Riding a Motorcycle Through the Big Wide World
Riding across the Mojave from Twentynine Palms on my way to Amboy, California was something of a spiritual experience. Seeing an ocean of sand spill out before me with dappled light spread across the...
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Two KTMs and the Grand Canyon
“Babe. Chris asked me to go do that Grand Canyon dirtbike thing with him.” “Okay. You should do it! When is it?” “Tuesday.” “Oh.” “We’re driving out.” “Really?” ….. And just like that, with a...
Veggin’ Out with Art Cars and Roadside Attractions
When Kathy posted her list of February blogging prompts and I read “vegetable” as one of them? I thought that was rad. But not too rad. You know, radish. Not really what I would...
Fuzzygalore.com – A Motorcycle Blog For Weirdos
Writing my blog has been an on-going learning experience. Like me, what I write about has evolved over time. People who read it back in the stone age might not like what it has become...
Coming to Terms With Long Highway Rides
When the calendar page rolls from December in to January, there is a sparkle of wonder about what the year will bring. With motorcycling being such an important part of my life, where I...
Motorcycle Travel Packing – Some Odds and Ends
When I’m roadtripping on the bike, I do my best to pack lightly with regard to clothing. I try to pack things that are easily re-wearable, wrinkle resistant and fast drying. Fast drying is...
Finding Forgiveness in the California Desert
It was cold when I left the town of Brawley. The sun was just starting to make its way up the eastern sky. The dusky morning blanketed the horizon in a gray-blue haze. The...
Planting Road Trip Ideas for 2017
In 2016, I was able to chase down several tickling daydreams that ran loose in my mind. Little did I know when the calendar turned over that not only would I see the Blue Whale...
Napoleon Fruit Soup, A Ghost Ad and Morning on a Motorcycle
When I left my hotel in Napoleon, Ohio headed east towards home I didn’t really have much of a plan other than go towards where the sun was coming up. I picked up US 6 because...
On the Front Lines with the Giant Chicken Army
For someone who never goes anywhere and never does anything, I managed to go a few places and do a few things on my motorcycle in 2015. In those travels, I saw firsthand some of...
And THAT is Why They’re Called Sub Sandwiches!
The crazy temperature and weather-swings we’ve been having here on Long Island can make you stop and wonder how the Earth doesn’t just split in half or something. When I woke up on Sunday...
Show Me the Donuts!
Nine times out of 10, when I see pictures of food in ride reports it looks terribly unappealing. Unless there is a fingernail in it, you won’t usually catch me taking photos of my...
My Dudes on the Col de l’Iseran
The connections, the love, the family that you build in your travels is amazing. Often humbling. This thing… metal, gasoline, rubber and dreams – it binds us together. A motorcycle, yes, but so much...
Hanging on for Spring
On Saturday night, I went out to the garage, sat on my motorcycle and took a picture. The temperature hovered in a single digit. It’s hard to remain upbeat when you go outside and...
I’m Lookin’ Forward to Getting Dirty at the BBA
This year I hope to spend more time riding my dirty bike. The KTM has awakened something inside of me that needs to be explored. I don’t know how or why but I’m just...
The Motorcycle Keeps the Demons at Bay
I’m thankful that the motorcycle is the most fantastic mood regulator and that I am able to ride one. This post is part of a 29 posts in 29 days blogging challenge hosted by...
The Story of a Girl
Once there was a girl. Her heart was wild. It fluttered and wandered; it wanted more. It wanted everything. Full of love and curiosity, some days she’d wake up with no idea of where...
My Favorite Motorcycle Boots
Buy right, buy once. That was my thinking when I saw the Sidi Adventure GORETEX boots. At the time, it was painful looking at their $550 price tag. “Five hundre…?! *faints*” But in the...
REPOST: PMS – The Silent Killer
I made this image back in 2013 when Long Island was being pummeled by another snowstorm. The weather lately has been much the same – we’re measuring snow in feet. I’ve seen this image...
Photo: Lost in a Daydream
This post is part of a 29 posts in 29 days blogging challenge hosted by Kathy at ToadMama.com. Today’s writing prompt: A Daydream
