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Woman riding solo: Reflected
I’ve had lots of time this winter to contemplate the solo tour, of which I have been partaking the last several years. In looking back I found some old blog posts that pretty well summed up the solo ride, at least for my purposes and I believe they speak to many. Riding Solo: A Woman’s…
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You can tour on a small displacement motorbike!
I have been asked repeatedly about outgrowing a 250cc bike and whether or not one can actually take a tour on such a small motorcycle. Well, the answer is, it depends upon the rider. Obviously there are some challenges riding such a small bike on the freeway or riding where you would have to spend…
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A San Francisco weekend…Good for the soul!
No, it didn’t involve motorcycle riding, but none the less I got a weekend in San Francisco, when the sun was shining the temperatures were in the 60s and the sky was fog free. Always a pleasure! Now this looks like a great way to see the city! Blues skies and skyscrapers Hallway at the…
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Update on the Nevada Shoe Tree Murder…
Taken from about.com. “The vandal(s) may not have known it at the time, but they committed a federal crime by downing the Shoe Tree. It stood on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land within the U.S. 50 right-of-way held by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). That means both federal officers and the Churchill…
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Gotta find some new territory for touring–Credo for 2011!
Same road, different time of year, different riders, but seems I’m having Déjà-vu!!! Beautiful Capitol Reef NP.
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Follow up: WHY WOMEN RIDE…
In response to “Why Women Ride” an article written by a man found in HelmetHair magazine, I decided to poll my female riding buddies and see what their actual response was to this very query. All in all, there probably is no real difference between why women ride and why men ride, however since there…
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2010 the MOST AWESOME RIDING Year Yet–A year end synopsis slideshow
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I love the Sierras…the desert and the long way home.
I love holiday parties and my best high school buddy’s annual party is always exceptional. Mike lives in NV so I knew I could combine a party weekend with a visit to my dad in his new assisted living center. The weather report predicted a cloud proof sky. Well, hmmm, they aren’t very dependable are…
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My first attempt at a MOTO SLIDE SHOW…revisited
Shameless self-indulgence documenting my first three seasons of moto-travel with Iggy Pop’s help. Time to make another…; )
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Goin’ South–A female tale from the desert of the Southwest USA Pt.7
My cow buddies…and here I thought there was at least 100 animals braying all night and I discover when it was light out, that there were only 8 or so babies. Poor guys!! If you note, there is a beefalo among them. I was told that National Geographic did a story on this little guy,…