California: Missing the Beauty of Big Sur
Tonight I said to Kenny, ‘When do we leave for California?’ I swear, it already seems like it was 5 years ago that we were there and I haven’t even been home for a...
Category: Road Trips
California Dreaming: Willits to San Francisco
June 20, 2008 – Willits to San Francisco There was a little bit of a sting to leaving Willits. This was our final day of riding in California. We had to be back in...
California Dreaming: Mount Shasta City to Willits
Thursday June 19, 2008 – Mount Shasta City to Willits We left Mount Shasta City early on Thursday morning with the intent of stopping in the city of Redding so that I could visit...
California Dreaming: Crescent City to Mount Shasta City
Wednesday June 18, 2008 – Crescent City to Mount Shasta City Heading south from Crescent City on 101, we moved through the big trees. There was a layer of fog that seems to hang...
California Dreaming: Klamath Falls, Or. to Crescent City, Ca.
Tuesday June 17, 2008 – Klamath Falls, Or to Crescent City, Ca. We left our surprisingly plush and unexpected 2 room suite in Klamath Falls on Tuesday morning, heading north to Crater Lake National...
California Dreaming: Lee Vining to Klamath Falls, Oregon
Monday June 16, 2008 – Lee Vining to Klamath Falls, Oregon Waving goodbye to Lee Vining, we headed north on 395 towards Bridgeport, California. Not far from Lake Mono, I saw a sign for...
California Dreaming: North Fork to Lee Vining
Sunday June 15, 2008 – North Fork to Lee Vining Our night at the South Fork was interesting. The motel owner actually gave us our money back as soon as we walked in the...
California Dreaming: Bakersfield to North Fork
Saturday June 14, 2008 – Bakersfield to North Fork I guess Kenny’s zipper didn’t have the tensile strength to hold back the sheer force of his manaconda. It ended up blowing out, so before...
California Dreaming: San Luis Obispo to Bakersfield
Friday June 13, 2008 – San Luis Obispo to Bakersfield We rolled out of SLO and headed towards route 33 where we would be meeting up with Ed in Ojai. He was heading up...
California Dreaming: San Francisco to San Luis Obispo
Thursday June 12, 2008 – San Francisco to San Luis Obispo We were at the Dubbleju Motorcycle Rental place promptly at 9:00 to pick up our bikes for the next 9 days. The three...
California Dreamin: Hello, San Francisco
Kenny and I head to California for an 8 day, 3000 mile trip riding in all over California and Oregon – visiting San Francisco, Sequoia NP, Yosemite NP, Redwood NP, Crater Lake NP and everything in between
Eat Here and Get Gas
I was poking through my pictures from the last few weeks and found that I’ve got a couple related to gas pumps. I guess the folks at the pump below in Virginia were just...
Marlinton, WV Train Depot – Burned
It was really sad to see the train depot in Marlinton had recently caught fire and burned. I remembered it from the last time we passed through about 2 years ago. Hopefully the town...
ROADSIDE KITSCH: Muffler Man – West Virginia
Out in the wilds of Unger, WV stands a man. A Muffler Man. I finally had my opportunity to visit the Farnham Collossi on the way down to West Virginia this past weekend. He...
Memory Lane: 2005 The Bighorn Scenic Byway
Today, I spent some time organizing some of the thousands of digital photos that I’ve amassed over the last decade. I love this excercise and find it especially sweet when you can be pulled...
MEMORY LANE: On our Way to the Chief Joseph Highway in Wyoming
Reminiscing about a road trip from Long Island New York to Yellowstone National Park in May of 2005.
NON MOTO TRAVEL: Bermuda
The family went to Bermuda for a long labor day weekend. Despite my initial resistance, I concede it was an awesome thing to do. It was incredibly beautiful.
There is No Sex…
On Friday August 3rd, we crossed out of New York on route 2 at Rouses Point, over Lake Champlain and into Vermont. Can you believe that the trip across the bridge is FREE and there is a place to pull off and check out the view? Unheard of.
