Just a Girl And Her KTM in the Forest
Last weekend I did my first solo riding in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey on the KTM. Up to that point, my riding in the Pines had always been with friends. But when you’re a...
Category: Dual Sport
The Eyes are the Window to Your Soul. Or Something.
On Saturday afternoon while doing the Meteor dualsport in south Jersey, we stopped at about the half-way point of the ride to get gas at a small gas station. When Gary and I pulled in...
Am I Finally Getting Better at Dirt Riding?
Time – the most precious commodity there is. When you find a person who willingly shares such a precious resource with you – it’s a great feeling. I have a friend, Gary who has taken me...
New Jersey Pine Barrens: Scenes from the Firetower
On Sunday we spent the afternoon dirt riding in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Our friend Jeff took us to one of the firetowers that are out in the woods. Being the chicken...
Sunday Funday in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
On Sunday Kenny and I packed our little dirty bikes into the truck and set of for the pine barrens in New Jersey. Our destination was Wharton State Forest. But not before stopping by...
Big Kids Playing in the Puddles
At some point you just come to terms with your shortcomings. I will never be a confident dirt rider. There is something about the looseness of it that I cannot give myself over to....
Trailside Snapshots – Meeting Some Four Legged Friends
We’re From the Internet. We Come in Peace. You make me feel like sayin’… FOXY On our last dirt ride, while I was standing around having a drink I saw something scuttling across the...
Motorcycle Kids – They Grow Up So Fast
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,...
Riding AltRider’s Conserve the Ride 2013
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...
2012 Berkshire Big Adventure Ride
On Friday, we packed up the Ridgeline with our bikes, the kid and the dog and headed north to Massachusetts for a weekend of friends, food and riding. Our home away from home was a cute...
Alpinestars Stella Bionic 2 Protection Jacket
Under my dirt jersey, I wear an Alpinestars Stella Bionic 2 Protection Jacket. I’ve had it for 2 years now and have been very happy with it. All of the stitching, seams and straps have...
Squee! Sleepy Little Husky Takes a Nap
Aww, look at that cute little face just napping away there. Don’t you just want to hug it? Wook at dat wittle face. Who’s a cute wittle Husky? That’s right! You are! 🙂
Husqvarna TE 310: The Honeymoon Phase
Let’s just get this out of the way, shall we? I am not brave. There. It is no secret that I have had confidence problems all throughout my dirt time with the DRZ. No...
Day 26: The New and the Old – #29in29
Today I got my first taste of what the TE 310 feels like. Kenny’s KTM is waiting to have its fork seals replaced so he opted to ride the DRZ. The new and the old....
Day 13: Drop In, Pop Out – #29in29
There is a funny thing the happens to the look of terrain in a photo. – click pix to embiggen – When you’re standing there in person looking over the edge of a drop,...
Day 8: This is the Coolest Motorcycle Chick I Know – #29in29
I often wonder what it’ll be like for her someday when she thinks back to the time when she first learned to ride a dirtbike as a kid. Will she be a lifelong motorcyclist?...
Meeting a Rockstar on the Trail
One of the things that I’ve always said interest me about off-road riding is that you have the opportunity to see things that you might not when you’re on your streetbike. Getting to see...
Sunday Trail Riding With the Family
Every time that we go out trail riding as a family, I come home with a little more amazement about how children learn to do things. Riding along behind Chloe I’m so fascinated by...
Riding Motorcycles With My Daughter is Heaven
2011 marked a big change when my daughter Chloe started riding motorcycles.
