Thanks for sharing, Amanda. You don't have to be happy for us, we are here for your outlook at life, and life is not just wine and roses. Keep up the will to explore and your genuine ingenuity. We your fans enjoy that very much.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This means a lot to me! Been getting a lot of comments about how "negative" this one was. I am sorry I can't always provide uplifting content. It's hard to be upbeat all the time. Thank you for understanding that!

@richardmourdock2719

5 жыл бұрын

on social media one can see lots of snarky and weird comments,but J Gb, props to you as that is one of the nicests video posts I've seen in a long time. Great message for Amanda and great of you to post it.

@slg9095

4 жыл бұрын

That's what makes it reall, talking about the rough and the smooth paths through life! Keep up the great work and as Bon Scott would say, Ride On... 👍

Very sorry for you loss. I was very close to my grandparents and understand how hard this can be. Loved the video as usual.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Kevin 💙

Just started binge watching watching yr vlogs❤. U r one brave young lady😊

@AstheMagpieFlies

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🤗

Another wonderful video! One time in a group ride we met an old biker in Berkeley, CA that told us something about an accident he had been in and the doctor told him that he was lucky to survive. And it was because he was NOT wearing a helmet. Then he proceeded to quote the doctor: “HELMETS DON’T BOUNCE, BUT HEADS DO.” (Our group is full of AGATT people.)

Nice scenery. Yeah, it seems that when some folks see an individual on a bike that's loaded down, they are compeled to approach and ask 20 questions. That has been my experience. It was really nuts when I traveled to the West Coast and back. I guess it's something in them that when they see a motorcycle vegabond (in their eyes that is), the desire in them arrises and wishes that they could escape the daily grind of life in general and go as far as they would desire as well.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

*shrug* Some people are happy to watch others I suppose. lol I feel that way sometimes with people who thru hike the PCT. lol I like talking to them about their hike, but I can't imagine living out of a backpack on trail for 3 months... well I can imagine it lol I just don't want to lol

@SaddleTrampTV

5 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies Yeah, me neither. Lol

I for one will always tune in and follow you anywhere! One of my greatest hopes is that someday I’ll be driving around and spot a biker off their motorcycle dancing around experiencing the Joy...that so makes me smile!!! Amanda you Rock!!!

Amanda This was not a negative video. I like how you explain your experience out on the road. Just ignore the haters. Continue to be you and there is always going to be positive and negative experiences. Just be yourself and don't worry about anything. There is more people that like you, and that's all it matters. From Anaheim California 😊💕💞💟👍

Thanks for the tip on the Hostel in Mitchell. I want to ride more of Central Oregon. I love camping up at Redfish, near the lake with a breeze, and smoky fire

@AstheMagpieFlies

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you do head out there! They are wonderful people !

You diffidently picked a good year to visit the Sawtooths. With all the snow this year they are beautiful, but the mosquitoes are really bad. I guess that's the price you have to pay for all that beauty. Thanks for sharing

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

True ! Can't have the good without the bad!

LOL "You're riding alone? Aren't you concerned about safety?" Uh... should i be??

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

YES.

Sorry to hear about your grandmother. Thanks for sharing another great video. God bless you....

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Robbie!

So beautiful your vids and I am so sorry about your grandma

I really need to start keeping a journal when I go on trips. It definitely helps you remember things that you might otherwise forget. I love the sketch journal as well, and even if I can't get myself into vlogging, at the least I'd like to keep my own photojournal, sketchbook, and all that. I don't typically interact with many other people while I'm riding, but I'm guessing that's just because I'm a single guy on a bike, which is probably relatively common. If I'm not by myself, I'm with my wife, and she and I both have enough social anxiety to just stay away from everyone else 99% of the time.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! and it doesn't have to be super detailed either, my journal was literally just like bullet points to remind me about things. Photo Journals are also a great idea! Totally! I think it's funny if I ride with Karl or anyone else, like no one talks to us XD

Special thought for past-Amanda and future-Amanda regarding grief. Grieving is the process we are privileged to endure as a result of loving someone else nearly unconditionally. Hard to consider it a privilege, I know, but if we never loved another, we'd never know nearly irrepressible grief.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard :)

I think i saw a quick clip of one of my favorite hot springs in there =)

Good job sweetie I get similar comments at truck stops fueling my rig

@AstheMagpieFlies

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Good find on the Hostel. I too stayed at that same place in Stanley.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Ya! The couple at that hostel was amazing! I only want good things for them! Lol I'm always surprised when I roll through Stanley how few lodging options there are!

