The future of ham radio is bright, but we have our work cut out for us. There's a growing conversation happening on the Internet around many aspects of the amateur ham radio hobby. As licensed operators in the hobby, we should be asking ourselves, "What can I do to help preserve the hobby as it … Continue reading BAYCON 2016 in the bag
Ride to Park City, Utah
Originally, my plan was to build up my DRZ 400 S with the accessories to ride the Great Continental Divide Trail, from Canada to Mexico. Though I completed the build, I decided to postpone the trip after I applied to work for -and successfully landed a job with- Automattic. If you're not familiar with Automattic, and love your WordPress.com blog and … Continue reading Ride to Park City, Utah
Ride to Jenkinson Lake, CA
I did end up making it to the Sacramento WordPress Meetup event, but my ride stretched further than I originally planned. At the last minute I decided to go all the way out to Jenkinson Lake, CA to see a friend as well. Total round trip was over 400 miles in two days. Very pleased! For now, … Continue reading Ride to Jenkinson Lake, CA
Test ride to Sacramento WordPress MeetUp
There's a Sacramento WordPress MeetUp on August 4th, 2015. It's the perfect opportunity to ride up and see how the DRZ performs (and how I manage). 250 miles round trip should be perfect. My new seat from Seat Concepts should be here tomorrow. A little slice of butt heaven. Which, if you've ever sat on something that's too small … Continue reading Test ride to Sacramento WordPress MeetUp
Gearing up to go the extra mile
My ride along the Great Continental Divide has been plotted and stored in my newly acquired & installed (used) GPS. Now then, let's talk about distances. The GPS route was plotted by a few people who have made this trek several times. It's broken into bite sized pieces with waypoints -- fuel destinations. The average distance between waypoints is just … Continue reading Gearing up to go the extra mile
Always Overdone 