It’s a new year and that means a new state! Things took an unexpected turn and we ended up in California at the start of the year. Come along for the ride down the Pacific Coast Highway to Monterey Bay and the Central Sierras.
- First Days in Monterey – Exploring the Monterey Peninsula.
- Forked Meadow in January – A night in the mountains in below freezing weather.
- House Camping – Roughing it in the urban jungle.
- Around Monterey Peninsula – Gorgeous surf and sun.
- Boxes and the Bay – Sunny and Heather arrive.
- Unboxing a Tuft and Needle King Bed – New bed time!
- Sea Nettle Swarm – We ran into a swarm of sea nettles.
- Moon Jellies and Sunny – Sunny is starting to forgive me for moving him south.
- Rain Squall in Monterey – A big storm rolled through and caused quite the show.
- Kate and Mark get Married! – Not in California but we barely left the state for more than a day to go to Colorado and participate in the festivities.
- Cruise Ship in the Bay – Big ship in a small bay.
- Around Cannery Row – The world-famous Cannery Row!
- Return to Spring Creek Llama Ranch – Back up to Oregon for some work and I got to stop by the ranch for a few minutes.
- Flying into Monterey at Night – Beautiful city lights all the way south to Monterey.
- Underwater and Above Water in Monterey – Beautiful sights above and below water.
- Diving in Carmel and Monterey – We found a salp chain!
- Limekiln Beach Campground – A great place to hang out for a weekend with Zach and Vera.
- Hiking up the Mountains to the Redwoods Along the California Coast – A nice hike along the coastal mountains.
- The Old Lime Kilns at Limekiln State Park – The namesake of the park.
- Delfina Comes to Visit – Delfina came down to eat some crab.
- Taking the Albino Rhino up to Dinkey Creek – We went up to Dinkey Creek to take the hard top off and put the soft top on.
- Wildlife Around Monterey – There is a lot of wildlife around Monterey!
- Riding a Pacific Coast Along the Pacific Coast in Pacific Grove – I took the PC800 out for a little spin around town.
- Rufus Wainwright at the Golden State Theater – A great little theater for a great little show.
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Visit – It’s a nice little aquarium.
- Honda Pacific Coast PC800 Front Wheel Bearing Failure – I had a wheel bearing failure on my PC800 on the way back from Fresno.
- Around the Monterey Bay – A nice little place to spend a while.
- Visiting Dinkey Creek and Camp El-O-Win in the Spring – Beautiful greenery abounds!
- Driving the Albino Rhino along the Pacific Ocean – We took our Toyota to the beach!
- Further Examination of the Honda Pacific Coast Front Wheel Bearing Failure – I was very close to being killed when this wheel bearing went out.
- Monterey Bike Night – An amazing collection of Japanese metric muscle descended on Monterey.
- Diving Around Monterey – Checking out some cool places to dive around Monterey.
- Pacific Grove Feast of Lanterns – The annual tradition continues.
- Riding to Alice’s Restaurant with some PC800 Friends – A few PC800 friends from the east coast stopped by for some pie.
- Some more diving around Monterey – The sea nettles are back again!
- Evening Diving in Monterey – I love these late evenings.
- The 2018 Monterey Shootout – We participated in the shootout this year.
- One Last Trip to Spring Creek Llama Ranch – My parents sold the farm.
- Heading Down Highway 1 – I took my PC800 on a spin down its namesake highway.
- Visiting Apple HQ – Work took me to Apple Park.
- Quick Philadelphia Work Trip – I had to go to Philadelphia for a few days for work. The cheese steak was quite good.
- Progress on the Cabin – The cabin is moving along.
- Seal Beach Among Other Things – There were lots of chubby seals on Seal Beach today.
- Riding Up the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road – A wonderful motorcycling road partway down Big Sur.
- Riding Through the Santa Cruz Mountains – Some of the best motorcycle roads in the world are in the greater California central coast area.
- Frost at Forked Meadow – Winter is on the way at Forked Meadow.
- Visiting the Bald Mountain Lookout – While I was helping my parents with a few things, I went up Bald Mountain to the old lookout tower.
- Night at the Aquarium – We had the chance to go to the aquarium after hours and check out a few exhibits.
- Doing a Little Boat Diving – We went and did a little boat diving one day on the weekend.
- Wildfire Smoke – The Camp Fire in Paradise is sending a bunch of smoke down to Monterey.
- Thanksgiving Skid Steer Day – We mixed a little skid steer work and a little Thanksgiving cooking together.
- 2018 Monterey Christmas Lights Boat Parade – The jellyfish and squid lights won the show.
- Bald Mountain in the Snow with Dmitri – I took Dmitri up on Bald Mountain with my Toyota 4runner to see what it’s like in the snow.
- Christmas in Shaver Lake – Even though I only took a couple photos, it was a great Christmas in Shaver Lake this year. Next year, it will be at Dinkey Creek!
- 17 Mile Drive with Dmitri, Sul, and Violet – We drove along 17 Mile Drive and saw a Pelican Gang.