We Are in the Middle of a Great Winter!

Hi Friends,

We are smack dab in the middle of an amazing Winter so far. The last couple weeks have made some major inroads towards having plenty of water for all the lakes in the Reno area. Of course we can always use more, and with all the crazy growth that has been allowed the past few years, now we need considerably more water than before.

Winter and all that it brings is amazing and at times a bit challenging too. I made a couple videos of my experiences chaining up and crossing over Donner Pass in a big storm a week or so back. Hope you enjoy the video and come back from time to time to see what new adventure we are in the middle of.

Enjoy the rest of the Winter and share a story or two if you have a chance.

Peace, Love and Bliss!

Don & Brenda

A New Addition to the Blog

Hi Friends,

I got this cool Flip Video camera for my Birthday and have started to use it to document coolio things that happen in my travels. So the first trip out of the bag was a work day at North Lake Tahoe on Tuesday the 5th of January. It was a really pretty day and I just had to try out the new toy. So here it is....

Peace, Love and Bliss

Don & Brenda

Time to Look Back, Relax and Find Myself Again

Hi Friends and Family,

It has been a busy couple of months after Disneyland. When we got home it was back to work and as you know that is always tough. I am looking for answers to making the return from vacation back to work a enjoyable experience, but I think that will take some looking inside to discover just what that requires.

We spent a couple of very hard weeks getting the 'Magic Carpet Ride' truck ready for TruckerFest 2006. It was one of our best efforts to date with a lot of extra attention to detail we have never done before. We sprayed the frame rails and polished things we hadve missed in the past and generally were very happy with the results. You can see all the pictures from our efforts on our Flickr page. We also added some neat elements this year with a theme. We picked a very cool Mohawk logo that was designed by Disney in the late '50's, Tommy Mohawk. With lots of help from friends and Ebay we set up a very cool display.

After TruckerFest it was time to put our full efforts into getting the Hauler ready for the Rare Bear Air Racing Team and the Reno National Championship Air Races. It was quite an effort as this Hauler has been in a field for the past 5 to 10 years and really was showing the signs of being a tired old trailer instead of a very cool piece of air race history.

We got the trailer/hauler ready just in time for the races and took it out to the air field for the races. Then we shifted into another gear to help the team get the Rare Bear ready for another shot at history. The week went well until the Bear lost a cylinder and our race week was over. Now we have the trailer back home and it dreams of the coming race season and a new paint job and interior to show off next year.

Finally... How cool is the picture on the right? I had the extreme cool opportunity to ride a Seguay. I have been wanting to ride this amazing two wheel marvel for years and finally got to spend some time on it. It was everything I dreamed it would be and more. Now I am trying to convince Brenda that this is what we need even above food and power. More pictures of our Rare Bear Hauler and the Seguay can be found on our Flickr photo pages so check em out if you have a minute.

I finally had a day that allowed me to catch my breath and think about my future adventures. It felt good to just sit and relax and contemplate my navel. Tomorrow if the sun is shining and I have another short day .... the mountains are calling me to come back and explore and dream.

More later...

Don