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Love those Vintage Post Cards!
Sorting through an old box of ephemera, I discovered a stack of old postcards. Some of these were from my grandmother’s collection, but others were ones that I have found through the years. What made them interesting to me was not only the old colorized artwork, but searching to find if the places were still…
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Big Money Rally Winter Ride…continues
The sunset in Monterey was truly gorgeous and I shot a 1/2 million shots from the bike as I headed for my motel to get one that was actually in focus! 😀 It was odd, as I got to the beachfront Best Western, I was certain Gary and his family would be ahead of me,…
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The Big Money Rally and a reason for a winter ride!
Well, we don’t have much winter in CA. In fact this year we have had almost none, so trying to create a “reason” to ride is like trying a new wine or a new meal, I mean why not?? As I read about the Big Money Rally, I was keen to give it a go,…
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2013 Pashnit Girly Ride…LOVE and Laughter!
Sarah and Liz–two of my partners in crime. 😉 And mother and daughter, now how cool is that?? Every year I organize a woman only ride from my home forum of pashnit.com. This year we had 27 female riders and one pillion making a grand total of 28 females spending the weekend together for some…
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Great Stickers for Lane Splitting in CA…
Google Image Well, we finally have some legal standing for lane splitting here in CA. I do hope it’s passed soon in OR too as I can’t tell you how badly I wanted to split on my last trip to the NW. Today while perusing Facebook, my friend Kurt brought these stickers to my attention.…
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Riding for Mother…to Portland OR and back for Mother’s Day
A spontaneous ride emerged with the onset of Mother’s Day, since it had been several months since I had seen or spent time with my mother. So, In near perfect weather, I packed up the Bandito, routed a quick map in google and asked Gary to clone it onto the GPS and off I went…
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January 6, 2013 and it’s pouring and dark…do you know where your bike is?
Well, my bike is in the garage drinking from a trickle charger as it too awaits spring. I can barely stand this weather, but know that it’s necessary for the reservoirs to fill providing a drought free summer and a verdant rich spring. I spent yesterday posting to one of my favorite motorcycle forums, Motorcyclist…
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Solvang Motorcycle Museum and Ride…
After a crazy couple of weeks adjusting to the arrival of my son and grandson who will be staying with us indefinitely, I decided I needed to unwind via motorcycle and open roads. Well, it almost happened. 🙂 As it was, winter decided to actually pay CA a visit in the form of liquid falling…
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Riding the World…2012
Every year I like to do a culmination slide show of the year of riding. This year I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to ride with one of my best pals, Tyler Risk. We did a 3500 mile ride up to the great Northwest and Canada in the summer, seeing some absolutely gorgeous…
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Part 6–California Chicks having converged on Canada come home!
We spent a couple of lovely “off bike” day in Portland, giving me a chance to see my son, my sister and my mother. It was wonderful time spent. Tyler had an old friend living in Lake Oswego, right south of Portland, so she and I spend a few days away from each other. Tyler…