Oct 1st and a meet up for a three day trip up to the rim and then

As this trip is drawing to a close, I was blessed to have a short...

Today is their first day of school but I've already forgotten wha

I'm starting a new trip to the NorthWest on Sunday the 17th of Au

June 3rd and starting this trip out with three good friends at De...

Sherm and I decided to take a little trip to visit theWupatki

This chicken decided to lay an egg in one of my sister herbs.

Both groups had way too much energy

Both groups had way too much energy.

On Thursday Morning Doug and I stopped for one last breakfast

A memorial to 5 Coast Guardsmen that made the ultimate sacrifi

I took a couple of pictures this morning before I realized tha

Doug and I are meeting up in St Helens. I'm a couple of hundre

About to cross the Columbia River from Washington into Oregon

Logan wanted to ride the motorcycle with grandpa straight to t

It's the 4th of July and the young and the old (me) are gather

I would have never guessed!

She has carried me to many places and never a breakdown or eve

Sherm decided to eat lite this morning! :)

June 23rd of 2024 and I'm heading out to another VROC rally. T

Quick stop in Kingman for tacos as I start my first trip of th

Mike And I Headed Out Today For Rockies

July 8Th And Im Leaving My Son And His

I Had Couple Of Days To Kill Before

I Thought Id Better Get Picture Of

I Decided To Take Hwy 142 West From

6 9 20 New Chapter For Blog Begins Today

I Stopped Early For Breakfast

The Last Day Of Front Porch Sitting At

Im Going To Post Events Of May 30Th

Sherm Would Have Liked This Room See

This Morning When We Were Ready To

May 26Th One Of My Several Times Of

May 23 And Leaving On My Summer Ride

I Had To Go Out To My Bike To Retrieve

A Little Police Action At Exchange Club

On My Way To Death Valley I Stopped To

Doug and I have appointed ourselves as the North West contention

Swimming with the grandkids I took it on myself to suck up the bu...

My cousin Paul and his wife Kathy

Sarah complemented Jeannie and I a room so we could arrive in Bel...

Last night we ate at the food trucks in Woodvillage

What does JJJ mean, jump jump jump? The Washougal River is a majo...

This morning I had no plans other than finding some nice local ro...

The NW contingent of the Power Riders met up in Castle Rock for a...

Yesterday I was riding through the SE section of Portland and sna...

I left Ontario, OR this morning and rode HWY 26 to Prineville, OR

As I left my motel in Pocatello this morning I wasn't expecting t...

A whole mountain of leverite rocks

I had a good nights sleep and woke up this morning excited about ...

Finally I'm on the road again!   Hey Rocky, do you see the Rock m

I left Beatty this morning at 6:30 am with plans to visit another...

Rocky decided to ride home today

Saturday park ride lining up

A few of us have arrived at the Glorious Motel 6 in Beatty and Ro...

I was looking for an awesome sunset this evening but this was all...

Some of you have asked what I've been up to lately so I better up

Today is July 10th and Hailey and I have started our trek back ho

First official evening of the Rally It's always so much fun catch...

Today is just to get from point A to point B. We have been having

Today is going to be the longest day of our trip, and hopefully o

We had planned a stop in Missoula to install a garage floor for m...

On my way to Ephrata I got to visit my Granddaughter Patience and...

Penny and I were sitting on the patio looking up at these cherrie...

Nothing like the pillars of light in a Ponderosa forest to start ...

Set out my morning pills, I think my sis is trying to get me addi

I started out on my trip this morning at 0 dark thirty in order t

When I was a kid, Jack Webb (I think) would open Dragnet with the

As we rode into the park today, the military was testing some new

It's Friday and the only reason I know is........................

Usually when we make our usual Presidents Day ride to Death Valle...

I'm just crossing into Calif on my first blogged trip of this yea

Helmets and Hash Browns for breakfast Not planned, but we crossed...

On our way to Hatch, NM we stopped to look at these old buildings...

Sherm and I are taking a little four day RTE (ride to eat)

A couple of Honda's at the Hon Dah Some mild Wild Life Enjoying t...

I'm riding to meet Sherm for a little three day ride to escape th...

I've started working my way back home and decided to ride a coupl

Kind of pretty

After surfing around for someplace to visit today, I settled on f

I invited my Stepdaughters for lunch yesterday but forgot to take...

Yea! Finally getting to visit Patience and little Shannon again

I decided to super slab it today on my way to Portland

My sister had to replace her chickens because they quit laying

Riding home from ES I stopped for a little self spoiling and a ni...

It's always exciting on the first day of the rally

Sherm and his midnight motorcycle supply business

I rode the historic loop through Eureka Springs this morning just...

Not all who wander are lost, but some want to be sure! Eric remin...

Joe is documenting his blowout/shread/meltdown

First time I've ever been the first one to a rally.

The rally doesn't start until tomorrow but lots of people arrivin...

How can you have that nice shop and these cool cars and not do so...

Started out this morning with a little fog and a lot of sun glare

I had to do a second take when I saw the size of this fly

I put new tires on my bike before I left on this trip thinking th...

Riding through Waynesboro this morning, this caught my eye

I can't believe I waved at this guy as I rode by! Lot's of Amish ...

I only have 700 miles to make in the next ten days so I am taking...

I spent the night in Portsmouth, OH and took these pictures on my...

I left Butch and Teresa's this morning after enjoying a great rid...

Butch met me at the Days Inn and we headed out for the days ride

I broke bread today with my friend Donnie

My last evening with Mark and Wanda we did a little knife throwin...

We had some very good southern cooking at this rally

We been getting some pretty good evening showers This house is ow...

Yesterday we tried to visit this museum, but it was closed so we ...

I just arrived at Mark and Wanda's I might not be losing any weig...

Steve's Brother Shaun is a fireman with the City of Danville, IL

It's looking ominous, I should have geared up

My friend Larry called me out of the blue to ask me a question ab...

These guys are cool to look at when you aren't used to seeing the

I rarely have a bad day when I'm out on my bike, but today is one...

I've always been told that I need to visit the Corn Palace

Yep, lucky 13 Just before I saw these guys I was saying to myself...

I decided to ride Hwy 14A the Big Horn Mt

Not being the sharpest guy on the block when it comes to laying o...

Jacob trying out the Bluetooth Almost bonding with this little gu...

Staying at Brian and Lady's house it is very nice to wake up to t...

Hello down there! So many stairs

Trying out his new crib It didn't take long to convert it to a tr...

Saying goodbye to my son and his wife this morning I saw this guy...

Took a quick detour into Merry Old England to visit Stonehenge Ha...

I got in one last visit with Patience and Shannon

My son Eldo and I took a little ride along the beach this morning

A nice view of the Columbia River on my way to visit Patience and...

Today, 7-28-2019 I'm riding with some friends I haven't ridden wi...

I woke up to a little rain here in Portland, OR so while it was d...

29 Years! That's how long it has been since I've seen Gary

I've been wondering when this old riding buddy would show up Wow,...

When I was a little boy of about six our family was moving to Cal

I'm off on my big summer trip and this is my first fill up at the...

This is the day that we came here for

We were very thankful to arrive at this Day's Inn after a very we...

Sherm and I had planned a trip to ride the Moki Dugway in Utah a ...

Thursday, April 4, 2019 We were going to visit the Tumacacori Mis...

Sherm and I planned a little ride up to the Moki Dugway in Utah.

Left my room to go for dinner, look what I found

Looks like Tesla forgot to charge his own battery

Wheels trike, ready for today's ride

My first motorcycle trip for 2019 will again be our annual ride t

We took off on and adventure today January 10, 2019 with the high...

Sherm and I have decided to take a few smaller trips and try to c...

I've been riding past Mt Graham for many years and just recently ...

