A running Log of our activities of the year 2010
January
1 Dive #22 Star of Scotland w/Jane
"Polar Bear" dive/swim on Star of Scotland.
The day started with a New Years' Blue Moon. Great dive, good visibility.
Met Patrick Smith at the wreck, he told us that we needed a bigger boat. (Guess
we have to finally get our Crestliner back on the water.) A wonderful day
was had, a great beginning to a great New Year. Now back home it is time
to celebrate!
16 Road to California Quilt Show, Jane & Celeste
February
7 Charles Dickens Festival, Riverside
Victorian Fashion Show (Outer and under garments shown.)
Hello to Chuck Spitler and Elizabeth Kliner.
26 Dive #23 Star of Scotland (about time, winter storms w/snow/rains/high
waves cut into diving)
Calm seas, poor visibility about 6', but very
nice to get on the wreck again. 75'/30. Said hi to Jocko)
March
12 Ride to Beach with Jane, no diving. (Jocko out
of town)
20 Bike ride to Perris Sky Dive port. Blue Team Birthday toast
with Nate.
Nate competed in a 10 person quick
formation jump. His team came in 2nd. Good show.
27 Rockhounding to Amboy. Visit Amboy Crater and look
for Obsidian with Francis and Paul Priest.
April
2010 SouthWest Adventure to the Trinity Site with Ron & Thea
April 1 – April 8
Thursday 1 Apr
Thursday night left after work, on road by 6PM
Night 1: Casa Grande, AZ
Friday 2 April.
Drive all day
Joined with Ron and Thea
Night 2: Socorro, NM
Saturday, 3 April
Trinity Site
Bob and Jane at the Monument and in "Jumbo". Ron & Thea at Ground Zero.
Salinas Pueblo, 1
Salinas Pueblo, 2
Night 3: Hotel in Mountainair, NM
Sunday, 4 April
Salinas
Pueblo, 3
Gran Quivira, population ~40 to 60,000.
.
Walkingsitck cholla.
Valley of
Fires
Three Rivers Petroglyph
Valley of Fires, Bob next to one of many Petroglyphs at the Three Rivers
Petroglyph Site. (A great attraction.)
Night 4: Roswell, NM
Monday, 5 April
Robert Goddard Museum
UFO Museum
Goody Bye to Ron and Thea
Night 5: in Carlsbad
Tuesday, 6 April
Carlsbad Caverns
Carlsbad Caversn: Stalagmites, Stalagtites (Big and Small)
White Sands National Monument
Night 6 in Las Cruces
Wednesday, 7 April
Gila Cliff Dwellings (took all day)
Night 7 in Silver City
Thursday, 8 April
Did not make it to the Phoenix Museum
Decided to drive home
Home by 11PM.
Friday, 9 April
R&R
17 5 Mile Walk for MS
18 Discovered Japanese Bobtail at the Pet Expo, Orange County
Fair Grounds
24 Add DRZ400S to stable
Head to Frenso, CA to look at Kitties
25 Loved Kittens, Adopted Japanese Bobtails: YOZA and KATSU
YOZA (has blue eyes)
KATSU (has green eyes)
30 First Off Road ride [2N37 Miller Canyon to 2N38 Dart
Canyon]
Fun, all up hill, learning curve has
begun.
May
1 Riverside Garden Tour: Jane, Celeste,
Ginna,
Ride: 2N63 Up, Down, Up
(During a turn dropped bike, no
damage to bike, just a little bruise to right elbow.)
Returned home. GS500 trip to
Chaparral and purchased Option Elbow and Knee Protection.
Ride: 2N43 From 138/Lake
Silverwood ... somehow connected to Sawpit Canyon.)
2 Ride: 2N63 (down)
2N36 (up) Tried to ride up from Conversation Camp to Pilot Rock Fire Road.
(Made it about one half mile. Stopped, passed by a dozen riders, fell, fell,
turned around dragging tail. Not up to this difficulty yet.)
2N43 (up) left at 1.3, found Mojave River Road. Then down Sawpit Canyon to
Devils Canyon Rd.
