beemerchef Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 Rolling again… Mt Rainier, WA Savoring the moments with each mile with an incredible handling rig, Mt Rainier’s breathtaking beauty, snow in July, incredible weather, great company, a happy Spirit… what more would I ask for! I must have done something right to deserve all this. What an accomplishment on Andy’s part to have spend unselfishly so many hours reconstructing the rig from ground up… There is Karma, I cannot ignore it. It makes me await the future with excitement as the times to come can only be filled with the great pictures of a life that can only have more positive aspects… More pictures on the Blog … Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our Blog... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 A fun taste of Seattle… WA Noah… RattytoAustin… this one is for you guys! Thanks for the company and the entertainment… also for Woody from “Woody’s Wheels” for introducing us to a delightful friend of yours… Meg. It was a fun day… quite different from the ordinary… There will be more of those I am sure as we are moving near by tomorrow waiting for some mail to follow me… Maybe too many pictures today?… Oh well… enjoy them in the Blog … Be well… as always… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our Blog.... … and remember, if in your area, would love to cook for you… I can do that! Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 Just like a maiden voyage…. WA No having my usual Internet connection has been enjoyable… seems like “we” have much more time… a double edge sword however… the jury is still out. This feels as part II of the Journey… everything has been fixed… redone… realigned… I just wish I was more mechanically inclined as I have, it seems like, done my share of damage and ill repairs… The sights are incredible… camping by ourselves… only silence… only the birds in concert… Sunsets on the hills… and more on the Blog … You be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our Blog... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 More local riding and stuff… WA The word on everyone’s mind is HOT… 104 degrees today… uncomfortable after being used to some cool weather. Have to watch Spirit closely, stay under cover or keep moving. After a day at Dauntless, having the sidecar’s disc brake reworked on, great results by the way, courtesy of Jay, we even went up the pass to… I thought… lay on the snow and cool off. But no more snow! All has melted, except on the peaks of course. More on the website … Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our Blog... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 15, 2007 Author Share Posted July 15, 2007 Mt St Helen weekend… WA (part I) What a coincidence to be on the same route and destination as the Northwestern Moto Guzzi riders… we end up camping close by and enjoying their food and company… Learned a couple cooking tips… after all these years… a ride to Mt St Helen… Today however I have written some thoughts about Life and this Journey following some interesting conversations with other riders… tomorrow will be about the weekend… all on the website . Lets think about this as a two part… to Mt St Helen… Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 Up Mt St Helen… WA (part II) Does not seem that I can write it all in one page or so… too many pictures also… It was a great weekend being close by the Northwest Guzzi riders… a great and kind group of riders… After all, I was the outsider! I will leave my feelings toward Mt St Helen for the next time… eerie… transcending deep thoughts… ground zero of a 9/11 with Mother Nature responsible for such destruction and taking so many lives… In the meantime you can check out how to make an omelet in a ziplock bag… and the sights of this Tropical like forest we have been in… all on the website . Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 Seeing Mt St Helen is believing… WA We finally have made it to the Olympic Peninsula which will start riding tomorrow… seems to be a lot of riders going around… most heavily packed… must be a destination… But today is about the last day up Mt St Helen… I promise this is the end of it… with the salmon and a little dish of my own… a favorite that I have been craving since I left Georgia… All on the website … Enjoy and be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 Olympic Peninsula… WA The forecast is rain and more rain… I do ride in the rain and so does Spirit… This would be a good time to test his cover at higher speeds and of course his raincoat! We end up in Port Townsend yesterday, today’s plan was to see the ocean, also the rain forest maybe as there is so much to see here. This forecast is of the same for the coming three days… in the meantime you can read about yesterday, the ride, meeting some BARF riders and the worse of the 10 best voted cheeseburger! I just cannot figure that one out yet… The roads are great here, the feel of the land even better, the locals are friendly and the view, well… you will have to see the website for it. Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share Posted July 22, 2007 Lake Cushman and back… WA Miles and miles of logging roads to ride around here, we did some with Jim for most of the day as the rain was on and off sparing us a bit. It is relaxed… laid back… not much of a choice as the rain gear never dries out. Better days are in the forecast to ride on the other side of the Peninsula ans see the Ocean again. The rig is doing great, solid, and as Jim rides an identical one we took some time to inspect each other’s ride… There is an oyster Farm just across the street… we had some… and more, all on the websit e. You be well… send us some sunshine. www.theoasisofmysoul.com Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 The SUN is out… WA It is news when the SUN is out… added energy from its rays… smiles are all around… on the ride we went, up Hurricane Ridge, real energizing. I say we, as besides Spirit, Mike with his V Strom joined us… and… smart, rode behind us! At least he did not have to wait. Many riders out today, I can tell they are camping from the gear strapped on… have no clue where they are going… I think it is the sunshine… everyone must be in shock… feeling great!… as we are. Even the ones stopped are not talking!!! A chicken recipe template… figure that one out!… and more pictures on the website . Till next time and always… be well. www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 The Olympic Peninsula loop… WA A long riding day for us considering we stop often… for Spirit you know… and what a great day it was! With the windshield removed I am still amazed at the difference in the handling, speeds and gas mileage… The loop is awesome and I do now understand why so many bikes pass by here never to be seen backtracking. Beautiful coastline, Indian Reservation little town, friendly people… how can they not be when they see Spirit wearing his Doggles… I even made an illegal U turn right on 101, never seeing the Ranger parked across the road… decided I better have an excuse and ask her for some phony directions before getting a ticket… she was laughing her head off when she saw him!!! Spirit… the savior… not a word about the U turn! And much more of this great day on the webiste … Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 The road to Neah Bay and more… WA What a day! How come many had told me to skip 112 to Neah Bay when I find it one of the most picturesque and challenging road on the Peninsula?… Trying to keep it a secret? Some sand sculptures in Port Angeles… and the best meet? Zak and Duchesse… 3 years on the road… this is when one can say “a picture is worth a thousand words”. Breakfast with some great Adv Riders before their 3 to 4 day take off for a big circle of the land here… what else?… Just have to see it all in the website … Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 Neah Bay… WA Just have to post another picture of Duchesse and Spirit in their respective vehicles… It is just too good to pass it up! After parting we made it to Neah Bay, an excellent riding road that will keep you on your toes all the way to the end. The end?… calm, serene… isolated, a true retreat if you want to get away from it all. We are already packing today some (I am anyhow!) as we will be leaving the area tomorrow morning… we have been in the Seattle area for over a month! I has been good to us… Columbia River… Oregon’t High Deserts will be our next destination as we are slowly headed back south for the winter… no rush! More picture on the website … Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 To the Columbia River… WA/OR A couple days by this river and on to some BLM land in Oregon’s High Deserts, south of Hell’s Canyon (???), near the town of Oxbow, which actually is right on the Idaho/Oregon border. I have stopped just wandering toward the next destination, sometimes not knowing where to stop is bringing up some unpleasant surprises, like hours of “finding” that right spot! With all the information available on the Internet and Map software, there is no reason no to. Pretty busy area here, buses… RV’s… all sightseeing the falls, the hydro electric plants, the windsurfers, the Lewis and Clark trail which is everywhere… We joined them! Playing Tourist for a couple days, enjoyable and at the same time learning some facts about this area. You can read all about the first part of our stay on the website … Enjoy… and be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 5, 2007 Author Share Posted August 5, 2007 More of the Columbia River… WA/OR Once again we have been transported to the Desert. Oregon’s High Deserts, on the Snake River bordering Idaho, near the town of Oxbow. Once again this morning I am listening to the silence while sipping on my home roasted Coffee… watching the sun slowly making its mark. I could not help being emotional as the landscape slowly changed yesterday. Yes, the bright greens are gone, the cool temperatures of the Olympic Peninsula have warmed up, but I now realize that the Desert is my element. This is where I feel at home. Today’s Blog is the continuation of our loop by the Columbia River, a couple days ago, about 300 miles back. Beautiful water falls, wind surfer braving 30 to 40 mph winds as we also did! Enjoy the pictures … and be well. Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 Hell’s Canyon… OR/ID Sometimes all falls in place even better than imagined. Along the Snake River, by a little town called Oxbum, the BLM campsites are the best I have ever experienced. It is 6am, nice and cool, even during the day the heat has not been too bad, this would be actually the time to ride. The nice breeze has taken the smoke away, the nearest camper is about one mile away, that might change on the weekend, and again, long overdue, I can listen to the silence… So many different destinations from here. We did ride to Hell’s Canyon Dam, the little town of Halfway, will probably get up the Mountains a bit later on today toward Joseph and check out the Lookout, which road has just reopened yesterday. This the Oregon High Desert with an incredible variety of terrains which holds its own against any other Desert. Our first days here, on the website … Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 Halfway, to Joseph and some thoughts… OR Camping here by the Snake river in such isolation and serenity seems to have brought up so many thoughts regarding life itself and the path that I am on. I write about it, they are personal thoughts, friends have asked me how can I expose them all so publicly, I do, there is nothing to hide… If anything they might help others dig deep into themselves and in turn communicate them with their own friends and loved one, maybe appreciate their own path a bit more and take the time to “smell the roses”! It brings up such a calm feeling when one can really stay in touch with themselves without the burden of the daily grind… something to try. It will only bring up the reality of it all… maybe help taking some decisions that might not have been otherwise! The riding also continues here, such little traffic, such beautiful roads where the sights and the smells take over any other present senses. Halfway is a great little town… all with some pictures here… Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 I finally found the original Ford Bronco… Diamond in the rough… OR I always try to come up with a title that would be fitting… this one is! Seems like I just can’t sit back in this area… between going to Halfway to eat at Mimi’s… riding along the Snake River… Hells Canyon… an old friend in Joseph… the Farmer’s market… an organic Peach Orchard… it just does not stop! Tomorrow was planned to be a totally, I call it, “veggie” day… you know, do nothing day… but it is HOT again, unbearable during the day and it is time to move a few miles to some cooler temps… Just a few miles! In the meantime my front Ohlin shock has decided to sip oil again… might have to take a quick run to?… Portland?… Bend?… Clarkston?… to have it fixed… If anyone knows of an Ohlin service shop near by… please let me know… Enjoy the colors on the website... Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 More Halfway… OR With still much unexplored roads in this area we have just moved to some cooler grounds. No surprise as I understand now why they call it “Hells Canyon”… a bit unbearable… when you are riding and hot air hits your face… it’s time to go on. We have settled near Halfway, maybe we are just getting too comfortable near this small town. Population… 350. Still working on the logistics about getting 3 new tires and a front shock fixed from a small oil leak… The logistics about living on the road! Another recipe… a failed dinner (not mine!)… all on the website . Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 Life in the slow lane… OR Waiting for tires… they seem to vanish a bit faster by their end and so, staying local… Back to the Peach Orchard and getting healthier by the minute on this diet of fresh and delicious produce available around here. I almost feel like I am going to a cleansing of both the soul and the body! The temps are not letting down, they are calling for some clouds soon which will cool things off, in the meantime Spirit has a real hard time with the heat… and then he also has a real hard time with the cold! Life is rough for short hair dogs. Will need to find a good source for some warm coats for the winter coming up soon. Finally posting a few pictures from our visit to the Interpretive Oregon Trail Center where I learned a lot about the hardships of the Pioneers… “rough” does not begin to describe their own Journey. All on today’s website … Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 A bunch of old buildings… OR More than $20 million dollars have come out of this town while busy with more than 1000 miners! We stopped downtown… on the dirt road where now silence was the only dividend of that fortune found years ago. Some buildings still stand with no one around… much to think about! A summer recipe considering all the fresh produce I cannot get enough around here… and that about does it for today ! Some of the pictures have been processed with a new HDR software I have been trying… time consuming. The jury is still out… what do you think? www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Be well… Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 The road to Fish Lake… Or Finally tomorrow am my front shock should be off the bike in the hands of GP Suspension… I am actually posting this from Oregon City… where we are spending the night at Tom’s and Sue’s house, “Road Rash” on Adv Rider!