Great honest video. Life can be tough but riding always helps heal. I've just returned from a 36 day 3 ocean ride. It puts life in perspective. Take Care and I always look forward to your videos.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dave!

Bless you.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rik!

@rikenglebert7558

5 жыл бұрын

As the Magpie Flies you are super cool:-) I miss my grandma too(-:

You run into some weird dudes, but good folks mostly! Haha! Smart move to escape mosquitoes, even though you had to pay for lodging. Bay horse is an awesome stop!

@AstheMagpieFlies

4 жыл бұрын

Ya they're 80% good people, there's always gotta be a few that are just a bit off sometimes lol

Thanks for sharing the highs and lows of your adventures and life. Sorry I’m so far behind on vids....and sorry for the loss of your grandmother. 😔 Your vids are always so well put together and I learn something each time.

@AstheMagpieFlies

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching it! I know it doesn't always make for the most entertaining content, but it's hard to pick between uploading 'not so entertaining content' vs not uploading at all lol

@TheGearedRaven72

4 жыл бұрын

As the Magpie Flies it’s raw and it’s real and people can relate to that.

Some great stories of people who restore-faith-in-humanity! 👍 People who don't know how to start and sustain a conversation... Not so much. 😉 The Sawtooth Mountains were spectacular. So glad you were able to make it home safe. 👏

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Hey hey! :D Thank you! lol I like to think that I experience the whole spectrum of humanity lol most of the time though, when I'm not in a weird mood like this trip, I always meet the nice ones lol

Much love to you and your family.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike!

So sorry about your grandmother. Thanks for sharing. Love your videos.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you June

Sorry to hear about your grandmother, seems that you're healing well. And I can agree that not all trips must be recorded elsewhere but in the brain. Cheers!

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ren! lol it's so hard to tell myself I don't have to record everytime I hop on the bike since this is my thing now XD

So so sorry for your loss, my heart goes out to you. take care

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Linda!

great big hugs for u; i'm so sorry u lost ur grandmother. my heart goes out to u.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rosemary ❤️

@rosemaryus-ct6151

5 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies hug hug hug hug; i loved my meme' too; hug hug hug hug

Great video, my friend. I enjoyed the editing on this one, the story along with clips from the ride, and it was really good to see you up and about with everything, you and family remain in our thoughts and prayer (always). Happy weekend, and ride safe 😊

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊❤️ was worried about how it would come across with the voice over from the future buuut definitely more upbeat than I would have been commenting at the time 😂

@SmallADVentures1973

5 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies You did good, my friend 👍

@MotoMichelle

5 жыл бұрын

Yes i enjoyed the editing too :)

Love your adventures Amanda!

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank You!!! :D I enjoyed your adventures as well!! Do you think you'll make videos again?

@MizzuzMoto

5 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies Short answer is yes :-) Just a matter of finding some "me" time between work, kid activities, yard work, home improvements, backpacking and family road trips. But girl, seeing the places you're traveling to and knowing we're in the same neck of the woods really makes me want to get back out there! Keep 'em coming and congrats on the new job!

Greetings Amanda- Thanks for making and sharing these videos. I met you through Tim at Forty Times Around. I'm in a mid-life transition and can't take a bike tour just now, but your videos are inspiring. I've watched several in row while working at my computer and I find your content valuable and your presentation style is comfortable.

Thanks for showing the ghost town. I mark every ghost town that I hear of on google earth.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Yesss!!! I also collect Ghost Towns! Find Coolidge in Western Montana north of Polaris, you can ride through it on your bike!!! It's so awesome

Amanda, youtube is taking me on a non sequitur tour of your channel's older videos, showing me Pt2 before Pt1. Everyone handles grief differently. My paternal grandmother died before I was born but by all accounts, I really missed out on knowing her. It's wonderful you had a relationship with yours. As to strangers: Oh hell yes I've got stories. One was a saga that went on all night and was very similar to a Scorsese movie called After Hours, it's a dark comedy that I recommend if you haven't seen it.

