"The Oasis of my Soul"... a Lifelong Journey on the road...

[SLOwag]

Seeing Spirit all decked out in gear makes me wonder if he's ready to take up surfing....

http://loewssurfdog.blogspot.com/

Still enjoying your blog. Hijack over

 

[beemerchef]

To Portland and back... OR

He is just that kind of a dog that would!!!

To Portland and back… OR

Adventure Rider Forum has a great thread called “the tent space” where whoever can offer shelter, a room, a bed, tools… whatever they can for the passer by riding through if needed, does. I rarely use it… have in the past when broken down with great experiences ending up with great new friends. This was the case again a couple days ago when I needed to have my front Ohlin shock rebuilt by GP Suspension in Oregon City… great guys by the way… (seems that everything is “great” today!!!). We stayed with Tom and Sue (Road Rash and Tequila Girl… there has to be a story or two here!) making our outing so much more pleasant and easy. Thank you guys… and Sandy… and Glenn (Geode) for having started this great thought on the Forum.
A quick 800 miles round trip through rain and cold and a head wind for a while… it was all part of riding! At the end… a great sunset, Mother Nature had the palette out and was not sparing any colors…
The whole story is here…

Be well…

Ara & Spirit

 

[beemerchef]

The Kleinschmidt loop... OR

The Kleinschmidt Grade… OR

You try typing that one a few times!… Great loop through Oxbow, Cuprum and Council, Cambridge and back here. Empty roads for the most parts, dirt and gravel but made for Buick… besides that height… vertigo problem on the grade, it was another fine day. A big piece of banana cream pie that almost put me to sleep halfway back and some history of the area… all on the website.

Be well… Ara & Spirit

 

[beemerchef]

A great loop... OR

A great loop… OR

If you have any kind of vehicle that would slightly do some mild off road riding, driving… this loop is a great one, not to be missed. It will take you from some of the least visited part of the Snake River to more deserted roads going up Lookout Mountain and finally back to the start. A little bit of gravel, sand, rocks, ruts… you name it! A few thousands of feet elevation change… all this in one day… who would have known this! In Oregon.
I narrated the pictures today the best I could… enjoy the website…



Be well

Ara & Spirit

 

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Looking Good.....Ara and Spirit!

I'm luvin' it!

Now Spirit.....I want to see some good pics soon (or video!).....of you leanin' in da turns bradda! I heard you are getting pretty darn good!


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[flywgn]

Ara,

Today you've met up with a good friend of ours "Tioga George". Dang, what a small internet world. Just found out on George's blog.

What a kick.

Allen R

 

[beemerchef]

Everything is a compromise... OR

Yes, George is cool... we had lunch! tried to get him to buy a motorcycle!!!

Small world... do you know him?

Everything is a compromise… OR

Evolution?… Getting older? Straying from true form? From tent and riding every single mile of a Journey to trailering and living in an RV…
I have had issues with those facts truly, I think I have come to terms with it, I have to if we want to continue living on the road for many more years, that is the big difference versus traveling.
I thought I would show you a bit how we now live… I am not complaining… hot water, shower, cooking with more ease… even a freezer! A few pictures here…

Be well…

Ara & Spirit

 

[flywgn]

Yes, George is cool... we had lunch! tried to get him to buy a motorcycle!!!

Small world... do you know him?....

Yes, we do. First met George maybe five years ago. Four? Can't remember precisely. I think the first contact was through DataStorm Users Forum. Found out he is a cancer survivor, as is my wife, and he stopped by to see us in CA. After that, we caught up with him in Baja, Arizona, and just a couple of weeks ago, here in Idaho.

I check out his blog a couple of times a week. Same for your blog, incidentally. Thought a year or so ago that it would only be time before you two vagabonds would meet up on the blue roads.

Diana passed on an omelet recipe when he came by here and I think it caught his attention. He loves omelets. Don't know if eggs are on "Mavicito's" diet or not.

I don't think you have to apologize for your new kitchen on wheels at all. As you say, we all compromise in order to do the things we love doing.

BTW, are you on the way east? :chowtime:

Allen R

 

[beemerchef]

so many more roads... OR

Yes, small world!!! I am on my way to... Big Bend, TX... where I will be spending some serious time throughout the winter... 3 weeks just a while ago was just not enough... stay in touch.

