EVERY DAMN MILE

It started with an idea sparked by Bob's trips in the mountains of NC. Travel light, ride hard, rest easy. I'd been thinking about it for a couple months. Slowly piecing it together in my head. One morning at work, probably around 6am, I mentioned it to Joe. He thought it a good plan, wanted to know when it would come together… then asked if we could do it right away. The Sierras are indescribably beautiful. And there's no way to experience them like being on a bike. The roads feel remote enough, the riding tough enough, and the skies expressive enough.
DAY ONE: Oakland to Sacramento by train. 59 miles to Pioneer, CA. Climbed 4600 feet.
DAY TWO: Pioneer, CA to Markleeville. 63 miles, 7,500 feet of climbing.
DAY THREE: Markleeville, CA to Bridgeport. 63 miles, 5,850 feet of climbing.
DAY FOUR: Bridgeport, CA to Lee Vining. 26 miles, 2,200 feet of climbing.
DAY FIVE: Lee Vining, CA to Yosemite Valley. 78 miles, 5,900 feet of climbing.

...that hour again

Bikes and vices.

RUN TO THE HILLS 2012....

Griswold Hills run. Quick and dirty. Midnight target practice. Fast stop by abandoned New Idria Mine for some mercury dust and hantavirus hangtime... 

motorbike/lawnmower trip

Newman and I summer of 95 took or vespas to san diego ca. A buddy helped us rebuild them ( Rob H.) We rode up hwy 1 back to s.f. .We camped on the beach ,cliff sides and stayed with friends .One of us everyday damn near died it was a fun trip. Hell jerry garcia did die when we were on that trip i remember seeing his face on every news paper stand in some small coastal town. Our top speed was 70-75mph which also was our average speed wide open. Newman had no registration nothing neither of us had licenses .The trip was 500 to 600 miles total. We had planned on going across country on them from sf to kentucky . Then Lump Lump got on newmans bike and popped the clutch. That vespa popped a wheelie lump lump fell off the back and the scooter took off riding a wheelie then smash under a car the trip came to a stop in sf . Ive got better pictures some where from that trip ill post if i can find them.

WHERE THE SUN DONT SHINE

Spent the weekend up at the Truckee River. Sunburns. Dogs. Beer. Bear. Questionable discharge of firearms. Goodtimes. You will notice there are no actual pictures of the river. Pretty sure any camera brought within 50 yards of the water and Mr. Joe W. would not have survived. See yall next year.

Still Loud After All These Years

Futur Skullz played last weekend. All my rowdy friends were there… and I was the designated driver. I guess everybody draws the short straw at one point or another.

The new record is out so get hip and buy one.

Get on the Porch

The Future

Every day is a gift…

Gift #1. I was walking in San Francisco this morning down Shotwell and, when I was passing the FoodsCo parking lot, I noticed a homeless gent approach a NorCal hippie dude. They exchanged a few inaudible words then hippie dude took a few steps back, dug into his pocket, and produced a hackey-sack (also known as a footbag to you sports fans out there). Right there in the morning light they commenced a game (session, tournament?).

Gift #2. From youtube:
hmm...would never had guessed you could chat with horny cougars while watchin a dwight yoakam video
88ampd 2 months ago 27

Amen.

I CANT DRIVE 55

48 hours. 750+ miles. Remington Hot Springs. Panoche Hills. Got lucky with the weather. Not so lucky with mechanical trouble(s), dropped bikes, wrecked bike. No cops and just one Juggalo (ette) run in. Im pretty sure those kids were fucking in the hotspring...









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Pacific

Yeah, that was a damn good day. A year huh? Doesn't seem possible. How do we make the time stop?

About a year ago

About a year ago Vic came to town, and we did our best to get out of the city for the afternoon. We hopped in the truck and ended up at Point Reyes national seashore, about an hour or so north. These cliffs overlooking the Pacific were about a four mile walk out from the ranger station. I think I had lived in san francisco for about ten years at this point, and I had never been out here before. That's nuts. We gotta remember to take time to explore here an there. These cliffs ain't going nowhere, but we are.