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i'm offering 10k, sight unseen.

cash in hand to be delivered next 1 april.

in the northwest part of Slovenia, near Krankska Gora is the highest pass in the country, Vrsic Pass ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/rR3mrApVrNoZdFuK9 ). The road was place over an existing goat path and...

the next day, I explored some backroads along the Slovenia/Austria border. And I mean back roads...single lane, 2 way traffic with no shoulder. But, it was nice (but slow) riding.

A waterfall...

During WW2, Slovenia was part of the German empire. As such, there was a large concentration camp in north central (now) Slovenia. thousands slaved away and died building a tunnel thru the Alps.
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I had stopped for some taters and a local sausage and rustled up some grub.

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some after dinner reading...don't hate me...

After the spring trip to Abruzzo, I started planning a trip to Slovenia. Part of the EU and home of the eastern edge of the Alps (the "Julian Alps"), it has fantastic riding, is cheaper than most of...

i've had a few tents and i'll never own another PU coated tent as I've had the PU coating fail. The hilleberg is miles ahead of even my Mountain Hardware tent and second only to our Springbar...

I packed up dry for the ride home but the rain was moving in quickly.

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I rode over one nearby minor pass and found this...

the daylight was getting short and I continued on with my modified plan to make a loop.

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Nope! another road closure...

The Gran Sasso National Park can be busy in the spring and summer with hikers and in the late fall and winter with skiers...i was right in the slot in late april between the groups.
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I awoke to a nice sunrise and the temps were in the high 40's, not too bad for April.

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the morning route was to go over...

As soon it warmed up, I secured a kitchen pass a pointed Buell-ah south to the Abruzzo region.

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the first stop was in...

My last night camping was in Splugen, Switzerland on Spulgen Pass. there's a nice, high speed tunnel thru the pass but the moto's should take the old pass road thru the canyon.
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I left the Matterhorn behind and rode back across the St Bernard Pass (the old road).

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Swiss side of the old St Bernard...

I got the new strap installed in about an hour with my tool kit.

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By the time I got cleaned up, it was nearly noon and...

I got a record third kitchen pass for a moto trip so I loaded up Buell-ah and headed to the mountains. I picked a campsite up a dead end valley (Val Ferret) on the NE side of Mont Blanc and just...

LoL. In the last 3 years/20k miles, I've not been stranded so I got that going for me.

Yeah, that reverse concept of the aeropress is an advanced technique for sure!

I find trip planning...

yeah, no doubt. i have a drummer original exhaust. my friend Joe says it's very pleasing, even better than an air cooled Duc at WOT!

I won't say the GG is a racetrack because it's not. But, if you get some clear road nobody cares what you do as long as you stay in your lane and don't crash. With roads like this, it's tough not to...

This is one of the first views of the Grossglockner glacier (technically the Franz Joseph glacier).

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The GG is toll...

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I noticed two ladies walking thru the crowd with a keg...

was ist das?

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They are selling a local schnapps to raise...

The next day, Gianni departed for home while the three of us (still on great terms...more to follow on that) headed east and then north to Oberdrauburg, Austria.

First pass was another crack at...

At the turn off for St. Moritz, the four us decided to split up. Michael needed some rest and Gianni and Joe were up for more riding. So, Michael and I rode directly back to Bormio via a couple of...

I subscribe to the belief that we should all ride our own ride. We agreed to do that up Stelvio and just meet at the top. Gianni was initially riding sweep but did pass Michael on account of the...