tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999410986128142222024-03-12T21:34:47.389-07:00Adventures with GigoloIt's not about the destination, it's about the journey. I am packed and ready to go. And my trusty STeed Gigolo patiently awaits the next adventure...Stefani Pinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983474578238002639noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799941098612814222.post-40022935619329291912012-07-11T05:42:00.001-07:002012-07-17T22:54:26.806-07:00Moonshine Lunch Run 2012 - Saturday 04/14/12<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
The Moonshine Lunch Run had a smaller turnout this year than last year due to nasty, rainy, weather. Even so, there were ~1000 people, ~800 motorcycles, and a total of 1336 moonburgers sold. Not too bad considering.</div>
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I arrived around 10:00am and had my moonburger before the masses arrived. Yum. Later on, Uncle Larry treated me to a nice slice of berry pie and home made ice cream made by an Amish family. Double Yum. And it was fun scolding them for being "plyers of evil wares"...</div>
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Friday 04/13 night was the MLR Awards Dinner at <a href="http://www.richardsfarm.com/" target="_blank">Richard's Farm Restaurant</a> in Casey, IL. With 340 people in attendance, the place was packed.</div>
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After much food and visiting it was time for the awards... You can tell by the picture that I was thrilled to have to get up in front of everyone and go receive my 1st place distance award... And pose for pictures.</div>
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Thursday morning around the remains of the fire. It was nice and cold... only in the upper 20's when the early risers awoke. Soon enough the sun helped to remove the chill.</div>
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After a bit of breakfast a few of us walked over the family cemetery to pay our respects to Terry. A most peaceful and fitting resting place for such a man.</div>
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Larry & Lexie arrived at the farm Friday afternoon... Not too far ahead of some really good rain and wind.</div>
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A few tents took on water during the night. And the wind was blowing so hard that I expected to end up in Kansas by morning. I slept like a baby, all snuggled up and dry in my tent on high ground, and it stayed where it was staked.</div>
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Friday night most of us headed to the awards dinner a Richard's Farm Restaurant, where the CA folks stole the glory. Then on Saturday was the Moonshine Lunch Run - in the pouring rain.<br />
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The <a href="http://moonshine-run.com/Moonshine/">Moonshine Lunch Run</a> has been on my radar since I first heard of it in the fall of 2009. This year is the first year that I could make the trip happen. I floated 3 holidays, used up all of my vacation, and took 3 days unpaid to be able to do it without having to ride out there, stay a day or two, and then come right back.</div>
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My initial plan was to take 5 days to ride the ~2250 miles to Illinois - leaving on Saturday April 7th and arriving on Wednesday the 11th and then camping at the farm until Sunday the 15th. This would allow me to enjoy all the activities: the Thursday night BBQ at the farm, the awards dinner Friday night at Richard's Farm Restaurant, the Moonshine Lunch Run on Saturday, and Saturday night's Fireman's Chilli Dinner. </div>
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Soon enough the initial plan was changed. In February it was announced that there would be a special <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/mlrss1k/home">MLR SS1K event</a>, or Moonshine Saddle-Sore 1000 Iron Butt event, with ~60 starting points all leading to the ending point in Casey, IL. I had never really wanted to do an SS1K, but since I was going there anyway and there were no other female riders (only pillions) signed up for it, I decided to give it a try.</div>
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Once the Moonshine festivities were over I was going to pick a direction and go, with no pre-planned itinerary and no need to be back to work until the 30th. I had tried for weeks to come up with some kind of route encompassing all the good things to see, but I just could not finalize anything. I finally decided that I would make it up as I went along.</div>
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Per my new plan I was to be on my merry way early Saturday morning, April 7th. I would take 3 days to ride the ~1066 miles and arrive at my SS1K starting point in Santa Rosa, NM on Monday the 9th. Then I would rest and leave on the SS1K sometime on Tuesday, with arrival in Casey on Wednesday. </div>
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According to plan the bike was all packed, gassed up, and ready to go. My clothes and gear were all laid out and ready to jump into when I woke up in the morning. I got myself to bed at a reasonable hour so that I would be well rested to begin my trip. </div>
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Unfortunately I woke up sick. Headache, nausea, and dizziness complete with fever and chills. As much as I wanted to leave I could not. I spent all day and most of the night in bed, thankfully for the most part I was asleep. In my few wakeful moments I worried whether or not I would really feel better enough to leave on Sunday morning. </div>
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Sunday morning I awoke feeling somewhat better. The nausea and dizziness were gone but my friend the headache was still hanging on, though much better than it had been the day before. After a nice long hot shower, I fixed a light breakfast, swallowed a couple a ibuprofen, donned my gear, and headed out to start my adventure with the newly updated plan to take 2 days to ride to Santa Rosa, NM.</div>
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Sunday was fairly uneventful, just lots of highway riding mixed with a few gas stops. And a lot of boring highway. I pulled into Kingman, AZ for the night at around 5pm and stayed at a Motel 6. Days total: ~583 miles.<br />
