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Category Archives: Travel
reading pickup trucks on the road
Reading Pickup Trucks on the road Pickup trucks used to be simple. When I was first starting to drive cars or (better yet), ride motorcycles, if you were enjoying a sporting day on a winding back road and came upon … Continue reading
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Elk River and Boggan’s Oasis Ride
July 10th-13th – 2020 – Return to Elk River and Boggan’s Oasis I realize that most of my friends will not be able to go on this ride due to work, other obligations, or virus concerns. BUT! If you live … Continue reading
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First multi-day ride of 2020!
And you are invited! If interested in joining in, e-mail me at david@davidpreston.biz East to Tour the Olympic Peninsula – 4 days (June 26-29) Friday 7am Brekkie and then leave at 8:15am I-405 to I-5 to Smokey Point Rest stop … Continue reading
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East to go West Tour – June 26th – 29th
East to Tour the Olympic Peninsula – 4 days (June 26-29) Friday 7am Brekkie and then leave at 8:15am I-405 to I-5 to Smokey Point Rest stop 30 miles I-5 to 530 to Arlington to Rockport 70 miles SR 20 … Continue reading
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Why I Prefer Lesser Motels
Why I Prefer Lesser Motels Not because I am cheap…entirely. I do not want, need, or will have use for a golf course or two, indoor an/or outdoor pool, sauna, restaurant, casino, bar, spa, tennis courts, hiking and tour opportunities, … Continue reading
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Trains, planes, and automobiles – and motorcycles!
Trains, planes, and automobiles – and motorcycles No trains, actually, but I could not resist the title. There’s an annual “fly-in” of mostly vintage planes at a small airport behind Concrete Highschool on Highway 20. I am not all that … Continue reading
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Seattle Snow – Cause For Panic?
Why People in Seattle Lose Their Minds When It Snows This is written especially for all of my friends back in Minnesota, land of my youth. They must wonder what collective insanity seems to hit people in the Seattle megalopolis … Continue reading
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The Triumph Tour of Gentlemen
The Triumph Tour of Gentlemen Can you tour on a Triumph Bonneville T 120? Of course you can. You can “tour” on any motorcycle capable of maintaining safe highway speeds – which in some areas approaches 80 mph. The question … Continue reading
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Motorcycles and Hot Rods in Canada in late June
Motorcycles and Canadian Hot Rods in Late June – a 4 day adventure. This will be a lovely ride starting Friday, June 22nd, and ending on Monday, June 25th. You might note that the distances are pretty reasonable for a … Continue reading
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Fun with Forest Fires
Fun with Forest Fires In these troubling times, when it seems like the entirety of the northwest United States is struggling with forest fires, perhaps an incident that was sort of fun will be appropriate. It will take a bit … Continue reading
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