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I left Fortuna this morning in the company of my good buddy Colleen, am almost immediately abandoned the traditional roads for a 20-mile section of twisty gravel. Since technically the VStrom is a dual-sport, I figured it was worth a shot, and luckily Colleen was good enough to give me a few pointers... From there we followed a bizarre, one-lane road running along the Salmon River, eventually ending up in the tiny hamlet of Callahan, pictured above. The town appeared to consist of one general store and a tavern, in which a five-piece band was playing surprisingly good swing.



Tomorrow, back to Seattle, hopefully by an interesting route... Stay tuned.