Member Contributer SCguy Posted April 7, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted April 7, 2016 Hey man, great ride! You have a great writing style and a knack for knockout photos. Enjoying this very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted April 8, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted April 8, 2016 Keep heading for the sunny side of life!!! Never heard of HDR in 2007... :-) Ok, that does not always pan out as wished... Then make sure you have an umbrella handy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianF Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 Day 8 I arose way earlier than you, just to catch a non-sunrise. The only thing the early bird catches is less sleep than the lazy-ass worm. Surfer Rosa! (Please someone chime in if you get the reference) Hey look, the pineapple equivalent of baby carrots! Ah yes, we’re here for the sunrise. The sun rose...very exciting stuff. So unpredictable! More desert flowers. Probably have less calories than dessert flowers. They’re their there you’re your etc. The sunrise was so good I left and went to McDonald’s. Which is sort of like leaving Buckingham Palace to go to the laundromat. Only greasier. Then to a national park full of…saguaros. My length of stay was accordingly short. After getting stuck turning the bike around, I said “____ this place.” Rhymes with stu…you get the idea. After saying “goodbye this place” and tidying my ascot, I bolted to Kitt Peak. *checks pocket watch* I said “good day!” Then I nerded out at the observatory for a couple hours. Mostly I learned that we spend a lot of money on scientific stuff that I’m not smart enough to understand. Kitt’s a tough one – not really a destination road, but one you should ride at some point. Especially if you like telescopes or astronomical government spending. *pun alert* Then to Organ Pipe Catcus…I think I made one of those in a Freshman-year pottery class. Minus the Organ and Cactus part. As the TDR III plan is Baja, I decided to do some Mexicanvestigation. I’m definitely not muling any drogas in my rectum, so don’t bother asking. I didn’t stop once in Mexico. But when I got back to Cali, I got lost above SD and rode on a snow-covered road for the first time. Speaking of drogas. Pulled in there to put on rain gear, then pulled right out. And they say that’s not an effective birth control method! MAP: We’re hitting the home stretch, but there’s still a bit more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atx Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Surfer Rosa! (Please someone chime in if you get the reference) Are you referring to the fact that there is a song called Cactus on the Pixies album Surfer Rosa? What do i win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianF Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 Surfer Rosa! (Please someone chime in if you get the reference) Are you referring to the fact that there is a song called Cactus on the Pixies album Surfer Rosa? What do i win? Bingo! Well done. You win the hearts and minds of the people. It's war out here. Btw everyone hang on for the last few posts - back on the road for work for the next 7 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianF Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Day 9 I woke up in a tent. This sort of coincidence seems to be common when camping. Dixon Lake was a real surprise. If your last name was Dixon and you had two daughters, they could be called the Dixon girls. Uhhh… Another random marmot photo because it’s my ride report! Oh god, just imagine if the Dixons had a donkey! It would be the…not family friendly. This is Lake Elsinore, and whaddyaknow, it has water in it. Leave your shower on all day because the drought is media propaganda! Dear idiot drivers: please stop turning left in front of motorbikes. Thanks, -Brian. Then to Coco Ichibanya for lunch. There will be a meeting with a toilet in your near future – enjoy. Next stop on my usual SoCal tour: Malibu. I didn’t used to drink Malibu rum in high school – that would’ve been illegal. I still get lost in the hills every time. Which is sort of like getting lost at Oktoberfest – not really a bad thing. If you know who rnickeymouse is, then you’ll recognize this spot. If not, you’re watching too much YouPorn (like there’s actually such a thing). Don’t worry, I only read YouPorn for the articles too. Majority rules! Then off through Ojai to Los Padres, to collaborate with Captain Morgan to identify the meaning of life. Little progress was made. MAP: One more day left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted April 20, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted April 20, 2016 It's going to be sad when you finish this masterpiece. :sad2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianF Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 Hey I forgot this one! The Rockstore guys took a photo of me while I tried really hard not to crash. I succeeded at something! Final post on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianF Posted June 6, 2016 Author Share Posted June 6, 2016 Day 10 (the end) If I could fit the bike in the tent, I probably would. I could run it to keep me warm! Wait, what’s this carbon monoxide you speak of? “I ain’t got a dime, but what I got is mine – I ain’t rich, but lord I’m free.” Peter Egan says the minimum temperature in degrees at which you’re willing to ride is the same as your age in years. I’m too old for Los Padres in November. By noon I’d slid into some grassy runoff on a frosty patch, ate cheese that I’d dropped in dirt, and broken my radar detector. Time to get lost. This is Nacimiento Fergusson Road. I use the term “road” loosely. Like, career-hooker-with-nine-kids loosely. But then you get to the top and you fall in love with her anyway. It’s kind of like Dirty Dancing. These are flowery bush things. They looked cool in person. Like every one of my slightly truthful stories, “you had to be there." All of my favorite roads are “who-decided-to-build-this-and-why” roads. This is the posterchild. I used to hate Big Sur because it’s so crowded. I mean damn, look at all those tourists. What a mess. Hey, at least the Scott Oiler keeps the rear wheel well-lubricated. Not sure about its effects on the chain. This is a bridge, but I forget which one. I’m just a fountain of knowledge. At this point you start to think about how far you are from home and how late it’s getting. Unless you’re me, then you don’t and you get home at 1am. *WOO WOO* Pull over, that ass is too fat! Just take these photos handheld because setting up your tripod is too much work. Deleting all the shitty handheld photos you took is comparatively easy. Your reward for all your patience: lane-splitting in the dark! And then, your Runaway is over. Until T.D.R. III… …it’s back to reality. MAP: Deuces. Pilgrims at Plymouth But I just froze in a tent Who’s the turkey now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Mikey Posted June 6, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 6, 2016 Awesome photography, but you knew that. Thanks for sharing, looking forward to T.D.R. III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted June 9, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 9, 2016 The end?! Boo Hoo. Must. Read. Thread. Again. And. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer wrestler Posted June 10, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted June 10, 2016 Brian, you are just awesome as a photographer and a writer. BTW I like your tent. I don't care who else doesn't like you, I bet it would be awesome to ride along on my 05 Italian Red. wrestler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corkus Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Absolutely OUTSTANDING photos and writing! Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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