Iron Butt Ride
Thirty-five degrees and a cold drizzle greeted me that November morning. There was nothing unusual about the weather given the …
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Coolest Motorcycle Rally
The Northeast Florida BMW Club calls it “Florida’s Coolest Motorcycle Rally.” The play on the word “coolest” is not lost …
Merry Christmas
Lady in Pink
In 1921 the United States and Germany signed the Treaty of Berlin ending WWI, baseball legend Babe Ruth broke the …
Weekend in West Virginia
An unlikely assemblage of vehicles, some with two wheels, three, and some with four, departed Blacksburg on a foggy morning …
Finger Lakes BMW Rally
That’s me standing next to Jack Riepe (JR) at the Finger Lakes BMW motorcycle rally at Watkins Glen, New York. …
A Life Well Lived
How do you measure “a life well lived?” The passing of my friend and fellow motorcycle rider, Charlie O’Dell, made …
My Greatest Generation
“Uncle Fred passed away.” That was the curt message my brother sent to my siblings and me several days after …
17. Journey’s End
“That rain cell out at 11:00 o’clock is directly over our route,” I said to Richard over our helmet intercoms …
16. The Great Plains
“How much gas do you have?” I asked Richard as we approached Valentine, Nebraska. “We still have 30 miles to …
