we'll start with a few guiding principles

i went to the Scooter Lounge the other day and chatted with Dave about preparing for a short trip i was planning. in a nutshell, here are my thoughts on preparation for a scooter road trip:

how to plan for your cross-country scooter trip after the jump.

i'm working on a writeup on how to prepare for a scooter road trip. until then, here are a couple of thoughts from my trip to logan and back last weekend:

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the hydration packs don't really mean it when they say not to put soda in them. it worked just fine for me. :-)

my fuel reserve works again! you have to idea how cool this is. i've run out of gas far too many times... i don't really like pushing my scooter to a gas station. it looks like i have about 25 miles of gas left after switching over to reserve.

sardine canyon wasn't quite as cold as last time. no complaints here. in fact there were times when it was downright warm for three in the morning. of course this was offset by the looming rainclouds and the occasional threatening sprinkles.

my stella scooter goes downhill just as fast at 1/3 throttle as wide open. i realized riding down sardine canyon that my scooter would go about the same speed downhill whether i had the throttle pegged, or i just gave it enough to maintain speed.

cache valley smells like poo. it's the truth.

having a properly tuned scooter makes a big difference. i know i've been running rich, but i just bought a set of boyesen power reeds for my stella, and i didn't want to adjust the jetting twice. so i rode to logan rich, and it made a huge difference. my top end suffered, i'm sure my gas mileage suffered. my spark plug was a bit ugly when i got there...

there are a lot of people who want to buy my scooter. for about 500 bucks. no thanks. i ran into another one at the logan walmart while i was investing in the mountain dew lifeline featured above...

my cousin's getting married this weekend in southeastern washington. i was planning on flying but i was starting to feel a bit restless (plus i didn't find a good deal on airfare). so i'll be taking my scooter.

it's just over 1500 miles round trip and i'll be back on monday.

this should be fun. unless my scooter explodes again.

Welcome to Justin's latest adventure. In this issue, we will explore the many fun and interesting experiences to be had while wandering aimlessly about the country on a scooter.

Our story starts some months back, with an impromptu trip to Portland for the Portland Lindy Exchange. Around 10:30 at night, I decided that I'd go. About half an hour later, we were on the road.

From there, my boss flew me out to New York City, to do a bit of work. About three weeks, to be exact.

Then to Sacramento. Which was pretty OK as well.

Somewhere in the middle of my month as a vagabond, I realized what a tentative concept 'home' is.

It was as if I didn't have a home. Sure I was paying rent. My clothes and everything had somewhere to live.

But why did it have to be that way? I work for a company based in Connecticut. And I live almost all the way across the country. I have very few commitments, nothing other than the ties of acquaintances to keep me in one place over another. But I have friends everywhere.

So what was keeping me in one place? I couldn't figure it out.

I decided to leave.