Scott, one of the true masters of BBQ He's been fixing the Friday...

Fun road to ride in Arkansas My buddy Gord and I had a spirited r...

Skid is officially old now

Sunday, September 9, 2018 Turned 15K in Glens Ferry Idaho Had to ...

Turned 15K in Glens Ferry Idaho Had to take the pick while I was ...

Ron has his favorite Harley Coffee Cup

I stopped for breakfast here on Hwy 6 after leaving my sons house

I thought we were going to a concert It was breakfast instead I l...

My cousin Paul and his granddaughter Ellie Kathy Ellie and I Elli...

I stopped for a visit with my cousin Larry

I stayed at this motel Sunday evening after visiting part of the ...

Last night I stayed with Joy and Tony D in their recently remodel...

My new friend Donnie met up with me this morning for breakfast an...

After a great first day of riding I spent the night at the Hotel ...

In July I built this porch for one of my customers that bought th...

So far I have been plagued with beautiful blue skies on  this tri...

This sign in Alaska made me smile

These three pictures were taken with others cameras

The day of the wedding they gave us special parking! My sister Sh...

My daughters kitty Annie rules the roost! We went to the Anchorag...

My daughters i kitty Annie says I'm comfortable! L to R, Me, My s...

On our way to collect our bags upon arriving at the Anchorage, AK...

A few of my pics are out of order but I've gone back and included...

I've taken these pics to show one of the forum members the view a...

On the Blue Ridge Parkway, most of the overlooks look the same

A nice view of Looking Glass Falls from Thursday's ride

I went to the wheels through time museum

Brandon and I went for a fun little ride this morning on some ver...

Cheryl and Donna enjoying the rocking chairs to the pitter patter...

I usually try to avoid big cities, but riding through Atlanta, GA...

I'm feeling much better today, but needed to make up a little dis...

After riding at high altitude for a couple of days the bike think...

This cemetery was right on the Hwy and it caught my eye because o...

Finally, I'm on the road again! I had a doctor appointment this m...

Phone was getting pretty warm in it's foam pocket so I added a li...

I getting ready to head to Maggie Valley and was waiting for the ...

The new seat, so nice, no more tush fatigue!

I'm heading out to get a custom seat built for the New Wing, but ...

Biglefti's Summer Trips 2016

I rode out the Old Julian Hwy on my way home this morning and sto...

Needing to have a good start to this big day I stopped at The Ram...

The next few pictures were taken by Linda, one of my classmates f...

Oct 20th and I am riding to Ramona, CA for the final event of my ...

I decided to take a day off from riding the bike and take the tro...

Let's start the day low carb While we were fueling the bikes, Tro...

Mark and I took a little ride today and stopped by one of my favo...

Sitting outside my motel room it is so peaceful listening to the ...

I've been coming to the Eureka Springs, AR rally for a few years ...

We arrived at the motel in Eureka Springs to four big Kawasaki ba...

Lot's of yard sales along the rural highways in MO

River front property that's out of the flood plane

We rode to Cuba, MO today for BBQ Fun place Good food A newer pla...

Today we rode the town of Ste

I only did one thing today and that was visit the Daniel Boone ho...

The group planned to ride this bit of twisty road today but we ha...

We rode to St

This morning I let the GPS choose where we had breakfast

A little history on the red barn that I forgot to post yesterday

Each evening Sherm and I do our blogs before we go to sleep

We had Chinese last evening

I'm off on another trip with my buddy Sherm

We rode through some Amish country yesterday, but we didn't stop

We began our ride this morning with a stop at a memorial for the

We're meeting this morning at the Unique Cafe for breakfast.

The 20th Boscobel begins with early arrivals. Stuart, Jacqui, and

It seems only reasonable that one should take a picture of the Mi...

It looks like a capital building, but I didn't see a sign.

I'll let you figure out which one is Sherm

Here in Iowa they have developed a new strain of corn. It's calle

I left for the Boscobel Rally early so that I could attend a memo

I stopped for fuel in Julesburg, CO and this guy was filling up.

A few miles north of Las Vegas, NM and I was saying to myself tha...

I'm on my way to a good friends Memorial in Lincoln, NE and then ...

It's March 12th and I decided to see if I could find the Ghost To

March 5th, Garry and I went back today to see if we could complet...

Garry chillen on the Tenere'  This is from Joe's pics

Garry chillen on the Tenere'  This is from Joe's pics.

March 1st, we are going to ride the 4 Peaks trail, and those in t...

Monday, February 20, 2017 On my way to meet Garry for our ride to...

On my way to meet Garry for our ride to Horseshoe Reservoir I saw...

Garry and I were riding over to Yuma to see Jim, KT, Pat and Sher...

Garry and I took our first trip of the year to the Organ Pipe Cac...

Garry and I decided to ride the dirt road to the top of Mt

They won't let him join in any of the cow games

The magnolia trees are starting to bloom The little red school ho...

We are gathering for the last ever Aebleskiver Rally It is a memo...

This is my first time ever hauling my bike to a rally on a traile...

This young lady was new to the line up of dancers this evening

We were entertained last evening by the Taos Pueblo Native Dancer...

We stopped to take a look at the Rio Grande Bridge It's a pretty ...

This is the early bird dinner for all of the people that showed u...

Not the most stylish, but has survived for awhile

Sherm and I started this day anticipating an interesting ride

Talk about coincidence, first Cranky staying at the same motel we...

On May 12th I took a picture from this exact spot and the peaks w...

Looks a little overdeveloped

In another two miles down the road everything will be desert

This ole timer tried to get me to stay there, but I already have

Approaching Capitol Reef Nat'l Park It is always amazing to see a...

I stopped at this cliff to photograph some hieroglyphs

Ringo got up early to say good bye

I'm as excited as a five year old today. This will be my third at

After spending the night at Chief Lamoni's motel in Lamoni Kansas...

This guy has ridden a lot of miles with me

All of the roads in Vermont are scenic byways

Last night Fred and I had decided on Maine Lobster When we pulled...

I took a peek out the front door this morning

We filled up at this Mobil station in Yarmouth, Maine

Crossing the George Washington Bridge we got a good view of Manha...

Fred directed me to the Bates Motel, Also known as the Embassy In...

Final breakfast before we head our individual directions

It seems to rain a lot in the south Still a little damp, but look...

I made a new friend this morning.........sadly he passed away a s

After a day of riding, there's a little party going on.

I guess they aren't big on education here in TN

Today was a down day as it was raining when I got up this morning

This is the I-40 bridge over the Mississippi River between Arkans

I started the day excited to see some new things....

This trip seems like it is long over due

This trip seems like it is long over due. However, I am very thankful to be able to finally get this one done. I have two goals to accomplish with this ride. On

We stopped for fuel in Boulder, AZ and this young lady asked me i...

Each year our Sunday ride takes us over Lida pass to the base of ...

I'm off to my first ride of the year and staying at the Motel 6 i

We started home from ES yesterday morning and stopped here in Dav...

Mitch built himself a new BBQ and is now burning off all of the r...

Ryan and Shannon heading back to Hawaii Mitch led us on a great r...

The wi-fi here at the motel 62 is rather undependable, especially

We rode to the War Eagle Grist Mill this morning

I stopped for breakfast at this little cafe in McLean, TX this mo...

Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July And I just hit town and my th...

For those of you that think Arizona is all desert, I rode through...

Getting close to the end my my trip and stopped by my sisters for...

A nice view of Mt

The Crooked River Bridge on Hwy 97 in Terrebonne, OR It's a long ...

Riding past this wheat field I resist the urge to pick one of the...

While in Kelso, WA, we all got to enjoy a nice Mexican dinner

Eldo's mother made him this nice quilt from his lettermans jacket...

