A Handful of Murals Spotted in Pennsylvania
While riding around central Pennyslvania last weekend, I saw quite a few painted murals. They’re one of my favorite things to spot when passing through smaller towns. The town of Jersey Shore had a...
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A Little Taste of Norway on PA44
With the heat supposed to come on like gangbusters, on Saturday morning I zipped out from Lock Haven before the rest of the world was stirring. There was still a coolness hanging on the...
A Sure Sign of the Apocalypse
You know? The unexpected things that cross your path when you’re just bumming around really make a ride enjoyable. Unfortunately, trying to take a picture of one of these signs is a near impossibility...
Boondocking in Matewan, West Virginia
Motorcycle blog: Assorted travel photos taken on a trip to Matewan, West Virginia
Serendipity is a… Giant Rocking Chair?
“Babe! You’re never going to believe where I’m standing right now!” “Where?” “In front of the world’s largest rocking chair!” “Why am I not surprised?” “Actually, I ended up here completely by accident.” “Of...
One Of The Simplest Pleasures of Riding a Motorcycle Is When You Stop
Sometimes the simplest pleasure in the world is doin’ nothin’. There can be so much to see when you’re just standing around being. Life becomes uncomplicated and yet expands far beyond the reaches of...
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...
Route 66 Amboy, California – Roy’s Cafe
When something from popular culture becomes a fixture in my mind, often when I visit such a place I don’t know how to react. Almost like standing around at a party and not knowing...
California Desert Art: Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum
While near Joshua Tree, California – I made a pitstop at the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Museum. When I pulled up in the early morning, the light coming east across the desert was glorious. It bathed...
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...
Love Wins and Other Streetart Wisdom
What someone chooses to say publicly in paint fascinates me. I feel similarly about bumper stickers. You might only have one shot at getting the attention of someone’s eyeballs and this is what you want them...
Feeling the Glory Of Salvation Mountain
For a few days now, I’ve struggled with how to describe my experience visiting Salvation Mountain. I keep coming up short. I am unable to pinpoint the feelings that overwhelmed me there with my cliché...
Road Trip Bucket List: Visiting the Cabazon Dinosaurs
There is no doubt about it. My introduction to the Cabazon Dinosaurs was through watching Pee Wee’s Big Adventure a million times in Junior High. I loved that movie. So in December of 2016...
The World Famous International Banana Museum
Friends, did you know that there was an International Banana Museum? “A what?” you might ask. But I assure you that yes, you heard me right. International. Banana. Museum. A museum stuffed to the...
I Met A Man On The Salton Sea
While I was heading south along the shore of southern California’s Salton Sea, I saw a familiar shape casting a shadow across a parking lot. I’m sure my eyes must’ve swirled with stars as...
Sunday Afternoon in the Shadow of the Tunkhannock Viaduct
Exactly one year ago today, I set off from Long Island on Sunday morning with a bug in my ear to see a concrete railroad bridge in northeastern Pennsylvania. It’s called the Tunkhannock Viaduct...
Travel Inspiration in a Cup o’ Coffee
You never know where you’ll find inspiration to get out and see good stuff! 🙂 The Blue Whale Route 66 Catoosa, Oklahoma The Gemini Giant Route 66 Wilmington, Illinois Tall Paul Route 66 Atlanta,...
Route 66 Pit Stop: Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park
After getting to know the Blue Whale of Catoosa for a bit, it was time to turn around and head back towards the east. Following Route 66 I passed through the town of Foyil,...
Seen, Unseen and the Route 66 Encyclopedia
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...
Oh, Hello, Blue Whale of Catoosa!
In my last post where I rambled on about daydreams, I did have a specific daydream that was the catalyst. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Oklahoma. Whale? Meet these fine people....
