Category: Mountains
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This is Living
It was probably about seven or eight years ago now. I was sitting on a wooden boardwalk, right out of the old west, and there was a hitching post that ran in front of the boardwalk where people would come to park their motorcycles or on occasion, a horse. The coffee shop is in a…
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Life Safety
For those of you who venture into the outback, which as far as I’m concerned is anywhere where help will be unavailable to you, whether in the mountains, a desert, on the ocean, or the tundra. You must think through the ‘worst case scenario’. Planning will only take you so far. If you have never…
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The Open Road…by Walt Whitman
youtube.com/watch The open road is not new. Vistas garner interest and a love of freedom, to go where if not ‘no man’, where few men have gone before. Life in such places, with the sun on your face and the wind in your hair makes the journey a joy. Such are the places that fill…
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The Long Way Home
I’ve put together my TripTik for my first trip this summer. Two weeks should be about right as I plan to photograph, vlog, and blog along the way. It’s a good day’s ride each day of about 500 miles or 8 hours on the road. At about 9,000 km for the entire trip, it will…
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Is Simpler, Better?
I’ve been researching options for an adventure style bike that I can still ride coast to coast. Most bikes fall clearly into one side of the equation or the other depending on your viewpoint. For me, there is an added classification, and that is price. Sure there are very competent motorcycles from manufacturers that tick…
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Honda Transalp for 2024?
Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a thing for Honda motorcycles. I’ve only owned two, by I’ve ridden about ten models so far in my life. Honda’s engines and their reliability, not to mention their smoothness has always held my attention. While there are some who like vibration and noise, it has never…
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Motorcycle Touring: Having a Checklist
Motorcycle travel requires explicit organization if it is to succeed. The more intensive the interests, the more essential the level of organization.