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Monday morning I was up and on the road by around 7:30am. Another day much like the day before. Lots of highway, a few gas stops. I arrived in Santa Rosa, NM around 4:30pm and checked into a conveniently located Best Western. Funny thing... motels outside of CA are a lot cheaper! Days total: ~583 miles.<br />
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Tuesday morning I slept in until 9:00am. After a nice hot shower, I had a light breakfast and leisurely set about getting myself packed up and checked out. In preparing for the SS1K I packed some light snacks in my tank bag where they would be easy to get to and filled up my knock-off camelbak with a mix of water and emergen-C packets (loaded with vitamin B, C, potassium, magnesium, etc.) to help provide some energy and ward off muscle cramps. <br />
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My goal was to try to make 150-200 miles between stops. Typically on long rides I usually stop every 100-150 miles so this was going to be a bit of a stretch. For the most part I was able to stick to my plan and seemed to be making good time. I also tried to keep my speed within 5 miles of the limit so that I could avoid any performance award delays. <br />
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Two things caused delays... The first one being the Oklahoma Turnpike. Talk about being nickel and dimed to death! After 4 stops fumbling around for exact change, fighting change machines that didn't like my bills, and trying to hold loose change in my gloved clutch hand... well, maybe you get the picture... Almost $12 by the time I got through it. All I could think about when I was in those moments was how everyone always talks smack about California's taxes.<br />
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The second delay was when I started getting transactions declined on my credit card while trying to buy gas. Fortunately I had prepared for problems and was carrying cash and my debit card. I finally stopped for a break in Joplin, MO and, while chomping on some not so healthy fast food and changing my expired SPOT batteries, I called up Citibank to have them turn my card back on. After 20 minutes or so on the phone with them the nice gal told me it was all fixed.<br />
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Once again I was on the road. It was already nice and dark out and I found a nice fast truck to follow. I usually do not like to follow big trucks but I was hoping that it would help keep any critters from crossing my path. I tried to keep about 3-4 seconds behind and it seemed to work. I really like Bambi and don't wish him any harm but I sure don't want to have him boinging out in front of me at 75 mph.<br />
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It was 32F when I pulled into the BP station in Casey, IL at 4:16am CDT. I am so grateful that heated gear exists! I filled up the gas tank and got my ending receipt for the SS1K. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Santa+Rosa,+NM&daddr=Casey,+IL&hl=en&sll=37.6271,-122.1836&sspn=1.892468,3.216248&geocode=FS4fFQIdB6zC-SkhIKzUZwschzHsohStiI8QoQ%3BFYSoVwIdKlfB-ik1peSadVhyiDE2X03jXSp31g&oq=ca&mra=ls&t=m&z=6">1066 miles</a> in 17 hours and 4 minutes. I can live with that. Let there be no further mention of Iron Butt rides to me! One is more than enough.<br />
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After spending a few minutes talking to the nice clerk guy at the BP, I went across the street to Mc D's for some coffee and to check my email while waiting for the sun to come up before heading over to the Hammond farm.</div>Stefani Pinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983474578238002639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799941098612814222.post-78679602944950538502012-04-08T07:40:00.000-07:002012-04-08T07:40:45.719-07:00Moonshine or Bust!!!Well, I've been really lazy with posting on the blog the last couple of months... Hopefully, now, the laziness is gone.<br />
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This morning, in a few minutes, I am leaving on my first trip to the <a href="http://moonshine-run.com/Moonshine/">Moonshine Lunch Run</a> in Moonshine, IL. On the way there I will be attempting my first (and probably only) <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/mlrss1k/home">Iron Butt Saddle Sore 1000</a> from Santa Rosa, NM to Casey, IL - 1000 miles in 24 hours. We will see how that pans out!<br />
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After the Moonshine festivities wrap up I'll be going where the wind blows... I haven't decided yet... Mt. Rushmore... Yellowstone... Maybe down to the Dragon... I have 3 weeks to spend seeing what my heart desires!<br />
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If you have no life you can stalk me... err... I mean follow my <a href="http://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=255b4d393859231ea">SPOT tracks</a> and see my trip progress.<br />
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Ride safe all!Stefani Pinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983474578238002639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799941098612814222.post-30645332894527551342012-01-28T04:28:00.000-08:002012-01-28T05:06:46.590-08:00GarlicTech Extravaganza I, Gilroy, CA - Jan 21 & 22, 2012The event was well underway by the time I arrived at John's man cave just before 11:00am on Saturday morning. Ed's ST1300 was already done. Todd's "parts bike" ST1100 (purchased for $650) was getting the works with assistance from George.<br />
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While the others were hard at work a few of us had a bit of fun playing around in John's cool backyard...<br />
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Sunday morning breakfast. John grilled up the bacon and George and I cooked the pancakes for the group.<br />
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I'm really looking forward to the next GarlicTech event. John worked really hard to make this one great... And his man cave can't be beat!<br />
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More pictures are located <a href="http://srpineda.smugmug.com/AdventureswithGigolo/STOC-Events/Gilroy-Garlic-Tech-Event/21145958_SS3mMT">HERE</a>.Stefani Pinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983474578238002639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799941098612814222.post-35817793071467005242012-01-17T03:38:00.000-08:002012-01-17T03:49:56.379-08:00Corbin seat pick up and Phil's Fish Market RTE - Sat/Sun, Jan 14 & 15I haven't been out and about much since 666STOC in Az, just a few RTEs and local rides with friends. Since I have been really bad about not stopping to take any pictures, I have not been motivated to write them up. I will try to be better about it going forward.<br />
