The latest Journal Entries from Maik Hassel at Footstops.com en-us Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:41:44 -0700 Copyright 2008, Bryan Rite @ Footstops.com Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:41:44 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 240 http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/ The trip odometer clicks 6048km as I pull into my parking spot back home. The last - short - leg of the trip was rather eventless, driving through beautiful Manning Park and Hope over the #1 highway into Vancouver. It gave me some time to think ab... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5100/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5100/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:24:24 -0700 I am sooo tired when I wake up at 6 - damn this inner clock of mine!!! My first night without earplugs and in a single room. As much as I like and miss James, hsi absence is not the reason for my bad night: The couple in the neighbor room kept arg... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5082/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5082/ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:33:12 -0700 We get up at 6:30am to make sure James gets to the dealership in time for them to order the parts for next day delivery. It's frigging COLD! We are crossing the continental divide passing fresh snow in the ditch and frost on the grass. Sorry,... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5081/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5081/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:52:51 -0700 We are in the mountains again. The sun is shining, it's perfect riding weather. The road winds through the mountains, following wide rivers lined with green trees and grassy hills. We feel good and make good milage. What about yesterdays weat... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5078/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5078/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:16:36 -0700 The morning greets us with sunshine and blue sky. The electric alarm clock beside the bed suggests the power came back on at 4am in the morning. Nothing suggests that yesterday night ever happened, just a thin layer of dust covering everythi... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5077/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5077/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:27:38 -0700 Today is the day I *should* get my chain. I stay at the hotel while James eaves to do some laundry and run other little errands. Ipm and no UPS truck. 2pm and no UPS truck. Finally James arrives - with a packet in his lap. He flagged down a UPS... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5075/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5075/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:27:50 -0700 The guy in the local motorcycle/car/atv repair shack - an older, whithered, skinny ex con covered in tattoos - is unable to get me a chain in any reasonable amount of time. Apparently the type isn't seen much in these areas. So I spend a happ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5048/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5048/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:21:33 -0700 Today we are leaving the "City that never sleeps" on the I15 heading north. Despite having a bit of a late start after checking out "The Strip" in Vegas yesterday and me having to tighten teh chain on my bike this mornin, we ar... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5037/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5037/ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:25:24 -0700 The morning starts off pretty chilly again at an altitude of about 1500m. After only a few hours of driving east, we start to leave the mountains surrounding Yosemite. As we decline further and further, the yemerature rises steadily, and soon we s... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5031/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5031/ Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:44:45 -0700 On our way to Yosemite National Park we drive though dozends of small historic mining towns, all of which have a distinct wild west theme going. The road winds up into the moutains, featuring a mix of tight hairpin curves and wide switchbacks that... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5025/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5025/ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:53:55 -0700 James drives in front of me, sometimes leaning at a 30 degree angle to the left - while driving a straight line! This would be a perfect time for a picture: His silhouette in front of a massive wind farm - hundreds and hundreds of spinning wind ge... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5018/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5018/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:46:40 -0700 We spent most of the day driving and walking around in the Redwood Natioal Park. Here we do not just find some of the nicest twisties so far, but also - the main attraction - the huge redwod trees. It's hard to realize how big big big these... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5006/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/5006/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:01:50 -0700 What a day!!! What a WET day to be precise. From the moment we started (8:45am) til late afternoon it pretty muach rained non-stop. Yet we are in good spirits as we arrive in Gold Beach in the south of Oregon, in "Curry Count... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/4999/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/4999/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:27:34 -0700 The drive down south from Port Townsend, mosty following the 101, often reminds me of the area in Germany where I grew up - just without the heavy traffic. Narrow roads winding through deciduous and coniferous forrests and over hilly landscapes. S... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/4993/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/4993/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:23:08 -0700 .. well - or not. At least that was the plan. So yes, we went to bed way to late and got up... not as early as we should have. Of coruse we had to go for breakfast (hey come ON, it's Sunday and there is always time to go for breakfast - you k... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/4585/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/4585/ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:03:01 -0700 James arrived late afternoon from Calgary at my place in Vancouver. His trip was off for a good start: On his way to Vancouver, in the middle of the highway, a wasp flew into his jacket and under his shirt. Both James and the wasp were freaking ou... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/4992/ http://www.footstops.com/maikhassel/blog/4992/ Sat, 31 May 2008 21:32:05 -0700