Near the port of Olympia this kids were having a good time

I also got to visit my cousin Don. I also forgot to take a pictur

For the rest of this trip I will be visiting friends and family

I know at least two people that will like this sign. Probably a l

My route for 6-26

Riding the Cassiar Hwy in BC heading towards home

There wasn't a lot of exciting scenery today so I only posted a c...

This is our route for 6-24-15

We crossed back into Canada this morning and as you can see the s...

Either they bloom from the bottom up, or die from the top down

Our route for 6-23-15

This is our route for 6-22-15

We stopped by here to view the salmon run, but they weren't

I'm not sure how he did it, but Tim was able to give me a wi-fi s...

No Wi-Fi for one day and my pictures decide to load randomly

On our way to Chitina, AK we stopped by Liberty Falls

This should be the last picture of the day but it showed up here

We rode this in two days stopping in Coldfoot after day one

While Alaska is billed as the last frontier, when you visit any o...

Our route today

Sign in the lobby of our hotel

We knew there wasn't going to be a lot to see between Healy, AK a...

Our ride today from Tammy's to Denali

Tims big game shot of the day

I took this picture at midnight last night looking over Lost Lake

Our route to Denali National Park and back

Today we are riding through the national park

A peaceful visit with father and daughter

Sarah is enjoying the view across Cook inlet this cool morning

We were tired after the ride yesterday so made it easy with a gre...

Our route for 6-11

I'm borrowing these pictures taken by Tim.

Mt. Redoubt, an active volcano that was acting up just a couple o

Annie my daughters kitty thinks she can hitch a ride

Route for 6-10's ride

A day off from riding except for picking up some supplies and par...

Sarah took us out to dinner last night to a very nice restaurant

This was our route for 6-8

Tim took these next four pics

Tim and I are riding to Whittier, AK today

We are taking a day off from riding today It's been seven years s...

I took this picture last night at 11:22 PM I seem to be staying u...

I'm pretty excited today as I get to see my daughter Sarah and he...

Stopping for breakfast in Dawson and all of the parking on the st...

Today we rode from Dawson, YT to Tok, AK

We rode from Whitehorse, YT to Dawson City, YT today

In Whitehorse YT, this is the worlds largest weather vane.

Tim took this little video after the first Yukon sign

Today, we rode from Toad River to Whitehorse, YT

We stayed at the Toad River Lodge last night

This is mile 0 It is the official start of the Alaskan Highway If...

This was our route for 6-2

All of the rivers we have past are running right up to the tops o...

This is the route we took on 5-31-15

This was our route for today 6-1-15

We crossed into Canada at 8:30AM

We had a lot of rain today so I didn't stop for too many pictures

Hey Hailey, look where I am! I wonder why they call them the Sawt...

I borrowed this and the next pic from Tim's camera. That's my bik

Slow day today

I had read some literature in my room about Cathedral Gorge being...

I'm finally off on my Alaskan adventure

Alaska Bound

Got my cold weather gear on and I'm ready to push offl :)

I had two things on my bucket list for this trip

We rode down to a little place the Big Guy told us about

The Sunday House Motel provides a nice breakfast each day.

Two sisters working on the same bike.

This beautiful courthouse was in Mason, TX

I started out thinking I was going to get some great detail shots...

I was wakened at 3:30 this morning by a clap of thunder

I have an easy day planned

Beautiful park roads today

Today I am riding to the parts we missed last year. It is still q

Yeah, in another 30 minutes, no more traffic! I rode 610 this day

This is the route I rode today

A little late, but a few pics from my Christmas visit to my sisters

A view to the west from the viewpoint on Gates Pass

That is the Hassayampa River near a rest area south of Wickenburg...

The moon is just about through it's cycle and my cycle trip is ju...

I kept seeing these signs for the blue hole in Santa Rosa, NM My ...

Mark and I had gone on a little spirited ride earlier and then st...

My friend Jim (Skid) taught me how to plot a route on google maps...

We're heading to Peel, AR today and the forecast is for rain So f...

I'm thinking Ewww! He looks happy :) Bikers going the other way s...

Woke up to another day of rain, but it went away by 9:00am or so

First stop on our ride today was this old wooden bridge

They are running a special on Scarecrows for Halloween at Walmart...

The Crescent Hotel is refuted to be haunted

The Pig Trail is also known as the Arkansas Dragon

I stayed in Elk City, OK last night but rode 40 to Weatherton for...

It finally quit raining at 11:30 this morning.

My motel last night was adequate, but pretty old

I didn't take a lot of pics today, but I didn't get far before I ...

Today is Sept 8th, 2014 and I was planning on leaving for a trip ...

Today is Sept 8th, 2014 and I was planning on leaving for a trip to Eureka Springs, AR. However, mother nature seems to have a different idea as to my departure

Our last event

Scorpion finally showed up when we got to Kingman

Ole Cranky peeing into the waterfall at the world famous Madonna ...

First stop to day was the Quicksilver Miniature Horse Ranch

We are having dinner this evening at AJ Spurs in Buellton, CA Tha...

We went to see a tribute band last night at the Chumash Casino

James, just a month removed from totaling his Vaquero, is checkin...

Good American and Mexican food

Sherm, Kasey, and James

I must have slept pretty good last night because I sure didn't he

Yep, ATGYNATT (all the gear you need all the time) At least he wa...

Great food and fantastic host at casa Sherm and Pat

Sherm needed a new purse to go with his new outfit, but I think h...

Solvang VROC Rally 2014

When you see the San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff is not far away

This guy was following me most of the day

We are meeting Jack and Barb 4E here for dinner

The last night the whole group is together

Admiral Nimitz was raised here in Fredericksburg and this awesome

Texas has a very large volunteer road-kill clean up crew

Sherm led us on a ride today down to the little town of Bandera,

We started our day by washing the bikes

We left Fort Stockton this morning and got caught short on gas

On our way to Big Bend and the scenery is starting to change

We were trying to make Van Horn for lunch and fuel, but fighting ...

It started raining yesterday afternoon so we waited to fill up un...

How we look to others! How we think we look :)

Sherm is mighty particular about how his bike looks so I thought ...

Final 2 days of the Logan trip

Logan Day 3

I can park here legally! Others have told me that Sherm is a Junk...

Logan Day 2

Sherm's bike vault is full

The last Day

Day 17 July 20th

Days 15 and 16

Days 12, 13, and 14

Day 11 July 15th

Day 10 July 14th

Day 9 July 13th

Day 8 July 12th

Day 6 July 10th

Day 7 July 11th

Day 5 July 9th

Day 4 July 8th

Day 3 July 7th

We didn't have much of a day planned as we just needed to arrive at our hotel in Rawlins, WY. All of the pictures I took were on the fly as we were riding. I th

Day 2 2013 trip

Can you believe the Virgin River Casino Hotel wanted to charge us ten dollars a night for WIFI! For the price of a coke we got it at McDonalds.

Day 1 July 5th

I rode up to Kingman to meet up with my friend Sherm. His wife Pat fed me a second breakfast and then we were off on the first leg of our trip to Deadwood SD.

Queen Valley ride 3-4-13 This was just a 1/2 day ride, but it was fun to see the new area.

2-28-13 Four Peaks AZ ride with Jay

Ready to unload at the staging area. Jay and his rig are parked behind me.

My Catch All Blog

Bad Water ( I liked the taste )

Wilson Arch just south of Moab

I'm here at Mcdonalds posting a few of the pics I took yesterday

This is my lovely Hostess Yvette. I'm trying to explain to her th

One of my favorite parks

We ate breakfast at the Outlaw Cafe, Vance Johnson's place, the e

The kids are burning off excess energy

A picture of Idaho Falls in daylight. Notice behind the aerated p

I pulled up behind this guy at a light. I liked his license plate

This is downtown Cardston, AB. I ate breakfast in the little cafe

I was running a few minutes late and as I was parking my bike I h

We took another little ride today and Craig showed me a little tw

Emil is a good family friend that is helping with the constructio...

