Closed to Through Traffic
Earlier this year I read an article about Usal Road and they had really good things to say about it, and due to its length and remoteness I saved it for when I could ride it with Blake. Usal Road … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Friends
Hell To Find Lake
Blake came up for what is becoming my Memorial Day tradition, KLRing with him around the boonies. This year I had several destinations planned for us. We started our journey up in Arcata for the start of the Kinetic Sculpture … Continue reading →
The Real McCoys
After we left SF we headed across the Bay Bridge to visit Mike McCoy, his wife Nancy, and their two sons, Grayson and Mitchell. The McCoys live in Danville, and again the iPhone was useful, as it helped locate a … Continue reading →
Learning to Fake It
Last night Larry Martin came over to give us a quick demonstration of his graining technique. He makes it look so easy. We’ll find out this weekend when we try it outselves. As Lori noted though we have a nice … Continue reading →
Riding with Blake
After we got back from Arcata we took it easy at home and I iced and heated my back in the hopes that it would feel better. I woke up today feeling pretty good but the weather was pretty iffy … Continue reading →
Tim’s Race Track
A couple of days ago I ran into Tim Phillis at Nielsen’s and got an invite up to his race track. His track has moved from the Dillon ranch up to the hills east of Centerville Rd. The new track … Continue reading →
Road Runner Country
Today we just slept in and then lazed around Carol and John’s so we’re showing a photo from yesterday’s trip to the Pinnacles. On the drive out there we saw a road runner, and true to form, he was running … Continue reading →
Elephant Seals
After our tour yesterday, we drove up Highway 1. We stopped just north of San Simeon to watch the elephant seals for awhile. I was surprised what a great viewing area this was. You are able to get fairly close … Continue reading →
The Return of Hearst Castle
After a totally forgetable breakfast, we made our way back to Hearst Castle, to take tour number 3. One thing I noticed since our last trip down there in the 80s, was that digital photography has made it much easier … Continue reading →
Hearst Castle
After spending several days helping out Mom and visiting with Grandma, Lori and I traveled down to Hollister to stay with Carol and John. We all took an over-night trip to San Simeon to visit Hearst Castle. We took tour … Continue reading →
Christmas Bride
On the way down to San Jose for the holidays, we stopped at Scott and Betsy’s Victorian home in Alameda. They graciously allowed us to use their home for a photoshoot with Natalie. Natalie had the perfect figure for this … Continue reading →
Julian
Katy and Ben brought their 4 month old son Julian to the studio so we could take some photos of him and his proud parents. Julian did a great job modeling, just like his mom.
Shocking
his is Lee, who is my picture framer. Normally, he’s more normal than this. But Lee is a member of that very secretive group of individuals, the Masons. So from time to time he does odd things (no that would … Continue reading →
Bicknell to Cathedral Valley
After a fairly restful night of sleep, I woke up after the sun had already risen. I took a few pictures of our campsite, then started heating water for our cereal, hot chocolate, and coffee. One map I had showed … Continue reading →
Ely to Bicknell
We packed up in Ely and headed out without breakfast, figuring we would get something along the way. On our planning trip earlier this year I got a look at Blake in his armored underwear. Sensing that he was going … Continue reading →
Pyramid Lake to Ely
I woke up a bit before dawn and had thoughts of getting up to take pictures of the sunrise. The fact that I had no idea where we were and that I was really tired kept me snuggled in my … Continue reading →
Red Bluff to Pyramid Lake
I left Red Bluff about 8am and got back on Hwy. 36. This portion of 36 is much straighter than than the Hydesville to Red Bluff section, but it is still scenic and fun. Followed 36 all the way out … Continue reading →
Camping
Here’s our campground at the Pinnacles. We had a quick breakfast and then packed up and went into the park. We hiked though a cave and up to the reservoir where we spotted frogs and swimming snakes. After our hike … Continue reading →
John’s New Ride
Blake and I met up with John and Carol for a ride down the coast. Made our way down to a restaurant that I don’t remember the name of for lunch for Carol’s birthday. Then we went down to Big … Continue reading →
Madstone Maddock
Last night we went and watched Earl Thomas play in Eureka. While I was using the men’s room, I couldn’t help but notice the name on the urinal. Just the day my friend John Maddock emailed me that the Maddock … Continue reading →
Riding
Both bikes finally got put back together so we got up early this morning and went for a ride in the South Fork mountains before Blake had to leave for the Bay Area. We took Redwood House Road, over to … Continue reading →
Wrenching
Blake came up this weekend with the intention of having one day to wrench and then go on a two day camping trip as a test for our trip later this year. Due to unforseen problems that we encountered on … Continue reading →
80 in Ferndale?
Beautiful weather on our two days off this week, but today was the kicker. We had Phil and Diane over for lunch and afterwards it was so nice that we walked up Williams Creek road for a bit. Phil mentioned … Continue reading →
Trip Planning
While Lori and I were in the Bay Area, I took the opportunity to meet with Blake and start our trip planning. Blake and I are going to take a two week trip this September, riding out to Colorado on … Continue reading →
Back to the VPA
We drove back down to San Jose so Lori could give a presentation to the VPA on her vintage clothing collection. Miranda & Diane were the hosts of the meeting and their Victorian home is a near twin to the … Continue reading →
Flirting with the boys
One of the best attractions at the fair this year was a duo that went by the name of Wild West Express. These two comedians had costumes that made it look like they were riding horses, and they would keep … Continue reading →
Rose Ave Show
I don’t want to name names, because the show doesn’t fall into the safe and sane category, but we spent our now traditional 4th watching the spectacular show that happens just down the street. As usual, the day started with … Continue reading →
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Well, it wasn’t our boat, and it wasn’t a stream. Lori’s friend from choir and a former business teacher of hers took us canoeing down the Eel River. We took off from Bruce Slocum’s boat launch (those of you who … Continue reading →
Christmas Eve
I started the day responding to a chimney fire in a garage even before I had breakfast. An hour later I was back at home, but was only halfway through my bowl of cereal when an alarm came in for … Continue reading →
Winter Solstice
Even though we’ve only lived in Ferndale for four years, we have many treasured traditions, especially at Christmas time. One of them is the lighting of Steve and Nancy’s tree on the evening of the winter solstice. What makes this … Continue reading →
Are these legal?
Once again we enjoyed the local fireworks show, and by local, I mean the neighbors down the street. Several new attendees thought it was a BYOFW show, but anything that you can buy on the street would pale in comparison … Continue reading →