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Riding the Grease: Green River, UT to Panguitch, UT
We left Green River with the wind still howling, but with our tanks full of gas, we felt ready to take it on. Green River is a pretty sad sight of a town that was thriving at one time before the freeway. Now, it is run down, with many closed and boarded up businesses. The…
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Riding the Grease: Colorado to Utah
From Cortez and Mesa Verde, we made our way north skirting the west edge of the Rockies. I can only imagine crossing the Rockies, that being a ride in the future. We stopped in Dolores, CO for coffee and encountered yet another restaurant that was about to close. They greeted us with eager enthusiasm, and…
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Riding the Grease: Page to Cortez
Page AZ to Cortez, CO and Mesa Verde didn’t provide many miles but we did go through Monument Valley and some totally awesome country. Every pic you have seen of Monument Valley can’t help but display the “real” thang. There is almost no way to get a bad pic, much like the Grand Canyon. I…
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Riding the Grease: Antelope Canyon, AZ
Antelope Canyon is simply amazing. I have seen plenty of desert canyons, but nothing to compare to this. I must add, though, that the Navajo Tribe, though doing a fabulous job preserving the site, does not aptly prepare those wanting to see the canyon. It is steep, narrow, descending approximately 100 stairs, and they what…
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Riding the Grease: Show Low to Gilbert to Grand Canyon
I generally rise fairly early so that I may enjoy vibrant colors of daybreak and the morning birds. The air is crisp and clean and unlike any other time of day. I love sitting with my coffee staring into the distance and at the MCB&B the mornings were perfect! Sadly, this was the morning I…
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The excitement stirs: 2009 Pashnit Girly Ride
As the excitement stirs for the 2009 Pashnit Girly Ride which is scheduled for July 24-26, I sat revisiting last years ride details and discovered an entire set of photos of which I had never posted. I believe the time has come for these pix to be unveiled! Last year our scheduled route, the details…
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International Female Ride Day
Motoress.com, a Canadian website for female riders initiated May 1 as a female ride day, a concept to connect women with motorcycling. The dream was to have it grow and become celebrated on an international scale. Well the dream is now being realized and there are thousands of women riders in many countries around the…
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I dropped my bike, now what??
Last year, while living in Reno, I decided to take a quick ride, out of the city in the spring sunshine. There aren’t many ways to go out of Reno, and really only two fun roads until you get to the Sierras. I was heading to one that led to Virginia City. I made it…
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Does this bike make my A$$ look fat?
I had a day to consider this post and what it should contain and, after great consideration, say this: What exactly is a “motorcycle for women”? I combed an entire web site only to discover that “motorcycles for women” are distinguished solely by virtue of slick paint jobs and accessories! Huh? I was under the…
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Interesting site: Lipstick and Wanderlust
In my web wanderings, I find many interesting items, some motorcycle related others not. Considering this is a motorcycle blog, I try my best to keep everything posted motorcycle-centric. Well, while surfing, I discovered this site Lipstick and Wanderlust by Beth Whitman, offering encouragement, travel-tested information and lighthearted anecdotes drawn from her twenty years (and…