Apr 2008

Here we are in lush northern California! The trees are just as amazing as they say, and there's a herd of elk that roam the acres around us, sometimes crossing right behind the camper! They and the horses have an intersting relationship - almost like there's a demilitarized zone in the middle of the pasture. The elk of course have no regard for the fencing and I think the horses are jealous!
Unfortunately it's been cold and rainy for days, and yesterday when we drove up on the ridge behind us (about 1000 ft.) we ran into SNOW!!! Honest to goodness sticking on the trees and road SNOW! Needless to say the bikes haven't been out of the rig and according to weather predictions, probably won't be for a couple of weeks!
Our next stopping place has an indoor pool and hot tub! YEAH!!

What a great ride! About 160 miles round trip from our campground on the Russian River out to the coast and back. Beautiful twisty roads through the forest. Saw our first redwoods on this journey and the US mainland point closest to Hawaii! Great lunch at "Queenies" (in a remodeled Studebaker showroom) overlooking the Pacific at Elk, CA. It's impossible to describe the thousands of acres of vinyards on every slope and flat area, and the palatial homes that sit in their midst! Tomorrow morning we move on.
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Stunning! The view was everything we thought it would be - the road, not so much! We think this stretch would be great on the motorcycles, but leaves something to be desired when hauling the rig.

We're still having trouble with getting the dates to work correctly when making entries....I'm sure we'll get it eventually!

Hello Everyone!

We've been On The Road full-time together in OUR rig since August 7, 2007. (Carol's original rig and truck found a home with friends Deb and Joe with whom we hope to have many opportunities for travel in the furture!)

So far we've covered 8600 miles with the truck and 5th wheel, and another 12,000 on the motorcycles! We been at 160 ft. below sea level at the Salton Sea near Mecca, California, and above 11,000 ft. at Sandia Peak outside Albuquerque. We have 14 states under our belt so far and have been in temperatures as low as 19F and as high as 98F. (The 19 taught us a lesson about desert camping in the winter!). Along the way we've met a lot of great folks, many of whom also share our love of motorcycling.

We hope that finally starting this blog, after months of promises to many folks, will allow those interested to "see" and read about some of our adventures. We think of you all often, and enjoy hearing from everyone.

We're currently a little southwest of Sacramento, CA and heading north to Alaska this summer.

C&C