6 Jane to Colonial Willimsberg, VA. Meet up
with Thea. Girls long weekend on East Coast.
Bob to Tustin, Traffic Division
7 Ride: 2N37, Miller Canyon to 2N33 Pilot Rock
Fire Road. (Broke Cluth lever, Suzuki got me home. Who needs a
clutch!)
8 Ride: Burnt Mill Road. Short ride with
Rude Dog. Little instruction, little fall. Great information.
9 Ride: 2N59 (4.4) (From Cleghorn Rd.)
Very pretty ride, flowers in bloom, squirrels and quail seen.
Burnt Mill Road (2.2)
Am taking it slow, 1st gear only, no
tire spin, elbows out. No fall today.
13-15 Bob at CDA. Jane having a Plant/Gardening day.
16 Ride: 2N33-2N34-2N37 (Pilot Rock Rock Fire road to Miller
Canyon) 14.7 mi (Nice ride, no fall)
21 Bike: Added Renthal Bars, Moose Handgurads & Deflectors
(see above)
22 Ride: CCW Loop (2N37, 2N34, 2N33), than 2N59 (from Cleghorn
Rd,) ...4mi, to 2N43 to Sawpit Canyon ~21mi total.
23 Rockhounding: with Paul and Francis, Calico Ghost Town
Mines for Onyx and Borate minerals.
28 Ride: 173 from Lake Silverwood. ~ 6 mile dirt. To Arrowhead
Gun Club, Some rounds down range PT145.
3W14 to 2N33 to 2N34 to 2N37. (3W14
was a little more advanced for me at this time. No fall, so guess it was
ok.)
29 Bear in back, climbed down a neighbors tree, then calmly
strolled down the street behind our house.
31 Ride: 2n37 to 2n34 to 2n33, 173 to, 3n34 to Willow Creek.
Return.
Some ducks in streams, flowers in fields, and my turn around at Willow
Creek. (A quad was up to its wheels, decided to do this another day.)
June
5 Date: "An Evening With
Bill Cosby", at Fox Performing Arts Center, Riverside, CA
6 Ride: 2N63 (H.S. What have they done
to my road), 2N37, 2N34, 2N33, to 2n59, 2N43 (~24.1 off road)
(Add: Shoei VFX-W,
White helmet, Scott No Sweat XI Sweet Toof Tinted Goggle, ZAC Speed Exotec SP-3
Protector Pac)
A perfect fit for
everything. No break in needed.
12 Jane to Ventura Fair Grounds, Cat
Show
Ride: Big Bear Trail Riders Club.
Monthly Meeting, than a ride.
Crestline to Big Bear, Van
Dusen Canyon to 3N16 little east, to smaller trails, then back west to Crab
Flats on 3n16.
Nice ride, pushing my ability.
Did not fall. (I rode about 100+ miles this day 60/40 on/off)
20 Ride: 2N63, 2N37, 2N34, 2N33, 2N34, 2N75, Manitoba Dr.,
173, 2N33, home. 55miles
Screening in porch.
25 Redlands Bowl: SB Symphony, Anthony Kearns, Irish Tenor,
Bob, Jane, Celeste, Dory, Sarah
26 Ride: 2N63, 2N37... fall down. Sore ribs, sore neck,
sore leg (rasberry). Just sore. Bike OK, took some plastic off left moose
guard, and not quite a quarter inch from the metal handguard. All
protective gear worked; Left elbow protector scraped, chest protector has
scratch in it, helmet took a little scratch on a plastic screw holding the
visor. A little tear on left sleeve, and left pants by hip. (Hip fine,
little bruise on left leg.) All protection seemed to work as advertisedl.
Able to ride home with tail dragging. Now I need to find a rib protector as my
flank is bare. (Think if I didn't have the Moose guards I would have actually
injured my left hand. (I slid out at a concrete stream crossing. Another
learning experience.)
July
1 Roadtrip to Fresno. Picked up Kittens.
Yoza and Katsu journey to a new mountiain home.
