There's so much to do, so many people to see I'm not sure I can get it all done. Then again, given that this is the 21st century, as long as I get my connectivity issues taken care of, I should be able to do some of it from the road. If I'm going to ride the Dalton Highway I should probably get evacuation insurance. A helicopter ride up in that area can end up being very expensive. ...Read More
So I'm finally getting the replacement laptop set up. I picked up the biggest drive I could find at Microcenter and am now configuring a workstation environment. As luck would have it, about 15 minutes ago, a small reseller contract for Personal Stock Monitor got signed and will require me or Anatoly to do some code. Figures. Maybe I should go away more often. I went down to REI and picked up some bear repellant. I keep having visions of being on the Dalton Highway broken down waiting to beco ...Read More
Cross posted from the forum here: "So everyone keeps telling me to "do what I want" on this trip. That's been challenging 'cause I really don't know "what I want". But then I read an article in Motorcyclist Magazine about the Transit Suit and thought to myself "I wonder if I can make a detour and check it out?". http://www.aerostich.com/aerostich-suits/transit-suit/transit-two-piece-suit.htmlCheck out the photos. They are very detailed. The more I read about this thing the more intrigued I be ...Read More
At this point I feel like I'm falling behind. I intend to take alot of photos and shoot some video. I've received my Sony Cybershot DSC-HX5 to replace the one that heinously gave up the ghost on the Deal's Gap trip. It truly is an excellent, albeit somewhat fragile camera. I also have the GoPro Hero Cam which I can mount on the helmet or the bike. As a backup, I have my old indestructible Olympus Stylus 770W which is water proof, temperature proof, dust proof and drop proof, all of which I have ...Read More
Last photo labelled "Beemer Cam", white helmet. That's me riding my buddies 2009 BMW K1300S, a beast of a bike. http://killboy.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-05-19T00%3A09%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20 ...Read More
It was just easier to post things over in the forum. You can see the thread here: http://yml.com/fv-f-1-4844/Some-more-Deal-s-Gap-Photos.html#4844 ...Read More
This blog will involve a bit of trial and error. This is my first attempt at a blog like this.18 years ago I bought a 1992 BMW K100RS to take on an epic trip. Duncan, Leonard and I traveled by motorcycle from Washington, DC to British Columbia and points north via San Diego where we picked up a fourth member, Dave.Ever since that trip I have been saying I would like to go on a long cross country sport touring and camping trip. Unfortunately, life and circumstances got in the way and I was neve ...Read More