So many more roads… OR


There is no lack of roads, doable roads, here in Eastern Oregon, this also includes Western Idaho. With no end to it… The weather had held up beautifully, nice, specially for the coming County Fair and Rodeo coming up this weekend… never been to one and I am looking forward to this new page of experiences. I wonder if Spirit is also?… could he make maybe new friends?
More pictures on the website…

Be well…

Ara and Spirit

 

[beemerchef]

What really matters... OR

What really matters… OR

I admit, a lot of time for introspect while living on the road… specially when discarding what does not matter. One become’s sensitive to its surroundings and own desires on how to live. It is a raw life more than ever, the tasks do not vanish, but a certain concept of freedom increases.
We also had a visit from a friend I had not seen in 3 years or more, a little ride up a Lookout point which had been closed due to the fires… I am learning how to create web pages to incorporate a magazine within my Blog which I will name “my first hundred years’… it is all here…

Be well…

Ara & Spirit

 

[beemerchef]

My first Rodeo... Halfway, OR

My first rodeo… Halfway, OR


From the Deserts and Canyons to this small town of Halfway, experiencing my first Rodeo and Fair was a great experience. Population 350, grown to maybe a thousand for the weekend, it was all about family, kids and friendships. A total “feel good” three days. No Nintendo here, no electronics… but horses and livestock with fathers, mothers and their kids portraying this lifestyle unfound in the big city.
So many picture opportunities here… I had a blast with the camera, people and the animals… great people!

Be well…

Ara & Spirit

 

[beemerchef]

More Rodeo... OR

This is one Blog I really enjoyed posting, at the same time as much as I felt welcomed, I also felt a bit as I was watching from the other side of the window. The “family” presence was so strong and in retrospect I have looked deeply at my own life these past couple of days… I cannot help feeling a sense of envy… feeling a missing link… as Spirit and I are such a small family ourselves… too small! But… such is life you know.
So I could not fit 3 days of Rodeo and Fair in one Blog! More of it today, including some of the Parade, the little guys riding… wild lambs, more Livestock being sold at auction meaning sometimes a substantial income for those kids. On the whole, a total family affair. I’ll spare you a third day!
We have not done any riding these past few days! How strange… just walking back and forth to watch it all.
6 more days and we will start the long way down to Big Bend, Texas. As much as I will miss Halfway, I am looking forward to it. We were there for 3 weeks a while back and barely scratched the surface, hopefully the photography also will be exciting.
Enjoy the pictures…

Be well…



Ara & Spirit

 

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Looking Good...Ara and Spirit!

Thank You for All you do!


Much Aloha!




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[beemerchef]

Under the weather... OR

Thank you... and Aloha too!!! see you in Texas???

Under the weather… OR


Trying to keep my composure today… yesterday… how quickly one can succumb to a bit of illness! At least take a walk through town I thought… a good thing with good weather. My mail arrived, bumped into some riders exploring the area on some very cool bikes and some good Karma which I wrote about on the website.
Change of plans, and then again more changes and changes… We are leaving for Texas tomorrow am via Sacramento to visit with my friend Brian and his family… and learn some computer stuff! Not my favorite hobby, but, I have to learn to be self sufficient when I start adding an Index on my website so one can navigate and find recipes and routes I have taken… It will be a slow road, don’t expect it overnight, but it will get done…
Poor Spirit is stuck with me not going anywhere… good thing I have not heard a complain… yet.


Be well…

Ara & Spirit

 

[beemerchef]

Placerville... CA

Placerville… CA

Back into the thick of life… compared with Halfway! So this is where everyone has been hiding this past month. Terlingua, Texas… he we come. But first, some tutorial from my friend Brian, I am going to be Internet literate very soon, I just feel bad that he has to put up with me these coming days…
Used the “tent space” again, from Adv Rider’s Forum… camped here on 40 acres, gracious hosts Kurt and Evie. He even had to get his chainsaw and start clearing some room for us! Many nice people left in this world, trust me on that.
More pictures and our route is on the website.

Enjoy and be well…

Ara & Spirit