Inner Thoughts on Life’s To Do Lists
One of the best things about making bucket, wish, or to do lists is actually, you know, doing the things on it. Whatever the reason something found its way on to your list –...
Category: Road Trips
A Freezing Cold Drive in Western Pennsylvania
Taking advantage of a long January weekend, I set off to western Pennsylvania to look at… “stuff” and to just drive. I wish I better understood the draw to just get out and wander....
Roadtrip Memories Become Impressionist Paintings
When I am road tripping, I typically have the best intentions about writing something down nightly to memorialize the things that I see each day while they are fresh in my mind. Before I...
Retro New York: The Parksville Pharmacy
Welcome to the Parksville Pharmacy There’s been a pin on my Google map at the location of the Parksville Pharmacy, in the Sullivan County town of Parksville, New York for years. I first noticed...
Photos: Steamtown National Historic Site
This spring I took a drive to Scranton, Pennsylvania to visit Steamtown National Historic Site. While I was there, strict COVID protocols limited access to some of the indoor spaces and displays, but I...
Palm Springs Window Reflections
Having my picture taken isn’t fun. I hate the way I look. Sometimes I go through the process of taking selfies to try to work through these feelings. At this point, it seems like...
A Yeti, an Art Gallery, a Kickass Road – This must be Ranchita, California
In December of 2016, I was in California taking a week-long riding trip. I flew to LA, rented a bike and wandered about. While heading towards Borrego Spring on Montezuma-Borrego Highway, I passed a Yeti in...
Party of One – Wednesday Night in Breezewood
In the past couple of years, I’ve cruised through the town of Breezewood, Pennsylvania a handful of times. Not because I was seeking it out, but just… because. If you’re riding along Route 30,...
Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch – Oro Grande, California – Route 66
A Whimsical Wonderland In January of 2017, I was riding my motorcycle on a solo trip through California. I followed a leg of Route 66 back towards Los Angeles. That’s where I learned about...
One Year Later: My Desert Awakening Went Back to Sleep
One year ago today, December 28, 2016, I stood in the golden sun of the California desert taking in Salvation Mountain. The day shimmered with magic, possibility, and the excitement unique to being on...
Seeking LOVE in Monterey, Virginia
After leaving the town of Buckhannon, West Virginia then stopping at the tiny Randy Brown Memorial Chapel – I wound my way across the mountains down 219, across 250 and into the town of Monterey,...
That Time I Met the Lord on a Virginia Backroad
Some might say that riding along through the mountains and valleys of Virginia backroads is heaven. I’m inclined to agree. After dipping off of Virginia 42 in favor of some smaller roads, I found...
The Old Burke’s Garden Virginia Post Office
Following the very wiggly VA 623, will drop you into the upland valley of Burke’s Garden, Virginia. When there, something about it feels like you’re in a place cut off from the rest of the...
Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial – Whitesville, West Virginia
While riding along Route 3, I passed through the town of Whiteseville, West Virginia. The small town doesn’t stand out much from any of the other small towns nestled in the West Virginia mountains....
Cruising Along Route 3 – West Virginia
After passing through Rhodell, I spent the night in Beckley, West Virginia. That evening I sat drinking a beer alone in a restaurant, thinking about everything I’d seen along the way. Spilling my observations...
Snapshots: The Odd, West Virginia Post Office
Maybe I should just go ahead and have all my mail forwarded here 😉 I think that the first time I ever saw the name Odd, West Virginia was in a photo from David...
Paulverizer – The Cyborg Muffler Man of Buena Vista, Virginia
This ain’t your mama’s muffler man. No, this? This is somethin’ else! You’ve got that familiar sturdy jaw and that manly mug but that’s about it. And a nice little hat tip to the motorcycle....
Just Passing Through – Small Town, West Virginia
Rhodell, West Virginia – a place I’d never heard of prior to standing in front of the alternating colors of the post office’s awning. Why would I have? It isn’t a pass-through on a...
I’m Pretty Sure Bigfoot is Looking for ME!
While I was standing around gawking at lovely Cubanola Cigar ghost ads in Radford, Virginia, I felt someone looking over my shoulder… At this point, I think that Bigfoot might be looking for me....
Cubanola Cigar Ghost Ad – Radford, Virginia
The town of Radford, Virginia had a 1-2 punch of beautiful ghost ads. There was the Wine of Cardui, R. S. Carson Druggist and Cubanola Cigar combo. And then there was this. Hello, gorgeous!...
