PSA: The Void Rally – Registration Closing in Two Weeks
*ding-ding-ding* Registration for the 2017 running of the Void Rally will close on August 18th. If you’ve been on the fence about registering, it’s time for you to pick a side and leap. The...
Walking With Ghosts in The Desert
The Goldwell Open Air Museum sits just outside of the northeastern entrance of Death Valley and at the edge of the ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada. I’d seen photos of the sculptures that grace...
New Year’s Day with Beggars in Death Valley
On New Year’s Day, I awoke in Las Vegas. The rest of the world was still asleep after a long night of reveling. As I rode down the strip towards old Las Vegas and...
Looking at Past Travels with 20/20 Hindsight
Tonight over dinner, Kenny and I were talking about a road trip that we took together in 2005. We rode out to see Mount Rushmore. And since we were in the neighborhood, we also stopped...
Nerdy Words for the Motorcycle Travel Blogger
The Grandiloquent Word of the Day features lovely and sometimes funny sounding little-used words or antiquated slang. I thought this particular word was appropriate as we head off into the weekend. And for the...
New Year’s Eve in the Valley of Fire
On the morning of December 31st, 2016, when I awoke it was still dark. I was in Las Vegas. I hadn’t planned on being there for New Year’s Eve, it was just the way...
Postcards from the 2017 IBR: Chris’ Riding Adventures
Last week when I went to my PO Box, I opened it to find among its contents two postcards that rode in the 2017 Iron Butt Rally. For the uninitiated, that’s the toughest road...
The Ebb and Flow of Motivation
Ebb and flow. My thoughts and motivations come in waves, pushing in and pulling back. Just when I think I’ve got myself into a nice, natural posting rhythm, I go belly up and float...
Using Google Alerts For Road Trip Inspiration
There is no telling what will inspire you to hit the road to go and see something with your own eyes. You could, of course, leave things to chance. Afterall, serendipity is a beautiful...
Welcome to My Brain’s Filing Cabinet
Last night, Kenny was sitting on the couch flipping through photos on his phone. He’d scroll then tilt his phone my way and say “where was that?” and I’d answer. The answer would be...
My Bonneville – The Great Equalizer
Some people take it as a personal affront when their motorcycle wave isn’t returned by another rider. I’m not one of them. I wave because I want to. Or sometimes, I don’t because I...
Hunting Ghosts: Mail Pouch, Uneeda Biscuit and the Circle Dot
On Sunday I stopped by to take a peek at the Mail Pouch Tobacco ghost ad on East Main in Beacon, NY. Though I’d been to Beacon before, I never saw the sign. It...
Route 6 Wondering and Wanderings
What is the psychological draw to follow single coast-to-coast or transcontinental routes? I’m talking about routes like US 6 or US 20. If you’re standing on the roadway you may have one end of...
Ride Snaps: Odds, Ends and Assorted Things I’ve Seen Recently
While I’m out and about I end up taking a lot of pictures that either end up on Instagram or are left to wither in obscurity on my phone. Sometimes it’s because I can’t...
Ride Snaps: Recent Murals, Graffiti and Street Art
While I’m out cruising around, I like to stop and take a look at murals, graffiti and street art along the way. Here are a couple bright spots from the last couple weeks. I’m not sure...
The Blossoming Romance with the Bonnie
In the fall of 2015, the Bonneville came home as something of an impulse buy. I hadn’t been lusting over one for months or years. And the truth is, I didn’t need it. I...
The Very Handsome Muffler Man of Hancock, Massachusetts
Well, well, well. Would you look at this dapper gent with his new paint job! The last time I stopped in for a visit The Big Man was suffering from a heinous case of...
Roadside Americana: Greetings from Woolwich – Mainer C. Lobster
Mainer C. Lobster sits outside of Taste of Maine restaurant in Woolwich, Maine on Route 1. Isn’t he glorious? Having a lobster this excited about well, everything would probably bring a lot of sunshine...
Tan Lines and Consequences
Everything we do has consequence. Even the most minute action or inaction, as it were. Close yourself off and you don’t enjoy the sunshine. Open yourself up and you get burned. We often don’t realize...
Boothbay Harbor: Gimbel and Sons Country Store Post Office Call Boxes
While in Boothbay Harbor, Maine last week, I was drawn to a lovely olde tyme gas pump standing outside Gimbel & Son’s Country Store. I’m not much of a shopper. If I venture in at...