oldsmar and Odessa before getting on the Veterans Expressway (589). </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">It turned out to be a pleasant day of riding and we reached Crystal River in time for lunch. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>After some BBQ at a place where we’d eaten before, we headed north on the 98. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This part of Florida is full of small towns that look pretty much the same. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>While some are remain fairly vibrant—Chiefland is an example—most are slowly disappearing, victims of environmental events and lost industry. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We passed through towns like Inglis, Otter Creek, Fanning Springs, Salem and Athena, the human populations erased and replaced by boarded-up shops, rickety houses and abandoned buildings. Towns once full of people are now dusty streets and empty structures surrounded by ghosts and the memories of what used to be.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Paul pointed out some mansions in various states of disrepair and I remarked that even now they look stately, evidence that there was once money in these parts. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>What’s left are once-ostentatious houses and ubiquitous Florida Historic Heritage Site signage. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We arrived to Perry by 3pm and settled in. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The famous seafood place where we intended to eat was closed so we chose the 5th best place….an unimpressive Mexican restaurant down the street. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Later, over drinks in chairs outside of our rooms, Paul and I discussed past and future rides. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We spoke of motorcycles, golf and other stuff guys on the road talk about. We turned in early because Perry, Florida doesn’t have much of a night life. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The next morning we grabbed coffee and pastries at a local place before heading back via Highway 27. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Again, we passed through many small towns—or the skeletons of former towns—like Mayo, Alton, Fort White and High Springs. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>At the latter, we turned south on the 41 and made our way through Newberry, Archer, Raleigh, Williston, Romeo (with its very cool and very abandoned charcoal ovens still visible from the 41) and Inverness before stopping for lunch in Floral City. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We continued on the 41 south, encountering traffic in Brooksville. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We took the 54 east to the 75 south and reached home within the hour. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">My total mileage was right at 500 miles. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So here’s what I’m thinking for a dual sport adventure— possibly next year or more likely Spring of 2024:</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I want to take a small group of guys on a ride from San Diego to Panama, crossing back into the US in Arizona, New Mexico or Texas.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I don’t have an itinerary or a solid plan yet but I just want you to put it in the back of your mind and think about it. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQpd1h7Yr9qDS6bSrTYlI24dXiFSljZv91UJakn2kg7Dc2XUE-MfcQwCU_rDrQzsbKT7ofX7ren1Efq4buFk14ZNGL3r55ELgvic2vyiOPkft4FIO2vkwR3iK9G3J-ceYyemqfljY-tMbyMKTdX20Ym9hIo6aXj3flOJ0FtPoCsYlAKuIhAGDkX3_/s1240/B43B9B01-7F9F-4D27-8001-A6738C0642F2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1240" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQpd1h7Yr9qDS6bSrTYlI24dXiFSljZv91UJakn2kg7Dc2XUE-MfcQwCU_rDrQzsbKT7ofX7ren1Efq4buFk14ZNGL3r55ELgvic2vyiOPkft4FIO2vkwR3iK9G3J-ceYyemqfljY-tMbyMKTdX20Ym9hIo6aXj3flOJ0FtPoCsYlAKuIhAGDkX3_/s320/B43B9B01-7F9F-4D27-8001-A6738C0642F2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-C_lvarkqG8FFtgpdbNFibg6m-MgwLN1BhI9uP-emGlrh3erWj0sjcj5amUELuIbLtaf94wLFvvXRnfZj2F7peYDyEDI1v6iD_5o5ExIMJ0fYrGegKOXexPqjBsY5AS-YqvE0UMgVdWQVs_W0iEA3k2NIMuJ4tWkshZH4LJ0SYRrlZXcCnFb6HPWt/s646/E41C390D-4672-46E5-A5FB-EE8B74490206.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="646" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-C_lvarkqG8FFtgpdbNFibg6m-MgwLN1BhI9uP-emGlrh3erWj0sjcj5amUELuIbLtaf94wLFvvXRnfZj2F7peYDyEDI1v6iD_5o5ExIMJ0fYrGegKOXexPqjBsY5AS-YqvE0UMgVdWQVs_W0iEA3k2NIMuJ4tWkshZH4LJ0SYRrlZXcCnFb6HPWt/s320/E41C390D-4672-46E5-A5FB-EE8B74490206.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">How long, time-wise? I don’t know that yet and I’ve been asked. I know for a fact that it could be done— Florida to Panama and back—</span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: underline;">in 10 days</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> as some guys on BMWs just did it…but that’s just ridiculous. I’m going to try to do it in about 21-30 days total because I want to have fun without rushing.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">When? Likely in the Spring. I’d like to plan for good weather and stay away from rain. I can ride in hot weather and cold weather but I’d prefer to not ride in wet weather if I don’t have to. March, overall, has the lowest percent chance of rain. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Which bike? Unsure if I’ll take my trusty KLR or my big BMW…or something else. But this is not a ride for a smaller bike. This would definitely be a dual sport ride because there would be an awful lot of dirt …however there’s also gonna be an awful lot of pavement. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I plan to start in San Diego, go down into Baja. At La Paz we will take the ferry across to the mainland, landing in Topolobampo/Los Mochis. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Once there, we cut into the mainland—maybe do Copper Canyon—then south through the decent parts of Mexico and the Central American countries. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I’d like to move along at a decent pace but stop to see the pyramids, as well as good breaks in Costa Rica and Panama.