So the new truck needed some love when I got home. It was many kinds of dirty! The seats were nasty and ripped. Danelle spent tons of time cleaning them first, then doing her best to patch them. I didn’t do a great job with before and after photos, but you are not going to … Continue reading “Truck Cleaning – 9/27/2015”
Spent the evening listing to Jack and Tracey of The People’s at Stone Spiral Coffee House. Hogan Haake
The first half of this day was the most frustrating day of my whole trip. I started with me waking up and trying my best to sleep in. The motel was nice. When I couldn’t take sleep anymore, I went to Dairy Queen for breakfast. I then walked to a hardware store and picked up … Continue reading “Colorado Motorcycle Trip – 9/22/2015”
Today marked a turning point in my trip. My last major goal for this trip is to ride up Pikes Peak. Once that is accomplished, I just have to make it home to have a successful trip. I have three full days before I need to be home. It only takes one full day to … Continue reading “Colorado Motorcycle Trip – 9/21/2015”
After my problems, the rest of the day was going to be smooth riding. I just knew it. In face, the perfect air and view on the San Juan mountains showed me they would be! Okay, so maybe there was something up with the perfect air. I know a fire when I see one! But … Continue reading “Colorado Motorcycle Trip, part 2 – 9/20/2015”
Today was a day of pain, opportunity, and luck. It started out as the previous two had, in a motel room quickly getting ready before the sun came up. I had about an hour’s ride before I got to Silverton, CO, the northern gem of the Million Dollar Highway. From there south for at least … Continue reading “Colorado Motorcycle Trip – 9/20/2015”
I woke up to a brisk 41°F this morning. I didn’t want to waste any sunlight, so I packed quickly and got some gas station breakfast and headed out. I made it all the way to Denver and a little past on a single tank of gas, getting 220 miles without hitting the reserve. I … Continue reading “Colorado Motorcycle Trip – 9/19/2015”
Today is the start of a multi day trip via motorcycle to Colorado. I’ve been planning this trip for a few months and the time finally arrived. The goal for the day was to get out of work and get on the road asap, making as many miles as possible the first day so I … Continue reading “Colorado Motorcycle Trip – 9/18/2015”
Okay, I swear this is the last time for a while that I do this ride! I went with Eric Ent from work and Sonora on the back of my bike. We tried to get his sister to join us, but she couldn’t make it. We made a slight variation on the last two rides, … Continue reading “Two Ferry Ride Again – 9/13/2015”
Holy cow, what a great Sunset Race! Role Call: in order of finish Joey Hager => skinny wooden kayak 1st place Joe Sartori => kayak Hogan/JoJo => 17′ Grumman Danielle Sartori => skinny kayak Charles/Paul => 17′ Osagian It was a great number of boats and we had ourselves an aluminum shootout! Grumman vs Osagian. … Continue reading “82nd Sunset Race – 9/10/2015”