No Thru Traffic

A chronicle of two Oregon graduates who are living in the moment.

No Thru Traffic random header image

The ride home

August 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Riding Reports

Well, it’s been quite the journey and I can’t believe that it’s already over. Yesterday I rode the final 100 miles into Beaverton, and home.
It was certainly a bittersweet homecoming.
Since Hearst Castle, I continued my ride up the California coast and headed into San Francisco to meet up with some friends.
Along the way I drove [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:·····

Pacific Coast Highway

August 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Riding Reports

I got to the coast yesterday via an awesome stretch of CA41 that took me through some windy and beautiful wine country. The weather is already a lot more pleasant. I was even a little chilled for part of the ride.
It feels good to be on the coast and have some curves in the road. [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:········

Riding solo, riding dirty

August 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Riding Reports

Doing this trip alone is so different than doing it with Ryan. I don’t have anyone to complain about the heat with, no one to point out fat people on Harleys, no one to talk about how creepy it is to be in a campground completely alone, and I don’t have anyone to spoon peanut [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:········

The City of Angels

August 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Riding Reports

Before this trip, I had only spent a few hours in Los Angeles and had seen virtually nothing. I wasn’t impressed.
Well this time around I spent about three whole days there. But I still feel like I’ve seen barely anything. And I still wasn’t that impressed.
Our gracious host, Eric Sugihara affectionately known as Sugi, was [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:····