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">On the return, we can either follow the same route back north or hit the countries that we missed on the way down, such as Belize and/or Honduras. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">And since we’ll probably be exiting somewhere around Arizona or maybe even El Paso, I may plan Copper Canyon for the way back, going up the mountain instead of down it. But that’s to be decided. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Some info about that: The elevation in Copper Canyon is between 1600’ and 7800’. That portion of the ride is mostly dirt. Creel is about 400 miles from the Arizona border. Then there’s the bridge at La Bufa and the towns of Batopilas and Urique. Definitely something I’ve wanted to do but maybe it’s just too much for this particular ride. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">And so far, that’s all I’ve done regarding the planning phase. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p>Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-69951864258925432682022-09-13T07:20:00.007-04:002023-07-05T11:33:56.517-04:0010th Annual Arizona KLR Ride: Paulden, AZ<p>Just returned from attending the 10th Annual KLR ride that my friend Jon hosts near his place in Paulden, Arizona. </p><p><br /></p><p>This was the 7th ride I’ve attended. </p><p><br /></p><p>We usually stay at the Gunsite campground but we stayed at the Raven’s Roost Bunkhouse this time…and most everyone agreed it was a better location. </p><p><br /></p><p>There was a pretty good turnout, maybe 25 people in all. There were three routes this year, led by Jon and two other local riders, Darrell and Charles. </p><p><br /></p><p>I arrived a day early and rode to Bagbad for burgers with a few friends. Pavement in, dirt out. That’s always a great ride. </p><p><br /></p><p>On Saturday, we had a scare as my buddy Doug had a front tire go flat at about 70 MPH. He was able to save it with minor injuries and almost no damage to his bike. On a related note, he won his year’s rider’s trophy!</p><p><br /></p><p>Jon’s wife provided cornbread and chili on Friday night and a huge BBQ dinner on Saturday night. </p><p><br /></p><p>As usual, stories were told around the campfire and everyone went home happy. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the folks in attendance : Senior, Jeff, Craig (original attendees), Chuck B., Dennis, Sal, Charlie, Ray Ray, Darrell, Garrett, Guy, Charles, Brad (Drunk Uncle), Brian, and the entire Kitchin Clan. Eagle Mike didn’t attend but sent out a goodie bag, to include the elusive 10mm socket for each rider!</p><p><br /></p><p>More photos and lies….er, “stories”…to follow. </p><div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgA0YMyjEcT6SvLDG9AQa0lTzB-l224JVJA8_FY_ou8oSNLQrhl7EWzs2diBcHPd9qVb3NGVRWVaK3GShnQi30P2Ty5NmZa-_-VcpGlFzparFRIiYK0_s8obKFFOM7zc8BYLJMW7hb6yg9CfTYI0n57eHvjlYu-l0LtQr2GXEfZyJR8g9t9hJrMk6j/s2048/E67C29BD-1887-4500-ABD7-E8E20D98DD5A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgA0YMyjEcT6SvLDG9AQa0lTzB-l224JVJA8_FY_ou8oSNLQrhl7EWzs2diBcHPd9qVb3NGVRWVaK3GShnQi30P2Ty5NmZa-_-VcpGlFzparFRIiYK0_s8obKFFOM7zc8BYLJMW7hb6yg9CfTYI0n57eHvjlYu-l0LtQr2GXEfZyJR8g9t9hJrMk6j/s320/E67C29BD-1887-4500-ABD7-E8E20D98DD5A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold;">Epilogue</span><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqiG9SlFxGv37a28eP_lqC7W0HOQG7PP4L1iYQGV0L48uy0wtFllQOlq9f8kDoUTwYnvdbnBI5T-azcnhCqRRuM06XQF9EWRj9ZLRnn1E5rVDF7JAyeYkJwRrxQFUGkciho0vF3Bb539vuBMAfvzgpfocCpr-_g7moJij9JKclPWYaA-pJH6hKUZE/s1694/7936C55C-C11F-4196-995C-CA7968B798E0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="1284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqiG9SlFxGv37a28eP_lqC7W0HOQG7PP4L1iYQGV0L48uy0wtFllQOlq9f8kDoUTwYnvdbnBI5T-azcnhCqRRuM06XQF9EWRj9ZLRnn1E5rVDF7JAyeYkJwRrxQFUGkciho0vF3Bb539vuBMAfvzgpfocCpr-_g7moJij9JKclPWYaA-pJH6hKUZE/s320/7936C55C-C11F-4196-995C-CA7968B798E0.jpeg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I wanted to do a quick close out on how I finished the ride, how the bike did, how the equipment and other gear I brought along held up and finally the cost of the trip. Hopefully this will help others who plan on such a ride in the future. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I was gone 65 days total and rode almost 14k miles. I took a ferry from Valdez to Whittier, and I trailered my bike with a friend from Arizona to Texas…so that saved more than 1,500 miles of riding. My longest days were 725 on the final stretch and 635 with Steve. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Costs</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">: My wife kept a running tab on what I spent along the way. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Though I’d planned to use my Discover card to avoid the foreign transaction fees, almost no one used Discover Card in Canada so I used a Visa… with a fee for every transaction. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">These totals are solely for the Canada/Alaska portions:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Fuel: $1000</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Food: $1850</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Lodging/camping: $975 </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Misc. (to include bike maintenance): $1175</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">(NOTE: Tack on another $2000 from the Canadian border back home. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I brought $1000 cash with me and returned with less than $20.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">(The exchange rate was pretty good and we got about $1.30 loonies for every US greenback, which was nice in offsetting the crazy costs in the Great White North. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>In retrospect, the preferred method was exchanging wads of cash, though credit cards were so much more convenient.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Gear</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">: Most of my equipment worked really well. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>In retrospect, I could’ve packed fewer clothing items. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Tent: I used the same US Marine Corps tent made by Black Diamond that I used on my Canada/Alaska ride in 2014. It’s about twice as heavy as the lightweight travel tents that others carry but well worth it. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It’s considered a 2-person tent, though it’s truly a <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>1 1/2 man tent, perfect for me and my gear. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It has a zinc-lined rainfly that keeps out any moisture; I never had any kind of rain leakage. And that also keeps out the daylight; when it never gets dark up in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, you’ll appreciate having a darkened tent. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Sleeping bag: I ended up taking a less bulky lightweight Recon 3 bag and it did great. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Sleeping bag liner: This lightweight fleece liner that I bought on Amazon for $60 was worth its weight in gold. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It absolutely added 10+ degrees to the lightweight sleeping bag. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Sleeping pad: Because I’ve been frustrated over the years with inflatable pads that always go flat in the middle of a ride, I took a TheraRest foam pad. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Though bulky and not the easiest to pack on a bike, it was comfortable and sturdy and never let me down. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Helmet: I brought my Shoei NeoTec modular helmet and it did fine. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> I encountered some </span>grief with fogging issues but I refuse to use a pinlock set-up…</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Riding outfit: Probably the best piece of kit I brought was my Aerostich Darien set. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The padded GoreTex pants and jacket were waterproof and comfortable in every climate except 117 degree Arizona heat. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>As well, they are highly protective had I needed them in a fall. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I did not use them in that scenario…</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Boots: My Sidi Adventure 2 GoreTex boots kept me warm and dry the entire time. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And I didn’t feel they were terribly uncomfortable even in hot, hot temps. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Gloves: I brought 4 pair of assorted gloves and 3 of them just weren’t waterproof enough. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sadly, the badass GoreTex gloves I brought just didn’t fit well enough to use when I needed them. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Earplugs: I went through a lot of these. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I usually like the silicon versions but they caused irritation after 10 straight days. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I switched to foam earplugs and all was fine. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Helmet Bluetooth system: The Sena system I used, mainly for music and GPS directions, was fine, though it only lasted 5-6 hours on a charge. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hard vs soft bags: We ended up taking soft bags for the off-road safety aspect. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>My cordura Wolfman panniers were rugged though not waterproof on the outside. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The liners were waterproof and kept my gear dry. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I did have a locking aluminum top box—mainly to keep out bears and 2-legged troublemakers—and that was handy. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>NOTE: All things considered, hard side bags would’ve been much more convenient, though they cause a lot of grief if you crash off-road. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> We </span>made the right choice in bringing soft-sided bags. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Tires: The Dunlop Trailmax Mission tires were the true champs of this ride. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They cost me too much to buy ($500+ a set) and to mount/balance ($200+) but they did great on all terrain and surfaces. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They performed well in mud, rain, gravel, dirt, bad pavement, etc. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And best of all, I have almost 12k miles on them and they’re still looking new! I bought them so I wouldn’t have to swap tires along the way and they were a fantastic choice. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Highly recommended. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I kept them at or just below the highest recommended PSI. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Seat: I ended up taking my stock/OEM seat so I wouldn’t destroy my nice Sargent seat. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I added an AirHawk seat cushion (inflatable) and an Alaska Sheepskin pad on top of that. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>That combination worked pretty well. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">GPS: My Garmin Nav VI did OK, but it was prone to glitches now and again. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It’s a known issue that Garmin keeps addressing with replacement units, but I may move to a Garmin Zumo XT to avoid future hassles. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Motorcycle, overall: My 2018 BMW R1200GS Adventure held up well. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It was comfortable, powerful and easy enough to maneuver in even the toughest off-road conditions. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I was disappointed that my front shock seals were blown on the Dalton, but that’s what happens. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> As well, I blew a final drive seal in Arizona that was fairly easy to repair. </span>Nothing else failed or gave me grief along the way. I had two 6,200-mile services performed by BMW shops during this ride. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Tools: I needed my modular tool kit a few times along the way and it was perfect for every task. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It was a costly purchase when I bought it a few years back but I’ve been very pleased with it since. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It’s compact and complete and was handy for the roadside repairs I did along the way. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Camping vs Hotels: </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We camped about 1/3 of the time…less than we’d planned…for various reasons, mainly convenience. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Hotels were expensive in Canada and Alaska but sometimes we just didn’t feel like putting up and taking down our tents in the rain. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Splitting costs helped, but hotels were often in the $200 range. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>NOTE: Many of the campgrounds where we stayed lacked hot showers. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Campgrounds with flush toilets and hot showers are almost as good as hotels, but that variety was few and far between. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Most campsites were in the $18-25 (Canadian) range. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Lastly, I want to thank those who followed our progress and supported us along the way. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Your thoughts, prayers and comments were greatly appreciated. Sure, the ride through the Lower 48, Canada and Alaska was spectacular…but my absolute favorite part of the trip was spending time with family and friends. THAT was super special to me. NOTE: My wife was supportive and forgiving and held down the fort while I was out riding. I can’t express my appreciation for that. Though I do plan to make it up to her somehow…</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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And because cell service was so bad, I usually didn’t get their messages for over a day.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">One message in particular always stuck with me. After I had already passed the area and was down by the Fraser Canyon— which turned out to be a wonderful ride in itself— I received a message that said, “You must do Lillooet, Pemberton, Duffy Lake Road and Whistler… not to be missed!</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">And that always stuck with me. Well, today I went ahead and did that ride and it was everything that the guy had promised… it truly was an incredible ride. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">At Cache Creek I got off the 97 and got on the 99 South. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>There was Lillooet—with the badass town motto of, “Guaranteed Rugged”—then Pemberton, Duffy Lake Road, Whistler, Squamish and ending with the Sea to Sky Highway. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Absolutely amazing area; pictures don’t do it justice.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Lots of elevation and snow—Whistler is a ski resort—and twists and turns that bike enthusiasts love. And there wasn’t much traffic at all. Temps were between 75-80 so very comfortable. No rain and very little construction. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hit a bit of traffic in Vancouver but still crossed into the US quickly at Sumas. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The immigration guy didn’t want to let me go…he wanted to hear all about the ride. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Too cool. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I got a room right across the border and grabbed some chow and drinks. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Kinda neat, I stayed at the same lodge where Dan and I stayed when we crossed here in 2014. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I ordered the requisite tequila, toasted my current and former riding partners, Steve and Dan, and called it a night. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">A little over 400 mostly beautiful miles today. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Glad to be back in the USA but already missing Canada and Alaska. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><b>NOTE</b>: Steve made it to a campground near Banff. He said Jasper is a cool town. His ride today was filled with glaciers. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">He saw a back bear with two cubs and a bunch of sheep. Probably gonna cross back into the US at Bonner’s Ferry, ID. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">He did 411 miles today and had some great weather. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyWGMxJ3ZIt6UODFH7apIcmiHWq2reK_lcchopsja_59ff1qS68QOWiJK3Dw8Pg9IRY9O2wN-TIHdVjZmNGufF4VUJVHvKjKpCnj30zJfz0UDS2xfkS_YoNJmzHHnaUemgYCOT3wBjZbNl8BZ7vom477fbha86bjfzEZARwJMjz_cxjm_i1XXYtL_/s1600/FC083130-B369-4333-A0DA-02F8149F773E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We’d planned to make it to Williams Lake today.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span> <span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">But, over breakfast at an A&W restaurant in Burns Lake, Steve struck up a conversation with two Canadians at the next table.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">“Where ya heading?”, they asked.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Well, one thing led to another and they told Steve that Jasper was only 6 hours away. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And that he just COULDN’T miss Jasper. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We hemmed and hawed but the end result was, Steve was going to see Jasper and Banff. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We decided to continue together on Highway 16 where I would turn south on the 97 and he would continue east. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We rode another hour or so then stopped for gas. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We’d gone about 9k miles together over the past month. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It had been a good ride. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I knew we’d eventually have to go our own ways but the inevitable just happened so quickly. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We said good-bye and rode off in different directions. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Adiós, amigo. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Safe travels. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I made Williams Lake by 3pm and stayed with fellow motorcyclists in the Bunk-a-Biker program. Steve passed through McBride and found a campsite in Fraser-Fort George. