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01-31-2007, 04:15 PM
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| Ditch Magnet   Joined: Mar 2005
Bike: 2005 M50 Black
Location: Oak Ridge, TN.
Posts: 196
|  Hello Ara, I was in that spot in Nov. of '06 while traveling from LA back to Tennessee with my son. It was my first time out west. Some of the feelings I have of the beauty and vastness of it all still remain. I so enjoy reading your blog and hope for you the very best. You are definitly finding "IT" daily. |
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02-02-2007, 08:45 AM
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| Found second gear by accident   Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| Inside the Mitchell Caverns... CA.  Thanks Hutz... you will like this one too!!!... Hope you did the Caverns! What a place to be!!!.... That is what happens when I follow my nose! You have seen the campsite... this is the other side of the coin, I am pretty sure that is where I am! I have not had a good connection per say for two days now!... some e Mails are coming in, few going out... Time has totally lost its notion, the skies have been cloudy and the cold is settling in... perfect weather for the Caverns today... Enjoy the pictures!... and be well. Ara and Spirit
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02-03-2007, 06:44 PM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| Christmas Pass ride... CA.  A price shocker!... Maybe switch to a bicycle?... How much fun would that be?... with a sidecar... Leaving Mojave, I don’t want to!... even with the knowledge that I will be back in a few days I am perplexed backtracking to Arizona, just a few miles away... I have to get my grey matters in motion as I will learn how to point and set up this Dish of mine... I have had so many thoughts this week about the direction of this Journey... and at the same time I experienced a great ride up... and through... Christmas Pass! Enjoy... we did! Ara and Spirit. 
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02-03-2007, 08:06 PM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| Bc!!! I guess will see you this summer!... I always cme up to BC... Toad Rock Motorcycle Campground!... Mary and.... I already have Spirit's papers!... mine too for that matter!... You be well... Glad that you enjoy as we are... Ara and Spirit
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02-06-2007, 06:47 AM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| Back to Gila Bend, AZ.  20th Century technology... Hughes Technology... I guess the man that dreamed of the largest plane ever build has left an imprint which has made its way even into my life... Today is the first time using my own Dish... set up by my own hands... and grey matter... I know all of you must have one hanging somewhere on your roof... I did not! It is fast!... and used at less busy hours... when the world is asleep around me, as I heard the expression... it is smoking! A different route took me backtracking to Gila Bend, AZ... Wednesday it is back to again more desolate areas... this time... totally self contained. Enjoy the comments... and be well... Ara & Spirit 
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02-10-2007, 10:17 AM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| Riding Joshua Tree NP, CA.  I have been feeling like in another Planet (with capital “P”) since we have arrived here yesterday. With my good luck this is an awesome campground, the most remote one as I found out today. Isolation... total silence... Joshua Trees and many rocks... as you will see in the Blog. Be well... enjoy... Ara and Spirit (UralGrowl)
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02-11-2007, 10:38 AM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| Life as it should be...  Today was a great day, peaceful and joyful. I have been receiving quite a few e mails from readers that have been enjoying the Journey, and as I was deep in thoughts about my days here, timing could not have been any better receiving an e mail from a good friend of mine, a kind man, and at the same time, quite a sidecar fabricator, Claude Stanley. His words are words to be read everyday as, his own purpose in life is to also spread joy and happiness amongst us... that is just the way he is! I want to share this e mail with you all... I know it will make you think about your own life, regardless where you are and regardless what you are doing. We then took a ride through the Park, a bit of blue skies today... it is all in the Blog... Sit back and enjoy... and just think how fortunate I am to have a friend like Claude! Be well... Ara and Spirit
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02-13-2007, 07:39 PM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| Where was Plan B?  Where was Plan B? Ah! A lesson learned... a few maybe... we literally spend the whole day from here to there without the conclusion that should have materialized... Poor Spirit, quietly put up with it... I was disappointed of the outcome... you can read this great day on the Blog... Be well... Ara & Spirit
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02-15-2007, 06:15 PM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| From the Hole in the Wall to Lake Havasu...  From The Hole in the Wall to Lake Havasu... Retreat has become a habit these past couple of days!... What was I thinking trying to camp at the Hole in the Wall in the Mojave Desert without checking the forecast first! Mid 20's at night, wind blowing at 40mph, hail... and I should really change the spelling of that word... We are now south of Lake Havasu City... nice BLM land... there is something to be said about BLM land! We did the full circle... in pictures on the Blog. Be well... Ara & Spirit
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02-17-2007, 09:43 AM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| A Day in Town...  A Day in Town... That is Lake Havasu City... nice town... Dogie Bakery... motorcycle shops... drivers are not crazy as other parts of the country... all and all... pretty mellow I have to say! The Fireworks Convention starts tonight... the best of the best for two nights! My friend Jkam is coming to visit for a couple days... he was very instrumental in my preparations for this Journey. We have never met... quite some exciting times ahead. Yesterday is gone... but still remains in the Blog... Be well... Ara & Spirit