Emil's dog Purdi loves to watch TV Craig, Brandon, Casey, Caralee...

Some of the construction vehicles at Craigs new house If you coun...

 These are Craigs friends Angel and Trevor

On our way back to the hospital

This is the hospital that Craig is staying at

Were heading back to the hospital after our virgin run

We came across this Franklin grouse with her chicks

My cousin Paul with the city of McBride,BC in the valley below

Paul and Becky have four horses

Pauls son John is building this cabin

This little creek is what got dammed up and then let loose all th

All kinds riding bikes on the icefield highway Chuck tells me tha...

Biglefti motorcycle trip 2012

This road is a hundred miles of beauty

This guy figures a few more pounds before rut can't hurt

This was aptly named, Tangled Falls I would guess that the layer ...

This was parked in the icefield centers parking lot

Downtown Banff, I finally got some Canadian

 I can't remember the names of all of the mountains that I saw t...

I stayed in Revelstoke last night, cute town

I stayed last night at the home of a friend since childhood. He l

Pretty hot for up here I think. It sure looks like thunder storms

Our last day together, these are my aunts and uncles. Starting at

Did I already mention the stoned beans?

Nothing last forever Simple, but beautiful architecture on the ol...

If you eat Tillamook Cheese, this is where it came from.

Near the Michelbook Country Club's cart shed Some flowers in my s...

The Mckenzie river near where I stayed last night

This driveway caught my eye as I was driving along a backroad in

Hey Sherm, you might have got the girl in Calico, but I got the g...

Out of order, but this is the cockpit for the helecopter that Den...

When I started Precision Plastics it was housed in this spud cell...

When I started Precision Plastics it was housed in this spud celler that we converted into a factory.

At the Coos County fair, a ride that the whole family can take to...

I meant to stay in the town where I was born, but I took a wrong ...

Sherm is unloading his XT from his Minnie He and Pat let me stay ...

A gal in the car behind me took this picture for me

A couple of fisherman bring their catch in from the Trinidad pier

Just Just your normal pine trees Just your normal myrtle wood tre...

Entering the redwoods is like entering an enchanted forest

A friend of mine is selling her home in Carmel and wanted me to t...

After visiting Hearst Castle, I stopped by the elephant seal view...

July 24th at the Mission in San Luis Osbisbo This little stream t...

Today was a funny day

Where try to to get as much of your money as they can! Kathy, our...

WRH would give his guest a hint that it was time to move along by...

From Malibu I was headed to San Luis Obisbo to spend the night, b...

From my sisters I rode to Santa Monica

From my sisters I rode to Santa Monica.

My school picture from my sophomore year

My school picture from my sophomore year.

When I passed the offcial Malibu city limits sign, it really didn...

We are all looking older, but still friends just like we were bac...

We are all looking older, but still friends just like we were back then.

I special ordered a healthy breakfast

I special ordered a healthy breakfast. It was actually included with the room.

We had high hopes to see a lot of old route 66 today, but we were...

We had high hopes to see a lot of old route 66 today, but we were disappointed by how much is disappearing from this section of the Mother Road.

I was once told about biker trash and motel rooms, but I never kn...

I was once told about biker trash and motel rooms, but I never knew what they were talking about.

Looking over Calico from above

Looking over Calico from above.

This guy in a blue shirt was picking on me so I picked out some c...

This guy in a blue shirt was picking on me so I picked out some choice weapons.

Sherm, feeling his energy drink! We didn't go in, but it was cool...

Sherm, feeling his energy drink!

I've planned to stop and take a picture of this feature every tim...

Sherm and I rode to the top of Hualapai Mountain to have lunch at...

All my bags are packed and now I just have to sit and wait for to

Trailer to tow TW behind Goldwing

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Near Superior, AZ 1-8-12

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Sherm is working on his new trailer that actually came with a mot...

This evening we went to a nice restaurant, but it takes a while t...

We went for a nice 250 mile ride in the hills around Solvang toda...

I ate lunch at an artsy cafe just south of Big Sur and took a pic...

I took a few pics in Carmel

This is my sister Eldonna and her home along with her pets and fa...

When I'm riding my bike I prefer not to travel the interstates

Eldo and Kristi have three cats with three distinct personalities

I liked these flowers in his yard, but I forget what they are cal...

I rode to the coast to visit my son in Tillamook

I've been traveling these last few days with the beginnings of a ...

With neither of us feeling well, we didn't do too much , but were...

After checking out his shop which is immaculate, we went to lunch...

As I was about to leave the park, there was this Mercedes tour bu...

Box canyon was the same as every other box canyon that I have vis...

Finally I got to visit my granddaughter Patience

The first pic is the bridge over the Columbia River at Biggs Junc...

I left Tenino en route to Mt

I spent this morning in Yakima, WA and got to visit my great gran...

I stopped by to take a peak at the place I used to live in Yakima...

I traveled down to the little town of Tenino and was hoping to vi...

I visited Car Henge near the beginning of this trip, so I decided...

I was given a special viewing of her bath tub toys

In all of my years living in the NW I've never visited Mt

Monday morning I travelled down the road to my cousin Don's and m...

This little camp robber would stay close by looking for a handout

Today, I missed seeing another aunt and uncle

When I got to Goldendale, I was really surprised with the large n...

I spent the night in Spokane Saturday headed out for Mt

I started up Stevens Pass which is a route that I've not taken be...

I stopped in Mt

I'm near Wallace, ID and saw this building from the highway

My father spent his teenage years working for the farmers in the ...

Once in the main town of Wallace, I was really impressed by what ...

The sky was mostly clear during the morning hours and the temps w...

There are a lot of towns along this hwy

Today was mostly just a travel day trying to get from point A to ...

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I didn't have time left for much of a ride after working on the g...

I too was leaving today heading for the Northwest to visit some f...

Lot's of animal out playing today

My friend Stewey had a wardrobe malfunction so he came buy to bor...

The next few pictures will be without captions but were all taken...

Oh well, with the detours, I found warmer temps, and some beautif...

This is the Yellowstone river near Miles, MT

Thursday morning we awoke to a steady rain so I had a good excuse...

Water everywhere you look

We are having our evening meal at the 4-Aces along with the eveni...

After the test rides, we rode up to Spearfish canyon for a short ...

Ahhh! a whole month to leave things where I want

A little while to catch up and then it is time for dinner and mor...

More folks keep arriving

Then it was back to Deadwood and a hamburger at the local VFW hal...

This is a VROC rally and Kawasaki has shown up with their van ful...

I arrived at the Gold Country Inn this afternoon and spent the ev...

I finally made it to car henge and I thought it was pretty cool, ...

I have always wanted to visit the Mammoth center in Hot Springs,S...

I saw these two deer just as I was about to cross from Nebraska i...

I took a picture of Crazy Horse from the highway, and a few bison...

It was a very windy day and probably the second windiest I have e...

Need any tractor parts? Sidney NE

This IS Nebraska!!!!

Today, Monday, ended up not being a great day on the road

Colorado is always beautiful and green, from the farms to the mou...

I finally got to see Box Canyon falls

I had planned to take the devils highway (666) from Gallop to Cor...

My planned 5:00AM start ended up being a 5:40 start instead, but ...

North of Farmington, are the Aztec ruins

Perfect temps for riding today and my goal is to reach Montrose, ...

Sitting on the corner in Winslow, AZ, such a fine sight to see, t...

This is the prison near Winslow, AZ

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Sort of a road to Crown King

Not the road to Crown King

Arriving near the Zuni Pueblo in NW New Mexico. We passed on...

