"The Oasis of my Soul"... A Lifelong Journey on the road... - Page 5 - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

Beemerchef · 03-01-2007, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackie1491

Ara

You keep posting pictures of meals like that and the entire crew of the site will be dropping in.
What time did you say dinner was at!!!!

It would be more than my pleasure... I am truly hoping that some day I can be a "hub" on the road and have riders, friends, other Chefs stop by...
Costly... but slowly I am working on it... It is doable with some serious sponsors... and no!... there is no money in it... that would be why sponsors "should" give me all that "stuff"... it would be great advertisement for them...
This summer will tell!

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

blackie1491 · 03-02-2007, 12:53 AM

We are all enjoying the pictures.
For some of us it is an opportunity to see places we would never see otherwise.
Thank you.

Bob

Beemerchef · 03-02-2007, 09:36 PM

Thanks Bob... come and visit...

More of Valley of Fire... NV.

Mother Nature cannot ever be forgotten... as much as we had a great break yesterday. Windy again and cold... but we are going. We cannot let it stop us in our tracks of the beautiful surroundings... a forgotten National Treasure, no doubt...
The pictures today will speak for themselves... such an amazing place!
I think you will truly enjoy yourselves...

Be well...

Ara and Spirit

Beemerchef · 03-05-2007, 01:46 AM

Same scenario without the crashing this time...

This is what living on the road is all about... the unexpected... great sunny day and freezing ones... great running bikes and mechanical failures! Will accept it all... with a smile... as around the corner, friends are ready with open arms and open doors of their home to get us going again.
This was the case today as you can read on the Blog.

We are well, hope you are too...

Ara & Spirit

Beemerchef · 03-06-2007, 01:53 PM

Some Reflections on this Journey...

On hold by a rod... I will have it today, and the one my friend Didier overnighted me from New York is much stronger, maybe this will avoid future dismemberment of my rig!... We cannot afford the past experience and this was fortunate enough to be discovered without any further damage.
Today should be the day... and as I sit here waiting, I would like to share some reflections from my recent months on the road... Looking back is always beneficial to the path that lays ahead...
You be the judges...

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

Beemerchef · 03-08-2007, 08:05 PM

North... South... West... let’s go East...

The excitement of the rig being so solid again as I took it out for a spin yesterday morning I think distracted me from my plans! Kingman... so close to Sedona, the Grand Canyon, Yavapai, Coconino National Forest... the wheels went East. We drove, we rode... we are south of Sedona by a few miles and it has been HOT... with capital letters!
Much to see... always... and experience and much to cook somehow!
The Oasis of my Soul has many facets it seems like!

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

Beemerchef · 03-10-2007, 05:33 PM

Sightseeing around Sedona, AZ.

We are riding to the sites in the books... much History, and much other visitors also, but all worthwhile seeing. From Montezuma Well, to Montezuma Castle, the latter wrongly named, we have been going all day. Meeting another rider and saying my goodbyes to my great neighbors...
A full day... all in the Blog!

Hope you enjoy, we did...

Ara & Spirit

Beemerchef · 03-12-2007, 10:30 AM

Jerome and the Mangus Highway, AZ.

Out of the Sedona traffic and construction roads, on to Jerome up in the Mountains with a great ride through the Mangus Highway down to Prescott, what a great day it was yesterday.
As I will probably head north tomorrow, today is the day for errands, tightening up the scene and the loose ends... top of the fuel and water, food... you never know what is ahead with my open minded Journey ahead of me.
I keep thinking that at some point I will meet someone on the road from a Forum, but it has not happened yet... we saw lots of riders, somehow they were all going the other way!
Enjoy the Blog... and be well, have a great week.

Ara & Spirit

blackie1491 · 03-12-2007, 10:54 AM

Ara;
It is a shame when the dog is better looking than the owner!!!!

Don't head to far north, you will need a rowboat for the northwest.
Yesterday some of our golf courses looked more like lakes.

Those pictures of every one walking around in T-shirts sure looked good.

Take care of Spirit.

Bob

Beemerchef · 03-14-2007, 08:14 AM

Tell me about it!!!... wait till friday... I will need some serious help!!! You will understand...

More roads up and down and around Sedona...

A gravel road with great watering holes... followed by 89A... not for the faint of heart... and now we are packed headed toward the Grand Canyon... with millions of pictures of it in circulation I have to add my own!... Should be great camping near Tusayan... National Forest... and most likely cooler temps... Ah! Almost forgot... must check NOAA... the weather you know.
Enjoy the Blog...

