"You must be the change you want to see in the world."
Muhatma Gandhi
The domain: Hoka Hey ACRG
will cease to exist in about October. We will then be:
and
"And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites and he said; Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all."
Here you will find two things
1) How to Contact Us
2) Where to Ride
When we have another charity drive
here is where you can make a difference.
As we did in the past, we will have a PayPal Donate button, a bank account set up, and an attorney to watch over the funds to make sure your donation
all of it, is donated to charity.
Contact us:
Where to Ride:
Though where to ride is a personal thing. Remember this
THEY PUT FREEWAYS IN UGLY PLACES
because the land is unused and cheaper. So if you want to see America or any foreign country, get off the freeways.
Don't take just your GPS for directions.
Buy maps and buy big maps, not little ones. Big maps will have the secondary roads, the rural routes and the little-seldom used roads the locals use. They will show the terrain, the national forests, the local points of interest and all will be in view with where you want to end up.
Scout out your trip and look for ways you can go someplace without using freeways to get there. Example: I live in Phoenix, Arizona. If you look at the map, the I-10 appears to be the only choice to get to the Los Angeles, California area. My goal? To hit the PCH and ride north. My route? The I-10 for 40 miles, turn northwest to Parker, to 29 Palms, to Victorville to Santa Barbara, to the PCH and head north. The 40 miles leaving Phoenix was the only freeway I traveled on.
Slow down and enjoy the journey. Drop your speed and remember that traveling by motorcycle is vastly different than traveling by car. In a car your vacation starts when you get there. Your car is transportation to the vacation spot. So you get in, you stay in, you seldom stop, you drive fast. On a motorcycle, the vacation starts the minute you throw your leg over the bike. From that moment on, its an adventure. You take slower roads, slower speeds, stop often and see things you didn't even know were there. Within your own State, you can discover a Whole New State.
Don't Compete with cars, trucks, busses and semi's or other motorcycle jockeys who are zooming by you at 80 to 90 miles an hour on freeways or curvey country roads. It's crazy and unpleasant. Especially for your girl who is behind you or some novice rider who is following you. If you are trying to entice either one into enjoying motorcycling or riding with you again, don't compete!!! Remember, there are old motorcycle riders and there are bold motorcycle riders, but there are no old--bold motorcycle riders. So don't compete and get off the freeways! Honestly, there are only three kinds of riders that ride freeways.
1) Those that are in a hurry and have to get someplace quickly
2) Rookies that don't know any better and think they are clued in
3) Those that can stay up but can't ride
So with that my dear friends, remember-remember,
(These two photos look like they were taken on the same day about 30 minutes apart and on the same road. Actually the above photo was taken on state route 195, just south of Pullman, Washington. The below photo was taken on state route 85, just south of Lusk, Wyoming, almost to the South Dakota boarder. And yup, I was on a bike.)
...If you want to see America
...you gotta get off the freeways
And...
...wherever you go...
Sunrise across the bay from La Paz at 4:45 in the morning
...whoever you are with...
three generations
...always...
...live the dream.
"The Drinking Dragon" in Cabo, and like the rest of these photos, taken with my own camera, as I was there ...living the dream..
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."
Dale Carnegie
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions. One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, 'God! How could you do this to me?'
Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island! It had come to rescue him! 'How did you know I was here?' asked the weary man of his rescuers. 'We saw your smoke signal,' they replied.
The Moral of This Story: It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering. So remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground. It just may be the smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.
Su amigo siempre
(Your friend always)
Samuel
