Interwebs of Joe
I made it back to Denver late yesterday. I am working on organizing the almost 200GB of video and pictures, cataloging the GPS logs, unpacking, cleaning the bike, etc… This was an amazing trip full of challenges. I met dozens of … Continued
Today went great! Except for mother nature making stuff too damn hot! I covered 265mi and made it to the campsite in much less time than I was expecting. I had a nice chat with a fellow triumph owner in … Continued
All the gear is on the bike, tire pressures checked, once over on the bike done, and now just time to finish some breakfast quick, and hop on and go. 2318 miles to go.
Final tweaks, planning, and setup on the bike is happening. I essentially only have a few days left between now and when I leave to finish up all the work due to travel for work next week, and friends … Continued
I went to practice for the Vegas R/C race in October, and took the bike. Which in itself isn’t unusual, but this time I did it with ~ 70lbs of gear on the bike for camping. Last year I … Continued
Figure I would catch up with what maintenance and updates are happening to the bike in prep for the trip in a couple weeks. Stuff done: 1. Installed a power run to the top case. Its quick disconnect and is … Continued
A few of the pics I snapped with the SLR on the trip. I brought a few lenses with me but ended up only using my Tokina 11 – 16mm super wide as CO is a damn big place! More … Continued
Just some fun pics I found when sorting the 25,000 images the GoPro took. First pic is of me riding out of Nathrop, CO with the Collegiate Peaks behind me. And then a picture the bike captured of me taking a … Continued
The bike is all packed up, routes are in the GPS, maps printed out, oil checked (and drained a bit as I found it was a tad over filled), tires are set… And its f’n beautiful out. Bike has more … Continued
It’s focusing on the details that changes a trip from “successful” (or failure…) to “fun”… and I am an Eagle Scout… so this is just how it goes. Its the whole “Be Prepared” thing. The black art is doing all this on a … Continued