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Anyway, I've been needing to get out on my own for a nice long ride so Friday morning I was kicking around the idea of making a run on the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=50%27s+Roadhouse+Restaurant,+18431+Kennedy+Road,+Oakdale,+CA+95361&hl=en&cid=7508536660380951215">central tag</a> Sat morning after I got off of work. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=50%27s+Roadhouse+Restaurant,+18431+Kennedy+Road,+Oakdale,+CA+95361&hl=en&cid=7508536660380951215"></a>It would be a nice ~200 mile outing and I could be creative and avoid some of the slab.<br />
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Just about the time I was getting ready to start planning my route, I noticed that one of my riding friends had just posted a good condition used Corbin seat for sale on my <a href="http://st-owners.com/">favorite forum</a> for less than half the price of a new one (new ones are $289). Here's the picture he took of it, not bad... It should be a lot nicer on my tush than the stock seat I have endured for just over 39000 miles...<br />
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I had been thinking of buying one off and on but hadn't actually gotten around to it. Because of the good price I decided to go for it and then see if I could just ride down to pick it up at his house in Lompoc. <br />
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Out with the tag run - at least for now... Maybe by the time I get to the tag run I will actually start taking pictures again...<br />
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So it was that Saturday morning at 7:30am, after stopping at the house to feed the cats and give the sick ones their meds, I headed off for Lompoc snuggled up warm and protected from the cold (39F) thanks to my heated jacket liner. After a couple of stops for coffee and a lunch break I arrived at Mike's house in Lompoc at 12:30pm.<br />
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I spent the afternoon visiting with Mike and his lovely wife Cindy (who works way too hard). Their son Travis worked on my netbook for hours making sure all the updates were done and getting it optimized for me. Then they fed me dinner and gave me a bed for the night. Sure, I could have made it home okay but I was a little tired from working the night before, and I would have missed out on visiting.<br />
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Sunday morning I was up early to have coffee and visit a bit more before getting back on the road in time to make it up to<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=phil%27s+fish+market+%26+eatery,+7600+sandholdt+road,+moss+landing,+ca+95039-9643&hl=en&geocode=+&oq=phil&hq=phil%27s+fish+market+%26+eatery,+7600+sandholdt+road,+moss+landing,+ca+95039-9643&t=m&z=15&vpsrc=0"> Phil's</a> in Moss Landing for the RTE at 12:30pm. After a nice lunch of clam chowder and bay shrimp salad, and a nice visit with the guys (Dave, Kevin, Kim, Todd, and ???), we all headed over to <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Gizdich+Ranch,+Peckham+Road,+Watsonville,+CA&hl=en&sll=36.803345,-121.787731&sspn=0.029723,0.050426&oq=giz&vpsrc=0&hq=Gizdich+Ranch,+Peckham+Road,+Watsonville,+CA&t=m&z=15">Gizdich</a> for desert... This is where I actually bothered to take a picture. But only because one of the guys could not be there and Dave was supposed to eat his share of dutch apple pie. This is for you Khris...<br />
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While I was there I picked up an apple pie to take to my sisters house on the way home. Too soon it was time to say goodbye until next time.<br />
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I made my way over Hecker Pass to Watsonville Road, then I took Uvas Dam Road up to Bailey Ave and on to my sisters house for a short visit.<br />
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I arrived safely at home at around 5:20pm. Not a bad weekend at all. I had a couple nice days riding, got a nice new (to me) seat, had lunch and pie with friends, and had nice visit with my sister.<br />
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Trip total: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=801+N+Fair+Oaks+Ave,+Sunnyvale,+CA+94085&daddr=35.025031,-120.471996+to:34.91819,-120.43613+to:34.90541,-120.43605+to:34.7598249,-120.4260686+to:Cynthia+Dr,+Lompoc,+CA+93436+to:34.765745,-120.424341+to:34.890437,-120.43648+to:34.90968,-120.43585+to:35.0470762,-120.4936216+to:36.5693972,-121.7929401+to:phil%27s+fish+market+%26+eatery,+7600+sandholdt+road,+moss+landing,+ca+95039-9643+to:55+Peckham+Rd,+Watsonville,+CA+95076+to:37.00306,-121.67485+to:37.06142,-121.66974+to:Burning+Tree+Drive,+San+Jose,+CA+to:37.2556,-121.85417+to:801+N+Fair+Oaks+Ave,+Sunnyvale,+CA+94085&hl=en&ll=37.129666,-121.773834&spn=0.947065,1.613617&sll=37.226228,-121.79203&sspn=0.236466,0.403404&geocode=FdWQOgId6za6-CnTfXNtNraPgDEXxy9iW9ArBg%3BFYdwFgIdRL7R-CljhqEk-mjsgDE7QAKTeu-CNA%3BFS7PFAIdXkrS-CnNwiHhV2vsgDE0WnTvJXtvOA%3BFUKdFAIdrkrS-CmrJ_h2qhTsgDE50dPWF01wwQ%3BFZBkEgIdrHHS-CkDmc4NrxDsgDGw0SrZQhjS4w%3BFaI1EQIdeyDS-Cm7vGapXBnsgDExOoRzeuQzmA%3BFbF7EgIda3jS-Clnf1BzsBDsgDHsMliX42jLMQ%3BFcViFAIdAEnS-ClnQZjEnxTsgDFB9JnDz71T6g%3BFfCtFAIddkvS-CmBXY2gqhTsgDGARMxQHtxdnA%3BFaTGFgIdy2nR-CmF8KY7ZWjsgDG2rr96IB8Eyg%3BFTUBLgIdVJa9-CmJfGb7DPCNgDEZWijFYP1WdQ%3BFRKTMQIdraq9-CHe2j94aDyu8ykl7FQ0cwaOgDHiBvmsXHfE0A%3BFVnGMwIdRc---CkFQkNbhxyOgDF0i8dYBg4agA%3BFTSfNAIdnmO_-Cn3q4zrhh6OgDFUD75kN-ydwA%3BFSyDNQIdlHe_-ClD94nhmB-OgDEHk61ZZL3dXA%3BFYz_NwIdJsS9-Cnxwr7Kuy-OgDEIao_bm1_FWg%3BFbB5OAIdJqe8-CnFggQXKjKOgDFExPzvIejUqQ%3BFdWQOgId6za6-CnTfXNtNraPgDEXxy9iW9ArBg&vpsrc=6&mra=dpe&mrsp=16&sz=12&via=1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,13,14,16&t=m&z=10">~525 miles</a>Stefani Pinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983474578238002639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799941098612814222.post-26149342054461175382011-11-18T05:40:00.000-08:002011-11-22T04:45:59.554-08:00666STOC - Kingman, Az - Nov 11-13<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
I left work at 6:30am on Thursday and headed to San Jose to meet up with my friend Kim at 7:00am for the ride to Kingman. We decided to avoid the mind-numbing I5 experience as much as possible and headed down Hwy 101 then cut over on Hwy 46 to 99 to 58 and so forth.</div>
