Ye Olde Out–There.com site ran on an old version of Joomla. I long since moved to WordPress but never converted the old site has it was still running. Until it wasn’t! New tools have made it possible to capture my content from the old site and convert it to WordPress. THIS IS A WORK IN […]
Gazing on a brilliant field of yellow that brings the mind to a vibrant calm. Brilliant blues that mock the sky. Greens and oranges that pop out from the air. These are the sights that can be found in the flowers from the sea to the desert of southern California and what my mind’s eye […]
My son came out to visit me during the spring and needed to connect with the woods after a winter in New York City so we loaded up the van with food and bev then headed to the Olympic Peninsula for a two day loop. We thought about taking the bikes but winter had just […]
Last summer I rode to Alaska with a group of like minded riders. We were all on dirt worthy bikes. My choice was the DRZ 400. Thumper you say? Are you crazy. 4,600 miles later, I can say, ‘yes you can adventurize a thumper! Here are some pics . Ride report to follow when I […]
Part 0: DRZ400S mods:
I got lucky when I picked this bike up in 2005. It already had the Yosh pipe and muffler (header oversized with Yosh muffler) and the exhaust bomb. It already had the air box opened up and was jetted and adjusted with a dyno for the entire setup. It also came with a jell seat, Renthal bars, Aecurbus bark busters and various electrical ‘enhancements’ All engine casing covers were armoured and a heavy duty skid plate was installed. That was my starting point.
When I tell someone that I’m going to Death Valley the immediate response is ‘Why would you go there!’. After all, any place with a name like DV, well, if you haven’t been there, it brings to mind some poor soul dying of thirst under a blazing sun 
. To those that have been there, it brings memories of mountains, valleys, flowers, grasses, trees and grand geological features. To a motorcyclist, it brings to mind thousands of dirt and paved road miles. A destination that is a ride. So, I boogied on down to DV for a couple of days. Check out my pics and story !
A breif history of my two wheel type adventures.
I’ve been known to spend some time on two wheels. Here is a quick motorcycle bio for my two wheeler friends.
My good friend Craig Hightower who shared his love for motorcycles, whitewater kayaking, sea kayaking and adventures in general with so many, was killed when an SUV struck his bike while he was commuting to work.
The world has one less White Knight.
Read about Craig here: www.backroadsboogie.com
1870 cfs is pushy for this narrow river. The Middle Middle Snow is a class III with one class IV drop. My reading is that at 1800cfs some of the class III are into the class III+ range. There are monster holes!
Our group consisted of Doug (our guide and amazing kayaker), the usual mugs, Katheryn, Shannon and Paula as well as Debra, Arnest and Dave.
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