Sand dunes in White Sands National Park.

Sand dunes in White Sands National Park.

Sand dunes in White Sands National Park.

My bike on a hill in Saguaro National Park.

Rich and my bike in Saguaro NP.

Me in Saguaro NP.

Rich in Saguaro NP.

Cool Saguaro cactus.

My bike in Saguaro NP.

Ocotillos, Saguaros, and Chollas.

In Saguaro NP.

Cholla garden in Joshua National Park.

Rich in Cholla garden in Joshua Tree NP.

Me in Cholla garden in Joshua Tree NP.

Cholla cactus.

Cholla cactus close-up.

Joshua tree in JTNP.

Rich parked by the road in Joshua Tree NP.

Joshua tree in JTNP.

Why did Rich cross the road?

Scenery in Joshua Tree NP.

Drive-chain maintenance during a rest stop along the Pacific Coast Highway.

Rest stop along the Pacific Coast Highway.

Rest stop along the Pacific Coast Highway.

Rest stop along the Pacific Coast Highway.

Typical PCH view.

The bikes near some bridge in California.

The bikes near some bridge in California.

North of Medford, Oregon.

Bike maintenance in Redmond, OR.

Fabrication of the speedo “cup” at the airplane factory.

Motorcycles parked in the Lancair hangar in Redmond.

Sunrise in Redmond, view from my room.

Sunrise in Redmond, view from my room.

My room had a nice balcony overlooking the hills.

My room had a nice Jacuzzi with a great view.

View from my balcony.

For the stretch between Redmond and Salt Lake City, a U-haul is summoned again.

My bike in Parowan, UT.

My bike in Parowan, UT.

My bike in Parowan, UT.

Bikes warming up in Parowan, UT.

View of the hotel and road conditions in Parowan, UT.

If it weren’t for the plants, this would be like the moon. Or like Antarctica, except that it is sand. What a surreal place.

If it weren’t for the plants, this would be like the moon. Or like Antarctica, except that it is sand. What a surreal place.

If it weren’t for the plants, this would be like the moon. Or like Antarctica, except that it is sand. What a surreal place.

Your guess is as good as mine…

That one-sided swing arm design sure is elegant.

It is evident that a U-haul was needed at this point.

I lost my speedo/odo and had to remanufacture the cup that rides on the countersprocket nut and drives the speedo cable. This was done with Hysol and carbon fibre, which is what I had at hand. The resulting piece worked perfectly.

This is outside the Lancair factory.