Now that Rob and I are back from our late-winter Central Washington Adventure Ride, I thought I’d write-up details on our route (this post) and publish a video (next post). The loop we covered totaled 350 miles for the 3 day ride. The first day was more like a half day since Rob and I met at […]
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Central Washington Adventure Ride 2013 Part 7
Navigation: Previous Post | Next Post If you knew everything that was going to happen ahead of time- it wouldn’t be an adventure, right? That was certainly true of our day on Sunday, day 3 of the Central Washington Adventure ride. In this post, I’ll continue where I left off in the last post, just as we […]
Central Washington Adventure Ride 2013 Part 6
Navigation: Previous Post | Next Post Having slept the night in a hotel, Rob and I were feeling pretty good on Sunday morning, the 3rd and final day of our Central Washington adventure ride. We were both glad that we departed the windy sage pit the night before. If we had stayed, it would have been to […]
Central Washington Adventure Ride 2013 Part 5
Navigation: Previous Post | Next Post One think you can say about dualsport-adventure riding is: you never really know what to expect. Rob and I had originally thought we’d do a “self-guided” Olympic Peninsula GPS-based tour, but we found out from locals that the increased snow pack this year would be prohibitive. That “snow” theme was pretty […]
Central Washington Adventure Ride 2013 Part 4
Navigation: Previous Post | Next Post Well, Rob and I didn’t have Verizon reception last night, so we weren’t able to send an update- it was an interesting night! Following our dinner in Waterville we made our way back to the bikes, tightened up Rob’s side cover, added oil, and hoped for the best (no gasket for […]
Central Washington Adventure Ride 2013 Part 3
Navigation: Previous Post | Next Post Early this morning I got out of bed looking forward to the start of my adventure ride, and saw something on the weather forecast that didn’t look so good- 1-5” of snow for Sunday on Stevens Pass – that meant no riding over the pass because I didn’t want to get […]
Central Washington Adventure Ride 2013 Part 2
Navigation: Previous Post | Next Post Well, were in the end-game for trip preparations, and Rob is already in Leavenworth getting settled for the night near where we’re going to meet up to start off the ride. I’ve been watching the weather conditions on Stevens pass hoping that things look good enough to ride over […]
Central Washington Adventure Ride 2013 Part 1
The ride starts Friday 03/15/2013! Navigation: Next Post My friend Rob Lutz and I have been riding dirtbikes together for years, and have long wanted to head out on the highway together on a dualsport adventure ride. What’s a dualsport adventure ride you ask? It’s where you strap minimal camping gear onto a street-legal dirtbike […]