oh wow!!! Now all these biker guys are checking me out!!!

Oh crap!!!

I see you peekin in my windows.....

I'm in mitchell. Stopping to see laura and brian klock. Bonneville record holders.

Perseid meteor shower 2009:

The annual Perseid meteor showers, which seem to radiate from the constellation Perseus, have been viewable to some extent since around July 17. But tonight, they are expected to be at their peak, with as many as 80 meteors streaking the sky hourly.

You can look up for them throughout the night tonight, but especially promising times are between 9 and 11 p.m. PDT, and before dawn on Wednesday morning, according to a NASA blog (by the way, this NASA post provides a fun 101 on meteors).

Just before the first rays of Wednesday, you may see “dozens” of the shooting stars. The 9-to-11 p.m. window, though, is when you should watch for what astronomers call “earthgrazers,” which may make up for their lack of frequency with their memorable good looks. These are “meteors that approach from the horizon and skim the atmosphere overhead like a stone skipping across the surface of a pond,” said Bill Cooke of NASA, as quoted in another NASA post. “They are long, slow and colorful — among the most beautiful of meteors.”

Be warned that the Perseids’ visibility may be mildly obscured by an especially bright moon tonight, according to a Discover Magazine blog. Yet, it should still be a great show.

To get your best look at the sky’s goings-on, being in the middle of nowhere is ideal. More practically, of course, that means somewhat remote mountain and desert areas are a better bet for clear skies than downtown Los Angeles. Last year, L.A. Times’ recommendations included Joshua Tree National Park, Red Rock Canyon State Park and Mount Pinos. But if those are too long a haul for you at the last minute, just try to find a place that’s not too light-polluted. Then, lie on your back and watch the show unfold.

Starting before night falls for us, you can keep tabs on the astronomical event with the help of a Twitter Meteorwatch, run by the UK-based Newbury Astronomical Society (@newburyas), with the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (@astronomy2009uk). Use the #meteorwatch hashtag, and look out for real-time images and observations from amateur and professional sky-watchers around the world.

I will be watching as I camp under the stars tonite with eyes toward the east.

How are ya Kyle?

I'm having a rough ride home pat. Losing my whole shifting mechanism scared the crap out of me. About an hour walking up and down the interstate looking for the parts was like a needle in a haystack. Finding the shifter casing bolt was a godsend. It was slightly bent. I needed a vice and a hammer. The holes in the roadside steel post and a three quarter wrench made due what a vice and hammer didn't. Renicked the threads and put blue LOCKTITE on it. It should limp home ok. But a bad scare. I made it to jackson minnesota. Camping for 10 bucks. Tired. 190 miles home.

I'm wishing things were better.

Welcome back {{Gypsy}}!!

Dear Diary....can you wish on a meteor?

I'm sure gonna try

I wish I may
I wish I might
wish on EVERY freakin meteor I see tonight !!

<<-- puts on her helmet grabs a frying pan and a nine iron and heads out into the back yard

I'm laying under the stars. Its 71 degrees. I have a full moon coming up out of the east. And etta carinae shining out of the south. But not much of a light show as of yet.

I think I will grow a full foo manchu moustache again.

And why can't I wear long thermal underwear as casual clothing.

Skateboardings not a crime and farting is not a nuisance.

evening Kyle, sorry to hear about all your problems.. I'm in Sheridan tonight, headed for home....almost ran out of gas today in the mountains.. had 2 gal in the tank...

schourp

Dear diary, its perfect riding weather today. I'm busy dropping my gear and getting ready. Like gypsy- I don't want to go home and go back to work to a job I can't stand and a boss that treats me like crap. So these last 200 miles will be enjoyed in a wierd sort of way.