@AstheMagpieFlies

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sean!

I know I am way too late, but I am sorry for your lose. You are an amazing young lady to even have a passing thought for us at a time when most people would only be focused on themselves. When I am riding alone I am the weird stranger asking questions to myself and about myself. I am 6'1" tall in my bare feet and weigh 230 lbs., so when I am dressed in my boots and riding gear I look sort of large, so most people probably don't have much concern for my safety. Also, my Super Tenere is matte gray (I guess) and I wear hi viz gear so some people think I am a cop so they try to avoid me.

@AstheMagpieFlies

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! I think I was hoping that it would distract me a bit from what I was feeling. I'm still glad I filmed the bit that I did, I love the Stanley area, hopefully my next ride through I'll be able to do it a little more justice and be prepared for the skeeters!

Amanda, this one felt like you got your groove back. Keep on being fearless.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

That Honda looks SO GOOD in the wilderness! Also, ranch kid here too. Bucking hay is a good way for me to stay fit. So far no creepers, just people busting on me when I rode my super overloaded Triumph Explorer for taking along the kitchen sink. Now that I am on the CB500X I have trimmed out the gear as well. Moto travel is good for the soul- you are right where you need to be, handling this difficult loss the best way you know how.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

It does! lol Wish I could be home more often to help dad do the second cutting. The Explorer is def a beast! Thanks! :)

Very Nice ride.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video even with your grieving hold your head high, ride safe ride far,Rand

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rand!

Fantastic vlog, Amanda! You are so spot on with this one with me- being female on a solo rode trip. I just got back from Colorado/Wyoming/Montana and same similar comments on safety. I feel the same be aware of your surroundings, who & what is discussed with people (I carry few items to put my family at ease). People are either excited/interested/amazed *especially if it's a solo female rider or totally opposite. Also as well as all the beautiful footage you taped on your adventure😃. You and Tim Collins @FortyTimesAround really needed that bottle of bug spray for sure😅. Thanks for all the inspiration for my 2week adventure (good&bad) but worth it. Keep up the great vlogs...now back to MN for my work. You are fantastic!🤗

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you StarBell

I wish my trip home was as epic as yours. I was out on a dog walk this morning and a strange car stopped, the woman driving said she was pleased to see me. I was puzzled, she said she hadn’t seen me since Christmas and was worried something was wrong with me or the dog. It turned out she passed me every day before and I had changed my route. I was just confused thinking she had mistaken me for someone else.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

lol aw that's kind of sweet though! still weird, but kind of sweet lol

"Are you ever worried about your safety?" I wasn't, but I'm a bit nervous now... lol

@AstheMagpieFlies

4 жыл бұрын

lmao right? Who asks that? AXE MURDERERS. That's who. :P

@Daemon_Wraith

4 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies Just watch out for banjos. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mad3ls2fZtvFgZM.html

hi amanda..seeing your video brings me back to my university life in eugene and corvallis....time flies.,..it was 30 years ago..by the way i am from indonesia and now also riding honda cb 500 x...start to enjoying riding in my country

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! That's awesome! What are some of your favorite places in Indonesia?

@hendroan0312

5 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies flores, eastern part of indonesia is fantastic

So two years ago I was out riding and I rode my Triumph Tiger to Three Forks hot springs in Oregon. When I got there there were a couple guys down there with a pretty good size tent setup hunting. One of the guys walks out comes right up to me and says what are you doing? I replied that I'm hitting a challenge Point, part of the Idaho Adventure motorcycle club and that I'm am just here to take a picture. His immediate reply was, I can't believe you rode that two wheeled contraption here. I was surprised to see a pickup truck in that area because the train is pretty rough although I agree with him the street tires on the tiger probably weren't best suited for it either. The situation had me feeling like the guy was going to shoot me and bury me out there in the desert somewhere so I quickly took my picture and left. I hope to visit bayhorse sometime this year as well thanks for sharing the video. PS I'd like to add I think it happens to all of us that shoot video for KZread and ride motorcycles that we just kind of go silent. I'm glad to see that you overcame it and still were able to put the video together.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

lol Nothing like a Pickup Dude to feel like you're encroaching on his manliness because you did it on a bike with street tires lol he probably struggled to get through it XD Bayhorse was AWESOME! There's a big long trail system that bikes and ATVs can go on that wraps around the hill above the town so you can get a view from above! I didn't have enough time, but if you go try and budget some time so you can check those out! Thanks Piston Slap!

