Blog Challenge: Ride to Eat Mom & Pop Style
Over on my Facebook page, I posted a photo of my bike at a Cracker Barrel restaurant. I was questioning whether or not it was worth my while to stop there ever again after...
Full tank. Wandering heart.
Over on my Facebook page, I posted a photo of my bike at a Cracker Barrel restaurant. I was questioning whether or not it was worth my while to stop there ever again after...
To my own surprise I’ve been able to tick a few things off of my 2013 Motorcycle Roadside Stop Wishlist. Just this past weekend? Another mark in the “Done” column. ::pats self on back:: No...
When you cover a couple hundred miles on a day ride from where I live, you see a lot of other people on the road. Being on a motorcycle gives you a unique perch...
Sometimes just picking a place to stop for lunch is enough inspiration to thread a route together. The Chelsea Royal Diner on Route 9 in Brattleboro, Vermont is one such place. The modified 1938...
Things are about to get sexy up in here. Two words: Butt. Beads. Seat Beads from BeadRider.com Normally using said two words together might make you chuckle nervously. Maybe even bring on a bit...
Set back from the road in Hinsdale, New Hampshire is a fabulous house that is covered in license plates. When I say covered… I mean covered. Isn’t it wonderful? The house is no longer...
When the Equinox to Equinox Rally kicked off on the first day of spring, it seemed like we had all the time in the world to ride around and collect points. After all, the...
For some, writing things down on a travel To Do List is a blow to the spontaneity of what riding a motorcycle should be about. And I get that. Being able to flitter hither...
While I was in the neighborhood during my super-donut-extravaganza, I decided to swing by the town of Groveland to visit with the local muffler man. Incidentally – his name? Yvon. (Formerly) With decades of standing...
Kane’s Donuts was on my must-visit list for years! When the alarm clock sounded its horrible racket at 4:30 on Saturday morning, what would normally be met with an all-encompassing desire to smash it...
I’ll give you a minute to soak it all in. A giant Suzuki TL1000R, the Ural and…. a dragon. *Runs away squealing* 😀
My friend Dave is a Home Infusion Therapy nurse in California. He spends his days bringing care and comfort to people. Aside from his superhero day job, he just happens to be a motorcycle...
See this girl? She’s pretty happy to be sitting on her Tiger and getting ready to roll into the evening. She… is me. Wednesday night’s ride on the Tiger was the first one in...
Hi Dad, No matter how many hours you spend listening to the air moving through a breathing machine, how much you stare at the peaks and valleys that roll across a hospital monitor, how...
Greetings from Moron-land! Last year when I signed up to do The Void Rally, one tip or bit of instruction if you will, was continually stressed over and over in the weeks and days...
The summer solstice came floating in on the breeze Friday night. The weather was cool. So much so that I wished I had a sweatshirt with me as my daughter Chloe and I watched...
Yesterday when I was in the car, I spotted what I thought was a wheel peeking out from behind the cab of a big rig. Sure enough, as I got closer, I saw this...
I did my part by riding the Ural to work today. How about you? What’s your take on these types of awareness days? Do they make a difference -or- is it a nice theory...
On Thursday afternoon, I watched Friday’s weather like a hawk. By all accounts it would be raining, the question was how much? When Friday dawned and it came time to hit the road towards...