5 Ride: Running Springs and back. (about 50 street
miles.) First ride since last fall. This was a little test of the
latest safety gear: STX Agent Rib Vest (Lacrosse vest), Leatt GPX Club neck
brace. I will ride, I will fall, there is no excuse for not having all the
protective gear that is available. (Bike parts are cheap, they can be replaced,
body parts cannot.)
10 Ride: Big Bear Trail Riders Club. Monthly Meeting, Ride on
South Loop. (110 mile day, fell two times. The Rib Vest is
wonderful.)
Redlands Bowl: Glen Miller Orchestra
16 Ride: 2N37, 2N34, 2N33, 173 (Took it easy, no fall. ~45
miles), Stop at AFGCC, put some rounds down range.
Guests, Bea and Jinna to see Kittens.
18 Guests, Mike and Debbie
21 Ride: 2N63
23 Ride: 2N38
25 Dive #24 Star of Scotland w/Jane. Current both on suface
and on wreck. Nice day on the water, cruise the Marina.
27 Ride: 2N49 (60 total, 17.1 dirt)
28 Repair attic fan
29 Ride: 2N47 (Cleghorn Rd) (50 total, 14.9 dirt)
30 Install cat door, and train cats to use it
31 Ride: 2N37 (4.3), 2N34 (0.5) 2N33 (9.9) (34 total,
15dirt)
August
4 Bike Night at Chaparral, GS500
5 Adventurer's Club: Capt. Robert Meyer, WWII Glider
Pilot
6 Rockhounding with Paul and Francis, Wrightwood Area
Drive through Angeles Crest Hwy (2) to,
Mt. Wilson Observatory (Saw a baby
bear on way to observatory)
Dinner in Pasadena
Actor Sighting: Patrick Stewart. At
the gas station Jane helped Mr. Stewart to open his rental car gas cap.
Recognizing him, yet not stating his name, she casually stated. "Why sir, you
look remarkably like my neighbor John Nowak" (John was his stunt double in some
Star Trek movies.) He replied, "You know John Nowak?" "Why yes, he has
been our neighbor for 15 years." "Well then, be sure to give John my
best."
7 Jane to Cat Show in San Diego
(Bob did not go to Perchanga Gun Show as it
was cancelled at last minute.)
13 Redlands Bowl: The Little Mermaid Ballet by Inland Pacific Ballet
w/Jane and Celeste a (It was a wonderful performance.)
14 Ride: Big Bear Trail Riders Club. Monthly Meeting, Ride on South
Loop with James. (105 mile day, 30 dirt. found a pretty trail)
BBQ at friends.
15 Theatre: The Odd Couple, Lake Arrowhead Repertory Co. Jane and
Celeste
20 Redlands Bowl: (Final performance of season) Redlands Symphony
Orchestra, Frank Fetta w/ Rufus Choi, Piano
22 Ride: 2N40 (30/7) (goes past Marshall Peak, hang
glider port)
27 Ride: 2N37, 2N34, 2N33, AF&G, return, 2N63 (28/16)
28 Walk to Heart Rock, Jane & Bob
29 Ride: San Jacinto Mountains, Part1 (186/48) (Did the
ride as described by Amy Holland in Friction Zone, Aug 2010 Nice ride.)
Jane , Heart Rock hike, then went to
Doreen's 80th Birthday Party
September
5 Dive: Long Beach Break Wall w/Jane. Poor vis, good
dive. Met up with John Walker on PrimeTime. Birt was painting a gold
strip.
10 Ride: San Jacinto Mountains, Part 2 (193/73) (As described
by Amy Holland in Friction Zone, Sept 2010. Nice Ride, fell at the 60 mile
mark. Road recently graded, with soft
talc consistency sand over hard pack.) Deer
and Rattlesnake sighting. Nice day.
11 Attempt Palomar Observatory, MX Race blocked traffic. (Will
try again). Wine Tasting in Temecula w/Francis & Paul
12 Ride: GS500 to Running Springs
18 Ride: 2N37, 2N34, 2N33 (Miller Canyon to Pilot Rock Road)
36/15 (Dropped bike) Used windbreaker and neck wrap.)