It was not my conversation but my buddy pretty much was a Victory sales guy to a few strangers we met at a gas station. They loved is bike so he told them all about it. Which was fine but we were doing our iron but ride and it took like an freaking hour. As the doors put it, "people are strange".

Heat + humidity + thunderstorms...welcome to my world with Flatistan in the summer. 😂 Again, my condolences. Losing a loved one is one of the hardest things to come to terms with. All the best, Rob

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob! Lol yup learned that lesson trying to ride through Central Montana in June, non stop thunderstorms 😂

I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother. She was loved and will be missed. Your kitchen I can't unsee that! I'm sure it's a temporary thing - no judgements. Thanks for the videos. I thought the post-narration was a good way to be honest about your real life while still making a watchable video.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! lol I guess I didn't explain very well, I inherited this house from my paternal grandmother when she passed in 2011, but near the end of her life she became a hoarder, and well it's been taking my dad and I a bit longer than anticipated to go through everything because she hid stuff EVERYWHERE. You can't just go through and throw stuff out, you have to go through it first THEN chuck it. Thank you for watching! and for the great feedback!

@andrewdugan6705

5 жыл бұрын

No judgements? Then why mention it? Not to be judgemental, but here's a very judgmental statement.

"Stupid hot" .. love it.

@AstheMagpieFlies

4 жыл бұрын

lol Thanks Baz!

Great vid, some awesome scenery in the clips along the journey. I had stopped to camp and had a couple guys from a couple spaces over stop to ask about my bike and where I was from ect. The strange part came when they asked if I was armed and able to protect myself with anything other than my sized and fist. I opted for the safe of answer of let's just hope for someone looking troubles sake, they didn't bother me. After that the convo shortened and they left. Needless to say I pulled the bike close to the tent and slept with my protection close that night.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Wow ya, that's pretty creepy. People just don't know when to back off sometimes.

Sorry for the loss of your Grandmother. Parts of that area are a very pretty drive. I've taken it from the Idaho border on 26 to Prineville. Some cool stops along the way I'll have to save. How sweet the lady gave you money for the toll. So far no really creepy encounters. I get the same thing traveling by myself, people just want to be helpful. I had an older guy want to help take down my tent. Nice but just turned him down as I'm fine. :) I get more comments from women than men, hopefully it inspires them to get out there and go.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tina! I think sometimes I get more dudes commenting or coming up to me, because I wear men's gear and it's hard to tell I'm a girl till I pull my helmet and jacket off. idk lol I'd like to believe that all of lady riders just being out in the world will encourage a few to get out and do it themselves!

You’re making me want to get an adventure bike! Looks like it was a pretty rad trip. Weirdest convo was definitely a guy whi was camping at the same state park as me, fed me a steak (honestly i couldn’t say no. I was so hungry and i watched him prep and cook it so i knew it was fine) and talked about the oil rig henworked and in West Texas and the coyote named Wiley that would visit him st the rig every day. It’s been 4 years since then, but I’d say it was definitely one of the most random convos I’ve ever had. I can’t remember the rest of it anymore

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Yesss!!! I think you'd love an adventure bike! Heck yes! Being fed by strangers is one of my fave things of being a girl on the road lol No shame.

@ridetofood

5 жыл бұрын

As the Magpie Flies holy typos Batman. How did i post that and not see all those?! 🤣🤣🤣 maybe we can adventure next spring. I think We’re running out of time for a 2019 adventure!

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Are you going to Babes Ride Out (west coast) this year?

@ridetofood

5 жыл бұрын

As the Magpie Flies I’m planning to but I’m not sure yet! Will know by the end of July probably

The dude you asked about your safety sounds properly scary 😂😂 I must try do some of this route one day it looks amazing. I wish you didn't have to deal with creeps. I always say the same to my gf. It properly pisses me off. I'm glad most of the people you meet are nice!