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I know he’ll see lots of beautiful scenery—and plenty of bears—on his was back to Buffalo. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I’m planning my next few days. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I may or may not make the border tomorrow. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We’ll see. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Another excellent day of riding. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The roads were in good condition, no construction, and the temps were in the mid 60’s to low 70’s. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We’d planned to stop in Smithers but didn’t see much so we continued on to the small town of Houston for a late lunch. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>While there we looked for camp spots, deciding to try Sunset Lake near the twin of Topley. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We rolled in and parked right on the water’s edge. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Just a beautiful little lake. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I took a swim at sat in the sun. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Perfect day. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We set up tents and were asleep early. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHexyvrrG8g7iwUjVwLakNIN500rfAjiftIemNsI-2o5XxNLJi4zR2DEgoFBjMlGfi4ObOU_Ieq9cWVpRN5hL-ZnCw1CZNgDDcW7JjdHfed0PIwOmC1jCI4qKAmzW2UP-YeaiiYnqxKf0B-19gfhZ7CkH8jIuvQMlV4aRqhdLg84-uSIYKhW2r6ge/s320/FF346EE9-0894-493B-A0C2-EC54C8E70DB3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-64354681394720503362022-08-07T23:29:00.002-04:002022-08-07T23:29:29.091-04:00Dease Lake to Stewart, Canada/Hyder, AK<p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Today was a very good day of riding. I was hoping the Cassiar Highway was as good as it was when I rode it in 2014…and it didn’t disappoint. Mountains—many snow-covered, lakes, rivers, even a couple black bears </span><span class="s3">🐻</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> along side the road. The road was in decent condition and there was very little construction. Truly a fantastic ride. </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Temps remained in the high 50’s to mid 60’s and the sun was out almost the entire time. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We stopped for some soup and a sandwich at the Bell 2 Lodge about mid-way down and got right back on the road. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Between the Stewart/Hyder turn-off at Meziadin</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Junction and Steward, we stopped to view the Bear Glacier. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Truly awesome. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We’ve seen more than a few glaciers on this ride, but this was the closest one so far. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We arrived to Stewart, British Columbia, by 3pm and rode right through town to the Alaskan border; there’s no immigration or customs checkpoint. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Per my buddy Brad’s suggestion, we stopped in at the Glacier Inn bar and got “Hyderized.” That’s a quick shot of Everclear that the bartender then lights on fire on the bar. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We had to try the famous halibut fish and chips at Premier Seafoods—it’s a small shack off a side street run by a local lady—and it was tasty. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We sat with a group of Italians and talked about our travels. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We rode over to the Fish Creek bear observation site where bears come to fish for salmon and you can watch them from a raised platform. Didn’t see any bears, only some German tourists and lots of salmon. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Now, getting BACK into Canada was a different story. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Even though we’d only been in “Alaska” about an hour and even though the towns are 50 yards—oooh, sooory, 50 “meters”—apart, the immigration guy was all business. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Almost comical. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But we did our part and were back in Canada like we’d never left. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Luckily, there was a helpful sign explaining the metric system to us as we re-entered the Great White North. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We found a campsite in Stewart and set up tents before 7pm. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Firewood </span><span class="s3">🪵</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> was $5 an armload…and we have big arms </span><span class="s3">💪</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> so Steve had a roaring </span><span class="s3">🔥</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> in no time. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-size: 17px;"> </span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Easy ride on the ALCAN Highway, passing by places we’d seen on the way up. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We made it to the Highway 37 cut-off…the Cassiar! We fueled up and ate lunch at Nugget City. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ah, the memories…</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Quick side story: I stayed at the Nugget City campground, at the corner of Highways 1 and 37, when I was here in 2014. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It stared to rain so I got in my tent and was reading. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>My tent was moving around quite a bit, which I attributed to the wind and rain, so I ignored it. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I heard lots of yelling from fellow campers but ignored that, too. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>A few minutes later, I heard two gunshots. Didn’t ignore that. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">When I opened my tent, a group of campers came running over and told me that a black bear had been trying to get into my tent. