Another Slab-blast day across the plains on the way to the Party In The Saloon (PITS) in California. Continue reading 2019 PITS Cruise – Day 2
Category Archives: Road Tales
In a fast-paced world where most long journeys are viewed from 20,000+ feet in a jet airliner, we miss out on the detail afforded by the low viewing angle of a motorcycle saddle. In this category I have stored a collection of interesting experiences gleaned from years of motorcycle touring. Each tale may describe a multi-week trip, a single day, or one sublime instant. Some tales even have photographic evidence. While I post these tales largely for my own amusement, I have been told they have inspired some to try motorcycle touring. If so, then that seems like a useful purpose. May they help you realize that the universe still holds many thoughts to consider, humor to be enjoyed, and wonders to behold.
2019 PITS Cruise – Day 1
Dennis and Vina are hosting the not necessarily annual Party In The Saloon (PITS) out in California… and that’s all the justification required for me and a few friends to ride across the country to attend. Continue reading 2019 PITS Cruise – Day 1
Yellowstone Cruise: Day 1
My iPad browser crashed in the middle of composing this post and ate at least 30 minutes of work. Tomorrow’s a big day so I’m not going to type it all in again. Consequently, highlights only for today.
Continue reading Yellowstone Cruise: Day 12019 BMW MOA Rally – Days 3 and 4
After a fun day at the MOA Rally, Karen and I pack up and start to mosey our way back home. Continue reading 2019 BMW MOA Rally – Days 3 and 4
2019 BMW MOA Rally – Day 2
We had a nice sunny (and lucky) day for our ride to Lebanon, TN for the MOA Rally.
Continue reading 2019 BMW MOA Rally – Day 22019 BMW MOA Rally – Day 1
This year I finally got around to visiting a few BMW MOA events, including the national Rally. Continue reading 2019 BMW MOA Rally – Day 1
2019 Haystack Conference and Fuel Pump Saga – Day 2
If I could limp the crippled Nightowl to to Charlottesville, I’d have four days attending the Haystack conference to fix its dead fuel pump before I had to continue to the Fontana Getaway.
Continue reading 2019 Haystack Conference and Fuel Pump Saga – Day 22019 Haystack Conference and Fuel Pump Saga – Day 1
This year I rode the Nightowl down to the 2019 Haystack conference on search relevance. I rode the entire way there with a dead fuel pump. Strange, but true.
Continue reading 2019 Haystack Conference and Fuel Pump Saga – Day 1Wandering Home from the ParTay – Part Two
By diverting into Canada for the ride home, I was able to revisit some of the roads from the old Run to the Sun rides we did in the late 1990s. Continue reading Wandering Home from the ParTay – Part Two
Wandering Home from the ParTay – Part One
With another righteous (and likely last) ParTay gathering in the books, it was time to point the Nightowl east towards home. Just how to get there, however, is a more complicated matter. Continue reading Wandering Home from the ParTay – Part One