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02-19-2007, 09:49 AM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| A Homeless gathering...  A Homeless gathering... It has been a great time having JKam over, we are small numbers but... we did call it a Homeless Riders Get Together!... Wondering how many more are out there with no ties to any walls and their live’s possession’s at hand! JKam is on a Journey as I am, with a deeper Soul than most, the contrast of being unattached to material possessions makes us dig in deeper into the true essence of life. We have been lounging around for a couple days now!... Spirit has a new friend, we have shared some great food and many conversations... Sunrises and Sunsets have been our clock, some great Fireworks seen happening in town... as I have written and pasted the pictures of these couple days in the Blog! You be well... Ara & Spirit
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02-21-2007, 08:43 AM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| Historic Rt 66 to Oatman... AZ.  Historic Rt66 to Oatman, AZ. Our last day here, south of Lake Havasu City... it has been a fine and quiet time, a great place to set up camp, besides a few disrespectful dirt riders not slowing down creating waves of dust! The town has been convenient to get supplies... I did not want to miss the chance to ride Historic 66 to Oatman... First however we rode south on spur 95 making a long loop... thousands of trailers and RV’s that way... sand dunes... and some pictures on the Blog. Be well... Ara & Spirit
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02-23-2007, 09:35 AM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| New Friends in Kingman, AZ.  New Friends in Kingman, AZ. We are finally settled by Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. Why plan any routes since I don’t follow them anyhow!... Left Kingman this morning, actually passed through Las Vegas... I will give you my impressions on the next go around. Yesterday was a smooth ride from Lake Havasu to the Hospitality of Mark, Angie and his wonderful family... including a personal tour in his hangar and some late cooking for everyone... Definitely no dinner for me tonight... but last night was a good one! Be well... Ara & Spirit
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02-23-2007, 12:38 PM
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| Fifth gear streak   Joined: Jun 2006
Bike: Suzuki C90T
Location: Chandler Arizona
Posts: 1,408
| I love that last pic of Spirit and the other dog, Caught at just the right moment.
__________________ -------------------------------------------------- Well they Say... Time loves a here, but only time will tell if he's real, He's a legend from Heaven, If he ain't he's a mouthpiece from hell..... |
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02-24-2007, 08:44 PM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| To Red Rock Canyon, NV. Pure luck AZRider!  To Red Rock Canyon, NV. We have arrived at Red Rock Canyon and it is cold and windy. A shock to the system for the both of us, we were getting used to running around all day in a T Shirt! For the first time I had to put some rocks at the base of the Dish, even though anchored, 30mph winds with gusts of 50 just did not make me trust that anchor. It was a fine road from Kingman... going through Las Vegas... hummm, what happened to that town? We are settled and even saw a bit of Mt Hamilton... enjoy the pictures. Be well... Ara & Spirit
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02-26-2007, 08:54 AM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| A bit of Red Rock Canyon, NV.  A bit of Red Rock Canyon, NV. I could not stand it anymore... cold and snowing a bit, Spirit has his coat, I have my Gerbings... dark skies or not I wanted to at least ride the loop at Red Canyon. And we did just that... Today, the sun is out again, the temps are still down, and a renewed energy seemed to have surfaced. Sunshine is definitely the meaning of life and the soul. An incredible energizer for me... This was the loop yesterday... we have much hiking and rides planned here... we?... right! Be well... Ara & Spirit 
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02-28-2007, 10:51 AM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| About "Storms" and "Scooters"...  About “Storms” and “Scooters”... Lots always seems to happen when close to a City... rule of thumb, right? The idea was to head out for a ride, but seeing scooters after scooters... well, it just did not happen... we stopped, talked and end up following them to their 7th Annual Rally spot! They were from all over the World, England... Japan... just about all the cities in the USA. And I was in the middle of it, 4 times their size... that’s the rig mind you. It took up most of the day... so no sunsets or no sunrise pictures today! What a break! I’ll make up for it soon... promise! This was before the storm that caused evacuating Red Rock Canyon... what a night! Enjoy the Blog... Ara & Spirit
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03-01-2007, 11:16 AM
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| Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar
Location: "Homeless on the road"
Posts: 310
| Valley of Fire, NV... cooking with heat?  Valley of Fire... cooking with heat? Good move... the winds are practically non existent here and I (we... I heard him!) slept like logs last night. There was some clouds and rain in the horizons threatening and NOAA showed just scattered rain, (smart... finally!), the temps dropping to the low thirties tonight and we took off on this, I call it, Foreign Planet! There is “green plants” actually... had not seen any for a while and none of the colors here are what they are suppose to be!... The roads?... awesome and so are the people here. A must to visit... Oh! I also cooked some... Be well... Ara & Spirit
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