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Trip Journal

• States we rode through: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona
• 2,685 miles in 8 days (Scott’s route)

Objectives:

• Rendezvous with family & friends from Seattle, Tucson & Los Angeles at Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon
• Ride on superb roads
• Visit spectacular national parks
• Get Scott to Yosemite so he can “earn” the pin Joe gave him in 2003. (Little did we know how tough that would be!)
• Drink beer & smoke cigars each night around the campfire

Major Destinations:

• • Crater Lake National Park
  • Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
  • The Trinity Alps
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park
  • Yosemite National Park
  • The Broiler Room at Caesar’s in Lake Tahoe

Daily Activities:

• Day 1 – Cruising the Pacific Coast
  • Saturday, June 19
  • Scott & Trev:
    • Seattle, WA to Walport, OR
    • 333 miles
  • Paul, Jeff, Eric & Joe:
    • Los Angeles, CA to Watsonville, CA
    • 336 miles

• Day 2 – Rendezvous at Crater Lake
  • Sunday, June 20
  • Waldport, OR to Crater Lake National Park, OR
  • 272 miles

• Day 3 – Redwoods
  • Monday, June 21
  • Crater Lake National Park, OR to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, CA
  • 233 miles

• Day 4 – The Trinity Alps
  • Tuesday, June 22
  • Prairie Creek, Redwood National Park to Castle Crags State Park, CA
  • 281 miles

• Day 5 – Lassen Volcanic National Park & the Sierra Nevadas
  • Wednesday, June 23
  • Castle Crags State Park, CA to South Lake Tahoe, NV
  • 338 miles

• Day 6 – Yosemite National Park
  • Thursday, June 24
  • South Lake Tahoe, NV to Groveland, CA
  • 286 miles

• Day 7 – Heading for home from Groveland, CA
  • Friday, June 25
  • Scott: Eugene, OR; 652 miles
  • Pablo & Pork Chop: Blythe, AZ; 620 miles
  • Eric: Los Angeles, CA; 380 miles
  • Trev: Crescent City, CA; 500 miles

• Day 8 – Superslab!
  • Saturday, June 26
  • Scott: Eugene, OR to Seattle, WA; 290 miles
  • Trev: Crescent City, CA to Seattle, WA; 500 miles
  • Paul & Jeff: Blythe, AZ to Tucson, AZ; 300 miles

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Riders and Bikes

• Jeff “Pork Chop” Adams
• Trevor “Uncle Bob” Trifiro
• Paul “Pablo” Espensen
• Eric “Dr. Evil” Espensen
• Joe “Gimli” Betor
• Scott “Sasquatch” Duncan

Memorable Quotes:

“It’s great to be alive, isn’t it? — Pablo upon seeing the Yosemite Valley from Glacier Vista

Hey! I’m on holiday and I don’t want to hear the “A” word. So, no, you may not have my English muffin. Ok? — Scott, referring to the Atkins plan at breakfast

“Let’s just say that the driver and I made some serious eye contact.” – Pablo

“Any chance of me getting some action tonight? What? Don’t worry. I’ll wake you up when I get home.” — Dow on the phone to his wife.

“And by the way, honey, I’m having 6 dudes over tomorrow night for a BBQ. Ok?” – Dow

“And you guys wonder why Inga doesn’t come along on these trips???” — Scott, after hearing the umpteenth fart joke around the campfire

“I went into that restroom and walked right into a giant wall of stink.” — Pork Chop

“Giant wall of stink….hey, wouldn’t that be a great name for a Seattle grunge band? — Scott

“You guys must be so cold riding up here around all this snow. I don’t know how you do it.” — Woman at Crater Lake

“Nah! We cheat! We’re all wearing electric vests. And here you thought we were tough biker dudes, didn’t you?” — Scott

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