Category: Motorcycles
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Day 10 – Eureka, CA to Portland, OR
Another great day of riding up the coast. One of the Eureka locals told me yesterday that if the wind is blowing it’s a good thing – clears the clouds out. Well the wind was sure as hell blowing today and the sun eventually came out. Lots of the morning portions of the trip were…
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Day 9 – Fresno, CA to Eureka, CA
6/2/2023: Today was an amazing day of riding and I have a ton of videos. This also marks the a little over the 1/2 way point on the miles and the exact half way on the days. (I miss my wife and dogs!) Unfortunately hotel internet is not great at uploading videos, so most of…
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Day 8 – Vegas to Fresno, CA
6/1/2023: Hot day out of Vegas and pretty boring. Unfortunately hotel internet is not great at uploading videos, so most of the media will have to wait.
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Day 5 – Flagstaff, AZ to Vegas
…the long way. 5/30/2023: Today reminded me of the reason for this trip. There were breathtaking views around every corner and over every hill. I stopped at the at a pull off for some pictures and felt like I was on top of the world. If you find yourself in Northern Arizona, 89a is worth…
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Day 4 – Santa Rosa, NM to Flagstaff, AZ
** Videos to be migrated to Youtube eventually** 5/29/2023: Today was a long ride across the desert from Santa Rosa to Flagstaff in I40. I got an early start due to the timezone changes which gave me a reason to take my time. Along the route I met another Goldwing rider on a 2016. He…
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Day 3 – KS to Santa Rosa, NM
**Videos updated to YouTube!** 5/28/2023: Today was an interesting day, I got to experience rain, wind, heat and then the desert. Being from the midwest my entire life, it was good to see some different scenery in the desert. I can’t seem to get adjusted tot he time change and will lose another hour tomorrow…
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Prep days
5/23/2023: Tested top of rack bag. Seems solid, plan to keep the weight down. Gassed up and reset odometers. 3 days…. 5/24/2023: Worked on packing today, pretty sure I have everything. 1 more day… 5/25/2023: Bike is fully loaded and most everything is packed. I’ll grab my toothbrush in the morning and go.
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