Category: Road Trips
Visiting Santa Claus in Indiana
“Holy shit!” When I crested the camels hump of a hill, the suspension on the Tiger completely unloaded leaving in its wake an unnerving floating sensation. During that millisecond of weightless hang-time strangely enough there’s plenty...
Whispering Giants Grand Tour: Wacinton of Paducah, Kentucky
When I pulled up at the edge of Noble Park in Paducah the word “Wow,” escaped from me. Even though it was the 10th Whispering Giant I visited, I didn’t expect how striking his appearance would...
Wide Open Space, Wide Open Mind
You wouldn’t think that writing your own story could be difficult. After all, you live it, it’s right there in front of you. And yet finding the loose thread to pull at the end...
Things I Think About While Riding – Is Love Based on Proximity?
While riding through rural Kentucky, past lonely tobacco farms I couldn’t help but wonder about the lives of the people who toil away on them. The farmhouses sit far apart with big fields and tracts of...
Big, Pink Roadside Odds and Ends in West Virginia
As I wound my way across West Virginia towards Kentucky, I spotted a few great pink roadside attractions. A super-duper pink elephant in Barboursville on Route 60. Just down the road from the pink elephant in...
Pretending to be Brave – Leaving the Void for Parts Unknown
On Sunday morning as I rubbed the I think I drank one too many pints from my eyes I wondered how in the world my weekend had gone by so fast. What started on...
Talking to Strangers: The Power of Vulnerability
Traveling by motorcycle opens you up to meaningful exchanges. I’ve been wondering about why people move in and out of your life. While I was on my road trip last week, I had several...
I’ve Returned From My October Road Trip – There’s So Much To Think About
Last Thursday after tidying up the last of my pressing tasks at work, I set off on my motorcycle. With a week worth of vacation time blocked off on the calendar, I had a...
Things I Think About While Riding
Do kids who live in rural areas (the kind of towns where houses are like a half a mile apart) go trick or treating? While riding in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois I’ve been encountering...
Road-Tripping: Greetings From Illinois
After finishing the Void Rally in Fredericksburg, Virginia instead of going straight home, I decided to use up some of my vacation time and take a little road trip. I left Virginia on Sunday...
I Think This Calls For a Ramble
This is my third point-n-shoot camera in as many months. ::sigh:: This one is clipped, locked and loaded in my jacket. I think this calls for a little ramble around on the ole motorcycle,...
Tinfoil Helmet Chronicles: Putting Daydreams in to Motion
My mother in law lives in a small town in Maine. So small, it feels like you could throw a rock from one side of it to the other. (And I suck at throwing.) Each...
Did I Ever Tell You About That Time I Went To The Roof Of The World?
The Aiguille du Mdi in Chamonix, France was a once in a lifetime experience. Teetering at the tip of a mountain peak at over 12,000ft up, it was about as much as my wimpy little...
Photo: Riding Along Lac Du Mont Cenis
Sometimes I go through periods of time where nothing seems to make any sense. I think I have mental problems. I can’t sit still, I can’t write, I can’t relax, I can’t be alone...
Things I Learned on my Alpine Riding Trip – Packing And Gear
Packing The Givi box liner worked out fantastically. Packing all of my clothing into gallon ziplock bags then packing them into the Bestem bag kept everything neat and tidy. This represents all the clothing and...
I Love the People Inside My Computer
It’s my Dutch brother from another mother, Pimmie! The internet is really amazing. But it seems that not a week goes by when I don’t read about someone lamenting what childhood was like when...
Greetings from the Highest Paved Pass in the Alps
Can you tell from my super-toothy grin that I was pretty excited to be at the top of the Col de L’Iseran? After seeing pictures of that dang sign on the web for years, it...
