California

So I spent a good 4+ months in California not to mention rode up and down the whole state twice (once through the coast and once through the sierras). Needless to say I have a TON of cali pictures to edit and upload, not to mention plenty to write about. However I figured I'd start throwing up what I have so far and arrange them later.......

Much more to come.......

Joshua Tree

So Joshua Tree Natl Park left such an impression on me that I wanted it to have it's own section independent of Cali. Accumulative I must have spent an amazing month camping in the park while in southern California and thoroughly enjoyed every second of this magical place. I got to ride both the Berdo canyon trail into J-tree as well as Old Dale Road/trail out of the park into 29 Palms (Both highly recommended). I spent a ton of time rock climbing, wondering the desert, star gazing, catching sunsets and sunrises, running into coyotes, hiking, thinking, living, hanging out in the quirky town of Joshua Tree and shooting or I should say trying to capture some of the amazing moments this place granted my humble self....

Get busy living or get busy dying

So been working on Marla and getting ready to leave L.A except instead of heading south I'll be heading north. Worked all january but I'm still leaving with less than I got here with, sometimes things just work out that way. If it wasn't for the help of the advers I received I'd be even worse off so mad props to you guys! I'm hoping to run into some volunteer work and to see northern california and oregon but mostly I'll just be following the gut. Maybe some day I'll end up crossing that border on two wheels but for now this is as good a plan as any. The bike got a used aluminum bash plate as well as new EBC front pads and a stainless line. Worked the front suspension and threw on a new set of Race tech springs, a used fork brace along with heavier fork oil. swapped out my worn rubber for the shinko 244's I was saving for south america. Welded up a bracket and mounted a tool tube. Also mounted my one good case as a top case and managed to get my hands on some nice saddle bags. Fabbed up/welded some simple racks for the bags. Found some NOS Meier hand guards and mounted those up. Did the Mike's subframe bolt upgrade, installed a new plug, adjusted the valves, cleaned the UNI and loaded her with fresh dyno juice. Also spent the coin on a used older Garmin gps and was gifted a ram mount. All in all Marla is about ready for some action. She just hit 17k and I left miami 5 months ago with 7k. What a ride!