Scott's new Bike

Our friend Scott bought a new bike last fall and has spent the winter riding and modifying. So here are the latest pictures, the Saddle bags are fresh from the painter:

The wait was worth it!

At least for me. I was given the gift of a ride in one of the only remaining Boeing B-17s a year ago Christmas and due to some maintenance issues the ride had to wait until today. Even today the early flight scheduled for 11AM was pushed until nearly 3:30 due to some minor adjustments. During the ride we, the five passengers, were allowed to sit/observe from various positions within the aircraft. I was lucky enough to ride in the bombardier seat for the take-off. The web address linked to the title tells about the aircraft and those who keep it going. The pictures and videos will tell the rest of the story.

Windy but not so much blustery

I took this video this morning for my friend Tory. I thought I would try to add it to the blog just to see if I could. It seems to be loading ok.... good news for my tech support guy ;~}

I can't get used to the idea that even when it's grey and windy, it can still be warm. It got into the mid 70's at one point this afternoon. I opened all the windows and the door and baked pumpkin pies for Thursday. We are 'potlucking' with some other folks here in the 'dog corner' of the park.

A Little Bit of Work

This is a picture taken last week... California gets wildfires and we get beautiful sunsets.... it's not a fair trade but we do apprecitate them!

Just in case you think it's all motorcycle riding, fiber spinning and cocktail hour, I'm posting these pictures of Dave and Scott working. They are re-landscaping the front of our lot here in Arizona. Keep in mind that the weather here has been warmer than normal for this time of year.... about 85-87 degrees for the past few days. It took a couple of days to complete the project but they got the day off yesterday cuz it was my birthday. They re-used alot of the materials that they took out except for the lava rock that went to the neighbors place. I did my part to stimulate the economy by purchasing lights to decorate the new space

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Two Weeks In

The weather has been warm and dry, very much as we like it. Our friend Scott and I have made a couple of motorcycle rides and Paige has connected with her fiber friends so we are off to a good start.

The Long Way Around

Our arrival in Apache Junction completes our 2008 road trip just short of 11,500 miles. It has been an amazing ride and has only fueled our desire to see more of our country. Nearly every where we stopped we would like to revisit.

Apache Junction and nearly in one piece

We arrived nearly on time, just four minutes later than I had estimated. Crossed Hoover Dam and drove south via US-93/I-40/US-93/US-60/I-101/I-10 and US-60 again. We were bumped by a passing car trailer on the on ramp from US-93 to I-40 with minimal damage to the right front corner of the MH. The truck didn't stop and may not have known his trailer clipped us when the changed lanes. The AZ State Patrolmen we contacted had a witness who got the number of the pickup truck and trailer; made a statement describing the incident and we're following up with an investigation.