Tuesday is the day

The bike is just about packed. It's much easier when you're a male. One pair of pants, a shirt and a tooth brush and I'm ready. I will be leaving Sebastopol around 9:00am and hope to be in Weaverville mid to late afternoon - depending on my naps.

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Gary's Hitting The Road

I’m traveling from California to, hopefully, Labrador Newfoundland. I did cross the country on a motorcycle 40 years ago. I retired in December 2010 and thought it was time to do it again.

People have asked “why are you doing this, it’s crazy and you are 67 years old.” My only answer is – I’m not dead and it sounds like fun. I crossed the country 40 years ago on a motorcycle and it was a great experience. If I don’t hit a moose or an elk along the way and become a hybrid – I’m thinking the next trip will be on the US back roads on a Vespa.

My plan is to depart June 1 and head to Weaverville to visit friends and then on to Lassen National Park and Tule Lake to visit the Japanese internment center.

Tomorrow is Memorial Day and I still have a lot to do. I'm excited to get on the road and to see old friends and make new ones.

I plan to leave as early Tuesday morning as I can but I doubt it will be before 9:00. I will head to Calistoga (a small town at the end of the Napa Valley) and then over Mt St Helena to Lake County and eventually get to I5. My first stop for the day will be to visit friends in Weaverville California. I'll spend the night with them and then off to Lassen National Park. I plan to spend my second night in Tule Lake - home of one of the WW2 Japanese internment camps.

You should be able to track my progress by going to the following address:

http://www.spotadventures.com//trip/view/?trip_id=201428&code=3bf9eb2b80a100b29f9f1f2ebfa785bf