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>“Didn’t you hear us yelling?,” they asked? They’d called a ranger who’d chased the bear away, then shot it. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">When I spoke with the ranger, he told me that they spray paint “problem” bears and relocate them. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If those bears again interact adversely with people, they have to put them down. So, so sad. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Anyhow, I saw the site where that occurred and it brought back that memory. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We headed south on the Cassiar and immediately saw a couple bears, a black and a grizzly up close. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We started to look for a place to stay, either camping or a hotel, and ended up riding to the town of Dease Lake…a 400-mile ride today. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It started to rain just as we checked into a small lodge in town. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Great day of riding. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We passed Marsh, Teslin and Dease Lakes. Each one more beautiful than the next.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We just might make Steward, Canada and Hyder, Alaska tomorrow. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Photos to follow when I find some wifi or decent cell service. </span></p>Dan Diegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607310510926688099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703070847384562870.post-58680563865078423172022-08-06T02:25:00.002-04:002022-08-06T02:28:32.275-04:00Tok, Alaska to Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada <p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Today wasn’t the best day of riding, IMHO.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span> <span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The day started out fine. The weather looked good, it wasn’t too chilly and we had pancakes and coffee before heading out.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Then things went south. To Canada. 🇨🇦 </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We hopped on the Alaska Highway toward the Canadian border, 90 miles away. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>You’d think that would mean 1.5 hours. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But no, with road construction and worse road conditions, we didn’t arrive to the border for 2.5 hours. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The immigration and customs process was fairly quick and we were down the road in minutes. FYI: We once again provided our travel details via Canada’s online travel site, ArriveCAN. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Painful but necessary. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">And speaking of the condition of the roads: That 140-mile portion, from Tok past the border checkpoint, had to be some of the worst we’d ridden. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And we’ve ridden some bad roads. It was 1/4 mile of bad pavement, then 1/2 mile of oily gravel..then repeat. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>For over 125 miles. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The pavement was some of the worst I’ve seen, potholes that will swallow a bike. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">When we fueled up at Destruction Bay, we were told by the locals that the roads would improve significantly right away. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They did and they didn’t. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But the scenery around Destruction Bay was spectacular, truly. It reminds me of an angry Lake Tahoe. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">My suggestion for Canada: Use all of the money you spend on the thousands of road signs you place here and there (Bad Road Ahead, Caution: Gravel on Roadway, Rough Road, Motorcycles Please Exhibit Extreme Caution, etc.) and put that into real road repairs. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Geez. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">As well, we encountered a bit of wind. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Like hurricane force. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>That was fun. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It’s tough to appreciate the mountains and lakes alongside the road when you’re being blown into oncoming traffic. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Nuff said. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We arrived to Whitehorse, for no other reason than there was no other decent place to stop before that. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We grabbed some chow and local beers and a hotel. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The hotel is a whole other story…</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Total mileage was a bit more than 400 miles. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Easy peasy. </span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CKivoY0Fp7FuQ6pnm4_mPi-QtMYbtPyoRHtAleRxwqwtOPHYWEWFxRepUM4MF68ruLyE4pH8C3ehdP9Baul7r4lZuDRkB8Q1NnfmMA9q41uoXVyf7Ka3YNxcVK5LMbZfYDY9_6Y6TZkiXFdNAIQwkdrF8vXvUVaBcsNG1SKhCi_G0F9ZfYZIz1Pm/s4000/1AA9A0A2-D97E-45B7-90B4-25DE8B6F8D71.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CKivoY0Fp7FuQ6pnm4_mPi-QtMYbtPyoRHtAleRxwqwtOPHYWEWFxRepUM4MF68ruLyE4pH8C3ehdP9Baul7r4lZuDRkB8Q1NnfmMA9q41uoXVyf7Ka3YNxcVK5LMbZfYDY9_6Y6TZkiXFdNAIQwkdrF8vXvUVaBcsNG1SKhCi_G0F9ZfYZIz1Pm/s320/1AA9A0A2-D97E-45B7-90B4-25DE8B6F8D71.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The first item on our agenda was to find a footpeg bolt for Steve’s bike.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span> <span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We found a place before leaving Anchorage and eventually installed the bolt. We were on our way by 11:15. Because my front shock is being wonky, we skipped Hatcher Pass—65 miles of dirt road.😕</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We stopped in Palmer for a great breakfast then made our way up the Glenn Highway toward Glennallen; it turned into the Richardson Hwy at that town. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The ride was super nice. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mountains and glaciers the whole way. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We stopped to look at the Matanuska Glacier and what an impressive sight it was. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We dodged some ugly rain that looked like it was in Canada. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But really, the day was beautiful. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We arrived to Tok by 6:15 and went right to Fast Eddie’s for their salad bar and a pitcher of beer. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We stayed at Thompson’s Eagle Claw campground again, opting for a bunkhouse instead of tent camping so we could make an early start in the morning. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The owner, Vanessa, came by and sat at the fire with us for a while but the mosquitoes and no-see-ums got the best of us and we were in by 9. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">A solid 325 miles for the day. </span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX87thZZ-PGSGLlqFyBFUk3rzcuXP3_J8ru18amU5SlQq3fgtINcIt00z6tYHh3N7gaBeJuxjnyjMu040Wp2D9CKStEd-Q0qOtFV03PfNvIV2qY0xmArJzUySfAyomUTkoWcCIe8EVcmrdLWrTnr6DN9ajvTgsd3wTvVOgx7vTPuslEza1JjqZ_yD/s4032/0A10A891-8C13-4A62-A600-DC14B7E21325.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX87thZZ-PGSGLlqFyBFUk3rzcuXP3_J8ru18amU5SlQq3fgtINcIt00z6tYHh3N7gaBeJuxjnyjMu040Wp2D9CKStEd-Q0qOtFV03PfNvIV2qY0xmArJzUySfAyomUTkoWcCIe8EVcmrdLWrTnr6DN9ajvTgsd3wTvVOgx7vTPuslEza1JjqZ_yD/s320/0A10A891-8C13-4A62-A600-DC14B7E21325.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We had to get our bikes serviced—routine maintenance and some broken parts.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span> <span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So we made appointments with two repair shops—The Motorcycle Shop for my European bike and the Alaska Cycle Center for Steve’s UJM (universal Japanese motorcycle).</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span> <span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">To be honest, we received quite different experiences and that’s too bad.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> Hey, there are worse places to be than Anchorage, Alaska…</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We dropped them off early (on Tuesday afternoon) and picked them up today, a day later. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Both shops did the bare minimum that we asked and were unable to do any extra work. Steve had the fork seals, an oil change and a bolt replaced on his Honda Africa Twin; I had the 24k mile service—a whopper, really—done on my BMW GS Adventure. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They didn’t replace another bolt on Steve’s bike, nor did I have my front shock repaired or replaced. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Still, it was enough to get us going, so it is what it is. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We met up with an old friend for dinner—Dean, his wife and kids. It was just great spending time with Dean and his fam. We </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">spent the rest of the time catching up on other stuff and just relaxing.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Like my wife said, “You need to get off those motorbikes for a while.”</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Fact.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">While it’s true we’ve been living on whiskey and ramen, mostly, we did eat pretty well lately—Mexican, pho, local halibut. Also, raspberries are in season and they’re growing everywhere. Yum!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We packed up the bikes and went out to dinner, planning the next few days’ route. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Depending on the weather, we may or may not do any of the off-road stuff we’d planned…like Hatcher Pass and Bella Coola. But we’ll see how that goes. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Bikes and riders doing great. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We’ll be in Canada again soon. </span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdc4RB_rfVxiApBxe9Bb5AHX4AHYcZiyPXpZX52kTzZQlj5zxr9BeoPJmLUurixSZMG39wTnHyoEHSyxu3muRWe3kwR0zZubnJH5Bot_OR5G2He3iM-sUogdlUjZ_H9n1Z5kWFNAhlnyEAm5r96kd36fz2G_kv2QDU61HuCtIbKymDDYw4DRNR9iy/s4032/0ACC0F63-1596-490E-9141-EAD9726B92C2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So we packed up between the drizzle and rode 180 miles up the Kenai Peninsula on a rainy day in the mid to upper 50’s. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Traffic was moderate and we were able to zip right along. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Some facts about this city: Anchorage contains nearly 40% of Alaska’s population. At 1,706 square miles of land area, the city is the 4th largest by area in the US and larger than Rhode Island. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Anyhow, we’d booked an AirBnB for a couple days so we arrived, ate some decent Mexican food and checked into the lodging. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We were both wet and cold so we sorted out our gear and enjoyed long, hot showers. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We have friends in the area so we’re looking to meet up with them and see the city while our bikes are attended to. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><i><b>Note</b>: It you’re keeping score of the parts that have fallen off our bikes, you can add a kickstand foot pad and a rider bell. Dang…</i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Easy day at less than 200 miles today. </span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwp7pFCn8VvU5F61mpZTzc2aF6XpiFrk73Tml7t8ezTQHyvxnUpkIhh8Xb4EMTmO-9Ner8AwYR-BngxtgY4lkUfZWQbZxVaAlIe28jiWcpON5Zrx-yrdH3fkCn12EO4ELjKNMnEvpgr0tl-XBk2Z3YV1VJAejJ82SI7dNThiNH-mY8ThszOxctW_kZ/s1597/3A44A859-CD3E-4823-876E-E21B304A39E0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="1597" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwp7pFCn8VvU5F61mpZTzc2aF6XpiFrk73Tml7t8ezTQHyvxnUpkIhh8Xb4EMTmO-9Ner8AwYR-BngxtgY4lkUfZWQbZxVaAlIe28jiWcpON5Zrx-yrdH3fkCn12EO4ELjKNMnEvpgr0tl-XBk2Z3YV1VJAejJ82SI7dNThiNH-mY8ThszOxctW_kZ/s320/3A44A859-CD3E-4823-876E-E21B304A39E0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px;">We woke to a beautiful day in Seward.