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Coolest Motorcycle Rally

January 17, 2018

The Northeast Florida BMW Club calls it “Florida’s Coolest Motorcycle Rally.” The play on the word “coolest” is not lost …

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Merry Christmas

December 24, 2017

   

Lady in Pink

December 4, 2017

In 1921 the United States and Germany signed the Treaty of Berlin ending WWI, baseball legend Babe Ruth broke the …

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Weekend in West Virginia

October 20, 2017

An unlikely assemblage of vehicles, some with two wheels, three, and some with four, departed Blacksburg on a foggy morning …

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Finger Lakes BMW Rally

October 13, 2017

That’s me standing next to Jack Riepe (JR) at the Finger Lakes BMW motorcycle rally at Watkins Glen, New York. …

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A Life Well Lived

September 13, 2017

How do you measure “a life well lived?” The passing of my friend and fellow motorcycle rider, Charlie O’Dell, made …

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My Greatest Generation

August 29, 2017

“Uncle Fred passed away.” That was the curt message my brother sent to my siblings and me several days after …

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17. Journey’s End

August 6, 2017

“That rain cell out at 11:00 o’clock is directly over our route,” I said to Richard over our helmet intercoms …

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16. The Great Plains

August 4, 2017

“How much gas do you have?” I asked Richard as we approached Valentine, Nebraska. “We still have 30 miles to …

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15. The Dakotas

July 30, 2017

We crossed the US/Canadian border at Fortuna, in the far northwest corner of North Dakota; I believe I could see …

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