GOT BADDOG – Page 68 – THE ADVENTURES OF BADDOG

Another fine day in paradise

Baker, Barstow, Buddy, daily, LA to Vegas, Las Vegas, Mojave Desert, paradise, photo, picture of the day, Project 365, Southern California, weather / 1 minute of reading / August 20, 2010

Whenever I go away for a while, there is one thing I really look forward to upon arriving home. The weather. On my last day riding home from Sturgis I had to get up early so I could leave Las Vegas before it got too warm. The reason for this is that no matter how hot Las Vegas is, Baker and Barstow are probably going to be hotter. At least in the summer. It is exactly the opposite in the winter. Even though I left at 8:20 AM, the coolest temperatures I dealt with were in the upper 90’s, and …

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The Road To Sturgis

2010 Limited, 70th Annual Black Hills Rally and Races, Colorado, Grand Junction, I-70, LA to Vegas, Las Vegas, Mesquite, Mojave Desert, Nevada, Photos, riding, South Dakota, Sturgis, Utah / 2 minutes of reading / August 20, 2010

Photos From Day One of the Ride To Sturgis [adrotate group=”6″] Torrance, CA to Grand Junction, CO 2010 was the 70th Annual Black Hills Rally & Races in Sturgis, S.D. The last time I went was in 2006 and I swore I would never return due to the amount of people that were now attending. If they all came on motorcycles instead of dragging them along on trailers it would not be so bad, but Sturgis just was not built for one million people. Since I got a new bike, and the price of gas went up, I figured it …

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A Picture a Day, July 2010

2010 Limited, Buddy, daily, geek good girl, gotbaddog roll, Gu Gu sushi and roll, Indiana, LA to Vegas, Las Vegas, picture of the day, pictures, Project 365, restaurants, Tanya, VidCon, walking, Wii / 1 minute of reading / August 20, 2010

Photo of the Day, Project 365 [adrotate group=”6″] July 2010 Photos Sorry this is late, but there was a legitimate reason which I will not go into here. July was a pretty active month. It started off with some friends taking me out to dinner and then to see Devo in concert. It was pretty fun. I should probably put up a gallery from the show. The next day I flew to Indiana to visit Tanya and to participate in the annual GotWebHost.com 4th of July Extravaganza. Tanya flew home with me to attend VidCon and then we spent several …

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Back to the grind

Buddy, daily, photo, picture of the day, Project 365 / 1 minute of reading / August 20, 2010

While it may seem that I do not work very hard, nothing could be further from the truth. The fact is, the trip to Sturgis was the closest thing to a real vacation I have had in quite a while. These other travels have been more like working road trips. Naturally, I did fit in some work while on the trip, but it was secondary. Yesterday was my first full day back home, so I had lots of paperwork to take care of, and Buddy needed his trip to the groomer. My photo of the day for Day 231 is …

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I made it home

2010 Limited, 70th Annual Black Hills Rally and Races, harley-davidson, photo, picture of the day, Project 365, South Dakota, Sturgis, Travel / 1 minute of reading / August 18, 2010

Nine days, 3,200 miles. Some very nasty weather, and some nice weather. Beautiful canyons, waterfalls, bluffs, skies and motorcycles. Can not forget the motorcycles. I for one am so very pleased with the performance of my 2010 Harley-Davidson Limited. That thing was built for the open road. The 900 lbs. of weight really helped in the wind, and the 103 cubic inch motor with the six speed just loved it when I put the cruise control on at 90. 3,000 RPM! So smooth. My picture of the day for day 230, was taken today as soon as I pulled into …

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A 600 mile day

2010 Limited, Las Vegas, Nevada, photo, picture of the day, Project 365, Rock Springs, Sturgis, Utah, Wyoming / 1 minute of reading / August 18, 2010

It has been a very long time since I rode a motorcycle 600 miles in one day, but I did it Tuesday. Rock Springs, WY to Las Vegas, NV. The temps shot up over 115 once I got south of St. George, UT. I had made plans with some friends for dinner in Vegas, so I had to push on. That made it 1,100 miles in two days. Needless to say, I was pretty beat by the time I arrived, which is my excuse for the late posting. My picture of the day for day 229 is me after 600 …

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Shelter from the storm

2010 Limited, Fakawee's Catering, picture of the day, Project 365, restaurants, riding, skies, Wamsutter, Wyoming / 2 minutes of reading / August 16, 2010

The thing about riding a motorcycle in Wyoming, is their weather is really unpredictable and is rarely pleasant. There is a lot of wide open spaces which means very little shelter. I have had several incidents in WY that involved their weather and the inability to find anywhere to hide. Today was another of those days. It started off great. The skies were threatening but I was able to pretty much avoid any significant rain for three or four hours. Then my luck began to dissipate. I sat out a rain storm in Rawlins, then decided to try and make …

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The Black Hills Rally ends

2010 Limited, 70th Annual Black Hills Rally and Races, geek good girl, photo, picture of the day, Project 365, South Dakota, Sturgis, Tanya / 1 minute of reading / August 15, 2010

I have been coming to Sturgis since 1986, and have attended numerous times. The last time I came was in 2006 and I told myself I would not return. Circumstances changed and I found myself meeting Tanya here. Every other time I arrived at the beginning of the rally. This year I came towards the end. Smart move. I met a lot of nice people on this journey, from Wes and Dave of F.I.W.S. to the Anderson’s of Wisconsin, who gave us the idea of staying an additional day. My photo of the day for day 227 is of a …

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Motocross

Canon EOS Rebel, daily, geek good girl, photo, picture of the day, Project 365, South Dakota, Sturgis / 1 minute of reading / August 15, 2010

Yesterday, we took a ride through Spearfish Canyon, visited Deadwood, watched some motocross and visited a very nice petrified forest that happened to be behind our cabin. While at the races I was able to practice my action shots with the Canon and am very happy with the results. I gave a stack of my business cards to a track official that said he knew most of the parents of the racers. If you received one of the cards and came here looking for the photos I took, you are a little early. I am working with a slow connection, …

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Sharing Sturgis

baddog, daily, geek good girl, photo, picture of the day, Project 365, South Dakota, Sturgis, Tanya, Travel / 1 minute of reading / August 13, 2010

Last May, I came through South Dakota and Sturgis with Tanya, and all I could do was talk about how much more fun it would be if we were on a bike, riding down these open roads. Today, we lived the experience. She drove from IN to meet me, and today we went into Sturgis and cruised Main Street. We then rode to Rapid City to hit the Harley dealer as I had gotten a short that caused my tail light to not come on. I suspect it was from this huge bump I hit somewhere in CO. It was …

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