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We stopped for a lunch break at Perkos in Wasco. They were running a chili burger special that was not very good... I focused on the side salad so it was probably the healthiest meal I had the whole trip! </div>
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With the morning feast completed most of the others split up into small groups and went off riding. Since I was still tired from Thursday's ride I was not planning on doing much riding myself. My main goal was to find a supercuts and take care of my helmet hair problems... Sorry, no pictures, let's just say I pretty much got a buzz cut...<br />
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Saturday morning after another killer breakfast prepared for us by (the other) Kim, (my friend) Kim took me out on a nice little ~300 mile ride along the route he had taken the previous day while moving the Az tag. </div>
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Saturday night was dinner at Rednecks BBQ in old town Kingman. The ribs were melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Then it was back to the Catthouse for a great evening by the camp fire.<br />
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Sunday morning I awoke to the sound of rain. Yay! Nothing like breaking camp in the rain. I lingered in my nice warm sleeping bad until 6am when I started packing up everything inside the tent. After that it's a quick easy job with my <a href="http://www.catomaoutdoor.com/Catalog/ProductInfo.aspx?id=172&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1">Catoma tent</a>. I had the bike all packed up and ready to go by 7am.<br />
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In spite of being packed up early we got a late start on our journey home. I met Kim at his hotel at 10am and we hit the road. Fortunately the rain had subsided and as we made our way west it became warm and sunny. <br />
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To break up some of the boring ride on the slab we jumped on old route 66 between I40 and Amboy looking for possible tags to use for the new socal tag. Kim spotted this old building with a nice mural. In the end I used a different tag though...<br />
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Trip total: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=801+N+Fair+Oaks+Ave,+Sunnyvale,+CA+94085&daddr=35.85201,-120.77417+to:35.5978,-119.33371+to:Omaha+Dr,+Kingman,+AZ+86401+to:3990+STOCKTON+HILL+RD,+KINGMAN,+AZ+86409+to:Oatman,+AZ+to:Bullhead+City,+AZ+to:Omaha+Dr,+Kingman,+AZ+86401+to:Bagdad,+AZ+to:34.3081799,-112.7127549+to:Wickenburg,+AZ+to:Omaha+Dr,+Kingman,+AZ+86401+to:420+e+beale+st,+kingman,+az+to:Omaha+Dr,+Kingman,+AZ+86401+to:34.79012,-115.14901+to:34.6037142,-115.4339712+to:34.900984,-116.910961+to:34.91439,-117.02878+to:35.49419,-119.52796+to:35.64466,-120.64943+to:Santa+Margarita,+San+Luis+Obispo,+California+to:801+N+Fair+Oaks+Ave,+Sunnyvale,+CA+94085&hl=en&ll=35.496456,-117.46582&spn=7.751568,12.348633&sll=35.986896,-120.327759&sspn=3.853191,6.174316&geocode=FdWQOgId6za6-CnTfXNtNraPgDEXxy9iW9ArBg%3BFeoOIwId5iHN-CkVb5rJoy6TgDESZ-5Vw_y2WQ%3BFegtHwIdshzj-CnvdLK0sf7qgDGtS9F3cWpUNA%3BFbbtGAIddr00-SmbCt1Xa93NgDFz5vpS0DxDdw%3BFbOvGQId7Owz-SkpRjfSB9zNgDEfvbfmJRexNQ%3BFdd1FgIdLqUu-SkTrQ6PBxDOgDHnI9rIao3HdA%3BFQFQGAIdltMr-Sk1GEljf0HOgDE3j0vupO29nw%3BFbbtGAIddr00-SmbCt1Xa93NgDFz5vpS0DxDdw%3BFfWZDwIdrRBB-Skr80Y-PubSgDFYE8Mh8AZa8w%3BFVOACwIdziNI-SnPPpniJyzTgDEHXw569gyZ-w%3BFQFSBgId6uFH-Sm9Akw1k07TgDE6zuY-M6JOlg%3BFbbtGAIddr00-SmbCt1Xa93NgDFz5vpS0DxDdw%3BFfHyGAIdZ7Qz-Sl_OrUned7NgDG82AitVr7Ozw%3BFbbtGAIddr00-SmbCt1Xa93NgDFz5vpS0DxDdw%3BFejaEgIdLvci-SlnAm83p8XPgDFFt8dk6h49Dg%3BFcICEAIdDZ4e-Sm5A3Xhf-TPgDG8mpfQn5ZYvQ%3BFfiLFAIdjxQI-SlX_wOSwGPEgDEdL-kL7S7GNw%3BFVbAFAIdVEgG-SndijxxdHvEgDHkt0LOiILLnA%3BFS6ZHQId6CXg-CmxG-yKBKrrgDGRInHQkI3GKA%3BFfTkHwIdKgnP-Cm5akWEi8XsgDH-AqfT59g6Xw%3BFRUCHAId36bP-Clxyl59QIHsgDEKOHDULiKh8A%3BFdWQOgId6za6-CnTfXNtNraPgDEXxy9iW9ArBg&vpsrc=6&mra=dvme&mrsp=18&sz=8&via=1,2,9,14,15,16,17,18,19&t=m&z=7">~1710 miles</a> </div>Stefani Pinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983474578238002639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799941098612814222.post-4184170097161170382011-11-08T04:57:00.000-08:002011-11-18T05:33:40.160-08:00SeaSTOC 2011 Oct 28-29<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;">
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I got myself unpacked and set up my home away from home before heading in to Mecca for dinner at the Mexican restaurant.<br />
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Visiting around the campground: Carole, Larry, Kim, Ken, George, Rick, and Alicia.<br />
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Friday I stayed around the campground visiting, reading my book, and in the afternoon John talked me into going in the water with him. The water was just the right temperature and provided a nice break from
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Yes, I was soaking wet from head to toe. Shortly after this I enjoyed a nice hot shower and some clean, dry clothes.<br />
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Mike (left) came all the way from Lompoc to visit for about an hour and then head back to go to work!<br />
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After a nice meal prepared by Carole & Mac it was time to enjoy the sunset.<br />
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Saturday I mostly relaxed. I didn't feel the need to go on a long ride so I just took a nice easy ride around the Salton Sea and then spent some more time reading.<br />
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Sunday morning came too fast and it was time to pack up and hit the road for home. Jay and I decided to ride together part of the way home and we started out having a nice breakfast at the Mexican restaurant in Mecca.</div>
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I left work at 6:30am and met up with John in Gilroy at 7:15am to begin the ride down to CalSTOC. We arrived at Jalama Beach for lunch at around 11:30am, just in time for delicious and huge burgers.</div>
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The famous Jalama Burger was as tasty as advertised:</div>
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And the view from our table inside the cafe wasn't too bad either.</div>
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After lunch we headed over to River Park to set up camp. This year the park let our group take over the day use area which was very nice and had lots of room for all of our tents.</div>
