2014: What a Year It Has Been
When the calendar clicked over to 2014, we were in the grip of a polar vortex. My world was covered in snow and a deep freeze. I spent most of my two-wheeled weekends on...
Yearly Archive: 2014
The Whispering Giants Grand Tour
Whispering Giants Grand Tour February 15 to October 31, 2015 What is a Whispering Giant? A Whispering Giant is a giant wood carving honoring Native Americans created by the artist Peter Wolf Toth. These...
Re-Tread: Post Christmas Weekly Wrap-Up
Stuff that happened during the week of December 22-28, 2014 What’s Goin’ On Can you believe that Christmas is already a few days past? All that build up and it slips away like a...
Boxing Day Fatbike Riding in Calverton
Because we’re new to trail riding on our bicycles, Kenny and I have kind of decided to give each local trail a whirl. This past Friday, we brought our fatbikes to Calverton for the...
Merry Christmas, Friends
Wishing you and your loved ones all the peace and love in the world. Merry Christmas, friends. -removed-
Christmas Came Early to Chez Galore!
As a banana on the go, I couldn’t be more tickled pink! After all these years, I can finally carry my bananas safely. Merry Christmas, indeed.
Retread: Weekly Wrap-Up December 21
Stuff that happened during the week of December 15-21, 2014 What’s Goin’ On Friday was my last day of work until the New Year. As you might imagine, I’m a happy camper. I’ve been...
Big Ducks, Hot Jugs, Frozen Fingers and a Ural
When I got up and let the dog out this morning, it didn’t seem especially cold out. So, after having two cups o’ joe, I decided to suit up and ride over to the...
Throwback Thursday: Retro Road Tripping on My Old 6R
In 2005, Kenny and I set off for Yellowstone National Park on our motorcycles. Neither one of us really had any idea what we were doing. We just threw our stuff on the bikes...
Time Moves Slowly for Women in Motorcycle Media
There’s nothing groundbreaking here in this “women in motorcycling” post. Sometimes I just have to bleed a little steam so that I don’t explode. Each day I read all sorts of blogs, mailing lists, Twitter...
2014 Santa Ride: The Elves
Sure, the Santas get the lion share of the glory during the Santa ride but there are some elves that ride with the big red fatties that deserve some of the limelight too. We...
2014 IMS-NY: Is This Bike Show Burnout?
Just as in years past, Kenny and I went in to NYC to check out the International Motorcycle Show last week. I don’t know if it is a symptom of being bombarded by media at every...
Santaride 2014: Santa and the Return of Her Sidecar Elf
On Sunday we set off on our annual Santa Ride and it was glorious. Once again my daughter Chloe reprised her role as my sidecar elf. It always amazes me when she chooses to hang...
Save the Date: 2015 Crotona Midnight Run
The date for the 2015 Crotona Midnight Run was announced: January 17-18, 2015 66 Lake Rd. East Congers, NY 10920 Google Maps What Is the Crotona Midnight Run? The Crotona is a timed road...
Man, I Need a Set Of Those “Foot Pegs” On My Tiger
Don’t you think they’d look great on the ole girl? 😆 Keep on Truckin’
Re-Tread: Weekly Wrap-Up December 14
Stuff that happened during the week of December 8-14, 2014 What’s Goin’ On We’re in he home stretch for Christmas, can you believe it? Things around here are pretty low key on the holiday...
Snapshot: A Throwback from our 2012 Santa Ride
What a great time. As it turns out, making other people happy… is a gift you give yourself.
Snapshot: Getting Ready for the Santa Ride
Tomorrow is our annual Santa Ride. The one where we dress up like Santas and elves and take to the streets spreading holiday cheer on our motorcycles. This afternoon the suits came down from...
