My morning started in Moab with an early breakfast at the world famous jailhouse cafe. I enjoyed their famous waffles. The three others that I’m riding with like to enjoy their sleep allot more than taking in the rising sun; and don’t seem to do breakfast other than morning coffee. So far I’ve travelled alone […]

Just arrived In Moab, Utah but, woke up this morning in Cortez, Colorado. Truly the most beautiful drive ever is that million dollar highway earlier today. My first thoughts after having to stop for pictures was FALL has arrived. We started out as five riders but, on account of a welding job Gregg said adios […]

The five of us on this ride (Tom, Russ, John, Greg and I) just walked back to our nearby Rodeway Inn motel after enjoying some good conversation and an amazingly good Mexican meal and margaritas. Second day of Mexican food. It’s the most popular and good place to eat. And as we near the Rodeway […]

THE PACKING: Everything for a one week ride must fit in my top case. A square box around the size of a hatbox. So far not missing the extra room a set of side cases could’ve afforded. When we travel in a car the amount of room seems small compared to your home. So, most […]

If you suddenly find your self in this Covid year 2020 with the necessary time to contemplate life thoughts, consider your self lucky. Most people don’t. Maybe take the time now to write down your own story. The picture below from over a decade ago – showed up on my Facebook memories. Simply titled End […]

Last night I slept in a basement apartment while my friend Garland who lives in the home above, woke me to the smell of San Francisco coffee, and then he also made homemade blueberry pancakes with authentic maple syrup and real Canadian bacon. Almost forgot. Also fresh bagels topped with cream cheese, a poached egg […]

“I’m not counting miles. I’m counting memories.” – R. Perez Initially I planned on writing and sharing a story for every one of my six riding days but, somehow life and the ride got in the way of the writing. And thank goodness it did for that is how I know I truly must’ve been […]

Today was supposed to be a great riding day on account of an out and back detour to a local hot springs in the town of Atlanta Idaho. Most people have never heard of an Atlanta Idaho let along a BDR. BDR stands for Back Country Discovering. The Idaho BDR is a 1,250-mile self-guided tour […]