Category Archives: Motorcycle

The Weekend After Thanksgiving

FRIDAYI start to pack the car upon waking and eat a biscuit from yesterday’s feast on the way to Cibbets Flat. It starts to rain. I eat a grapefruit in the driver’s seat while Caleb sets up the tent. My … Continue reading

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Uncle Ed in Lakeside

WEDNESDAYI clean the dishes and then sit with the guys on the couch while they look at bike parts, and Caleb organizes the errands. Ed finishes making some phone calls, and the guys move their bikes so we can take … Continue reading

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Barstow to Lakeside

Ed uses his seniority to turn on all the lights and make noise when he gets up, which wakes Caleb. I can usually wake someone just by being in the same room or building. We pack the bikes by 730 … Continue reading

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Carson City to Barstow

Knowing today will be warmer, I put on shorts and a t-shirt under my bike pants and jacket. The guys debug their windshields, and then I climb through our motel window to pass them our bags. I collect our cash … Continue reading

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Roseburg to Carson City

We sleep in and are on the road in a foggy 52°F this morning, which is better with all this gear on than the 82°F yesterday afternoon. We stop for brunch at Oak Tree NW in Ashland, OR, before getting … Continue reading

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