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

blackie1491 · 03-14-2007, 11:12 AM

Great pictures!

Thanks
Bob

Beemerchef · 03-15-2007, 06:09 PM

Why on the road?...

It was only this morning that we left Beaver Creek Campground, south of Sedona... we are a few miles for the Grand Canyon’s south rim, I have not seen any of it yet, and it is sometime in the middle of the night... We are camped on National Forest, they call it “dispersed” camping, off a forest road which are abundant around here. There is no one near by and my clock right away has switched to a no time zone... more on the Blog.

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

blackie1491 · 03-15-2007, 09:04 PM

Ara
You can move to the Yukon, only around 33,000 people in an area larger than Texas. Gets a little chilly in the winter, so I don't suggest outdoor living year round!!!

Beemerchef · 03-17-2007, 10:40 AM

You know, I have never been to Yukon... will have to try it... thanks for the tip!!!

The Grand Canyon, AZ.

What can one say about the Grand Canyon?... besides being mesmerized throughout this jaw dropping, eye popping, sensory overload experience. One of the few places I can sit for hours and loose my sight and senses deep into this incredible wonder.
One of the most enjoyable place to also camp here... the nearest neighbor is about half a mile away... and I had dinner for lunch... as you will see!

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

blackie1491 · 03-17-2007, 04:08 PM

Ara
How long before you head this way, my mouth is watering from the pictures of your meals.
Enjoy
Bob

Beemerchef · 03-20-2007, 10:51 PM

Soon... soon... start dieting first!!!

Valle’s “Planes of Fame Air Museum”, AZ.

I think, I am fairly sure that we are going to “The Grand Circle” on our way to California...
“The Grand Circle” including Zion NP, Bryce Canyon NP, Glen Canyon, Capitol Reef... and more.
Exciting riding, hiking, photography and eating!... eating meaning cooking too...
There is much more if we went a bit more North/East... but, have to leave some for next year!... and the following...
A couple days ago we went to Valle ‘s “Planes of Fame Air Museum”, what I thought was going to be a quick stop turned out to be an almost all day visit... a must to see, all in the Blog.

PS: if anyone wants more pictures and info (taken also in pictures), let me know. I can send you the SmuMug link they are all on... too many for the Blog...

Be well...

Ara and Spirit... soon on the road again.

Beemerchef · 03-22-2007, 10:50 AM

On the road, 89N, AZ and Utah.

89 Northbound from the eastern entrance of the south rim Grand Canyon to Utah must be one of the best scenic road I have ever been on. So much scenery, from rock formations, to the Little Colorado Gorge in a more intimate setting than the Grand Canyon... to Panguitch... were we had to turn around. Campgrounds are closed, snow is still present with more on the way, wind is howling and why can I not set my mind to the fact that winter is not over yet!
So we are south of all that... 50 this morning near Kanab... and will take some day trips to the scenic areas surrounding us.
Some pictures of our way up here on the Blog...

You be well...

Ara & Spirit

Beemerchef · 03-23-2007, 09:31 PM

Kanab Canyon and more... UT.

How can so much happen while on the road without a “home”? The trails of the mind must be wide open with all its doors unlocked... Turned on by a friend to Ken Foster’s book “the dogs who found me”, suddenly opens a path of joy finding out that his Pit must be Spirit’s brother!
And what better surrounding than riding through a Canyon to discover just a bit later that “Best Friends Animal Sanctuary”, a no kill shelter for animals, has tours of their center... where I actually find Ken Foster’s book less than 24hrs after its discovery... and should I also mention “autographed”... All this leading to a great dinner... I never thought that living on the road was going to be so exciting... as you might read it in the Blog...

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

Beemerchef · 03-25-2007, 08:40 PM

A quick long ride through Zion NP., Utah

I need to learn new words to describe this Park, or I just have to stop riding through these natural wonders. My vocabulary is starting to feel limited! What a blast... going... what a shower... coming back! The rig is purring... with 170+/-K on it I even hate to think about it... no jinks please.
And as if the ride was not enough we are moving there for a while... it will be base camp for many other attractions if that is what we are going to call them.
This one is already in the Blog.
Enjoy, be well... hope that you are also having a great weekend...

Ara & Spirit

Beemerchef · 03-27-2007, 03:58 PM

The Canyon in Zion... Utah.

Staying in most of the day, NOAA called in for some bad weather... but I think they are mistaken.
Great campsite, so great that we might, just might stay here for a couple weeks... but I have said that before. It is just that there are so many places to ride around here... and see!
Might even have some company soon... that would be great... Fire at night, great roads, great scenery... what more can I write on the Blog!... many pictures too...

