WABDR Meets Oregon Outback

Now most everyone knows it doesn’t take much of an excuse to get me out for a good motorcycle ride, especially if it means riding in new-to-me locations with great friends – old and new alike.   Well that was the case for this past weekend.   Harold and his awesome crew at Giant Loop (www.giantloopmoto.com) put […]

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On the road again to Overland Expo

Have I said how fantastic it is to be back on the road again?  It feels great. We’ve come up for breath from MotoStays for a month to go Arizona.   We have had one heck of a busy past couple weeks leading us to Mormon Lake, Arizona for our 3rd Overland Expo.   Last year […]

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In Honor and with Respect

So let me start by saying that anybody willing to ride for any reason in this Seattle monsoon season gets my respect.   But today was special.  It wasn’t really about us as riders, rather the men and women previously serving our country with their most precious lives. This ride was supported by many in the […]

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Engineering the Future

  It’s hard to believe we’ve been home for 9 months!  Time flies, even when you aren’t on a journey of a lifetime.  We’ve been busy trying to figure out what our next steps are.   Since Tad jumped back into working at Microsoft within 3 weeks of returning home, it’s been difficult to watch him […]

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Sometimes You Get What You Need

Contrary to the popular Rolling Stones song, sometimes you get what you need.   Considering that work has been beyond crazy, getting a bit of riding time in was just what the doctor ordered.  Equally important I was hoping for a bit of adventure too.  Guess what, I got it....
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Cool video links & some landing updates

Landing: Well, we have been home for almost two months now and we are surviving.  Yes, we are still struggling with some First World Problems but overall things are working out quite well.  I have landed back at Microsoft working for the Project team managing the global partner...
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Hello Blog

No, I haven’t forgotten about you it is just this whole “landing” business takes a lot of time and energy.  Let’s cut right to the case – I both love and hate for being home.  Pretty sure Gaila feels the same way.  The house is wonderful, but way too...
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Back in the US – we’ve been busy photos!

Since we’ve returned to the US, we’ve been making our way back to Washington State taking advantage of seeing lots of cool places in California, Arizona, Utah and Idaho.  Early in our journey we hit the 2012 Overland Expo and were happy to bookend it again...
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