Sunday, June 20 Waldport, OR to Crater Lake National Park 272 miles Scott & Trev Sunset State Beach, CA to Crater Lake 522 miles Paul, Jeff, Eric & Joe Trev and Scott break camp and find breakfast at the Galley Ho Restaurant somewhere on the Oregon coast. The waitresses are wearing t-shirts with "I love …
Continue reading California Cruise 2004 – Day 2: Rendezvous at Crater Lake
Monday, June 21 Crater Lake National Park, OR to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, CA 233 miles We drive north along the west side of Crater Lake between towering snowbanks. The higher east road is still snowed in. There is a considerable chill in the air as we ride the dry, two lane road through …
Continue reading California Cruise 2004 – Day 3: The Redwoods
Tuesday, June 22 Prairie Creek Redwood State Park to Castle Crags State Park, CA 281 miles We awake to find ourselves in a very wet fog that is blanketing the Pacific Ocean coast. We pack up the wet camping gear and head into Orick for a hearty breakfast at the truly world famous Palm Cafe. …
Continue reading California Cruise 2004 – Day 4: The Trinity Alps
Wednesday, June 23 Castle Crags State Park, CA to South Lake Tahoe, NV 338 miles After a very hearty breakfast at the Black Bear Cafe in Mt. Shasta City, Scott opts for an an emergency back massage while the crew drinks espresso. Having sprained his back just prior to leaving on this trip, the pain …
Continue reading California Cruise 2004 – Day 5: Lassen Volcanic National Park & the Sierra Nevadas
Thursday, June 24 South Lake Tahoe, NV to Groveland, CA 286 miles We tromp through the casino to have some breakfast. It's 8 AM and people are already at the slots, drinking beers and pumping coins. Maybe they never went to bed. Hmmm..... Anyway, we find our way out of town to the south on …
Continue reading California Cruise 2004 – Day 6: Yosemite National Park
If you read Pisces 2004, you know that I engaged that water energy in a big way by taking up SCUBA again after a 22 year hiatus. I have put myself through a basic SCUBA course and have aced all the written exams as I only needed to make minor adjustments here and there to …
I received this email from Tom, my Honda dealer: Hi Scott, I got news last week that Honda has reduced the cost of 2003 RC51s by $999. If you are still interested in owning one, I can see if any are still available. Let me know. Tom My response: Tom: Thanks for checking but Inga …
Well, it's time to learn something new, time to stretch the old brain cells. It's feeling a little dusty upstairs. So what's it going to be? Piano lessons? (Nah! I'll get all hung up in how bad I am at first.) Take up the accordion? (That can wait until I'm older. No rush.) Sing in …
Well, what a year it has been, eh? It certainly has been rich with challenges and blessings for me. I've been through so much this year that I had to sit down and chart it out to reflect properly on it all. Here's a summary of what I came up with: Challenges Blessings Coping with …
[one_half padding="0 12px 0 0"] Trip Summary States we rode through: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Colorado 3,215 miles in 7 days (Scott's route) Objectives: Rendezvous with family & friends from Tucson at Telluride, Colorado Relax in Breckenridge, Colorado at "Shelter Bay West", my Aunt and Uncle's vacation home Visit Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado …
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