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Trip total: ~681 miles</div>Stefani Pinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983474578238002639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799941098612814222.post-50984565301373554052011-10-12T04:56:00.000-07:002011-10-12T05:05:51.373-07:00Waterloo RTE - Sat 10/01/11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;">
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I hadn't been able to get away and go ride much since the Markleeville RTE due to a deathly ill mom cat, kittens needing to be bottle fed, kittens getting sick and dying one by one... Ah, well, that is a sad sad story better left for another time...</div>
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Anyway, it was a nice day for a little ride to try some BBQ at the <a href="http://www.thewaterloo.com/restaurant.html">Waterloo</a>... </div>
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Dave, Jay, & I decided to make a camping weekend out of the RTE so on Sat we met at the Starbucks in Angels Camp to ride over Ebbetts Pass to Markleeville and then on to the campground at Grover Hot Springs SP.</div>
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It turned out to be another nice and not too hot Sunday in the Bay Area - perfect for riding. The plan was for several of us to meet up at the gas station on the corner of Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road & Hwy 9 at 10:15am to ride up to Alice's together. We hit the road with Rudy in the lead at about 10:35am.</div>
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Alice's was busy as usual but we were able to snag enough tables around the back to seat us all without having to wait.</div>
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This time I tried the strawberry shortcake. I was so good. And so big that I could not eat it all, especially after a big lunch. I tried my best though!<br />
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This RTE and pie run was a great one. We had a great turnout with folks coming from Folsom, Berkeley, Fairfield, San Jose, Gilroy, Salinas, Lompoc, Simi Valley, and Yosemite. The weather was excellent as was the food and pie, or shortcake. I can't wait until the next one!<br />
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Saturday was a beautiful day for a backroads ride with new and old friends. We met up at Pete's Coffee on Camden in SJ. After introductions and a cup of coffee Rudy led us on nice ride via the backroads to Uvas Dam. We stopped at a park along the way for a break... and to get a few pictures.<br />
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Then we continued south to Hwy 156 east to Gilroy with a short hop south on Hwy 101 to Hwy
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Mike - the birthday boy - and Rudy waiting for us girls to get parked. <br />
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Janet, Mike, Elin, Rudy, and me<br />
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Elin, Rudy, and Rhonda<br />
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This was a tostada plate - a half order! I didn't even try to eat it all.<br />
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After a leisurely lunch we headed along Hwy 129 to Watsonville and on to Gizdich Ranch for some pie.<br />
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Once we were finished with our pie we continued the ride over Hwy 156 back toward the twisties taking Old Almaden over the mountains and eventually dropping us back onto Camden Ave and Pete's Coffee. <br />
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Another beautiful and WARM day for a ride. A day of Daves as well...<br />
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I met David (#1) from Salinas at the gas station close to my house and we hit the road around 9:30am. The weather started out in the 70s in the bay area and when we arrived in Sonora it was around 97F - only about 15 degrees hotter than my tolerance for heat wants to allow.<br />
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Dave (#2) from Muir Beach and Jay at their cozy little table for two :)<br />
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Dave (#3) from Linden and Jeff... Somehow they got a spacious table for two.<br />
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I got to share a table with David (#1), Vince, and Dan<br />
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Fortunately for you, dear reader, I did not take photos of my mouth watering baby back ribs... so you will not be tortured by them!<br />
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The faithful STeeds awaiting our return.<br />
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Jay, Dave (#2), and Vince standing near his STeed formerly owned by Ruben White (RIP).<br />
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Gigolo and ST friends trying to soak up some local culture...<br />
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Only later did I find out that Vince had a get-off during their ride. While his prize STeed with the most farkles ever was pretty much totalled he limped away with only a sprained ankle. Thankfully! I am glad I was not there to see the crash, it would have totally freaked me out.</div>
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Stefani Pinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983474578238002639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799941098612814222.post-43076800314606830752011-08-17T06:09:00.000-07:002011-08-25T05:27:36.650-07:00Clearlake RTE 07/16/11 - Mainstreet Bar & Grill<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
A few of us braved the nice warm weather and headed up to Clearlake for the RTE to welcome Khris back to California. I met Dave just as he merged onto Hwy 101 at the Hwy 1 on/off ramps from Stinson Beach and I followed him up via some nice back roads.<br />
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Jeff looking over the menu. Looks like Vince already knows what he wants.<br />
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Mike, Dave, and Ken(???). I am sooo terrible with names...<br />
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You guessed it! Two more nice guys that I just can't get the names of to stick in my head...<br />
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Welcome back to Cali, Khris! Hey! Pay attention!!! I think he heard me say it was nice to finally meet him in person...<br />
