Mt. Rainier on the Motos
Sunday, August 22, 2010
We’ve ridden to Paradise; we’ve ridden to Sunrise. Today we rode around Mt. Rainier. Too bad the clouds were so thick we couldn’t actually see the mountain. Or maybe that’s a good thing - no distractions.
Every good motorcycle ride starts with breakfast at The French Bakery.
A quick stop at the Kautz Creek trailhead before continuing to Paradise.
We stopped at the new visitor’s center. It’s pretty and functional, but it doesn’t have the same charm as the old visitor’s center. Boo!
Mad scientist moment
Saturday, July 24, 2010
One of the things I love about Nick is the fact that he takes great satisfaction in fixing problems on his own. Nick’s motorcycle has been a little fidgety lately (aka it’s been running like crap), so he decided to see if he could fix it yesterday. The suspected problem: unsynced carbs.
Commercially made menometers (pressure measuring tool) for this sort of job cost $50 - $100. Being the frugal guy he is, he went to the hardware store instead, and for $7 made his own. Gotta love that!
Pictured above is the homemade menometer, which apparently did the trick. He had so much fun using it yesterday, that he replaced the spark plugs and re-synced the carbs again today!
He only thinks he wants to come with me
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
One of Bentely’s favorite hiding spots is inside my motorcycle touring bag. Too bad he can’t come with me tomorrow.
09 Seattle International Motorcycle Show
Sunday, December 13, 2009
With a few hours to spare this morning, I put aside studying for tax law and joined some friends for a trip to the annual motorcycle show. We spent some time drooling on the new Ducatis and BMWs, researched communication systems, and Michelle and I had some custom earplugs made. (It never occurred to me before, but the ear plugs will be great for studying in the library!) All-in-all a good time, even if the show was small compared to past years.
Click on the image above to see the slide show.
“You must have great software”
Friday, August 28, 2009
I realize I run the risk of being labeled the magician who gave away her secrets, but this is so amazing that I can’t not blog about it. (Sorry Mrs. Tennis. That double negative just slipped out.) My dad’s been using a program called Photomatix for a while and has been able to create some amazing pictures using it. I never fully realized just how magical this program was until I tried it on two images I took in Banff.
Now before you get all critical of my photography I purposely “underexposed” the pictures to preserve the sky, figuring it was easier to pull details out of dark than light. And boy was I right. Look what this little program can do:
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After:
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(Apologies for the watermark in the “after” pictures. I haven’t bought the program yet and this is the author’s trial version concession.) The clouds aren’t quite right, but I’m sure they’ll get better with a bit more practice.