Long way back home - 115 miles vs 65 :)

Went through the foothills of the cascades instead of going the shorter route last weekend. It was fun to see mountains and go a route that I hadn't before. The only scary part about the ordeal was running out of daylight and the last section was 18 miles of gravel. It became dark 4 miles in...pitch dark 6 miles in. The only close call was really having no clue which direction to go (down and to roads that head left right?) and a very frightening 25 mph near antler in the stomach from a rather large buck deer.

Nonetheless it was fun, but later in the weekend was even better. More to come :)

Pannier Painting the inside

To keep the black dust away...
1st coat primer
2nd coat hammerhead
Both by Rustoleum




Last photos are only about 4 miles from where I fish. Huge rock - although i'm not sure of the name I am suprised people weren't climbing the face...

Life as usual

For those still lurking around the site...I have been up to this home purchasing thing. Buying a home is somewhat of a royal pain in the ass, but I can't wait until I have a garage :)

Lately if I do any motorcycle adventure it's going fishing up the river for some rainbow trout. It's about a 35 mile ride with some gravel and so far, knock on wood...I've cought my daily limit each time. Makes for a great dinner, but honestly there is nothing better than a cold beer and fishing.

Yesterday I went on a 53.5 mile bicycle ride that was strangely tougher than I recall. Couldn't have asked for better roads as they were so smooth it was beautiful no matter how tired you were. Today I am going to prime the inside (possibly top coat as well) of my aluminum panniers. Reason? To stop the black dust that forms when something rubs against plain aluminum!

I should have pictures up to follow. My next assignment is to replace my fork seals as one is leaking. Dave and I are going to change the cam chain tensioner to an upgraded unit next weekend. That should be rather fun. While we are at it we are upgrading the subframe bolts to something Kawasaki should have done years ago...stronger metal :)

Someday soon I'm going on a weekend camping trip to get away from the city life. Too many things to do and not enough time to relax like you should!