Cool Springs Station – Route 66, Arizona
Sometimes when I scroll through my camera roll, it surprises me how many interesting things I’ve seen over the years. Though I no longer really participate in social media, there was a time when...
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A Love Letter to my Kriega US-30 Drypack
My Kriega US-30 drypack has become a loyal riding companion. With it’s waterproofness, easy mounting and universal fit, it is an excellent piece of motorcycle luggage. Over the course of your riding life you...
Interlude: New England Idle Hours
A collection of random non-motorcycle photos, thoughts, and observations made during a lazy week in Maine. I may have been tipsy. Each summer, our little clan piles into the car and heads off to...
Boondocking in Matewan, West Virginia
Motorcycle blog: Assorted travel photos taken on a trip to Matewan, West Virginia
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...
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...
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...
Motorcycle Travel Ideas: Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses
A few years ago during a pit stop at the DeLorme store in Yarmouth, Maine – I picked up a couple maps and travels books. One of the items I brought home was a map...
Photo: Alpine Pass Travel Stickers
During our trip through the Alps in September, we tried to stop on every pass to pick up a souvenir sticker. They’re such nice mementos of a trip.
Pretending to be Brave – Leaving the Void for Parts Unknown
On Sunday morning as I rubbed the I think I drank one too many pints from my eyes I wondered how in the world my weekend had gone by so fast. What started on...
Around the World with AntiHero
Let’s face it. The lives that many of us have chosen don’t allow us to fling ourselves out in to the world to just wander. Maybe we do it in small doses – a...
Olde Tyme Travel Blogging By My Mom
While at my mom’s house for Thanksgiving, I got a chance to look through a bag of travel mementos that she’d set aside for me. Inside were stickers, pamphlets, receipts and ticket stubs from...
Things I Learned on my Alpine Riding Trip – Packing And Gear
Packing The Givi box liner worked out fantastically. Packing all of my clothing into gallon ziplock bags then packing them into the Bestem bag kept everything neat and tidy. This represents all the clothing and...
…You Have Some Travel Plans?
On Friday before I set off for a weekend away on the bike, I posted a picture of my SPOT tracker on Instagram. (Because that’s what the kids are doing these days.) Fellow blogger...
Photo Gallery: Scenes from the Bucket List
My life’s To-Do List is a never-ending endeavor to see beautiful, fun, exciting, wondrous things in this world. Putting ideas on the list and daydreaming about them is almost as much fun as being able...
Throwback Thursday: Quit Whining, Go… or Don’t
When I first met Kenny, we were both sportbike riders. We’d go out on long day rides in search of full lean and speed and get up to shenanigans we had no business getting...
Photo: Great Fortune – Now How Do I Make It Happen?
I’ve got a few places in mind – but time seems to be the biggest hurdle. I suppose the universe will unfold as it should. Still, I wonder if my fortune will come true?
Blogging About Motorcycle Travel – For the Rest of Us
I read a mountain of motorcycle blogs each day. In the last couple of years there seems to be a trend that has emerged across some of them. It is the idea that in order to...
Motorcycle Travel Scenario: 3 Days, 3 Items, $300
It’s fun to daydream about hitting the road. Want to play a little scenario game? You have 3 days, 3 items & $300 You have $300 in cash for all expenses You have 3 days...
Three Mountain Roads I Would Love to Ride On a Motorcycle
I could fill a book with all of the places I’d like to go. These three alpine passes are among the highest paved passes in the Alps. They’re also officially filed on my wishful thinking list.
