Full tank. Wandering heart.
While scrolling through Twitter, I saw this post from Hipster Bike Videos: Photoset: This is what “empowering” female riders looks like apparently. http://t.co/Gmi5Rw8XkX — Hipster Bike Videos (@HipsterBikeVids) October 11, 2013 Hmm. Okay, I’ll...
What is it about a giant, fiberglass peg-legged pirate that will make me ride 170 miles out of my way? Is that the dumbest sentence you’ve ever read? Sometimes my ‘reasons’ for riding must...
Unexpected Hail on Monitor Pass in California GoPro Selfie on West Virginia 33 Playing in Puddles in Pennsylvania Cruising the Blue Ridge Parkway Like Mother, Like Daughter That Time I Rode Pillion When I...
“You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!” After nearly two decades in the game I would’ve thought that by now people’s comments about how dangerous motorcycles are would just roll right off my back. Or...
When I turned off of I-95 at the exit for Havre de Grace, Maryland I had only one goal in mind. I would visit the Desert Storm muffler man. As I approached the station...
Giant Chicken Army. It’s a thing. It’s either that or one rogue bird that keeps following me. And he’s taking the long way ’round because he lies in wait at the places I’m going...
Right before I left for The Void Rally, I picked up a new GoPro Hero 3+ Black edition. The 3+ is a pretty big improvement over my old Heros. The photo quality is great,...
The temperature crept up to nearly 70 degrees today. That’s kind of unusual for a November day. You bet your boots I was only too happy to load my monkey Chloe into the Ural...
While reading Twitter and stuffing my face with leftover Halloween candy, I saw a post from Zoe at Splodz Blog about a month long November blogging challenge. It’s called BEDN – Blog Every Day...
This guy? This is Bill. No doubt you’ve seen him make an appearance in photos that I’ve posted over the years. He’s always around. On our road trips, the Crotona Midnight Run, the Santa...
For all of the cliche popular images of the scary, hardened bikers – I feel like I must exist on the opposite end of the spectrum. When I’m out and about on my bike...
My travels during the Void Rally 8 brought me to Chester, Pennsylvania. The bonus site was a tribute to Bill Haley and the Comets who recorded at a local radio station. Though the building...
I have returned triumphant from the Void Rally! Well, maybe not triumphant but at least in one piece. That has to count for something. The Void Rally Ride Report has been posted and you...
I may have to start rethinking my penchant for visiting roadside statues. Exhibit A: Just check out the cold, dead eyes on these two. And that poor kid… I’m not sure what’s more tragic; the...
Fifty years from now, what will my generation have left behind that tugs at the heartstrings of people who like to play the “Remember when…” game? What will our contribution to fading Americana be?...
The Void Rally is like a scavenger hunt done on a motorcycle within an allotted time window. The rally masters provide participants a rallybook that is filled with bonus locations and coordinates. It is...
The season of anxiety and nail biting is upon us. In just a few short weeks I will be setting off to do the Void Rally 8. The Void Rally 8 – October 12-13,...
In my mind it was just yesterday that my husband Kenny and I were wheeling the little KLX110 in to the living room to surprise Chloe for her birthday. She was home from school,...
My big complaint about the Tiger has always been that there is a lot of wind noise coming off the front end at highway speeds. After a long day out on the road the...