… a great time, including Spirit with his new girl friend Sandy… he gets around doesn’t he? But today’s Blog is about our little excursion up to Fish Lake… at a bit above 6000 feet, one of the most serene, peaceful and beautiful area I have experienced yet. We will be back to camp by tomorrow night… in the meantime you can check out the pictures on the website … Be well…. www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 To Portland and back… OR Adventure Rider Forum has a great thread called “the tent space” where whoever can offer shelter, a room, a bed, tools… whatever they can for the passer by riding through if needed, does. I rarely use it… have in the past when broken down with great experiences ending up with great new friends. This was the case again a couple days ago when I needed to have my front Ohlin shock rebuilt by GP Suspension in Oregon City… great guys by the way… (seems that everything is “great” today!!!). We stayed with Tom and Sue (Road Rash and Tequila Girl… there has to be a story or two here!) making our outing so much more pleasant and easy. Thank you guys… and Sandy… and Glenn (Geode) for having started this great thought on the Forum. A quick 800 miles round trip through rain and cold and a head wind for a while… it was all part of riding! At the end… a great sunset, Mother Nature had the palette out and was not sparing any colors… The whole story is here … Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 The Kleinschmidt Grade… OR You try typing that one a few times!… Great loop through Oxbow, Cuprum and Council, Cambridge and back here. Empty roads for the most parts, dirt and gravel but made for Buick… besides that height… vertigo problem on the grade, it was another fine day. A big piece of banana cream pie that almost put me to sleep halfway back and some history of the area… all on the website . Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 A great loop… OR If you have any kind of vehicle that would slightly do some mild off road riding, driving… this loop is a great one, not to be missed. It will take you from some of the least visited part of the Snake River to more deserted roads going up Lookout Mountain and finally back to the start. A little bit of gravel, sand, rocks, ruts… you name it! A few thousands of feet elevation change… all this in one day… who would have known this! In Oregon. I narrated the pictures today the best I could… enjoy the website … Be well www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 Everything is a compromise… OR Evolution?… Getting older? Straying from true form? From tent and riding every single mile of a Journey to trailering and living in an RV… I have had issues with those facts truly, I think I have come to terms with it, I have to if we want to continue living on the road for many more years, that is the big difference versus traveling. I thought I would show you a bit how we now live… I am not complaining… hot water, shower, cooking with more ease… even a freezer! A few pictures here… Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 So many more roads… OR There is no lack of roads, doable roads, here in Eastern Oregon, this also includes Western Idaho. With no end to it… The weather had held up beautifully, nice, specially for the coming County Fair and Rodeo coming up this weekend… never been to one and I am looking forward to this new page of experiences. I wonder if Spirit is also?… could he make maybe new friends? More pictures on the website … Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara and Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 What really matters… OR I admit, a lot of time for introspect while living on the road… specially when discarding what does not matter. One become’s sensitive to its surroundings and own desires on how to live. It is a raw life more than ever, the tasks do not vanish, but a certain concept of freedom increases. We also had a visit from a friend I had not seen in 3 years or more, a little ride up a Lookout point which had been closed due to the fires… I am learning how to create web pages to incorporate a magazine within my Blog which I will name “my first hundred years’… it is all here … Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 My first rodeo… Halfway, OR From the Deserts and Canyons to this small town of Halfway, experiencing my first Rodeo and Fair was a great experience. Population 350, grown to maybe a thousand for the weekend, it was all about family, kids and friendships. A total “feel good” three days. No Nintendo here, no electronics… but horses and livestock with fathers, mothers and their kids portraying this lifestyle unfound in the big city. So many picture opportunities here… I had a blast with the camera, people and the animals… great people ! Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 This is one Blog I really enjoyed posting, at the same time as much as I felt welcomed, I also felt a bit as I was watching from the other side of the window. The “family” presence was so strong and in retrospect I have looked deeply at my own life these past couple of days… I cannot help feeling a sense of envy… feeling a missing link… as Spirit and I are such a small family ourselves… too small! But… such is life you know. So I could not fit 3 days of Rodeo and Fair in one Blog! More of it today, including some of the Parade, the little guys riding… wild lambs, more Livestock being sold at auction meaning sometimes a substantial income for those kids. On the whole, a total family affair. I’ll spare you a third day! We have not done any riding these past few days! How