Arriving near the Zuni Pueblo in NW New Mexico. We passed on the trinkets sold here hoping to find some in the Zuni Pueblo. Unfortunately, everything there was

I think the ability to be on a phone 24/7 must be tied to so...

I think the ability to be on a phone 24/7 must be tied to some random female chromosome. I usually run out of things to say in 15 seconds or less. I think she m

If you turn right immeadiately after entering the park you a...

If you turn right immeadiately after entering the park you are treated to a very twisty 5 mile road with a 16 percent downgrade. The views are pretty good too!

a view on  independence pass. Actually I've figured it out, ...

a view on  independence pass. Actually I've figured it out, this is one of the twin lakes at the beginning of independence pass on the east side. The pic below

It is really hard to take a photo that really shows the dept...

It is really hard to take a photo that really shows the depth of the canyon. I tossed her about thirty feet over the side of the canyon for this shot and It isn

I've been to so many Indian reservations in my liftime and t...

I've been to so many Indian reservations in my liftime and they are all pretty much the same. Almost all of the building in extreme disrepair, and litter everyw

Redstone was a pretty cool Coal Mining town. The guy who own...

Redstone was a pretty cool Coal Mining town. The guy who owned it though all of his employees should have a house of the style that they wanted. He hired a arch

These three were all taken from the same location, just diff...

These three were all taken from the same location, just different angles. Somewhere between Carbondale and Redstone.

This is her favorite place to ride when we are in the Motel ...

This is her favorite place to ride when we are in the Motel parking lots. Yep, I go real slow! Some colorful formation just before we arrived at St Johns.

This is the only mountain that I saw in Colorado that stands...

This is the only mountain that I saw in Colorado that stands alone. As you exit Independence Pass on the west end you come into Aspen, the famous ski town. That

This one looks pretty cool....

This one looks pretty cool.

The view of the canyon walls looking up from the river were ...

The view of the canyon walls looking up from the river were awsome. Sure glad I didn't have to hike down and then climb back out. Whew! horible thought. This gu

We are still down by the river here and you can see the big ...

We are still down by the river here and you can see the big dam at the back of the picture.

When we left Redstone, we came across several old cars that ...

When we left Redstone, we came across several old cars that were having an event in town. The highway out of town took us out of the mountains and we really enj

It seems like the great views are there whenever you open yo...

It seems like the great views are there whenever you open your eyes.

It seems like time has frozen in 1950 for everyone of these ...

It seems like time has frozen in 1950 for everyone of these small towns across CO. Everywhere, there is something to catch your eye.

OK Sherm, enough of your horseplay. This was her pick for di...

OK Sherm, enough of your horseplay. This was her pick for dinner tonight. So so at best.

The pine beatle kill in this are appears to be hundreds of t...

The pine beatle kill in this are appears to be hundreds of thousands of acres. It goes on for miles and miles and from county to county.

There are a lot of really great rock ledges, but I haven't s...

There are a lot of really great rock ledges, but I haven't seen climber one! Maybe it's the thin air, sure seems to stop me.

This is aptly named Lionshead. This is the Colorado river wh...

This is aptly named Lionshead. This is the Colorado river while it is still in Colorado.

This is the highest bridge in  Colorado. It is on US24 heade...

This is the highest bridge in  Colorado. It is on US24 headed south towards Leadville.

After I got to the top of the rocks where I wanted I discove...

After I got to the top of the rocks where I wanted I discovered some rare lovebirds, Unfortunately, they spoiled my shot Ole lazybones stayed on the motorcycle.

I love the lines of the old churches across this country. Th...

I love the lines of the old churches across this country. This one in stone made me turn around for a picture. This statue was a bit secluded in the trees, but

More pretty scenery in Rocky Mtn. NP I think these are elk, ...

More pretty scenery in Rocky Mtn. NP I think these are elk, but I was driving and couldn't pull over so I'm not sure and I haven't looked at the pic full size y

This is Estes Park, just outside the entrance to the Rocky M...

This is Estes Park, just outside the entrance to the Rocky Mountain NP. This is where we will spend the night.

I stopped to take a movie as we were surrounded by snow 360 ...

I stopped to take a movie as we were surrounded by snow 360 degrees. I'm not sure what she is doing. I think she is losing this argument. We have to get all the

It seems there is a mine everywhere you look in this part of...

It seems there is a mine everywhere you look in this part of the country. We were told by our guide that it is veins like these that the miners look for, and wh

Leaving the shaft car at 1000 ft below the surface. Tunnels ...

Leaving the shaft car at 1000 ft below the surface. Tunnels inside the mine. I might have broken that rule. So excited with her new hardhat. After looking at th

Not sure why, but there were a lot of people taking pictures...

Not sure why, but there were a lot of people taking pictures of the gas pumps, so I took one too. I liked this slab of rock with the water trickling over it. Si

Patience spotted this yearling buck from the road, and then ...

Patience spotted this yearling buck from the road, and then wanted to see how close she could get to it. We kept on riding towards the impending weather, and it

Was this ever a welcome sight today, We were frozen solid, b...

Was this ever a welcome sight today, We were frozen solid, but nothing 3 hours in the hot tup didn't fix right well. I was told that  behind those clouds is Pik

While waiting for the mine tour to begin, we checked out the...

While waiting for the mine tour to begin, we checked out the equipment in the yard. This is the Mollie Kathleen Mine located just NE of Cripple Creek, CO Her fi

.......and the band played the VROC anthem, or maybe it was ...

.......and the band played the VROC anthem, or maybe it was something else. Not sure why they had the emt's there. Old bikers never die right? Of course the VRO

I think Cheap B must have got too close the the sides of the...

I think Cheap B must have got too close the the sides of the road. I see his granddaughter is missing her arms. Nah, were just stopped to gear up cause it looks

I think they locked Tony up after they saw that last pic....

I think they locked Tony up after they saw that last pic.

I think this guy was my favorite, he worked hard to stay in ...

I think this guy was my favorite, he worked hard to stay in control of his bike and still wave at the crowd.

I'm not sure if this is part of Wolf Creek pass or Monarch P...

I'm not sure if this is part of Wolf Creek pass or Monarch Pass. We have climbed above the snow level and the temps are now in the low 40's. This is the same fa

It seems like the beautifu scenery in Colorado just goes on ...

It seems like the beautifu scenery in Colorado just goes on forever.

I've seen a few of the Anasazi ruins before, but there is no...

I've seen a few of the Anasazi ruins before, but there is no question that the ones at Mesa Verde are the best. They were doing a lot of road construction betwe

Looking down on the town of Oouray. TonyD heading into the t...

Looking down on the town of Oouray. TonyD heading into the tunnel.

Not sure why I thought of Thomas Pizzuto when I took this on...

Not sure why I thought of Thomas Pizzuto when I took this one

That's Patience, Tracy and John posing for the camera on a 6...

That's Patience, Tracy and John posing for the camera on a 6x telephoto shot. I was too old to climb down there and expect to get back out. Of course a 81 year

Then guess who showed up? Just in case you didn't, it's Tony...

Then guess who showed up? Just in case you didn't, it's Tony D

This is known as the Cliff Palace. I didn't climb down to it...

This is known as the Cliff Palace. I didn't climb down to it either.

After we left the Glenwood, NM area we headed north with Cor...

After we left the Glenwood, NM area we headed north with Cortez, CO as our destination for the day. A note of interest that I found was that both Butch Cassidy,

,,,,,,as well as a little shopping....

,,,,,,as well as a little shopping.

............however, some have been maintained very well and...

............however, some have been maintained very well and are still being used today.

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The cage at the restaurant was very effective at keeping the...

