Adventure dog

This is the third part of the three part series about ‘Road Trip: 2010′. This part of the story is a cautionary tale. I was without a motorcycle and more than a thousand miles from home. I needed a way to get back in time for work. The way I saw it, I had three options. I could have flown, but it would have cut my trip a day short because I would have needed … Continue reading

Relaxation me

This is the second part of the three part series about ‘Road Trip: 2010′. What would you do in my situation? I mean seriously think about it. I’m a thousand miles away from home with a motorcycle that won’t run without a great deal of work and money. I could have easily dropped the bike off at a shop, handed them my credit card and said, ‘Here, fix this.’ But that would have depleted my … Continue reading

Adventure me

This is the first part in a three part series about ‘Road Trip: 2010′. Maybe I wasn’t ‘born to be wild’. I woke up early and got myself and my bike ready for the road last Thursday. I had emptied out my saddlebags of their usual bit (later to my dismay) and loaded them with food, drink and other road essentials. I strapped my bag of clothes to the rack on the back of my … Continue reading

Head out on the highway

WTB: Drugs in a clear plastic tube, sealed at both ends so I can place them in the gas tank of my motorcycle. They’ll talk to ya and talk to ya and talk to ya about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it’s gonna scare ‘em. I’m road tripping next week. I riding out to Massachusetts/Connecticut to visit my cousin and uncle. It’s roughly an 18-hour ride. On the way there, I’m going … Continue reading