strange… just walking back and forth to watch it all. 6 more days and we will start the long way down to Big Bend, Texas. As much as I will miss Halfway, I am looking forward to it. We were there for 3 weeks a while back and barely scratched the surface, hopefully the photography also will be exciting. Enjoy the pictures … Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 Under the weather… OR Trying to keep my composure today… yesterday… how quickly one can succumb to a bit of illness! At least take a walk through town I thought… a good thing with good weather. My mail arrived, bumped into some riders exploring the area on some very cool bikes and some good Karma which I wrote about on the website . Change of plans, and then again more changes and changes… We are leaving for Texas tomorrow am via Sacramento to visit with my friend Brian and his family… and learn some computer stuff! Not my favorite hobby, but, I have to learn to be self sufficient when I start adding an Index on my website so one can navigate and find recipes and routes I have taken… It will be a slow road, don’t expect it overnight, but it will get done… Poor Spirit is stuck with me not going anywhere… good thing I have not heard a complain… yet. Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 (edited) Placerville… CA Back into the thick of life… compared with Halfway! So this is where everyone has been hiding this past month. Terlingua, Texas… he we come. But first, some tutorial from my friend Brian, I am going to be Internet literate very soon, I just feel bad that he has to put up with me these coming days… Used the “tent space” again, from Adv Rider’s Forum… camped here on 40 acres, gracious hosts Kurt and Evie. He even had to get his chainsaw and start clearing some room for us! Many nice people left in this world, trust me on that. More pictures and our route is on the website Enjoy and be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website… Edited September 10, 2007 by beemerchef Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 The Gold Town of Coloma… CA First day on the road back to Texas, Terlingua! We are both so exhausted that we stopped early, I hope for a good night sleep. I think stumbling from the High Desert of eastern Oregon to the fire smoke and smog filled air of Placerville was too great of a shock for us. Add to the day hours of computer tutorial, a totally obscure path for me, a short circuit was imminent! We did find time to visit the little town of Coloma, check out the remains of this old Gold Town, and that was it! I am excited about that moment, in a few days, when, as we exit the last curve approaching Terlingua, my sight will focus on Big Bend! The links that I am working on are public, they are work in progress! There will not be much added till we stop moving for a bit… and I am wide open for suggestions! Check it out... … Be well… www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Ara & Spirit Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 Will be waiting... Not much rest, almost in Kingman today to visit… one more time… Mark and Angie’s family… maybe they will adopt us! It is only the third time we visit them… It was hard not to stray while going through Mojave Desert… all those trails in sight, this incredible vast area, spectacular! And I will write this here also… I would like to invite anyone “that does not” have a Blog, to send me an article, with pictures, to be published in the magazine section of the website “My first hundred years”. It could be about your pet (s), a recipes, travels, motorcycle, truck, life itself… thoughts! I only ask for it to be “G” rated… I have many young readers and there is enough garbage out there, to put it bluntly! This will give an opportunity for anyone not having the ability, yet, to see their writing on the web… You never know, you might decide after that to have your own Blog! I think the interaction will be nice and interesting for all. No strings attached… e mail me for more information if you like. Will be waiting… In the meantime, you all be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website... Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 A weekend in Kingman… AZ Not a detour, but coming through Phoenix I thought we would take care of a recall that could set the cruise control unit on fire… even when parked! First appointment?… December!!! Or leave the RV there for 3 to 4 days… How about moving in a Ford dealer for a while… I guess will keep this one on the list to do. Seven years later has not caught on fire… hope it wait’s a bit longer… Great weekend in Kingman with Mark and Angie, a great ride to the West entrance of the Grand Canyon, the family, the animals… you name it as you can read about it on the website… You all be well… we are in transit! Oh… managed to add a recipe… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 Arriving in Big Bend, Texas… Familiar roads leading to Terlingua, a couple miles from the entrance of Big Bend Park, at the same time all new feelings discovering a terrain I feel never truly experienced as we will this time. The beat is off as the Dish is not working… first time now for 24 hrs. Worse things have happened, there is a Restaurant/Coffee Shop that has WI FI walking distance… as the last time we were here. What an irony! The weather? Just missed a nasty storm… good timing I guess as everything rocked and rolled overnight… So, some pictures of the Journey down here on the website, and also a new articles submitted by a 9 year old rider from Louisiana, Brandon! What a great kid… and father team. Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 The Big Bend articles, 1, Texas. The excitement is at a new height! And here I thought after such an incredible and I need to use the word “life” in Halfway, Oregon, we would loose that space we love so much to be within. It was a long haul here to the south, took a little bit of a toll as it always does when navigating the mainstream… but Paradise has again opened its doors for us to level off and discover new sceneries, feels and friends. I feel a bit above ground today, my steps are lighter and frame by frame I know that the days will present themselves filled with sunshine and full moons. It was a great first day here in Terlingua, Texas… as you can read and see all about it on the website… with a new recipe and even in their own words an article on the “Miracle Inn”… Till next time… you all be well… Ara & Spirit… who was not in a good mood in this picture!!! www.theoasisofmysoul.com our Website and Blog Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 The Big Bend articles, part 2, Texas Still fairly warm in the afternoons for Spirit mainly. We took advantage of the cool morning to enter the Park for the first time and witness our first sunrise. Quiet, peaceful, it was time for much reflection on the past, the present. Suddenly all was still, only shadows moving along slowly painting and reveling the colors of the peaks surrounding us and the town of Terlingua just a few miles away. A ride up the Basin, had been a long time it seems like filled with so many miles across this country in between. All I can say is “it feels good!”. Come and visit, maybe the pictures on the Blog will entice you to do the same as we do… Till next time… you all be well, have a great week. Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our Blog and website… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 The Big Bend articles, part 3, Texas More of the Ghost Town, I am drawn to it, the old school, the church, the radio station… deep down I feel that Terlingua is making a comeback as some new businesses are establishing themselves, or is it only because the “season” is coming up… The afternoons are still hot here, any day now for the cooler weather to arrive. This is here unlike any other town I have ever been in. And to think that some just pass through, maybe stop for a meal and go on never knowing really goes on here. More pictures and the story on the website… and a new recipe… Be well… Ara & spirited Spirit! www.theoasisofmysoul.com our Blog and website… Link to comment
Twisties Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 It astounds me that your # of views on the board always stay just almost exactly 100 times your number of replies. You must have about 100 people regularly following your travels. I look in from time to time. Always a nice story and great pics. Jan Link to comment
Paul_Burkett Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I don' knwhow others view his blog, but when I get a notification of a new post, I take the link to his site rather than come here, it saves time. Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 Thank you Jan... Paul... nice to meet you through a picture... I often think about you, thanks for the funny critters in costume! Maybe you can send me the link?... for Spirit!!! The Big Bend articles, part 4, Texas Good sign, the days are starting to blend in and only sunsets and sunrises are marking the beginnings and the end, this means we are on Terlingua time… which could be symbolized by a blank clock with no hands or numbers!!! Kathy is back in town and my favorite hang out is now open again… how about some coffee and an “all day burrito” by the fire at around 7 in the morning watching the sun do it’s thing… will we see you there?… Holidays are coming up… better plan on it! A ride on some nice dirt road… all in the website today. Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website and Blog… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 The road of a thousand pictures, Texas… No wonder I have to mostly ride alone, I think most would live me behind when it takes me a whole day to cover the 120 miles or so to Presidio and back filling the camera’s memory card! The heat slammed on us in the afternoon, it was suddenly brutal and luckily we found some shade at a rest area. Much water is a must these days. As I have been asked what is happening with our Journey, why am I working 3 days a week, are we settling down… the answer is NO on the settling down!