The cage at the restaurant was very effective at keeping the group together.

The Catwalks were built to aid in building the water supply ...

The Catwalks were built to aid in building the water supply line. The pipe was used to supply water to the town for processing the ore as well as other needs.

The catwalks were a very impressive set of structures and ma...

The catwalks were a very impressive set of structures and made me realize just how physically hard people had to work only a hundred years ago.

Cool little suspension bridge near the end of the trail....

Cool little suspension bridge near the end of the trail.

Even though man left his mark on the land here, the locals I...

Even though man left his mark on the land here, the locals I spoke to seemed to think it was still a nice place to live.

I awoke early the next morning and rode out to the Catwalks....

I awoke early the next morning and rode out to the Catwalks. I had to cross this river a couple of times. It was kind of fun and only about a foot deep or so ri

I promiss, this is the last one....

I promiss, this is the last one.

I was having second thoughts about what they were cooking up...

I was having second thoughts about what they were cooking up for lunch.

The little boy in my head wants to know what lives in here....

The little boy in my head wants to know what lives in here.

Most of the building have fallen into disrepair....

Most of the building have fallen into disrepair.

Nice of them to put up and identification sign when the dang...

Nice of them to put up and identification sign when the danger approached the trails edge. Oh, what's that itch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice patio to seat a large group for lunch. It was about a 5...

Nice patio to seat a large group for lunch. It was about a 50/50 split between those who ordered the health elk burger, and those who ordered the less health he

Of course she had to take her own in case mine didn't turn o...

Of course she had to take her own in case mine didn't turn out.

Patience and I. I'm the cute one...

Patience and I. I'm the cute one

The pipeline was fed through this slot canyon. If you are ev...

The pipeline was fed through this slot canyon. If you are ever in the area, don't miss this little hike. One of lifes best.

There is a very peaceful and beautiful little park right at ...

There is a very peaceful and beautiful little park right at the entrance to the Catwalks trail.

There still remain a lot of old mining remnants all around t...

There still remain a lot of old mining remnants all around the countryside.

There were a lot of these shallow wells in the town and I th...

There were a lot of these shallow wells in the town and I think they still were providing water.

There were probably ten or so of these waterfalls along the ...

There were probably ten or so of these waterfalls along the trail.

This coal fired train runs from Durango to Silverton several...

This coal fired train runs from Durango to Silverton several times a day.

This is not a year round creek, so I was pretty happy to see...

This is not a year round creek, so I was pretty happy to see so much water flowing.

This yard art seemed to fit quite well....

This yard art seemed to fit quite well.

We arrived at our motel in Glenwood, NM and then headed over...

We arrived at our motel in Glenwood, NM and then headed over to Mogollon. I think this Motel was built in 1930. It had a few leaks through the doors, but was ot

We arrived at the rally, but tonto here forgot to take any p...

We arrived at the rally, but tonto here forgot to take any pictures. This one is of a ride we took along the million dollar hwy. There are three theories of why

We finally made it to NM and Patience wanted a pic to prove ...

We finally made it to NM and Patience wanted a pic to prove her location.

We live in an awesome country!...

We live in an awesome country!

We made it to Silverton and decided to break for lunch.,,,,,...

We made it to Silverton and decided to break for lunch.,,,,,,,,,,

We took in a movie instead. I think the audio was broken....

We took in a movie instead. I think the audio was broken.

We were still south of Quemado when we came alongside this c...

We were still south of Quemado when we came alongside this cow elk. She resisted jumping the fence but after a quarter mile or so found a low spot and went over

We were thinking of picking up supplies, but then realized t...

We were thinking of picking up supplies, but then realized that we still had a couple of sasaparillas in the cooler.

These are the tailings from the Mogollon Mine....

These are the tailings from the Mogollon Mine.

This one will make you smile

Can you say Slim Pickens!

The grounds are a beautiful park like setting

Heading up the trail we came to Laguna dam on the Colorado river

I was trying to take a picture of this bus they use for moving th...

Inside their store you could buy date shakes as well as a multitu...

John and I rode down to Mexico this afternoon and came across thi...

Mal was intent on getting a picture of the dam, I was intent on g...

Next stop was this photo op at Sherm's place

Not sure that little chamber pot is going to do it for me on thos...

Notice the dings in the side where it was struck by heavy artilla...

On the way back to the motel, I spotted this little church out in...

Our first stop on todays ride is the date farm

Regardless of the minor code discrepancies , this was a beautiful...

Since we are attending the first annual lettuce run, we headed ou...

Then we had to get everyone to smile

There was a great display of some army tanks, guns, artillary, et...

This is the Sherm who drove this tank in WWI and for whom this ta...

This Sherman tank was there

We also found a couple of minor code violation but were assured t...

We are headed back to the motel after a nice day of sightseeing

We entered this army post without permission and they sent this c...

The bad guys lived here

Bikes are full, were full, time to ride

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Ed and Carl are really mesmirized by John cleaning his bike

First stop Yuma territorial prison to visit old friends

Great place to visit too!

Hardened criminals like this were never let go

I don't know the name of this mission, but I took this from the p...

I think these guys were surveying the place, maybe planning for a...

I'm dressed in Goldwing riding apparel

Looks like we are ready to roll

Most are just real nice folk, although mom did tell me to watch o...

Oops, no time to ride, gotta clean the bike!

People are arriving and old friendships are being renewed

Some are

Some are kinda scary!

Some are quite serious

Some of the cells even had these nice recliners

The street food here is very good

There were a few who were unjustly placed in lockup, but their go...

This is the guard tower

VROC is made up of people from all walks of life

With this many, we even got the group rate

Here I am, waiting for Slick, 70 minutes have passed and I'm thin...

I'm starting this trip with two bikes just in case

We made it to Yuma, and John needed some nourishment so we follow...

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Anything to occupy her while I rest. She bought a package of plastic bubble making stuff and this was the biggest one she made. They were pretty cool.

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She's still playing with my camera when I'm not watching. That means sleeping .

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1000 police special. It still has the siren on it.

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After finishing lunch with her dad, she will have two days of good quality time with him. I will have two days of good quality rest!!!!!!!!!

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Almost to Glacier and still no bends in the road.

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I've now seen three different sets of badlands. The one in AZ, SD, and now here in ND. All of the green grass in the ND ones make them unique and quite beautifu

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Finally!' I'm tall enough after all these years!'

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After we paid our toll, we took this picture of this cool 57 Ford. I dont think this guy wanted us to snap a picture of his car as he tried to race off before w

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After the Natural Bridge visit, we continued on to the Red River Gorge. See that wet spot in the road just left of the tunnel? That is caused by a small waterfa

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A few of the early arrivals at our rally headquarters.

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I stopped to take a picture of this hugh cross. It is the largest in the western hemisphere. After I took the picture, I woke her up so she wouldn't miss the re

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It's our first day. We didn't make Gallup but she is standin on the corner in Winslow arizona.

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It is a nice place to gather a lot of bikes in a fun atmosphere.

After leaving Crater Lake, we spent the night in Bend, OR

After leaving Crater Lake, we spent the night in Bend, OR. We stopped by Peterson's rock garden on our way to Madras, enjoying some beautiful views of the Casca

After spending the night in Nevada City, we visited the Empire...

After spending the night in Nevada City, we visited the Empire Mine. The owners of the mine had this cottage built there for when they visited.

The mine was a stamp mill operation and the display of machine...

The mine was a stamp mill operation and the display of machinery is quite impressive. It really wouldn't take all that much to get this place running again. Jus

Patience climbed into this employee transport vehicle and said...

Patience climbed into this employee transport vehicle and said 'look, I'm a miner' and I said 'yep, till yer 21'. She gave me a quizzical look.