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px;">The sun was shining on the bay and we both had slept well. We sat and had coffee with our neighbors, some of whom were motorcyclists.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px;">Perfect morning.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 22px;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We rode 35 miles up the Seward Highway to the Sterling Highway. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>From there we rode 160 miles down the Kenai Peninsula. The sun was out and temps stayed in the low to mid 60’s. We passed by a few glaciers, some cool small towns—like Ninilchik and Soldotna—and some really nice mountains. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Ah, but the view coming into Homer……the Kachemak Bay right off the Cook Inlet. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Truly stunning. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We grabbed some chow at a local brewery then rode down to the Spit…</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Cool Factoid: The Homer Spit is a geographical landmark located outside of Homer, on the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula. The spit is a 4.5-mile long piece of land jutting out into Kachemak Bay. Cool The Spit features the longest road into ocean waters in the entire world, taking up 10–15 minutes to cover by car.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We found a decent campsite, where I’d stayed in 2014, though now it was much different, much larger, much more crowded. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Though we couldn’t camp right on the beach, we were only a few yards away. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We walked on the beach and stepped into the frigid water…just an incredible experience. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Again, we chatted with fellow motorcyclists, who were also staying at the campground, about routes and roads. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We walked up the coast to find some grub and skipped the famous Salty Dawg for Finn’s Pizza. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The view? Again, incredible. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Sure, Homer, like the rest of Alaska—and the world, really—has become more touristy. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Still, it’s an amazing place chock full of natural beauty. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Total mileage today was under 200 miles. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Standing by—literally—for the ferry to Whittier. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We paid for the tickets —$210 for bike and passenger, each—and got in line to board. The ferry was fully booked but the guys at the counter told us we had a “good chance” of getting on. He wished us luck and sent us to the loading area. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Rain was expected—and the grey skies looked like they wanted to drizzle—but</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> it remained dry and 49 degrees. </span></p></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt77d5_528w1xZmyHevY8Tep2CTJDGyB0H69jOb3rw3_xVo9QFz0oXpPFmgRb7-SpgqWvXsdeOf-3u2MseLYyr9wClT8Fo9I4zPUPUou84QF9AZR5DLwzYWcHt7VQgLB5-kRVH5YUJtbJhEBV9o3g75u7WOTzJfgYH-ybF9bUwuqH1x2XI9Nu0mMF1/s4032/3F0CED18-E6D3-469A-949C-031F7F7896A3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">A ferry ride from Valdez to Whittier:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">So we were allowed passage…</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">After waiting an hour, while other vehicles loaded, we were given the green light to board. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We pulled the bikes between cars and RVs and strapped the bikes to the floor using provided tie-down straps, even though we’d brought our own, and went upstairs for coffee and seating in the comfortable passenger lounge. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Breakfast was being served and biscuits and gravy were on the menu. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Now this is the way to travel!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We found window seats with views of the many islands, glaciers and snowy mountains and settled in for the 5-hour ferry ride,</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I napped on and off and stared out at Prince William Sound, surrounded by glaciated fjords and inlets. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>While we didn’t see any whales, we did see an otter and lots of floating ice. The smallest pieces of glacial ice in the water are called "growlers” and the bigger pieces are called "berglets.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Upon arrival to Whittier, we took part in the controlled chaos that is the unloading of cars, trucks, RVs…and just two motorcycles…ours. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We rode right over to the railway tunnel and waited about 30 minutes for all of the larger vehicles to pass, then they allowed motorcycles to ride through the 2 1/2 mile tunnel. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Because bikes ride between the rails, we had to be very careful. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">We then rode 85 miles down the Kenai Peninsula to the town of Seward. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We grabbed some seafood, including the chowder we’d been craving, then set up tents at a nearby campground, overlooking Derby Cove, off of Resurrection Bay. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The campers near us stated they watched whales passing by earlier in the day so I do hope we get to see some. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>A light rain started falling just minutes after the tents went up. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The rest of the day was spent cleaning up, <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>catching up on emails and chatting with our fellow campers. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; min-height: 28.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Total mileage for the day—excluding the ferry ride—was less than 90 miles. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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