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Preperation for another epic ride, this one to the great SW
Well, the time has come to go and visit my father in Yerington, NV and with that event another road trip shapes up! To Yerington and back to Sacramento is about a 400 mile round trip and with the beautiful Spring weather, it seems totally appropriate to extend the ride to 3K and take in…
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Agirl’s Amazing 2007 Adventure to Alaska
I have always held a respectful fascination for women who take to the road solo. Especially given there aren’t many, however when a female rider takes the road to Alaska solo, then she has really gained my undivided attention! Agirl began this journey and for all but two weeks rode alone covering 12K. WOW! I…
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Shameless self-indulgence Ride Video
Random Post Day!! A goofy video view of the culmination of my years of riding!! Plus the accompaniment of Iggy Pop and some of CA’s best ever roads!! Woohoo!!
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International Women and Motorcycling Conference
This coming August 19-22 Harley Davidson and Buell are hosting the AMA premier event for women in Keystone, CO. This will be the fifth International Women and Motorcycling Conference and will be offering state-of-the-art amenities and world-class riding in the heart of the Rockies. The cost of the four day event is $165 until 8/03/09,…
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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…
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Confessions of a solo female rider…
Today my husband asked if I wanted to go for a ride up into the Sierra foothills traveling over some of the most fun of our local roads and my knee-jerk reaction was why not? But the more I pondered the route, the roads, the ride, the less interested I became and before I knew…
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Riding Solo: A woman’s perspective
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard, “aren’t you afraid to ride alone?” Well, the answer to that query is complicated. Though I don’t harbor any fears about riding alone, I do try to minimize the risks with proper gear, a charged cell phone and a SPOT GPS tracking device. I keep…