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

03-02-2007, 09:36 PM	#83 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	More of Valley of Fire, NV. Thanks Bob... come and visit... More of Valley of Fire... NV. Mother Nature cannot ever be forgotten... as much as we had a great break yesterday. Windy again and cold... but we are going. We cannot let it stop us in our tracks of the beautiful surroundings... a forgotten National Treasure, no doubt... The pictures today will speak for themselves... such an amazing place! I think you will truly enjoy yourselves... Be well... Ara and Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-05-2007, 01:46 AM	#84 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	Same scenario, without the crashing this time! Same scenario without the crashing this time... This is what living on the road is all about... the unexpected... great sunny day and freezing ones... great running bikes and mechanical failures! Will accept it all... with a smile... as around the corner, friends are ready with open arms and open doors of their home to get us going again. This was the case today as you can read on the Blog. We are well, hope you are too... Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-06-2007, 01:53 PM	#85 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	Some Reflections on this Journey... Some Reflections on this Journey... On hold by a rod... I will have it today, and the one my friend Didier overnighted me from New York is much stronger, maybe this will avoid future dismemberment of my rig!... We cannot afford the past experience and this was fortunate enough to be discovered without any further damage. Today should be the day... and as I sit here waiting, I would like to share some reflections from my recent months on the road... Looking back is always beneficial to the path that lays ahead... You be the judges... Be well... Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-08-2007, 08:05 PM	#86 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	North... South... West? Let's go East... North... South... West... let’s go East... The excitement of the rig being so solid again as I took it out for a spin yesterday morning I think distracted me from my plans! Kingman... so close to Sedona, the Grand Canyon, Yavapai, Coconino National Forest... the wheels went East. We drove, we rode... we are south of Sedona by a few miles and it has been HOT... with capital letters! Much to see... always... and experience and much to cook somehow! The Oasis of my Soul has many facets it seems like! Be well... Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-10-2007, 05:33 PM	#87 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	Sightseeing around Sedona, AZ. Sightseeing around Sedona, AZ. We are riding to the sites in the books... much History, and much other visitors also, but all worthwhile seeing. From Montezuma Well, to Montezuma Castle, the latter wrongly named, we have been going all day. Meeting another rider and saying my goodbyes to my great neighbors... A full day... all in the Blog! Hope you enjoy, we did... Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-02-2007, 12:53 AM	#82 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,247	We are all enjoying the pictures. For some of us it is an opportunity to see places we would never see otherwise. Thank you. Bob

03-12-2007, 10:30 AM	#88 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	Jerome and the Mangus Highway, AZ. Jerome and the Mangus Highway, AZ. Out of the Sedona traffic and construction roads, on to Jerome up in the Mountains with a great ride through the Mangus Highway down to Prescott, what a great day it was yesterday. As I will probably head north tomorrow, today is the day for errands, tightening up the scene and the loose ends... top of the fuel and water, food... you never know what is ahead with my open minded Journey ahead of me. I keep thinking that at some point I will meet someone on the road from a Forum, but it has not happened yet... we saw lots of riders, somehow they were all going the other way! Enjoy the Blog... and be well, have a great week. Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-12-2007, 10:54 AM	#89 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,247	Ara; It is a shame when the dog is better looking than the owner!!!! Don't head to far north, you will need a rowboat for the northwest. Yesterday some of our golf courses looked more like lakes. Those pictures of every one walking around in T-shirts sure looked good. Take care of Spirit. Bob

03-14-2007, 08:14 AM	#90 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	More roads up and down and around Sedona, AZ. Tell me about it!!!... wait till friday... I will need some serious help!!! You will understand... More roads up and down and around Sedona... A gravel road with great watering holes... followed by 89A... not for the faint of heart... and now we are packed headed toward the Grand Canyon... with millions of pictures of it in circulation I have to add my own!... Should be great camping near Tusayan... National Forest... and most likely cooler temps... Ah! Almost forgot... must check NOAA... the weather you know. Enjoy the Blog... Be well... Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-14-2007, 11:12 AM	#91 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,247	Great pictures! Thanks Bob

03-15-2007, 06:09 PM	#92 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	Why on the Road?... Why on the road?... It was only this morning that we left Beaver Creek Campground, south of Sedona... we are a few miles for the Grand Canyon’s south rim, I have not seen any of it yet, and it is sometime in the middle of the night... We are camped on National Forest, they call it “dispersed” camping, off a forest road which are abundant around here. There is no one near by and my clock right away has switched to a no time zone... more on the Blog. Be well... Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-15-2007, 09:04 PM	#93 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,247	Ara You can move to the Yukon, only around 33,000 people in an area larger than Texas. Gets a little chilly in the winter, so I don't suggest outdoor living year round!!!

