I moved away from Southern California in 1990. Been all over ......except for Mullholland Drive. I can only imagine. Don't need to visit it. The sierras have all the challenging twisties a man could ask for ( I can hear Colorado riders mocking me already ). Glad to hear you continue to study/practice riding techniques. I admit, time for me to study some more. I ride alone quite often, so there'll be no one around to pick up the pieces, heh. I leave any ego at home when I ride and try to embrace all the blessings of each and every ride. Riding is quite alluring when you know, there's more to learn and practice. How cool is that. Thanks for sharing the book. I'll have to look into it. Time to jab beemer riders. Yesterday, May 25. Came up to a stop sign with a BMW Adventure rider that just exited the freeway. We both were going to use freeway frontage road. He zipped ( didn't know beemers had it in them ), no problem, cranked on throttle and caught up to him, to notify him his top box was open with key in it! He pulled over, mumbled, smiled and off I went. Probably why I don't have a top box cuz I'd do the same thing......Have fun riding! I am.