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The country fried steak and eggs breakfast that was highly recommended by Kim did not disappoint. It was huge and delicious and there was absolutely no way to eat it all!</div>
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Far too soon it was time to go. The warm weather combined with a full tummy and being tired after coming off the graveshift that morning was working against me... I needed to get on my way home before I was too tired to ride. I made my way up to Hwy 20 and then down Hwy 16, stopping at Cache Creek Casino for a spot of coffee with Kim before continuing on home via the boring slab.<br />
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Rudy and I left TentSTOC at 7:30am Sunday morning the 19th, planning to make it to Kennewick WA to find a hotel for the night and then to finish the rest of the 950+ mile ride arriving in Nelson BC by 5pm on Monday the 20th. We ended up spending the night in Hermiston OR, a few miles short. Monday morning we were up early and on the road again. <br />
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Here we stopped for a rest and photo op somewhere along Hwy 31 (maybe Hwy 20) about 40 minutes or so from the border crossing at Nellway BC.</div>
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As we were getting ready to get back on the road a couple of other ST's went by... We followed them up to the border. The Canadian border guard got real pissy with Rudy for having cameras mounted on his helmet and the front of the bike even though they were not turned on. I was glad they didn't notice that I had been taking pictures!<br />
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After being inspected and detected we pulled over to get the obligatory you have arrived photos.<br />
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We arrived at the Nelson City Campground around 2:30pm, after a 2 day <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Humboldt+Redwoods+State+Parks,+17119+Avenue+of+the+Giants,+Weott,+CA+95571&daddr=Motel+6+-+Hermiston,+North+1st+Street,+Hermiston,+OR+to:90+High+St,+Nelson,+BC+V1L+3Z5,+Canada&hl=en&sll=43.786958,-118.981934&sspn=13.733959,25.510254&geocode=FeQNZwIdj02d-CH6ozX1iWlxAw%3BFe6KuwIdwMbj-CHu8kcnVkDnpQ%3BFbJI8wIdwmAC-SkVSTWgrbZ8UzGpHQCW6WT3xg&mra=pr&z=6">~963 mile ride</a>. We set up camp after being fed ham sandwiches by Carol and Mac who arrived ahead of us.<br />
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The view of the lake from the campground was not too shabby!<br />
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A morning shot of the sleepy campground.<br />
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After setting up camp I had nice long hot shower before we walked down to the hotel where the non-camping folks were staying. Here's a nice shot of the Kootenay from the back of the hotel.<br />
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The largest 1 cent in Canada, located in Salmo. This is located directly across the highway from the Dragonfly Cafe which has really good food as we found out later.<br />
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On Wednesday I decided to take a break from riding and spend the day exploring Nelson on foot. My first stop was the Visitors Center where I picked up information about the Architectural Heritage Walking Tour. <span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"> </span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">The Nelson Court House built in 1909 is #3 on the tour.
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Thursday morning we got a late start and met some folks for breakfast at the Dragonfly Cafe. YUM! Then we all went on a ride around the area on mostly backroads, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=90+High+St,+Nelson,+BC+V1L+3Z5,+Canada&daddr=207+Main+St,+Salmo,+BC+V0G+1Z0,+Canada+to:Rossland,+British+Columbia,+Canada+to:49.26104,-117.94059+to:90+High+St,+Nelson,+BC+V1L+3Z5,+Canada&hl=en&ll=49.2445,-117.552338&spn=0.776396,1.594391&sll=49.28469,-117.50513&sspn=0.775762,1.594391&geocode=FbJI8wIdwmAC-SkVSTWgrbZ8UzGpHQCW6WT3xg%3BFZ2g7gIdYHgC-SlLnws2NzpjUzEtGD0HAQO-rQ%3BFbHw7AIdJnb6-CnT8P6jkdpiUzH5ICDzcZMpoQ%3BFfCp7wIdkl74-CmNRX297Cx9UzH0q1cAdsIEpA%3BFbJI8wIdwmAC-SkVSTWgrbZ8UzGpHQCW6WT3xg&mra=dpe&mrsp=3&sz=10&via=3&doflg=ptm&z=10">~119 miles</a>, with lots of dead ends and turning around and a little rain and strange breaks with people going shopping for shoes. Potty breaks I can understand, but shoe shopping??? I finally had enough and just returned to the campground to rest for a few minutes.<br />
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Later on I went down to the hotel for the 4:30pm photo shoot. The event planners had hired a photographer and sent him up in a helicopter to take pictures of all the bikes. Not everyone was back from riding for the day, but the pictures still show a good turnout!<br />
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All too soon Friday morning was upon us and it was time to leave. We decided to head north and take the Ferry at Balfour then drop down into Idaho. It was the first time I've been on a ferry with or without a motorcycle. It added some time to the trip but it was well worth the experience and it was free!<br />
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Rudy and I parted ways in Sand Point, ID... He went off on his great adventure and I headed home, stopping in Troutdale OR for the night at around 10pm. I got and early start the next morning and arrived home sometime around 8:00pm on Saturday the 25th, finishing a 2 day <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=90+High+St,+Nelson,+BC+V1L+3Z5,+Canada&daddr=Balfour,+BC,+Canada+to:49.34702,-116.72506+to:Coeur+d%27Alene,+ID+to:23525+NE+Halsey+St,+Troutdale,+OR+97060+to:801+N+Fair+Oaks+Ave,+Sunnyvale,+CA+94085&hl=en&ll=44.245199,-119.772949&spn=13.629233,25.510254&sll=47.152369,-118.498535&sspn=6.470664,12.755127&geocode=FbJI8wIdwmAC-SkVSTWgrbZ8UzGpHQCW6WT3xg%3BFa429QIdwUkH-SlpHkzBwld7UzGsXNDV1mmxZA%3BFcz58AIdvOoK-Sk5g78tFFhjUzGDcKCetZpVQw%3BFfOA1wIdThIK-SmPfFW6-LRhUzGQUr8FW5nlXw%3BFYrWtgIdmwC0-ClBF4siu6KVVDFUtex1IXjlVA%3BFdWQOgId6za6-CnTfXNtNraPgDEXxy9iW9ArBg&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=7&via=2&doflg=ptm&z=6">~1237 mile</a> ride. </div>
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I had a great time. I really wish that I could have gotten more time off of work. I can't wait to go back to BC again sometime soon.</div>
