USA West 2020 Day 7 Video

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Matthew

Here is USA West 2020 Day 7 From John Day Dam, WA to Mountain Home, ID. I struggle allot with the heat this day but did not realize that was the problem until my third mandatory rest stop and realized I was soaked in sweat and feeling terrible, yep I am a genius lol. Prior to the third stop I just kept feeling super tired and then was having a very hard time remaining focused and felt like I wanted to fall asleep. Very dangerous for sure. I stopped and took a very long break at a resort café, ate, and drank allot of fluids (water and Gatorade). Then I also change from my leather jacket to mesh and felt 100% better for the remainder of the trip.

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Quick Update

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Matthew

After USA South 2020 Motorcycle Trip ended, I flew back to California and my wife and I finalized the packing and general chaos for the last phase of our move from Ramona, California to Douglasville, Georgia. On October 26, 2020 I departed Ramona driving our embattled 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan while my wife and son flew out of Los Angeles on October 27, 2020. On October 28, 2020 I arrived at our new to us home in Georgia.

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USA West 2020 Oregon Day 7 Highlights 4

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Matthew

Scenic ride along the John Day River on Oregon State Highway 19 from USA West 2020 Day 7. The river, town and the fossil beds National Monument are named after John Day, here is a bit of interesting history on his notoriety from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Day_(trapper)

USA West 2020 Oregon Day 7 Highlights 3

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Matthew

Scenic ride through the arid hills along Oregon State Highway 206 (Wasco-Heppner Hwy) northwest of Condon, Oregon. From USA West 2020 Day 7.

USA West 2020 Oregon Day 7 Highlights 2

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Matthew

Scenic ride just south of the little town of Condon, Oregon on State Highway 19 from USA West 2020 Day 7.

USA West 2020 Washington Day 7 Highlights 1

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Matthew

This video from USA West 2020 Day 7 I visit the Stonehenge World War 1 memorial built in 1918 by Samuel Hill and roll through the village of Maryhill Washingon.

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USA West 2020 Day 6 Video

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Matthew

The USA West 2020 Day 6 video has been posted on YouTube.

This video is not as long as some of the other full day videos (long is a relative term lol). I start out with leaving the Davenport Grand Hotel in Spokane, WA and roll Southwest via US Highway 395 with a stop in Paso, WA for laundry and a delicious lunch of Costco canned Chili, Tabasco and Diet Coke. Then I roll onwards via Washington State Highway 14 to John Day Dam where I setup camp.

USA West 2020 Day 5 Video

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Matthew

The USA West 2020 Day 5 Video has been posted on YouTube. It is a long video, skip around the video, play the background, watch it in 4K on your TV :).

This video starts at the Ferry Dock in Port Townsend, WA and some footage of the ferry ride to Whidbey Island. Next I ride through Whidbey Island to Deception Pass. From Deception Pass I ride down to US Highway 2 and roll East through the mountains over Stevens Pass and Eastward into the high plains to Spokane, WA.