Summer is finally here is full swing, and it is hot! With hot summer riding comes risks, especially if you are riding cross country. With the wind blowing in your face, the thought of getting dehydrated never passes your mind. … Continue reading →
After a long winter’s nap, I am taking off this Thursday on a trip down through the southwestern United States. I’ll be riding with three other riders, Braden Hirschi (New son-in-law), Barry Stone (Brother), and Mike Jarvis (My BFF). We … Continue reading →
Out of all the motorcycle rides I have taken over the years, this was one of my favorites. The ride up to Mt St Helens, the drive down the beautiful Oregon Coast, and then through the Northern California Giant Redwoods, … Continue reading →
Two years ago, my group took an unbelievable motorcycle trip through the beautiful Northwest. Believe it or not, we had no rain. From Salt Lake City, we traveled up through Idaho, across Oregon to the west coast. The Oregon … Continue reading →
Well, we finished another fun-filled week in the Black Hills and Sturgis. As always, we stayed in a quiet remote campground called Roubaix. It is a beautiful area with pines and a lake. Not some dusty, hot pasture, where you … Continue reading →
What a great trip. Other than some rain in Red Lodge, Montana, a quart of oil in Barry’s bike (It’s a Harley, what can I say), Quin getting pulled over by a cop (twice) and a dirty hydraulic line on … Continue reading →
Today we climbed from an elevation of 6,600 in Red Lodge, Montana to an elevation of 11,000 on the summit of the Bear Tooth Hwy. It was a beautiful drive, with amazing views. Here we are at one of the … Continue reading →
I’m home! After putting in about 300 miles today, I arrived home with the greetings of several family members. Three of my four daughters. Two of my grandsons. My one and only true love. Logged just over 6,000 miles in … Continue reading →
After a tearful goodbye to my sweetheart this morning, I set my GPS for Bismarck, North Dakota, a little over 1,100 miles from Cleveland, Ohio. Why Bismarck? Because I missed North Dakota on my trip out, due to weather conditions, … Continue reading →