So, from Eureka, I went to Redding, CA. Leaving Eureka, I went for the 299, which is in many way very similar to the 199, with a lot of twisties, and nice views on the small river flowing by the side. Several road works too. At some point stopped at a Renner gas station, which only […]
Day 3: Monday, Oct. 24 So, after the previous night had been quite windy, and then it started pouring rain in the morning, I decided that traveling with heavy rain would not be the best idea, so I extended my stay in Eureka’s KOA and spent the time transfering stuff between the cams and the […]
OK. Let’s do a quick one. It’s 2:10am in Arcata/CA, but I got waken up by the wind blowing on the tent, wondering if I should put some clothes on and tie the tent down with the 2 extra strings that came with it… Day 1 – Saturday, Oct.22 So, left Vancouver, BC, Canada on […]
Just finished “packing the bike”. Ready to roll in the morning…
So, I was supposed to start the US trip today, but some unrelated paperwork that needed to be ready was delayed a bit and I’ll probably leave tomorrow, Friday, instead. Not a big deal anyway, it just gives me a bit more time checking I thought about everything, and also to see how the bike is handling […]
So, today was pretty busy, and my hands suffered a lot from mounting my new Continental TKC-80 tires (bought from fortnine.ca), and I spent most of the afternoon on it. In the morning, I went to Canadian Tire, initially to buy a 18mm hex bit that I needed (according to the service manual) to remove my […]
Spent a big part of the late morning and afternoon yesterday installing the latest gear I received from Twisted Throttle Canada. Unfortunately the folding shift lever they sent me was the wrong reference and was for a V-Strom 1000. I didn’t pay attention to the little sticker on the box at that time, and assembled […]
Furkot So, yesterday – or was it the day before yesterday? – I was referred to Furkot, a site to help planning trips, and I discover that what I had done in google maps (at google.com/mymaps) could be done far more easily at Furkot. Below is an embedded map of the whole trip, using Furkot: Anyway, I’m still […]
So, I finally put a path on the USA map for my coming trip, due to start by mid-october. You can find that draft here, but don’t forget this is more a rough forecast than a precise timeline. I will most certainly take more time than the “days” shown, since I may easily stay longer at […]
So many news since last update. Let’s go chronologically. US National Parks Annual Pass So, since I’m planning to travel around a big part of the USA, I thought it would make sense to get a hold of a national park pass as I may cross and visit a few ones during this first short […]
