2016 Ride has been completed
Well, two weeks are up and I’m back in Phoenix. It was a fun two weeks of visiting family and friends. See the notes here: CLICK
Heidenau Scout K60s on my DL650
For the past few years I’ve been riding a Suzuki DL650 and have used mostly street tires. The last tires used were the Bridgestone Battlax Adventure A40 tires and they did fairly well. Prior to that I had the Michelin Anakee 2 tires and also liked them. The problem was when I wanted to ride on dirt and gravel…they just didn’t work very well. Enter the Heidenau Scout K60s. They’ve been recommended by a few friends who have dual sport / adventure…
2016 Motorcycle Trip Route
Let’s get to the ride!!! This year’s trip will be a little different from others due to the fact that I am focusing on one state…Colorado. I’ll take an extra day on my way north to the Black Hills in South Dakota to not only make it a more comfortable ride, but to explore some areas I haven’t in the past. On the way back from South Dakota I’ll head into southern Colorado to explore the Black Canyon area and…
Save some money through Promotive!
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The times in which we live.
Ever read the book, “In the Garden of Beasts”? Well, if you haven’t…you should. I can’t help when listening to what a certain candidate says, think about the parallels of what a certain person coming into power during in Germany after WW1 said. This can be said about almost any horrible person in human history, but this is our time…oh, and those movies and TV shows that have the premise of, “if you could travel back in time…what would you…
Riding around South Mountain
This winter has been pretty perfect. Great snow up north (Sunrise / Snowbowl) and superb weather here in Phoenix for some hiking and mountain biking. Here’s a little video from some fun last week: https://youtu.be/qsoAZPQ9TD8
Finally a good ski day at Snowbowl
If you know me, you know that Snowbowl Ski area outside of Flagstaff, AZ is not on my list of favorite ski areas. It’s small, it has slow lifts, very few trails, super crowded, etc. I compare it to going to disneyland…wait 45 minutes for a 5 minute ride. Plus, the lift tickets are around $70. No thanks. The area had received almost 12″ of snow in the previous 24 hours so we knew the conditions would be decent. The…
Another excellent day at Sunrise
Took a day off of work today and went to Sunrise Ski Resort in Northeastern Arizona. It is my favorite place to ski in Arizona…I’ve given the other resort numerous tries, but it just doesn’t stack up well against Sunrise. Everyone has an opinion (you all know the joke), and this is mine. This ski season has been such a departure from the past few years where we saw little to no snow for skiing. Today Sunrise had almost 80″…
Looking like a great ski season in Arizona!
The past few years of skiing in Arizona have been pretty dismal. We’d get a good few days here and there, but not enough for a person to go almost whenever they could. This past weekend I went to Sunrise Ski Resort in northeastern Arizona with a few friends for some skiing fun. The snow was fantastic and the crowds were low due to us arriving Sunday and staying through Monday. We started on the Apache / Cyclone side on…
Apple has come through again
I’ve been an Apple computer user for years. After a few year break I came back to Apple with the MacBook Pro 17 in 2008 when they started using Intel processors, then AppleTV, then an iPad. Last year I added a 27″ iMac to the family and have never been happier. I also run Windows10, Windows Server as well as Linux in my home so please don’t consider me an Apple Fanboy. I like an OS and hardware that always…