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I left the house Thursday at 6:30am to meet up with Rudy at the appointed rest stop meeting place at 7:00am. He was a few minutes late but we were officially on the way at about 7:25am. We were still early enough that traffic through San Francisco on a Thursday morning was not too bad and soon enough the bay area was nicely behind us. Vacation started!<br />
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While we were there we ran into Bob from Fremont and we rode the rest of the way up together, stopping for a break at the One Log House tourist trap just south of Garberville. As you can see boys will be boys...<br />
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Once we arrived at the campground and finished getting all set up we rode down to the nearest market to pick up a few items to contribute to the dinner Carole was busy fixing at her and Mac's site. No one goes hungry when Carole is around!<br />
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After visiting for a while it was back to our campsite for a little camp coffee before crawling into my tent for the night. Yes, I can drink coffee and then sleep!<br />
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Friday morning we were treated to a nice camp breakfast provided by Carole and Mac. Biscuits, eggs, bacon... Yum! Then we were off to do a Lost Coast tour.<br />
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The route was beautiful but the roads sucked! There were several treacherous sections with gravel and there were lots of nice tight switchbacks. We all came through unscathed however and ended the ride with a lunch stop at the <a href="http://www.eelriverbrewing.com/">Eel River Brewing Company</a> in Fortuna. <br />
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Saturday morning we were all up and on the road to the RTE scheduled for 9:00am at the <a href="http://www.samoacookhouse.net/">Samoa Cookhouse</a> (except for Rudy who had an alergic reaction to something he ate and would not come out of his tent). There was a good turnout - about 22 people or so.<br />
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Several people were leaving after the RTE to ride up to WeSTOC in Nelson BC which was starting on Monday so we said goodbyes. Russ, a friend of Mac & Carole, and I decided to stop by the Oyster Festival in Arcata before returning to the campground. There were lots of booths selling oysters but we were not hungry at all. We walked around Arcata Plaza and window shopped and just watched all the different people. I took some pictures of the weird sculptures they have... here's one that we were trying to figure out what the heck it represented.<br />
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Additional photos located <a href="http://srpineda.smugmug.com/AdventureswithGigolo/STOC-Events/TentSTOC-IV-June-2011/17814508_mpjXmh">HERE</a>.</div>Stefani Pinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983474578238002639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799941098612814222.post-45990472682089936362011-06-10T05:16:00.001-07:002011-06-10T05:35:20.371-07:00Kinetic Grand Championship day 2 Eureka harbor launch 05/29/11<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
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On Saturday May 28th I hit 25,000 miles on Gigolo somewhere north of Garberville, CA on my way to Eureka for the weekend. June 4th is my 1 year anniversary of owning Gigolo. Not too bad. The last 2 cars I owned (one after the other) I traded in or sold at 2 years ownership only had 10,600 miles and 6,624 miles...</div>
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I totally forgot about paying attention and missed the photo opp... I took this one when I got to my hotel in Eureka. It's hard to see because of the dashboard glare and all the rain spots from the trip up there.</div>
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I will do a little trip report later... This is just to brag :)</div>Stefani Pinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983474578238002639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799941098612814222.post-65066623550924868842011-05-27T23:25:00.000-07:002011-05-27T23:25:57.010-07:00Darn, there is a leak...<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
Looks like there is a coolant leak that we did not see during the 24000 mile service, which would explain why the coolant was so low. DUH! The good news is that it appears to be a loose clamp. There is nothing coming out of the weep hole, it looks like it is coming from the "V"... </div>
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I will have to keep an eye on it until I get a chance to pull off the tupperware and track it down, probably next weekend as I am hitting the road tomorrow for Eureka and the <a href="http://www.kineticgrandchampionship.com/">Kinetic Grand Championship race</a>. Just in case I have a quart of coolant and some stop leak packed in the saddlebag.</div>
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This is almost as fun as owning a house. Well, actually it is lots more fun :)</div>Stefani Pinedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983474578238002639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799941098612814222.post-52087918974425357242011-05-27T05:12:00.000-07:002011-05-27T05:17:30.580-07:0024000 Maintenance Completed 05/22<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
Sunday the 22nd, with a lot of help from Larry the 24000 mile maintenance was completed on Gigolo. To be fair, Larry did most of the work and I was his assistant... with him taking the time to show me how the various tasks needed to be performed. And it was his garage and his tools that we used, not to mention using up several hours of his time on a day off when he could have been out riding instead. So, major thanks are in order!</div>
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I told myself in advance that I would take a lot of pictures and do a good job of documenting everything... Unfortunately, I kept finding myself wrapped up in the job and forgetting about the camera and now I only have a few pictures to show for it. That seems to be what happens when I go out riding too, I get wrapped up in the ride and forget to stop for pictures. Ah, well, maybe I will do better next time. Or not.</div>
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The first thing we did was change the air filter, which is supposed to be replaced every 12000 miles. Call me skeptical... but I'm thinking maybe it wasn't really replaced.</div>
