The journey of motorcycling, photography and life on the open road
June 1, 2018 I was really getting spoiled by the variety and quality of the breakfast buffets. Hotel Convento even had this fresh-squeezed orange juice machine. Each morning we would gather at the...
Keith sent me a message back in February proposing a ride in Spain and Portugal. At first I declined, thinking there were too many things to do at work, home, etc. But, after discussing...
Justin was at it again… He and his team devised yet another brain-tweaker for the fourth edition of the How the West was Won 32-hour rally. This year’s theme was Heaven and Hell, with...
June 28, 2017 The 11-day 11,000 mile Iron Butt Rally riders began their challenging journey from Minneapolis on June 21st. They scattered about the USA and Canada making their way to Checkpoint 1 in...
April 28, 2017 Karen and James Stovall organized and hosted the fun and challenging Heart of Texas 12-hour rally for several years. The challenging part of a 12-hour rally is there is little room...
February 25, 2017 Cliff Wall and Bill Thweatt have been luring long distance riders from around the United States for 6 years now with the DFW Defective Gene Pool Ride to Eat at Big...
October 15, 2015 I was making my way west to “Tucumcari Tonight” trying to find the original path of Route 66 along the way. I did not have to get to the tech inspection...
July 9, 2015 The 11-day Iron Butt Rally 2015 was coming to an end. I wanted to see finishers arrive in Albuquerque. I know some of these riders from the Texas area and others...
May 23, 2015 When I began the 2015 Big Money Rally on January 1st, my goal was to collect the 144 points in order to achieve finisher status. I had no idea I would become...
July 24, 2014 It was time for another IBA-style ride. I found the How the West Was Won 32-hour endurance rally in the Iron Butt Association site several months earlier. Justin Philipson was the rally...
