Well, Glen and Elsa are home, as is Paul, while others are still exploring the Oregon Coast, Death Valley, and Big Sur. Safe travels to Dan, Chris, Jim, Darryl and Johnny. Send pics! FULL TRIP: Home, Belknap Hot Springs, Dee Wright Observatory, Sisters, Bend, Klamath Falls, Rush Creek/Adin, Reno, Carson City, Mono Lake, Tioga Pass,…

DAY NINE (Glen and Elsa): Summer Lake Hot Springs, OR to the Edgefield in Troutdale, OR MILES: 271 miles HIGHLIGHTS: soaking in the hot springs (indoors and out), sunrise over Summer Lake, running out of gas just before LaPine, wind and rain on Mt. Hood, deciding to take one more day and treat ourselves to…

DAY EIGHT (all mileage and routes approximate): Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA to Summer Lake Hot Springs, OR (Elsa and Glen) Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA to Garberville, CA via PCH and Hwy 1 (Chris, Dan and Paul) MILES: Glen & Elsa: 419 miles (top pic) Chris, Dan and Paul: 266 miles (bottom pic) HIGHLIGHTS: The Pacific…

DAY SEVEN: Horizons Unlimited, Mariposa, CA to Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA MILES: a very winding 163 miles HIGHLIGHTS: Highways 49 and 120 from Mariposa to Sonora, palatial accommodations at Travis AFB, spaghetti dinner, making new route plans. Route: Click! Enlarge! Enjoy!

DAY SIX: Horizons Unlimited, Mariposa County Fairgrounds, Mariposa, CA MILES: very few HIGHLIGHTS: Twisted Throttle demo, getting all the Teneres together for a photo, birdwatching

DAY FIVE: Horizons Unlimited, Mariposa County Fairgrounds, Mariposa, CA MILES: very few HIGHLIGHTS: Jimmy Lewis riding skills demo, a great chocolate malt, and an official name tag. Here’s the video of the Jimmy Lewis ride demo. Look for our guys at 1:04 (friend of the group John Colyer) and 1:12 (Glen), and check out the…

DAY FOUR: Horizons Unlimited, Mariposa County Fairgrounds, Mariposa, CA MILES: very few HIGHLIGHTS: Glen and John were in the Jimmy Lewis riding skills demo! Elsa did a lot of embroidery, and sends a shout out to the proprietress of Blue Heron Sports in Mariposa. We met tons of cool people. Behold the wonders of Horizons…

DAY THREE: Modoc National Forest to Mariposa County Fairgrounds, Mariposa, CA MILES: 407 miles HIGHLIGHTS: Adin Pass to Susanville, Reno, Carson City, Mono Lake, Tioga Pass, Yosemite, Horizons Unlimited HQ. ROUTE: A spectacular day. We had heat, wind, more heat, and more wind. Adin Pass was simply one of the most stunning places, with long,…

DAY TWO: Belknap Hot Springs, OR to Modoc National Forest, CA. MILES: 318 miles HIGHLIGHTS: Road from Belknap to Dee Wright observatory (peg-dragging bliss!), Lava Fields, Sisters, Bend, Crater Lake, picked up John Colyer, Klamath Lake, El Rodeo (Mexican food baby), bath in the creek, great campground. ROUTE: Words are insufficient to describe the road…

DAY ONE: Home (Roy, WA) to Belknap Hot Springs, OR. MILES: 302 miles HIGHLIGHTS: NF 42, Timothy Lake to Detroit Lake. Korner Post restaurant with moto motif (no pie!). Hot springs. ROUTE: We met up at the Rochester McDonalds and headed out around 8:45am. It was misty and threatening to rain, but we never hit…