My birthday week 2025 kicked off early at Roberto’s place in Menlo Park. To get here I traveled 509 miles from Southern California. We set the alarm for 5 AM, bleary-eyed but pumped for our personal watercraft adventure ahead. By just shy of 7 AM, we were chowing down on breakfast, the sun barely creeping […]

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Two weeks back, our SCBMWRC crew—Arcadio, Carl, David V., Eric, Jimmy, Michael, Rafael, Ric, Ryan, and me—tackled the Northern California Backcountry Discovery Route (BDR), weaving through rugged trails and soaking in the wild beauty from Mammoth to the Oregon border. That ride sharpened our skills, but it’s surprising how fast they can fade. My throttle […]

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Trawlercat Chronicles: Baja’s Wild Ride and a Seasoned Soul September 24, 2021/2? Three days into tearing down Baja’s Highway 1, my world was now only sun, asphalt, and the growl of our bikes. My 2020 BMW GSA, nicknamed Gordo for its 600-pound heft, cursed every pothole or rock beneath me. Joey’s KTM 790 zipped ahead, […]

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“The thing about passion is, you don’t summon it—either you have it or you don’t.”– Anonymous Day 6: Portland, ME – The Rhythm Takes Hold (September 20, 2022) I’m deep into this Vermont motorcycle ride with two old friends—John, the puddle-hunting prankster, and Teri, his steadfast pillion warrior—and then there’s Kip, the guy that put […]

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