Updates on the last week of battle against the motorcycle maintenance gods, and a look forward at the next few weeks.
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First and Final Flights
One quick note on December 17th. Back in 1903, this was the day Wilbur and Orville Wright made their first powered flights. They barely held the Wright Flyer of the ground and only managed about 120ft, using a sort of catapult that launched them into the wind. The Boeing 747 -- itself over 50yrs … Continue reading First and Final Flights
A Week of Frustrations
Mostly just a rant this week, about fighting with a motorcycle to get major servicing done. I do divide it into sections though, so you can skip the rant and read the update part. If only motorcycle designers were so considerate when organizing things. #jkroams
The Holiday Time Zone
Fixin' bikes, plotting day rides, Thanksgiving feasts, and the preparation for a desert winter in the borderlands.
Finding The Winter Groove Ain’t Easy
Just some musings about upcoming work on the bike, and some thoughts on possibly replacing it. Winter is coming, and the goals remain the same.
Winter Horizons: daylight is not for saving
A little update, a introspective into intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and a look ahead at some ideas for me and this winter. #jkroams
The Final Leg of 2024
This really was being on my last leg. Tires all worn out or leaking air, out of food and clean clothes, out of money, and nothing but miles of desert between me and the end of Road Trip: 2024.
Shadowing The Sierras
A lot can happen in a week when you're on the road. This time, the end came. The end to this chapter at least. I'm technically "off the road" for the winter, arriving near Bisbee, Arizona last night. My most recent post had me not even in California yet. The only thing to do is … Continue reading Shadowing The Sierras
Days Gone
Central Oregon is likely to always remain connected in my mind to a video game for Playstation called Days Gone. That's because it was created by Bend Studios (located in Bend, Oregon) and uses actual locations in Oregon for the game map. Moreover, the main character in the game is a biker riding around a … Continue reading Days Gone
Snapshot 2024: Images From The Road
I'm getting ready to enter California on my run south, the usual mission as fall works its way down the Northern Hemisphere. As I was looking at routes it reminded me of how varied the landscape is in America's most populous state. From the Great Redwoods to the Mojave desert, from the snowy Donner Pass … Continue reading Snapshot 2024: Images From The Road