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 →
I’ve been watching the leaves turn yellow to brown, and then slowly drift down from the huge poplar tree in my back yard. The dogwoods are taking on a red hue and will soon shed their leaves, almost as soon as the poplar tree is completely bare. The hummingbirds have stopped visiting my feeder, and... Continue Reading →
I knew better than to attempt riding down to Key West on Friday thru Sunday, so I completed all my Everglades area adventures throughout the weekend and enjoyed a leisurely Monday morning departure. What a great call that was! I encountered none of the parking lot traffic on US-1 that I had been hearing about... Continue Reading →
With most of my preferred hotel chains booked up in Homestead (no available Bunk-a-Bikers), I rode a few more minutes south to the southernmost municipality in the state, Florida City. This ended up being the perfect location from which to explore three national park units I hadn’t yet visited – Biscayne and Everglades National Parks... Continue Reading →
Route planning for Florida was pretty straight forward – ride Highway A1A (and Hwy 1 in some parts) along Florida’s Atlantic coast until I tired of stop-and-go beach town traffic. Sections of this iconic stretch of pavement, running from Fernandina Beach in the north, down to Miami in the south, are designated as both state and... Continue Reading →
For me, one of the most enjoyable aspects of the way I travel is trip planning. When I roll out of my driveway, I have a basic plan in place, especially if I have a hard-time to make, meaning I must be at a certain place on a specific date and time. But the day-to-day... Continue Reading →
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