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

I've had pretty amazing luck meeting strangers on the road. Lol I think I was just putting out a weird vibe that was attracting the weird people this time 😂

@TheGorillaBiker

5 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies I try to think 90+% of people are nice! Sometimes you have bad days and yeah maybe we attract them then eh 😂

Thanks for sharing, Amanda! I really like your style. I had someone ask me if my bike was a liter bike once. He said, "bet it's fast". I was like. huh. You know this is a dual sport right???

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nathan :3 lmao that's amazing XD

Wouldn't it be nice if the world was "creep free". Stay safe.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

ha! We can only dream. lol Thanks Keith!

I've been meaning to watch this video for months. Finally made it! You still have tolls that are not automated over there? What is this cash that you speak of? :-p Wow! Pretty uneventful? What about that scenery though! Amazing! I love that ghost town. When I was in the USA I only visited one ghost town, but nothing as cool as that! I'm sorry for your loss. It's a rough time for sure dealing with the loss of a loved one. The grief comes in waves and sometimes, unexpected out of nowhere. There are some weird people out there that's for sure, but thankfully there are more than enough kind hearted people to make up for the weirdos! lol

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr.AusAdventure! Sorry this one wasn't one of my more upbeat ones! Yep There's like three bridges along the Columbia Gorge that are toll bridges and yaaaa none of them take card. I once got yelled at by one of the gals because I didn't have any cash or change on me. Yes! The scenery was gorgeous once I got a little further into Idaho, but once you get passed John Day, OR the rest of the riding until you get to like Idaho City is kind of .... bleh Ghost towns are my jam! lol Thank you!

@MrAusadventure

5 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies We can't be upbeat all the time. It's honest and that is what's most important. As long as it's only the really important big things that we let get us down and we can cruise happily through the less important issues in life, then it's OK to be down and to grieve. :-) That's so weird about the tolls, as all the toll bridges, tunnels, freeways etc here in Australia are all completely automated now. You haven't had to stop in order to pay for years anywhere that I've been. I think 2013 was the last time I saw one you had to stop at to pay. Most people have accounts and those who don't, have 3 days afterwards to pay the toll either by going online or by calling up with their credit/debit card. I'll have to keep an eye out for more ghost town vids then! Do you watch Tim Kreitz? He is always riding to ghost towns in West Texas.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

I have not watched Tim Kreitz I'll have to look him up.

Funny that you should bring up safety...I went on my first motocamping trip a couple weeks ago and rode solo. At my first gas stop I has someone ask me that same question if I was ever afraid and I’m a 6’3” 230lb man. I think that in general people are very curious about motorcyclists who travel solo.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

lol People are so silly!

Weirdest conversation with a stranger… In a small-to-medium sized town in Oklahoma, putting gas in the truck after dark. Out of the shadows a very drunk man stumbles up and hits me up for money. I politely decline. He pats the tail light of the truck, says “Nice truck” more to the truck than me and then slips back into the shadows.

Great video Amanda. I love the little map graphic of the journey that you do. Do you do that yourself?

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Yes I do make those myself. I use Photoshop, trying to learn After Effects so I can make them a little faster than drawing it frame by frame in photoshop lol

@EpicMotorcycleAdventures

5 жыл бұрын

As the Magpie Flies it’s very clever and beyond my primitive skills.

People who come up to me and ask me where I am from; where am I going; what I am listening to; and, upon hearing that I do not listen to anything, how do I keep from getting bored. They are flabbergasted that I am enjoying the scenery and being alone with my thoughts. Too much reliance on technology, I guess. Actually, my bluetooth headphones broke on day two of my epic journey from southern AZ, up the Rocky Mountain States to SD, and then over to home in Vancouver (~3200 miles). I stressed for all of ten minutes before I found that I really enjoyed listening to the roar of the wind and my own thoughts. Who would have thought? ;D

@AstheMagpieFlies

4 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie I do like listening to stories on the bike, it makes the long straight stretches easier for me. lol everyone has their own level of comforts.

@dmax9948

4 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies I agree, to each his/her own. Thank you for your replies.

Great views. Cant remember any strange conversation. Most time its people with sad stories begging for money

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Doyle!