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The last big task on the list was changing the coolant and checking the clamps. The coolant bottle was totally dry and when we drained the radiator we only got a little over 2 quarts of coolant out of it. We didn't find any leaks so I am left to wonder about where the coolant went... At least it is full now.</div>
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Instead of standing around I went on a little walk around town to see what I could find. Almost immediately I ran into a local throwback to the 60's... I wish I had asked to take his picture he was a character indeed. He was very friendly and I spent about 10 or 15 minutes talking to him about motorcycles and things to see in Occidental. After saying goodbye and wishing him a good day I got out the camera.</div>
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Just up the hill from Howard's Cafe is this nice old church. It was not easy to get a good photo because of the power pole and lines right in the way, but I did my best and this will have to do...</div>
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Soon the others started to arrive. Howard from Nevada was first, he left at midnight and rode over 600 miles to join us. He really wanted to get a Howard's Cafe t-shirt but they were out!</div>
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Lately I've been wanting to get back up to Eureka and hit the Samoa Cookhouse for breakfast. There are plenty of places to have breakfast around home but when you have an itch to ride, no distance is too far. And there's just something about the North Coast that calls to me!</div>
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After work Saturday morning I zipped home to sneak in a 2 hour nap and then went to meet up with Rudy at Hwy 280 & Hwy 92 at around 10:30am. The plan was to head up 280 to San Francisco then take 101 up to Eureka, arriving ~4:30pm. After a quick stop in Petaluma for some lunch we decided that we had time to cut over to the coast and head up Hwy 1 to Leggett and Hwy 101 instead. </div>
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Another little break along Hwy 101 where we got to stretch our legs and act like tourists! We won't talk about what Rudy is doing to that bear...</div>
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In the morning we packed up, checked out, and headed to the <a href="http://www.samoacookhouse.net/index.html">Samoa Cookhouse </a>for breakfast. Scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, french toast, sausage, OJ, and coffee... And they keep bringing it to you until you are full.</div>
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With our bellies full we headed for Hwy 299 to Redding where the NorCal Tag was located. It was raining as we left Eureka but after a few miles we left the rain behind. It is around 130 miles from Eureka to Redding and it is just a beautiful ride with many photo ops along the way. </div>
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I decided to set the new NorCal Tag in Willow Creek:</div>
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A nice view at a rest stop along the way:</div>
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The Lagrange Mine historic marker:</div>
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Big bear sighting in Weaverville:</div>
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Looks like Whiskeytown is dry, dry, dry...</div>
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Shasta State Historic Park:</div>
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I could have taken 2 days to stop and explore everything cool that I saw... I need to go back sometime soon and take a little more time to be a tourist.</div>
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We made it to Redding around 2:00pm where I grabbed the NorCal Tag at the <a href="http://www.turtlebay.org/sundialbridge">Sundial Bridge</a> in Turtle Bay. </div>
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After a little side trip to Starbucks to use their wireless internet to upload the tag pictures, we were on the road headed for home. I arrived safe and sound at my door at 6:30pm.</div>
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Another lovely day for a tag run! Not too hot, not too cold - pretty much perfect weather. </div>
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Here I am capturing the old tag in Fiddletown, CA:</div>
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<a href="http://www.fiddletown.info/">Fiddletown</a> is an interesting and quiet historic little town located in Amador county. Founded in 1849 it is California Historic Landmark #35. One of the VP's at a semiconductor company I formerly worked at has a little winery <a href="http://www.morsewines.com/">(Morse Wines & Il Gioiello Winery)</a> located in Fiddletown. I would have liked to be able to stop by there to do some tasting... </div>
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After grabbing the tag, I headed down Hwy 49 towards Jamestown, where I had planned to set the tag at an old historic jail house. Along the way I came upon the <a href="http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8721">Butte Store</a> and later decided to use it as the new tag instead.</div>
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I had the gopro running for part of the ride down Hwy 49 but I have not edited it as yet. I will do it one of these days soon and add it here. I stopped a couple of other places along the way to snap some photos. </div>
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The welcome to Calaveras County marker: </div>
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Here's the <a href="http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/historic-altaville-school-house/sieFBD138629AE55DD23">Altaville School House</a> in Angels Camp... I almost used it as the new tag:</div>
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I decided to stop at the 'Bucks in Angels Camp and upload the tag pictures. Then I made my way back towards home via Hwy 4, stopping to snap this picture for a coworker we all call Farmington (he's from there):</div>
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I arrived back in town around 4:30 or so, just in time to stop at Petsmart to pick up some cat litter... Back to reality :)</div>
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