… with more details in today’s Blog … it is all good, better if nothing else! Till next time, you be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our Blog and website… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 More about River Road, Texas I suddenly had two dogs in the sidecar yesterday but was tool slow with the camera!!! What a sight and laughter as also I had come across some riders from San Antonio… They did make a big mistake having lunch at the wrong place instead of Kathy’s Kosmic Kaffee… The food they had instead… I will say no more!!! Life goes on here, finally some cooler weather mixed in with some clouds, some welcome temperatures. More about the ride and some pictures on the website… a new recipe also has been posted, a new old recipe that is retrieved from the Blogs… things are starting to be better organized! Finally… Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website and Blog… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 La Kiva, Terlingua… Texas Finally some pictures of this famous lounge restaurant where I spend 3 evenings a week chatting, I mean cooking for the locals and tourists… Truly a fun place, the best choice in town for me to get to know what is going on in the area and the off the map places to ride and explore. Also some pictures of Sotol lookout where we spend a few hours yesterday evening just watching Mother Nature work hard on the constantly changing scenery, complete with thunder and lightning. All in the website… Enjoy… stop by… and be well. Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website and blog… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 Marfa’s Gift, Texas Did they always outdo others in Texas?… How about a town feeding everyone dinner on a Saturday evening?… and not just any food… great food! If you can next year, do not miss the Chinati and Judd Foundation Open Day in Marfa… a must! Incredibly friendly people from all over, much art, much food, much to see and experience. Spirit, well, I had to walk away for a while as the crowd was gathering to take pictures of him… and he just sits there with his Doggles on (he will normally take them off when we stop by shaking his head!) posing… Part one on the website, there will be more to come. Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website and Blog… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 More an Marfa, Texas This is the second part of that great Saturday in Marfa. With all the Galleries open, the Judd buildings, a great dinner served to 3000 guests right after a storm, more Artifacts and great people we talked to, the pictures have been plentiful. I don’t know if we will come back to this particular area next year at this time, but you should really plan on being here for the event. It is a fun time. I again added one more recipe, a pasta sauce with a twist, and started a series of articles on my past life in Naples when cooking for the rich! The memories are still there from a stage so different and so distant now. Interesting facts … Be well… as always… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website and Blog… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 The Hot Springs in Big Bend, Texas It is still very hot for hiking at lower elevations, but at the time the Hot Springs seemed like a good destination for the day. Water is always a must, much water and shade. We made it, but the Hot Springs were covered by the rising waters of the Rio Grande! Will just need to return at a later date. The hike however was worth its scenery, the pictographs, the village remainders from the early 1900’s and one cannot forget the giant Palm tree… Spirit is getting used to the heat, he has been quite a trooper and a patient companion throughout these times. Much more on the website … Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website and Blog… Link to comment
beemerchef Posted October 13, 2007 Author Share Posted October 13, 2007 Happy Birthday Lance Lance has always been part of this Journey on the road… this Journey of the mind on a stage constantly changing where the cast is directed only by Mother Nature. Seems to be the only unique stage I can walk on anymore in sometimes these trying days. Life is so full of surprises, obscure events, unsuspected paths suddenly taking shape, one can only make the best of it. Today is Lance’s 30th Birthday with more sadness than joy. My emotions are also directed to all of you that share the same circumstances, I have learned over these past years that I am not the only one, having received much support, support very much welcomed and appreciated. Thank you. You be well. Ara www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website and Blog Link to comment
beemerchef Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 What do I know?… (Texas) The odd vehicles (mine included, they say it is…) are lined up by the Porch for the daily Sunset and gathering of the locals… Just another day in Terlingua, Big Bend, Texas! Through the written support of so many, today the energy is up, some realizations are making sense, lets look around us while we are here, lets admire what has been laid out and accept the resolutions of Life when even the cards dealt are not in our favor. It seems like it is the only choice we have… I feel as I have a new Family in all of you after reading comments and e mails send to me. “Thank you” will never be enough words to express my gratitude. All this because of our Blog, we are getting to know each other as a community which I would not trade for anything else. Mixed in today are some pictures of a short little dirt road behind us called “Indian Head Trail” which has become one of my favorite hang out. Just a bunch of rocks… hope you enjoy them … Be well… Ara & Spirit www.theoasisofmysoul.com our website and Blog… Link to comment
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