Nice video. Wow your kitchen 😳

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! lol I guess I didn't explain very well, I inherited this house from my paternal grandmother when she passed in 2011, but near the end of her life she became a hoarder, and well it's been taking my dad and I a bit longer than anticipated to go through everything because she hid stuff EVERYWHERE. You can't just go through and throw stuff out, you have to go through it first THEN chuck it.

@trekkydelirium-vroom5821

5 жыл бұрын

As the Magpie Flies : Dear Artist, dear passionate adventure rider: The Force be with you! Live long, Ride safe & Prosper!

I think the strangest conversation on a trip was when I was camping near Gifford-Pinochet and the only other people in the campground was a nice couple who turned out living two blocks from my house in Portland. They plied me with alcohol that night and I said goodbye the next day.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Will! lol I love those coincidences! I ran into another person from the Missoula area in the middle of nowhere in Utah. He camped right next to me in the picnic area of a hotel XD

I'm still pondering the weirdest conversation I've had with a stranger. I watched that video just after I discovered there was shampoo on my toothbrush from yesterday's crash series, so Nathan's weirdest conversation might have been "I just brushed my teeth with shampoo" 😂

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

lmao! man that must have been weird, the taste alone lol

@krisfant4749

5 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies awful. I'm tossing the toothbrush now that I'm home!

My best gas station interactions are when people are trying to sell me steaks, or stereo equipment, or begging for gas money.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

lol Never seen a stereo equipment sales person at a Gas Station! That one's new! lol but in Cascade Locks there are lots of people trying to hock Salmon :P

@j.j.schroeder3439

5 жыл бұрын

Delicious, but highly suspect

Well I dont really interact with folks on the road, its something I really gotta work on. I want to be more social when I'm out there. I'll tell you a story from this weekend on my way back from West Virginia to Northern Virginia. There was a little boy (probably 4 years old) helping his dad pump gas, after filling up I moved to a lot nearby. That kid and his dad drove over to the same lot to wait for the mother who was picking up the kid. The little boy waived, I didnt notice, he said "hello", I couldnt hear him, so he complained and started stomping his feet until I turned and his parents were red in the face laughing. "He gets real upset if he's not acknowledged", we had a laugh, I said hello to the kid and we chatted briefly. It was really nice, I tend to keep to myself in fear of running into weirdos.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Awww! That was an awesome story! :D I feel like meeting the good ones, and meeting people you connect with quickly is well worth all the interactions with weirdos I've had. I have friends all over the Western US because I try to give people the benefit of the doubt first, then decided if they're creepy lol

Strangest conversation on a trip...An Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant who said welcome to the end of the world, as we were leaving the plane in Kodiak, Alaska

@AstheMagpieFlies

4 жыл бұрын

Oh gosh! XD

I'm glad you had a good safe trip. And I'm glad everybody was concerned and helpful to you because you are a girl alone. I guess that's not included in my white male privilege.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😂 No I guess it wouldn't be lol they'd have to see you as vulnerable to get that kind of attention first, and it has to be a bit of a novelty second lol

Condolences for you and grandma. I started recording my rides recently. When riding, you do long recordings and pick out the best bits or do you stop and start?

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I try not to do long recordings with my helmet camera, it's just too much to scrub through when I'm editing. So I start the camera when I see something pretty, then stop it. So I have lots of little clips instead of a solid 2-3 hours of footage. IT also saves the life of your camera batteries if you do short clips as well!

@MotoMichelle

5 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies Great advice :)

Weirdest conversation for me was when I was in Northern TX. Ran into a guy that claimed he built missile silos in New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada. It was pretty wild.. Nice guy, and talked for about 45 minutes. He had to cut the conversation short for lift off.. I don't find any scary, maybe just socially awkward..

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

That's so interesting! Lol Def a lot of socially awkwards, I've had a few that I thought were going to follow me, but none I thought wanted to physically harm me so I guess that's a win 😂

Trust your gut!

@AstheMagpieFlies

4 жыл бұрын

Truth!

