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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…
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Countdown to Spain!
Many of you know that I am about to embark on a trip to Southern Spain, but for those that don’t, I’m here to share my excitement!! I have rented a motorcycle from BMW Moto Rental found in several of Spain’s larger cities. The bike is a BMW F650GS and the parallel twin should suit…
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More on the Death Valley Ride
The CA Poppy Reserve My travel mate Bruce took some wonderful shots and though I don’t usually post other’s travel photos, most of these are of me, so why not?
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Friends, Death Valley, Streetmasters and some Awesome CA backroads!
They say experience leads to wisdom, however early Tuesday morning, my experience taught me I was lacking in motorcycle maintenance as I prepared to ride off to meet my friend, Bruce in the blooming desert of Southern CA. My battery was as dead as the proverbial doornail. I hadn’t ridden the bike for weeks and…
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Off to Death Valley and a refresher course with Streetmasters!
Tomorrow morning I’ll be heading south to DV to do some riding with a friend and then to attend a day of riding the track working on ridding myself of bad habits and polishing up the good with Streetmasters Precision Cornering Workshop. The desert wildflowers are supposed to be opulent and magnificent right now as…
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On the Road!
My friends Ara and Spirit reminded me yesterday that I had been off and about and hadn’t spoken a word on my blog! The oversight is all mine! I thank you Ara!!! I have been writing behind the scenes but have not yet finished my ride report, but then what is a ride report? I…
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March – Back roads riding with Gary
Today, my general dislike of riding with others had a face lift. I went riding with my husband and had a delightful ride, right in our own backyard. We shot over to the gold country and traversed several back roads crisscrossing between farm country, hillsides, dams and tiny towns. The wildflowers were in full regalia…