Picto Diary - 17 to 20 July 2024 - Campus Jax, Newport Beach, CA

Above: Campus Jax, Newport Beach, CA. 17 July 2024
Out and about on the 'Wing.
Caleb Chapman's Crescent Super Band
Image: Caleb Chapman directs. Sal Cracciolo, former Tower of Power trumpet player, solos in the background.

Above: Campus Jax, Newport Beach, CA. 17 July 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing.
Caleb Chapman's Crescent Super Band.
Francisco Torres, LA session musician guest trombonist, mesmerized by world class timbales solo.

Above: Campus Jax. Newport Beach, CA. 17 July 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing.
Caleb Chapman's Crescent Super Band performance.
Marta, Dave, Dale, Markco, SpaGo, Montage, FeeBee and Drums.

Above: A and O Restaurant and Bar. Newport Beach, CA. 18 July 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing.
Markco, Montage, Bishop and SpaGo.

Above: Best Western Plus Newport Mesa Inn, Costa Mesa, CA 18 July 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing.
Marko's car. 2000 BNW M Coupe. Rare. 4000 copies made. This
one with DINAN supercharger boost to 350 HP.

Above: Chartwell House and Gardens, National Trust. Westerham, UK. 19 July 2024.

TIMDT and Clematis.

Above: Best Western Plus Newport Mesa Inn, Costa Mesa, CA 18 July 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing. 1354.
75 degrees. 6:15 AM. Arco fill up.

Above: Chevron. Baker, CA. 19 July 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing. 1529.
102 degrees. 9:00 AM.

Above: Shell. Mesquite, NV. 19 July 2024. (file image)
Out and about on the 'Wing. 1704.
107 degrees.

Above: Palisades, Ivins, UT. 19 July 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing.
102 degrees. 12:30 PM PST (01:30 PM MST). 390 miles. 6 hours 15 minutes elapsed time from Costa Mesa, CA to Ivins, UT. Two refueling and hydration breaks, 30 minutes. Baker, CA and Mesquite, NV. CA 55, CA 91, I-15, AZ Mojave County 91, UT Washington County 91. Highest temp: 107 degrees in Mesquite, NV around noon.

Above: Maverick. Cedar City, UT. 20 July 2024
Out and about on the 'Wing. 1808
Stayed high and cool - 65 degrees. Rode over Markagaunt Plateau from Cedar City to Panguitch. 10K plus feet elevation.

Above: El Mexicana Restaurant. Salina, UT. 20 July 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing.
Three generation truck guys. All own a RAM truck. Oscar, Dan Jr. and The Monk. Here Oscars truck: 1993 Dodge 250. 12 valve, in line six, Cummins turbo diesel. 400K miles. Oscar's pride and joy.

Above: El Mexicana Restaurant, Salina, UT. 20 July 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing.

Oscar is The Monk's grandson. He's eighteen years old. I've known him since he was a little kid. He was bored in high school, quit, and then got a GED on his own He's now enrolled at Snow College in Richfield, UT to get a certificate in diesel mechanics. He's got his own diesel truck to work on... right behind him in the image. A 1993 Dodge, 12 valve, in-line six-cylinder, Cummins turbo diesel engine. The truck has 400K miles on it. Oscar says he thinks he can drive it another 200K miles.

I had lunch with Oscar, his dad, Dan, Jr., and The Monk yesterday in Salina, UT on my way back from Ivins, UT to Park City, UT. I told Oscar how impressed I was with the direction he had chosen to take in his life. I told him about what retired head of Boeing, Airplane Systems, Don Fehr, had told us ROMEOs at Wasatch Bagel some ten years ago. When asked where Boeing got its best engineers, he replied, "Montana Tech and North Dakota State University." When our shock wore off, Fehr explained that the engineering students coming from these schools were farm boys who had been tinkering with machinery from the age of six. Not only were they good engineers, Fehr said, they worked well in teams. Fehr said too many Boeing hires from the top engineering schools were prima donnas and couldn't work well with other engineers.

I told Oscar that he was so lucky to have been raised on a cattle ranch and how that positioned him well to have a prosperous engineering related career. He may not go to engineering school. He may stay with diesel mechanics. But he will be one of those people "who know how to do stuff," and that will condition him well in life today. I told Dan Jr. and The Monk to make sure Oscar meets Kenworth and Peterbilt who would be great sources for career advice.

Oscar. Training to be one of those guys you want to be around when the mud hits the fan.

Above: Conoco, Levan, UT. 20 July 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing. 2005. 101 degrees.
Image shows my second ICE drink. When riding motorcycles in these temperatures, I down two or three of these drinks at refuel/hydration break... instead of the usual one drink.

Above: Iron Canyon, Park City, UT. 20 July 2024.
Out and about on the 'Wing.

Finis trip.
Trip start 08 July 2024
Trip end 20 July 2024.
14 days out.
Total miles: 2014

Waypoints:

Park City, UT
Winnemucca, NV
Menlo Park, CA
Corte Madera, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Thousand Oaks, CA
Newport Beach, CA
Ivins, UT
Park City, UT

Addendum

To B1b and FeeBee,

As parents you should be proud of how Drums comported himself with my friends at Campus Jax. He took every opportunity to come to our table and engage in friendly, happy conversation. All were impressed with Phin not to mention also loving his performance at the fabulous concert. The timbales solo was great. All enjoyed seeing FeeBee and her friends as well. All were in good spirits. Nice evening all around.

Dad