Afternoon Ride to Lick Observatory

Took a little ride for my first real outing on the CRF230L, aka the Awesome Possum, and it was epic. I've been waiting for a part to arrive so that I can get this thing running proper, and now she runs great. I rode from my place near downtown San Jose up to the Lick Observatory and back…what an amazing ride on a beautiful day. Now for some of the evidence, including plenty of bike porn…

Had to stop a lot for deer crossing the road!

Yep…just like that.

A lil' selfie on the way.

Stopping to take in yet another boring, ugly view.

Putting the bike in photos for sense of scale, the way the

old timer explorer photographers did.

I'm halfway to the observatory, which you can make out

way up yonder on that there hill top.

I also had to stop for wild boar in the road!