I need more time to dig into genealogy before I can post Part 3 of my heritage trail ride, so in the meantime, I’ll share highlights from a legendary route I rode – the Cabot Trail! This roughly 180-mile loop circumnavigating the northern part of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, is a ride that is... Continue Reading →
Wondering what happened to me? I've been on the road! I recently returned from a 6000 mile motorcycle trip to the northeast. For most of the month of August, I rode secondary roads through 11 states and 3 Canadian provinces where I visited numerous National Park Service units, museums, and Canadian Parks. From Revolutionary War... Continue Reading →
I had been hearing about the beauty of the Hudson River Valley for years from my good friends Josephine and Glenn, so I decided to check it out for myself. I chanced upon a last minute stay at a quaint old school motel called the Roosevelt Inn in Hyde Park, New York. Centrally located for... Continue Reading →
I used the month of July to do what I refer to as "adulting." There were numerous projects around the house that didn't get done last year because of my surgeries, so I took this time to catch up on home maintenance. I also took advantage of having access to expertise at Burnout Alley and... Continue Reading →
I looked over the map during hotel breakfast on the morning of departure from Athens, GA at the end of CVMA Nationals 2025. My eyes jumping back and forth between the different blue lined routes my phone navigation app was offering me. As usual, I looked past the dark blue "fastest route" to my destination... Continue Reading →
A few days after getting home from my TN-AL-MS-LA-MO-IL-IN-KY-WV-VA loop, I headed south towards Athens, GA. CVMA Nationals I've been a member of an organization called the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA) since 2013. Full membership is made up of veterans from all branches of service who have deployed in association with combat operations, with... Continue Reading →
I haven't been blogging much, but I've certainly been riding! The month of June was filled with a few iconic scenic byways and beautiful backroads as well as connections with family and friends. Here's the rundown of my early summer rides. Natchez Trace Parkway (Alabama, Mississippi & Tennessee) I have ridden various sections of the... Continue Reading →
As soon as I got back from Costa Rica, the urge to roadtrip on my Harley became overwhelming! Though my preference for multiday trips is usually to ride solo, I do enjoy riding with small groups of friends for long weekend excursions. I especially enjoy introducing folks to some of my favorite rides in the... Continue Reading →
I took a deep breath and asked the question out loud that I had been asking for months in my head. “When can I ride my motorcycle again?” I had really behaved myself with post-surgery restrictions for the last three months. I’m not sure the word “compliant” had ever before been used in the same... Continue Reading →
How do you memorialize the fallen? If you ask 100 different veterans, you’ll get 100 different answers. Like every other demographic, veterans are not a monolith. We may have some common stereotypical traits associated with people who’ve served, but our experiences, and interpretation of those experiences, vary greatly- especially with the passage of time. Some... Continue Reading →
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