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Day Two. Lewiston and Heyburn State Park

July 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments · Riding Reports

We started the day off with breakfast in the little town of Joseph before heading to Lewiston, Idaho.  En route to Lewiston we found some truly awesome roads.  Roads straight out of a fairytale. The type of fairytale you were not told as a child because only one fairytale involves 21st century gadgetry and the [...]

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The woes and wonders of camping

July 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Rants

Last night was our first night camping but I’m already realizing some ups and downs of moto camping in state parks.
Moto campers seem to be much more rare, so the pains of jealousy are very strong indeed when we light up our small stove to warm dried food and the aroma of steaks and corn [...]

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Finally packed up!

July 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Trip Preparation

So it took me pretty much all day to get all of my stuff together, packed and mounted onto the bike. Wow, did my inexperience with motorcycle touring really show through today. I have a lot of stuff strapped to the back of my bike. You can see the final packing list, here.
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