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I've not been taking many photos, esp. on the road. It's a lot of work to get at the camera (I have to stop the bike, strip of some gear (at least the helmet and gloves, but more like all of it; lest I roast), unlock the hardcase, pull the bag out, and then hope the default lens is what I want.

But I've taken some. So here are a couple of them.

Rigged out
The bike, rigged out

That's the load out. There's another bag on the far side, which has my kniferoll; a hat, the camera bag, and most of a box of earplugs. The near side has some clothes (jacket, chaps for [personal profile] commodorified, the liner for my armor), a case of tiger's milk bars, some boxes of apple juice, tools (socket set, allen wrenches) the repair manual, spare gloves, an atlas of the US/Canada (with city maps), sharpening stones for the knives, and a towel.

The camelback has ready snacks, some earplugs, phone charger, headset, ready book, and batteries for the GPS, and about a liter and half of water (which I try to add ice to). Sadly I can't wear it, so it's under the cargo net, behind the backrest.

My jacket has the UPS, my phone, my wallet, my checkbook and my passport.

The big bag has the computer, my clothes, the books I've finished, or am not yet reading, a pennywhistle and the rest of my luggage.

Inside the bike (much harder to get at) are the BMW manuals, and some other things I might want, but don't need to be able to get at in a hurry.

All the livelong day
All the livelong day

Just a grab shot of the railyard in Flagstaff.

Date: 2010-07-14 12:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] soul-diaspora.livejournal.com
Love the perspective on the second one.

Date: 2010-07-14 11:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nelc.livejournal.com
I hadn't seen your bike before; for some reason I was imagining something older and dustier.

The railyard shot is pretty sweet, too.

Date: 2010-07-14 01:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pecunium.livejournal.com
It's 18, and as for dust, well I try to keep it clean.

Date: 2010-07-15 03:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davetoo.livejournal.com
I understand that you've picked up a GPS unit along the way to log your route; I'd be happy to help you process the data.

Take time to read about adjusting the sensitivity/sample rate of the track log, if it has such a feature; makes a gigantic difference in the amount of memory consumed, if you're going to be spending hours on straight roads you can save a lot.

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