03-17-2007, 10:40 AM	#94 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	The Grand Canyon, AZ You know, I have never been to Yukon... will have to try it... thanks for the tip!!! The Grand Canyon, AZ. What can one say about the Grand Canyon?... besides being mesmerized throughout this jaw dropping, eye popping, sensory overload experience. One of the few places I can sit for hours and loose my sight and senses deep into this incredible wonder. One of the most enjoyable place to also camp here... the nearest neighbor is about half a mile away... and I had dinner for lunch... as you will see! Be well... Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-17-2007, 04:08 PM	#95 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,247	Ara How long before you head this way, my mouth is watering from the pictures of your meals. Enjoy Bob

03-20-2007, 10:51 PM	#96 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	Valle's "Planes of Fame Air Museum", AZ. Soon... soon... start dieting first!!! Valle’s “Planes of Fame Air Museum”, AZ. I think, I am fairly sure that we are going to “The Grand Circle” on our way to California... “The Grand Circle” including Zion NP, Bryce Canyon NP, Glen Canyon, Capitol Reef... and more. Exciting riding, hiking, photography and eating!... eating meaning cooking too... There is much more if we went a bit more North/East... but, have to leave some for next year!... and the following... A couple days ago we went to Valle ‘s “Planes of Fame Air Museum”, what I thought was going to be a quick stop turned out to be an almost all day visit... a must to see, all in the Blog. PS: if anyone wants more pictures and info (taken also in pictures), let me know. I can send you the SmuMug link they are all on... too many for the Blog... Be well... Ara and Spirit... soon on the road again. __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

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03-22-2007, 10:50 AM	#97 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	On the road, 89N through AZ and Utah... On the road, 89N, AZ and Utah. 89 Northbound from the eastern entrance of the south rim Grand Canyon to Utah must be one of the best scenic road I have ever been on. So much scenery, from rock formations, to the Little Colorado Gorge in a more intimate setting than the Grand Canyon... to Panguitch... were we had to turn around. Campgrounds are closed, snow is still present with more on the way, wind is howling and why can I not set my mind to the fact that winter is not over yet! So we are south of all that... 50 this morning near Kanab... and will take some day trips to the scenic areas surrounding us. Some pictures of our way up here on the Blog... You be well... Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-23-2007, 09:31 PM	#98 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	Kanab Canyon and more, UT. Kanab Canyon and more... UT. How can so much happen while on the road without a “home”? The trails of the mind must be wide open with all its doors unlocked... Turned on by a friend to Ken Foster’s book “the dogs who found me”, suddenly opens a path of joy finding out that his Pit must be Spirit’s brother! And what better surrounding than riding through a Canyon to discover just a bit later that “Best Friends Animal Sanctuary”, a no kill shelter for animals, has tours of their center... where I actually find Ken Foster’s book less than 24hrs after its discovery... and should I also mention “autographed”... All this leading to a great dinner... I never thought that living on the road was going to be so exciting... as you might read it in the Blog... Be well... Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-25-2007, 08:40 PM	#99 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	A quick long ride through Zion NP., UT. A quick long ride through Zion NP., Utah I need to learn new words to describe this Park, or I just have to stop riding through these natural wonders. My vocabulary is starting to feel limited! What a blast... going... what a shower... coming back! The rig is purring... with 170+/-K on it I even hate to think about it... no jinks please. And as if the ride was not enough we are moving there for a while... it will be base camp for many other attractions if that is what we are going to call them. This one is already in the Blog. Enjoy, be well... hope that you are also having a great weekend... Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.

03-27-2007, 03:58 PM	#100 (permalink)
Beemerchef Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 1996 R1100GS/Ural Sidecar Location: "Homeless on the road" Posts: 350	The Canyon in Zion... Utah. The Canyon in Zion... Utah. Staying in most of the day, NOAA called in for some bad weather... but I think they are mistaken. Great campsite, so great that we might, just might stay here for a couple weeks... but I have said that before. It is just that there are so many places to ride around here... and see! Might even have some company soon... that would be great... Fire at night, great roads, great scenery... what more can I write on the Blog!... many pictures too... Be well... Ara & Spirit __________________ A Journey and a Life in progress... It is all in the BLOG... The Oasis of My Soul Throw the Dog a Bone... it is all on SmugMug.