I couldn't agree more. I took a lot of back roads and byways on this trip. It's my kind of riding.

Yeah, I really liked the 50. I've been on parts of it before, but never all the way. It's a great ride... Desperation, Nevada by Stephen King was set on that road... Thanks Janelle. I really appreciate

Thanks for the support!

Thanks Joan! You know I love riding and sharing about it. I visited some cool places along the way.

Yes! I saw Prine live 5 times. 3 in the Spokane Opera House-a perfect venue for Mr. Prine. I'm really sad that he is gone. Yeah, our waste handling could be worse. The good news for Arizona is that outside

Culturally, there is no doubt where 'the South' is. Some of the apologists and seditionist jackasses would like to include Arizona because we (as a territory) supported the Confederacy. Not due to slavery,

I love Google Sky Map. A great resource for sky gazers and those like me that are easily distracted. I got FOBO 2 that shows tire pressure and temperature on my motorcycle in real time. I look at that

Said in my best Homer Simpson "Mmmmmm. Brats!" I miss going to the UP. Have I mentioned that before? :) I camped quite a few nights but with only one fire. I didn't do any burning due to fire

Yeah I knew that. I may have been influenced by a fellow rider from Louisiana that says "You aint truly Southern 'less you live south of the 10 freeway." Let the record show that I am not truly

I'm really sure that it's coincidental, but I just moved 60 John Prine songs to my new phone so I can listen as I ride. Tailings piles. For the gold mines they are incredibly toxic due to using arsenic

I did a back road tour of the west this year. I actually saw a surprising number of Dollar General and Family Dollar in the north. New ones. Made me sad. Pilot Rock Oregon had one not opened yet. Spokane,

Hey ya! Haven't been north in a while, have you? The dollar stores lead the way, but Cracker Barrel is also encroaching. One thing that seems to remain south of the I-40 (the continuation of the old

WTF? That speed limit sign just occupied a cherished spot in my 'hall of fucking weird' space. I'd really like to see what Hunter S Thompson would have had to say about that. So we here in Arizona have

I suspect you and I could shoot together AFTER we do the necessary dance to check the other out. When it comes to guns I trust no one until I have verified them myself. I have a similar, if not so lethal,

I don't know from shinola about being a parent, but I do have some observations about school and success there. First off, I think 'success' is way more than grades and 'progress' and that it's relative

Nautical history, a walk AND a swim-with a great osprey thrown in? Nice day, Denise. I've tried the ospreys a number of times (I just love watching them) and don't have anything as good as your photo to

Yeah. When I was younger I loved the zoo, made a point of going in each city I visited. Now, not so much. I do support a couple of 'rescue' places (one for Raptors and one for Cats) and have a friend that

I took about 300 frames on my recent trip-every one from my phone. I have a new Moto Edge with 3 lenses and I really like the photos. From my perspective I can now edit the photos with the same ease and

I miss my Garmin, too. But what I really miss is a big fold out map that will show me areas relative to other areas. I'm not too much concerned about specific points, my phone does really well with that-but

Accckkk. Covid. I had 2.5 days of weak, achy and congested, particularly head congestion. I mostly laid around a full day then took a whole day to go 100 miles to another campground. I was essentially