Arrowhead Home Tour, Jane: Docent
with Celeste.
19 Mountain History Museum, (Rim Of The World Historical
Society)
24 Aqua Calente Casino/Dental seminar
Ride: to AF&G
25 Dive: Long Beach Break Wall w/Jane. Poor vis, good dive.
Jane salvaged anchor.
October
2 Chaparral Parking lot sale.
7 House Fire. 12:30 AM, Rental house
caught fire from neighbors, which exploded from oxygen tanks exploding.
Cause smoking in bed.
No human injuries. Celeste was
awoken by a neighbor, and the neighbor escaped with two cats. Neighbor
lost about 11 more cats and a dog. Celeste lost her 17 year
old cat, Figero.
9 Ride: Big Bear Trail Riders Club monthly meeting, Bob.
Jane: Professional Education day. w/Debbie
16 Ride to Big Bear w/ Keith and Art. It rained !
23 Regan Library, with Paul and Francis
Harvest Party at Keith & Elizabeth's
house
A Howling good time was
had by all.
24 Celeste and Jane Bake Treats to thank the Fire Department
Ride: Sawpit canyon.
30 Adventurers Club: Night of High Adventure
November
2 Día de los
Muertos, Riverside, w/Jane, Celeste, Page, & Anne
25 Thanksgiving at Nate and Jenny's.
26-27 LA to Barstow to Vegas, District 37 Dual Sport Ride
At the Start in Palmdale with Jane (my chase crew), at the Adobe (day one), with
Ryan, (my guardian angle), and starting day two in Barstow.
Completed day one (Palmdale to Barstow) in 8 hours. About 150 miles, with
seven falls. Arrived in Barstow at 3PM. (Made very good time. I did
beat the hell out of myself doing it.)
Ryan Jaeger gave much needed advice, and much needed assistance throughout the
day. He ventured on the hard sections and we met up again at the
intersections. I could not have finished the day without his help and
assistance. Thank you Ryan. The next day I started the course, but
immediately realized that my wrist would not tolerate riding. (Nor would
my ribs, my knees, and every muscle in my body. I immediately turned
around and cancelled the day. There is always next year for the Barstow to
Vegas run. I definitely got my money's worth out of the ride. I rode
faster that I ever had on the dirt, on the river rocks, on the deep soft sand,
and up the steep, and rock filled rutted hill climb. (Well at least about
two thirds up that hill. I walked the last third, and Ryan rode my bike up
to the summit. Thanks!) The DRZ worked great, the GPS worked great and
most importantly, all the safety equipment I wore worked great. Without it
I may be more than just a bit sore after all those falls. What a great day
Dual Sporting.
December
4 Redlands Home Tour. Jane, Jinna, Celeste, Page.
10 Christmas Party: California School for the Deaf, Riverside w/Jane
11 Christmas Party: Big Bear Trail Riders Club
14 Christmas Party: Bob's Office, Maggie, Debbie, Michael, Jane
16 Christmas Party: Adventurer's Club
20 Cookie Baking in Lake Arrowhead: Jane, Celeste, Bea, Jinna
22 Office Maintenance
23 Christmas Party: Pre Christmas Dinner w/Celeste. PrimRib.
24 Last use of Kodachrome Film with Erick, Chris, Gregory and DripDry.
(aka, "The Drip Dry Gentleman Spy" (C) (Filming at Sea Hunt Cave, Palos
Verdes, CA.)
Another day filming with Erick. Some footage out and in the water with
WWII Lambertson's LARU dive equipment. The water was...wet, and a little cool,
but perfect for a dip into the pond. Christopher's HD images of the day's
shoot were great, now we all wait with baited breath to see how the kodachrome
money shots turns out. Happy New Year.
25 Merry Christmas
31 Happy New Year
HAPPY NEW YEAR
1 January 2011
Dive #25 Star of Scotland. (Hello and Happy New Year to
Patrick Smith)
Polar Bear Dive on the Star of Scotland. A great way to start a New
Year. Smile- Bob and Jane
8 Ride: Miller Canyon In SNOW. I
will not do this again real soon.
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