The reflecting pool and the gardens were beautiful

The reflecting pool and the gardens were beautiful.

That evening my sis decided to fix Patience hair before we wen...

That evening my sis decided to fix Patience hair before we went to dinner. I think she liked how it turned out.

We didn't get five miles out of town before we stopped for min...

We didn't get five miles out of town before we stopped for miniture golf and a little arcade fun.

We left Redding, and made our way to Crater Lake

We left Redding, and made our way to Crater Lake. It really is a beautiful deep blue lake. Patience spent a lot of time watching all of the little information d

We stopped to visit my sister in Granite Bay

We stopped to visit my sister in Granite Bay. She wasn't home yet so we passed the time reading another page of Huck Finn.

Some of the early settlers to Virginia City

Some of the early settlers to Virginia City.

We rode to Lake Tahoe today for the flying trapeze lesson

We rode to Lake Tahoe today for the flying trapeze lesson. They told me to call them the day before the lesson and when I did, they informed me that things didn

Frogs are a big thing here in Calaveras County

Frogs are a big thing here in Calaveras County.

I think by the end of this trip she will be wearing all of the...

I think by the end of this trip she will be wearing all of the latest styles.

The largest crystaline nugget ever found resides here in Murph...

The largest crystaline nugget ever found resides here in Murphy's California. What surprised me was it was found in 1996.

A shortl little side trip included seeing Mark Twains cabin on...

A shortl little side trip included seeing Mark Twains cabin on Jackass Hill. It was here that he wrote the 'Jumping frogs of Calaveras County'.

They even had a bowling alley

They even had a bowling alley.

We are visiting Columbia today

We are visiting Columbia today. It is a very well preserved gold rush town that has been added to the California State Parks system. Patience is enjoying her fi

We took a stage coach ride that came with the traditional hold...

We took a stage coach ride that came with the traditional hold up as well as some of the history of the area.

After riding down Lombard St, we went to Pier 39 to see the se...

After riding down Lombard St, we went to Pier 39 to see the seals/sea lions (not sure which they were), and pick up the necessary San Fran sweatshirt.

All in all, we had a good time at Yosemite

All in all, we had a good time at Yosemite. I think Patience was able to get really close to nature on this trip.

I thought about letting her stay in this motel for awhile, but...

I thought about letting her stay in this motel for awhile, but she didn't like the pool.

I told her there would be climbers on El Capitan

I told her there would be climbers on El Capitan. This guy kept me from being a liar!

Our plan was to do all three drive thru trees

Our plan was to do all three drive thru trees. This is the only one we made it too.

Then it was off to the Cable Car museum and hop a ride on one ...

Then it was off to the Cable Car museum and hop a ride on one of the cars.

There were some interesting trees here

There were some interesting trees here.

We finally made it to San Francisco

We finally made it to San Francisco. Lots of people were here trying to get a picture of the GGB.

We got up early today (yeah right) and headed into the park wh...

We got up early today (yeah right) and headed into the park where the views were spectacular as ever even though there was a little haze left from all of the fi

We had lunch at Foster's Bighorn

We had lunch at Foster's Bighorn. Good food, but don't think it was from any of his kills.

We stayed the night just outside of the Yosemite NP gates

We stayed the night just outside of the Yosemite NP gates. It was a tough decision whether to take a dip in the river or the hot tub. You'll figure out which on

We took a tour of the Jelly Belly jelly bean factory and even ...

We took a tour of the Jelly Belly jelly bean factory and even kept it motorcycle related.

If you've ever wonderedwhere oysters come from, this is an oys...

If you've ever wonderedwhere oysters come from, this is an oyster farm.

On the ride, we stopped at face rock

On the ride, we stopped at face rock. I've driven by here many times in the past. Glad I finally stopped.

On Sat, the 20th, we rode with several VROC'rs on a ride That ...

On Sat, the 20th, we rode with several VROC'rs on a ride That Sherm laid out but was unable to lead due to some health issues. He is doing better.

One of the many lighthouses along the Oregon coast

One of the many lighthouses along the Oregon coast.

We arrived at The Trees of Mystery where my lumberjack grandda...

We arrived at The Trees of Mystery where my lumberjack granddaughter is not quite a match for Paul and Babe, at least not in size.

We visited Sherms cycle products and Patience thought grandpa ...

We visited Sherms cycle products and Patience thought grandpa should by one of these and just stick it in the trailer.

When we left SCP, Patience was offered a ride in Marc's sidecar

When we left SCP, Patience was offered a ride in Marc's sidecar. Of course I said no, then like a good grandpa, relented. Naturally I stayed close by to make su

The wildlife viewing areas up here actually have wild life in ...

The wildlife viewing areas up here actually have wild life in them. We saw some elk and this wild biker!

After our education at Ripley's University, we went to hang wi...

After our education at Ripley's University, we went to hang with the stars.

A bunch of us rode down Friday morning and enjoyed a jet boat ...

A bunch of us rode down Friday morning and enjoyed a jet boat excursion up the rogue river from Gold Beach.

Fortunately, I got to sit next to this really cute girl

Fortunately, I got to sit next to this really cute girl.................................of coarse I'm a little predjudice.

I didn't take too many pictures of the boat in the rapids beca...

I didn't take too many pictures of the boat in the rapids because my camera isn't water proof. However, we were all soaked by the end of the trip even though we

'Oh grandpa, it is so much fun to freeze at the beach

'Oh grandpa, it is so much fun to freeze at the beach...............I thought it was supposed to be warm at the beach!'

One guy looks up and everyone else follows

One guy looks up and everyone else follows.......

Patience and one of her several new best friends that she met ...

Patience and one of her several new best friends that she met at the VROC rally.

There were a lot of Osprey and Bald eagles nesting in this low...

There were a lot of Osprey and Bald eagles nesting in this lower stretch of the river.

This is the bridge that crosses the Rogue river in Gold Beach

This is the bridge that crosses the Rogue river in Gold Beach.

This is the same girl

This is the same girl.

We were packed in pretty good, but in the end it was probably ...

We were packed in pretty good, but in the end it was probably a good thing since it kept us from sliding all over the place during all of the power spins and st

When the boat crossed under the bridge there were thousands of...

When the boat crossed under the bridge there were thousands of these swallow nest attached to it.

After spending the night in Woodland, WA, we spotted Harvey th...

After spending the night in Woodland, WA, we spotted Harvey the wabbit on the way to the OR coast.

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I'm always trying to further my granddaughters education with ...

I'm always trying to further my granddaughters education with interesting trips to these institutions of higher learning.

This is the first time I have ever seen Devils Punchbowl with ...

This is the first time I have ever seen Devils Punchbowl with no action taking place. It was a low tide.

We found a little spring along the side of the road

We found a little spring along the side of the road. Kids exploring things like this can really throw off a schedule. Oh yeah, we're on vacation, there isn't su

We picked up a healthy lunch at the quick mart and found a nic...

We picked up a healthy lunch at the quick mart and found a nice little cabin in a park to eat it in.

We're finally under way after picking up Patience in the 15th ...

We're finally under way after picking up Patience in the 15th of July. We headed out on Hwy 12 towards our first waypoint of Mt St Helens. Along the way we stop

First 1954 Corvette Nomad I have ever seen

First 1954 Corvette Nomad I have ever seen. I'm sure it is a fake, but a very nice one.

She's still at it.

Today is only full of fun and games

Today is only full of fun and games. This motel had a game room.

Are you ready for the next 'Karate Kid' sequal?

Are you ready for the next 'Karate Kid' sequal?

Grandpa must have had a great dream because he was probably dr...

Grandpa must have had a great dream because he was probably dreaming of his precious little grandaughter because he has a great big smile on his face! I love th

Maybe I'll be a long haul trucker

Maybe I'll be a long haul trucker.