As you know my bike's a DRZ 400..It has Suzuki DRZ 400 written on the side of it in quite large letters/numbers...A While back a wild looking little guy came shuffling up to me, looked at the writing on the side of my bike & said - Wild guy - 'Is that a Suzuki?' Me - 'Yes. Yes it is...' Wild guy - 'Is it a 400?' Me - '....Yes....Yes it is...' Wild guy - 'It's black isn't it?' Me - '...Erm...yup....Is that the time? I have to go. Bye now! >_

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

lmao that sound exactly like the convo I had with Husky 500 guy this time XD

One of the bands I was in used to attract a strange crowd. Once on tour a guy came up to me and announced that I was going to be his next ex-wife.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Well he was sure of himself. XD I don't think I've gotten any quite *that* forward. I did have some guy repeat "I was a pretty red head" like 6 times while talking about me to his friends in a bar in the middle of nowhere (my hair is NOT red), but your still tops that one lol

My condolences. A long trip to a funeral... Quiet to the observers, yet million thoughts shouting on the inside ... The weirdest ones, definitely. I wonder if men have to deal with it those "creeps" too ... Maybe they're just intimidated by a girl on a motorcycle who knows what's what and a bit intrigued at the same time, just enough to start talking, but not enough for the brain to reach optimal revs ... That would make someone come across as a creep. ;)

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I do wonder sometimes! It seems like a lot of guys also have stories of weird people asking weird questions too, so I think it's pretty equal.

Thanks Amanda... the twisties North of Stanley to Lost Trail should have cheer you up, or riding the Eastside Highway back into Corvalis is a Homecoming... lots to smile about... Happy Trails, Rand

@AstheMagpieFlies

3 жыл бұрын

While riding home to go to my grandmother's funeral?? Um, no. Not sure anything would have cheered me up at that point.

Hi Amanda! Greetings from India. How did you make that journey route animation on map? On a different note, you're a native English speaker and I'm not, but what kind of a word 'funner' is!? 'Fun' is a noun, I guess and you apply degree to adjectives, I believe? I may be wrong entirely, I'm just an English learner.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Hi! "Funner" is not actually a word, I'm probably not the best example of correct English. As far as the maps go, I animate them in Photoshop using the Animation Timeline. I make the map graphic, then draw the line frame by frame, and export the video file. I then lay it over the footage in Premiere Pro.

@NilanjanSaha

5 жыл бұрын

@@AstheMagpieFlies Hi! Thanks a ton for your reply. The technical info you shared will help me in future. Wish you many more happy miles ahead.

The good news is if you don't run into weird people on the road it means you probably are the weird people on the road 😉

Strange people, well i went out on my Harley stopped off at a trucker's tea bar, Bacon sandwich and mug of tea :-). And for some reason i was asked where is your hubby how you getting home Doh!! I said on my bike " NO WAY SAID ONE" Got sick of this male pig attitude and left. what a load bleep.... I also went to a bike shop and the person showed me a Scooter WHAT!!!! YES A Scooter. lol :-) take care.

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

Ugh the "Asking Obvious Questions they wouldn't ask a dude" guys are not my fave. Also screw terrible misogynistic dealerships! Every time that happens I leave and go somewhere else, then let the first guy who walks up to you at the new place KNOW why you left the last one, and hope they get the hint. *eye roll* ONE DAY this won't be a problem fingers crossed.

I am a bigger guy, 6ft and about 220. Prior service military. I still worry from time to time when I am traveling, there are too many nut cases out there to not worry. When someone will kill another person for a pair of sneakers, situational awareness is paramount to staying safe. I consider how safe I am traveling no matter where I am going.

Amanda have you checked this route out.www.graveltravel.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2:trans-canad-adventure-trail&catid=1&Itemid=71Take a trip across Canada

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

I know about the TCAT yes! lol I'm more likely to do the TAT tbh. Even if I did the TAT though there are big sections I'd have to skip just because there are big sections of it on the West Coast that are just not taken care of, and straight up blocked off. Unless someone gives me a dirt bike XD, it's just not big loaded down bike friendly. I did enjoy watching Mason's ADV's trip on the TCAT with his friends though! kzread.info/head/PLUmE965sNor2Z5a5AO4VWpFYt6YBdUb1U

@murt150

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Link

Maybe I missed it, but why was this titled “concerned about your safety”

@AstheMagpieFlies

5 жыл бұрын

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