Unfortunately I dont really have any good riding footage of Los Angeles. Basically its big, its busy, and theres a lot of traffic. Not ideal for any good video.

As a matter of fact, if youve ever played GTA V, it basically looks exactly like that. Seriously.

However, I had a few key stops I wanted to make before leaving LA.

The first took me down to Sunset Blvd and a little clothing and gear shop that I found on Instagram a while back, the Blackboard Cafe.

I picked up this rad t shirt:

From there I made my way west to Hollywood Blvd. The traffic here was nuts but luckily I found a 15 minute parking spot which would give me just enough time to find what I was looking for:

The man, the myth, the legend and fellow Triumph enthusiast. I had to stop and get a picture with him:

Happy to have had that moment I left the city and headed northeast towards Vegas.

VEGAS:

Again, not much to show from a ride perspective. Imagine desert. And flatness. And a few Joshua trees. Scorching hot sun beating down on you mercilessly. There you have it.

In fact, I got stuck in a complete standstill on Hwy 15 into Vegas for a few hours in the middle of the desert. It was brutal. Every part of me was sweating.

After making it finally into Vegas near 1am, I found the nearest cheap hotel and crashed hard. When I awoke the next day I made (or rather my sore body did) the call to stay an extra day and rest up – I knew Id be hitting some long rides in hot weather and lots of camping coming up, so I would need my energy in the next few days.

So, with an extra day to lounge around in Vegas, I did just that:

Poolside! I need some sun sheesh!

And that evening I couldnt pass up the opportunity to see SPOON play the Brooklyn Bowl! They were playing the third of a 3 night gig there and tickets were reasonably priced. It was rad to see them and of course I picked up a tshirt from the merch booth as well.

After an awesome show I passed out hard at the motel, knowing I would need to get up early to beat the heat for the ride into Utah the next morning. 100 degrees or more in the mid day!

Next post – Riding through Utah and into Moab! – Spoiler alert! The ride footage is awesome! Super stoked on it! Ill post it up soon!

Cheers!

Travis