One of the great coasters at the Silverwood theme park in Coeu...

One of the great coasters at the Silverwood theme park in Coeur d' Alene. They also had a water park there with a couple of great wave pools. I almost died in t

Palouse Falls sits in the middle of the eastern Washington desert

Palouse Falls sits in the middle of the eastern Washington desert. It was a refreshing stop in a very warm day.

She's an old pro on this ride and didn't even get a surprised ...

She's an old pro on this ride and didn't even get a surprised look while all of the others were screaming their lungs out! Two teenagers thought she was going t

This was a great place to take a nap on this grassy knoll unde...

This was a great place to take a nap on this grassy knoll under the shade of this tree.

We are traveling in some very dangerous territory

We are traveling in some very dangerous territory.

In all of the years that I used to fish, I never had the pleas...

In all of the years that I used to fish, I never had the pleasure of catching one like these. These rainbow trout were all in the 30' range and I'm guessing the

It is always the interactive children's areas that keep their ...

It is always the interactive children's areas that keep their attention. Here she is in a real helicopter. They had 15 flight simulators that they could practic

Just keeping this motorcycle related :)

Just keeping this motorcycle related :)

We had a nice visit with Herman the Sturgeon at the Bonneville...

We had a nice visit with Herman the Sturgeon at the Bonneville fish hatchery.

We spent last night at my aunt and uncle's house and had no in...

We spent last night at my aunt and uncle's house and had no internet access. These are from a couple of days back now. Patience is standing next to a model of t

Hey Tony, Patience picked this one just for you

Hey Tony, Patience picked this one just for you.

I see we are back at it!

I see we are back at it!

I've always been amazed that this ship has remained here in th...

I've always been amazed that this ship has remained here in the sand all these years. I paced it off and it was at least 300' long. Oh yeah, this is the 'Wreck

This troll lies in wait under the Fremont bridge in Seattle

This troll lies in wait under the Fremont bridge in Seattle. Fortunately I was able to rescue this girl from his eternal clutches!

.................the top................

.................the top................

........then the scarry part...........

........then the scarry part...........

I think there might be a future for her playing in a Saturday ...

I think there might be a future for her playing in a Saturday Market somewhere.

It's a bird, it's a bug, no

It's a bird, it's a bug, no................it's Supergirl!

Our schedule (not that we have followed it very well in this w...

Our schedule (not that we have followed it very well in this weather) today takes us to the Pacific Science center. Here she is learning just how hard it is to

She touched this critter for about 1 10 th of a second but I c...

She touched this critter for about 1 10 th of a second but I couldn't talk her into putting her hand into the Sea Anenome (sp).

Then came the fun part

Then came the fun part............

We signed up in advance for a rock climbing lesson

We signed up in advance for a rock climbing lesson. The first thing they were shown was how to tie a knot that looked like a figure 8.

When we got here she was 4'10'

When we got here she was 4'10'. Now I'm guessing about 175'.

Woo Hoo, this coming down is a lot easier and really fun!!!!!!!

Woo Hoo, this coming down is a lot easier and really fun!!!!!!!

I had a lot of fun with Troy because he played cars with me

I had a lot of fun with Troy because he played cars with me. It was the best day of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was thinking that this Opel car show would only keep her att...

I was thinking that this Opel car show would only keep her attention for a few minutes to maybe an hour or so. Then she met Troy, a young man that has a severe

It isn't only motorcycles that they trailer

It isn't only motorcycles that they trailer. This is a very rare car. The guys that brought this car to the show are trying to sell it. It is a 1972 GT that has

This car is the one that Patience was hoping to see at the show

This car is the one that Patience was hoping to see at the show. I think she likes Opels. She says this car 'looks like a pretty lady or at least it looks like

After waiting for the rain to slow down, we finally made it to...

After waiting for the rain to slow down, we finally made it to Slidewaters park and got to play in the water for a couple of hours.

.............pool!

Downtown Winthrop, WA

Downtown Winthrop, WA. Patience dad grew up here.

I think this is the car they used to catch her dad in his youn...

I think this is the car they used to catch her dad in his younger days.

I think this may be a new manuver coming up

I think this may be a new manuver coming up.......maybe the Lock Ness monster!

I'm still trying to figure out why she wouldn't let me turn th...

I'm still trying to figure out why she wouldn't let me turn the crank.

Most of the icecream here said homemade

Most of the icecream here said homemade. From the looks of the containers it was in I don't think it was there home ! It was still verrrry goooood, yum yum.

Of course the evening would never be complete without a little...

Of course the evening would never be complete without a little bowling and.........

There are a lot of these reservoirs here with beautiful emeral...

There are a lot of these reservoirs here with beautiful emerald green water. At the visitor center they said it is caused by minerals that are scraped off of th

These self portraits tend to show up when boredom is setting i...

These self portraits tend to show up when boredom is setting in :)

They say this is a beautiful highway to ride on a motorcycle

They say this is a beautiful highway to ride on a motorcycle. It just wasn't this day with all of the rain and the clouds covering most of the views.

We are with Mitzi at a little restaurant ridht near the ferry ...

We are with Mitzi at a little restaurant ridht near the ferry landing. It sure is nice to enjoy some of these moderate coastal temps. The seafood was only avera

We became official members of the self-kicking club in Rockport

We became official members of the self-kicking club in Rockport.

We hiked a short trail back from an overlook and the moss on t...

We hiked a short trail back from an overlook and the moss on the rocks made one think of an enchanted forest. Of course I had her on the lookout for badgers !

We took the ferry to Friday Harbor a day early (it was Thursday)

We took the ferry to Friday Harbor a day early (it was Thursday). Being the responsible grandpa, I made her wear this lifering the whole way.

We weren't the only bikers in town

We weren't the only bikers in town.

Well, maybe not all of the way

Well, maybe not all of the way. She always seems to find the arcades and this small one on board didn't evade her long. I think her exact words after securing t

Why did the turkey's cross the highway?

Why did the turkey's cross the highway?

This is the only image from Leavenworth that I'm going to uplo...

This is the only image from Leavenworth that I'm going to upload today as the WiFi is terribly slow. Leavenworth is a little town that sits in the Washington A

We stopped by dad's work to say goodbye

We stopped by dad's work to say goodbye. I wouldn't let him hug me cause he had grease everywhere.

Abeautifulsunset coming into Twin Falls, ID for the night

Abeautifulsunset coming into Twin Falls, ID for the night. Just over 800 miles for the days ride.

Here is something I have yet to do in my life

Here is something I have yet to do in my life. Put over a hundred dollars worth of gas in a car. Made me glad I was on the Wing.

I always wanted to take one of these pictures

I always wanted to take one of these pictures. I don't think I got it right though. I think it makes me look fat.

I finally left this Sunday morning to the first rain I remembe...

I finally left this Sunday morning to the first rain I remember having this year. It delayed my start by a half hour because I didn't want to start out with a w

I think this is the Umatilla river where it flows into the Col...

I think this is the Umatilla river where it flows into the Columbia.

I thought about riding over and picking up a new wife or two

I thought about riding over and picking up a new wife or two. Then it hit me.........WHAT ARE THESE GUYS THINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A look at the McNary dam as I cross into WA

A look at the McNary dam as I cross into WA. WooHoo, only 100 miles left to my granddaughters.

Sherm likes to support these type of establishments

Sherm likes to support these type of establishments. That's not his truck I see is it? :)

We've had a lot of forest fires in the southwest this year

We've had a lot of forest fires in the southwest this year. So far I have avoided most of them except for a small one in south east Idaho. That smoke sure irrit

Well, my picture didn't post in the last entry so I will try a...

Well, my picture didn't post in the last entry so I will try again here. If it doens't work still, I will try again there.