Road Tripping: Recent Road-Related Reads
Over the last month, I’ve read a few books that inspire my riding in different ways. Some directly, some less so. Hopper’s Places – by Gail Levin Filler ‘er Up – The Great American...
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Over the last month, I’ve read a few books that inspire my riding in different ways. Some directly, some less so. Hopper’s Places – by Gail Levin Filler ‘er Up – The Great American...
Have you read Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley? In the 50+ years since it’s been published, the spark that sends people off to wander the highways and byways hasn’t changed much. The want to roam...
Coalwood is a small town located in McDowell County, West Virginia. As the name implies, coal mining was the main industry for much of its history. It was also the birthplace of Homer Hickam,...
Route 66 holds sway over my imagination. I know, it’s just a road. And yet, for me something about it transcends that. I can’t be alone in this thinking because it has evolved in...
While scrolling through my blog’s draft folder, I found a not-so-unusual exchange between my husband Kenny, daughter Chloe and myself. It’s just a little glimpse in to what goes on around here when we’ve...
Back in February, I posted about some of the roadside treasures that I was hoping to visit this year. Surprisingly enough, I did actually manage to visit some of them. Can you believe it?...
I finally picked up a copy of American Borders by Carla King. It is the saga of her circumnavigation of the United States on a then newly imported Ural sidecar rig. In just the...
While at the motorcycle show in New York, I sat and listened to motorcycle adventuress Lois Pryce’s presentation of her trip from Alaska to Argentina. It was a life changing endeavor that spawned the...
Chicks on Bikes by Christina Shook explores what it means to be a woman on a motorcycle.
I won’t divulge their name so as not to embarrass them, but Secret Motorcycle Santa was incredibly generous and kind to me this year. On Thursday night before dashing out to my office holiday...
I’ve got a spring trip on the calendar for May and I’ll tell ya, it can’t come soon enough. On Sunday afternoon I took Kenny’s 636 out for a quick ride before the flurries...
Okay, it’s official. I am about to burst. Two days ago I snuck out for a quick 30 mile loop on the Triple. It had warmed up to a balmy 35 degrees. Me, looking...