American West Ride
July 19, 2022 Dale “Warchild” Wilson was bringing the Cognoscente Group back together in Ely, NV for the 2022 Blaze of Glory 35-hour rally. This event was the catalyst for me to plan a...
Category: Long Distance Rally
Missouri Rally
Bob Bowman put together this rally for the 1st, uhhh,,, 2nd, ummm,,, 3rd time. Ultimately, it ran as the 1st, no wait… third inaugural Missouri Rally. COVID disrupted a lot of activities, and this...
2022 HoT Rally – Days of Thunder
April 28, 2022 Paul Tong has a vivid mind. Paul acquired the Heart of Texas years ago from James Stovall. James created a great rally and Paul has expanded on James’ brainchild. This year’s...
Texas Gulf Coast and HoT Rally Finish
April 29, 2021 The weather was looking sketchy for my ride to the coast and to College Station to do photo work for Paul Tong’s Heart of Texas Rally. Any other time, I would...
2020 HoT Rally Finish – Rawhide
October 17, 2020 The Heart of Texas long-distance motorcycle rally is typically scheduled in the springtime. Need I explain further that the COVID-19 pandemic has totally screwed over our lives this year? But, Paul...
Big Money Rally 2020
January 1, 2020 It’s another new year and another new Big Money Rally. Reno John and his team again spent countless hours to come up with some new themes for this year’s long rally,...
Been There, Done That
Justin Philipson’s HW3 rally had been canned due to the ongoing pandemic. Riders still wanted to ride, including me… Peter Green came up with an idea to keep us on the bikes, ride a...
How the West was Won 32-hour Rally – 2019
August 7, 2019 My Iron Butt Association National Parks Tour was almost done with only one state left to obtain a NPS stamp to complete the certification requirements. I would work this in during...
Heart of Texas 2019 Finish – Grapes of Wrath
May 4, 2019 Paul Tong and crew orchestrated the Heart of Texas long distance rally and I would photograph the finish. I made my way down to Austin to stay with my long-time friend,...
Gulf Coast and NIITWIt Rally 2018
October 24, 2018 I was still collecting National Park stamps for my NPT certification and needed some additional states. Paul had asked if I could photograph the finish of the NIITWIt Rally in Olive...
