Two Mile Landing Sea Captain – Wildwood, New Jersey
Peg leg, hook hand, dead-eyed thousand yard stare? Salty sea captain perfection! I had never head about this guy before seeing him on my way between Cape May and Wildwood, New Jersey. you know...
Tagged: New Jersey
Giant Chicken Army: Royal Farms Yellow Bird – New Jersey
This big yellow bird crossed my path unexpectedly when I needed to stop at a gas station after visiting Nitro Girl and the Magnolia muffler man. I pulled in to the Royal Farms and...
Ivory Soap Ghost Sign – Millville, New Jersey
When it comes to vintage advertising, some people are opposed to restoration that “muralizes” the original piece. This Ivory Soap ghost sign was restored first in 1996, and again 2025. I’m on the fence...
Jerkface Walls – Montclair, New Jersey
My love of murals, wall painting, and street art is fairly well documented in the pages of this blog. When I come across interesting pieces while reading, I pin them to my Google Map...
Muffler Man – Jersey City, NJ
The last time that I visited the Jersey City, NJ muffler man was way back in the summer of 2008. Since that time Wilson’s Carpet has closed and the building is now home to...
Day of the Dead Mural – Belleville, New Jersey
The best part of road tripping or day tripping is the unexpected treasures that you find along your route. Recently while on my way to lunch, I saw this excellent Day of the Dead...
The Deerfield, NJ Carpet Viking – Muffler Man
If I’m not mistaken, the carpet vikings get called muffler men but since they don’t share the same mold they’re really like siblings or maybe cousins. For what it’s worth I still refer to...
Two Coca-Cola Ghost Signs Spotted
Though I don’t drink soda or smoke, I do have an affinity for tobacco and soda wall advertising. Whenever I see a Coca-Cola ghost ad, it feels like a win for the day. Previously...
Ride Snapshots: New Jersey in the Corner Pocket
With Kenny on his big, lovely lady and me on my wee lass, we made a pretty odd-looking couple cruising around together in the Delaware Water Gap area. The more I get to know...
Just a Girl And Her KTM in the Forest
Last weekend I did my first solo riding in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey on the KTM. Up to that point, my riding in the Pines had always been with friends. But when you’re a...
A Little Monday Morning Positivity
During my Christmas break, I was able to spend a lot of time doing whatever the hell I wanted. As you might imagine, riding motorcycles factored highly in to whatever the hell I wanted. A...
Ride it, Baby. Ride it. Giddyup!
This is just a silly little video clip from a ride I did in the pine barrens of south Jersey with my friend Gary last week. Because of the way that video seems to...
Finding the Weird in the Woods
Dang it! Yeah, I’m a little bummed that the picture came out blurry but it’ll have to do. Considering what I pay my flying helper monkeys, I can’t complain. I’m not sure why there were WEIRD...
The Eyes are the Window to Your Soul. Or Something.
On Saturday afternoon while doing the Meteor dualsport in south Jersey, we stopped at about the half-way point of the ride to get gas at a small gas station. When Gary and I pulled in...
Am I Finally Getting Better at Dirt Riding?
Time – the most precious commodity there is. When you find a person who willingly shares such a precious resource with you – it’s a great feeling. I have a friend, Gary who has taken me...
New Jersey Pine Barrens: Scenes from the Firetower
On Sunday we spent the afternoon dirt riding in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Our friend Jeff took us to one of the firetowers that are out in the woods. Being the chicken...
Sunday Funday in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
On Sunday Kenny and I packed our little dirty bikes into the truck and set of for the pine barrens in New Jersey. Our destination was Wharton State Forest. But not before stopping by...
New Jersey’s Cowtown Rodeo Muffler Man
Well, this is embarrassing. The Cowtown Rodeo cowboy and I showed up to the party wearing the same shoes. For its petite size, New Jersey is really full to the brim with silly roadside...
The Giant Chicken Army Chronicles – New Jersey Edition
Giant Chicken Army. It’s a thing. It’s either that or one rogue bird that keeps following me. And he’s taking the long way ’round because he lies in wait at the places I’m going...
