So, I was worried about my little brown cow out there in the broiling heat having to gallop for extended periods amongst the trucks and hill-climbing lanes under the relentless sun. Naaaaaaaaah, did fine:
It was hot down on through Eugene on the way to Medford, the hottest spot in the northwest yesterday:
62 mph @ 3,700 rpm or so:
Coming down the hill:
Beautiful downtown Grants Pass, it's about zoning:
Here at the border, I recalled some earlier years chasing warmth and dryness, but today was *glorious*:
I had to filter the heck out of these California pictures due to haze:
I was expecting more snow on Shasta after that winter everybody has been telling me about:
Sorry about your little traffic problem over there, folks, we're good over here:
Another endless construction project still endlessly projecting:
But, wow! the best water level I have seen of Shasta Lake since 1986:
I took photographs of everybody playing in the dirt down there a couple of years ago . . . not this year:
Redding CA was 113* with a "feels like" temperature of 129*
That is 233* on the left valve cover:
. . . and only 207* on the right valve cover, the side that I NEED to stay cool with that cracked #1 exhaust valve guide boss:
A little toasty in here, but not too bad considering the banzai run on I-5. I didn't photograph the crankcase/oil temp reading but it was around 233*:
I will add some comparison shots of Shasta later, but I need to get the laundry out of the dryer and hit the road to the frozen far west of Eureka.
Colin