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California: Long Beach to San Andreas

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Freejack

Jeanne made an interesting discovery this morning. I grabbed the wrong passport. I have the expired one 🙁 But, call house/cat sitter. “I’ll give you the instructions on where my passport is, can you hit the FedEx store and send … Continue reading →

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Utah: Milford to California: Long Beach

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Freejack

We snagged breakfast in Milford at Penny’s Diner. It’s an actual diner and the motel just east of town was pretty sweet. We headed south on 129 then took the right at 130 to head towards Ceder City. The road … Continue reading →

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Colorado: Longmont to Utah: Milford

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Freejack

Left this morning at 8:30am. 540 expected miles and intended on being in Beaver Utah this evening. We stopped in Boulder after 15 or 20 minutes to check the bike out and make sure nothing’s out of place. The ride … Continue reading →

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June Trip Planning

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Freejack

This is the first run through of planning stops and routes. Most routes I do also provide cutouts. A longer loop that I can cut short in the event of bad weather, road issues, etc. Keep an eye on the … Continue reading →

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How’d You Get So Lucky?

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Freejack

I spend a bit of time on various forums and some posts are thought provoking and I try to be honest and thoughtful about my responses. I pulled into a gas station and parked her under the canopy to wait … Continue reading →

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Updated Pre-ride Checklist

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Freejack

This is my updated list of gear that I bring on road trips. The old list is here. This one is updated for the new Kawasaki Concours I now have so there are a few changes. The Concours has a … Continue reading →

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The Show Must Go On!

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Freejack

I was listening to the two songs I had to sing and trying to remember the words, mainly to When I Come Along and after a bit, Jeanne and I took a bike ride up Rt 7 to Peak to … Continue reading →

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Friday Rock Camp!

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Freejack

Got there at 5:30pm. I’ve been practicing Simple Man and getting better however the start is still a bit off. We went through the setlist, playing each one twice and then worked out the introductions and band name (CRIMe; Carl, … Continue reading →

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Thursday Rock Camp!

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Freejack

Clearly I haven’t worked on my arpeggiation as much as I should have. Yesterday after getting home I practiced with Tab Pro (the Ultimate Guitar app) which let me drop the speed to 50% and I practiced the three patterns … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Rock Camp

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Freejack

Last night I went home and practiced Simple Man with a metronome. First I tried to figure out the beat so I could set the metronome and then tried playing the arpeggiation. I tried it first by just playing the … Continue reading →

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