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Day Twenty-Two - 4839.6mi - HOME

Thanks again for reading. I'll be cleaning up the posts and adding even more photos and even VIDEO of some of the great roads I was on.

Of course, the only time I saw rain was the day I left, and the day I returned. Thanks Pacific NorthWet... Anyways, getting home just didn't feel right until I went for a parade lap downtown.
Here's the REAL parting shot after over 3 weeks and 4800mi / 7750km!!!

So, what's next?

Days Seventeen to Twenty-One - 4406.3mi

...it's not over yet! Time to head back after the conference. Here's the prime parking spot I had in San Jose right at the hotel lobby with 24hr valet watch (at $18/day they'd better watch it!). BTW check out my cool new front tire.
Shasta Lake is one of California's major water reservoirs. Look at how low that water level is!!! Stop washing your SUVs, California! There's even a 5mph speed limit for boats so they don't run aground in the shallow water.
The next day I got to do a back to back ride on my Versys vs. BRAMMO's Enertia. What a treat!
Around town the Enertia wins hands down. It's the perfect city bike with ideal seating position, light weight, and plenty of torque. Its electric drive is perfectly silent. Too bad a 40mi all-electric range won't get me the 750miles back to Vancouver! Thanks for the test ride, I'm an instant fan! Order yours at www.enertiabike.com!
Just when I thought my trip could not get any more pefect - it was the annual Oregon Beer Festival this weekend in Portland! With just 2hrs before they closed I had over 32 beers to sample.... I didn't stand a chance with those crowds !
Go check it out next year! www.oregonbrewfest.com

Day Sixteen - 3621.8mi

Hi. Thanks for reading.
Here's my parting shot for this trip. It concludes in the Bay Area as I work the rest of the week here and on the freeway back.Fort Point is a great spot to take photos of the G G Br.
I made some Play-Doh animals for my friend's daughter and we had a great time! Thanks for a great end to a fabulous trip!

Day Fifteen - 3454.7mi

After 14 days on the road, a one day break was well deserved and spent at the lake with friends. This is my postcard photo:The water was warm (by Canadian standards!):

Day Fourteen - 3454.7mi

Today was practise day at Laguna Seca so I went to check it out (it's less crowded than race days). The MotoGP bikes aren't as loud as Formula One. If you're in it for the noise go to F1. I prefer F1 because those cars will make your heart stop, these bikes are just noisy (but really fast!). Laguna Seca though, is a great track.I'd never seen so many bikes before in my life! Just riding into the parking lot on the highway there must have been a group of 50 bikes on the road together! Wow! Now... where did I park?

Day Thirteen - 3208.6mi

Today was a transit day, with the general plan of getting from LA to somewhere around Laguna Seca, Monterey County. So I thought it would be interesting to follow James Dean's route as he left Hollywood to go racing at the same track.

Of course, he never made it to the track. He made it to this intersection, on an open highway where someone turned left in front of him to go on Hwy 41 as he came barrelling down Hwy 46. Hwy 1 reopened the day after I tried to go through the first time so I had to check it out. Look at the fire damaged park!
And I eventually made it to camp at Mount Madonna, overlooking the Salinas Valley. Nice spot, but the most money I've spent on overnight accommodations so far: $24!