MotoGP at Laguna Seca was a blast once again this year; I have some early photos up at Flickr. Wonder if I’ll get a chance to edit them and expand the set. Who knows? Enjoy.
Category Archive: Outside
If it happens mostly outside, it’s under here.
May
06
PoTW: The Ocean with the Girls
More to come, but we had fun today walking down to the beach and hanging out. Flickr set. We walked down, Virginia in the stroller and Magdelen in the carrier so we could get there in time to play before nap time.
Mar
01
Spotted in the Wild: XOF1 Solar Car
As we were driving North on CA-1 on our way back from the elephant seal rookery, KC and I saw an odd vehicle off in the distance. At first it looked like a wide-load with some sort of farm equipment in the front. As the ‘farm equipment’ got closer (it was closing fast) it started …
Mar
01
PoTW : Elephant Seals
KC and I took a trip down near San Simeon to see the elephant seals. Managed to get a few shots and put a set up on Flickr. These animals were really amazing. More information at Friends of the Elephant Seal .
Nov
30
PoTW: Local flying.
: : I finally managed to get out flying in the Santa Cruz area. It wasn’t how I expected — I didn’t go as pilot-in-command, but instead was invited to fly in the right seat with another local pilot. He owns a few local coffee shops, frankly one of the area’s best where I can …
Sep
20
Amateurs
Well. KC and I successfully completed our technician grade amateur radio exams and the paperwork from the FCC has arrived. KI6TDK and KI6TDJ respectively. Yeah. Radio time. I think it is amusing that I have a US callsign and a Canadian Aviation RO permit too. It will be interesting to see how it reconciles in …
Sep
02
Ham Licenses. Who has one?
KC and I have been considering getting a ‘real’ bike-to-bike communication system and with that comes the discovery that almost all GMRS / business radios need to be licensed. With a Technician Ham ticket being a mere weekend course and with that opening the possibility of ‘real radios’, I’m interested in hearing from any of …
Aug
31
MC : Coast Loop
KC and I did a really long ride yesterday. We got a bit of a late start and nearly ran out of daylight, so we didn’t finish by taking G16 back up to Carmel and used a little more of US 101 than we wanted. In all the ride over from the PCH (Hwy 1) …
Aug
04
MC: Breaking in
View Larger Map I couldn’t resist. In an effort to ferret out the midrange demons that KC’s monster seems to have I went for a fairly long ride. CA 9 from Santa Cruz to CA-35 (Skyline). North on 35 to Alice’s Restaurant in Woodside. (drink). West on ca 84 to the CA-1. North to Half …
Aug
02
Trekking to Hollister
Today I am headed to Hollister CA to pick up KC’s bike. I’ve decided to use public transit and my thumb to cross over the pass behind Watsonville. We’ll see how it goes. I’ll update this as I progress. My first ride was a couple Wastonville-local workers (framers) that picked me up just opposite a …