Outlived the Bastards/RIP Aunt Dora

“One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am – a reluctant enthusiast…. a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While […]

Chocolate Clams and Hole in the Wall

Some or most easily state: This is a first-rate “hole in the wall”. Some may argue. Let’s see, for no arguments sake, traditional desert landscape dirt floor; check; open air and real wood fire, rustic as in no propane used for cooking wood fire; double-check. Wood now smoldering like in the kind of […]

The Baja Bash – April 29,2017

The “BAJA BASH” by Robert Delamotte Definition: The typically unpleasant butt-kicking endured by mariners traveling north up the Baja peninsula from Cabo San Lucas to San Diego, often consisting of 800 or so nautical miles worth of 20+ knot winds on the nose, pounding waves, and a strong current running in the wrong direction. “Oh, […]

V2.0 Day(s) 1/2/3 Rawhyde Adventures/Long Beach BMW/ Traveling Kits

Recently I read a story about Gleb Travin who travelled around the USSR and the arctic for three years on a bicycle in the years 1929-1931. His bike trip started out in Vladivostok, and then continued along the southern border of Russia. And today on a 100 degree Friday afternoon in the year of our […]

#52 of 52 Taco Tuesday Ride/Presidential Debates/Hollywood Sign

My motorcycle says it’s now 104 degrees in the shade (5:00 p.m.) at the Chevron station on Hwy 60 and Haven Street. Elvis and I admire and complement each other on our now stationery large and impressive BMW motorcycles. Recently we each committed to joining a rolling group ride organized by Coach Ho to partake […]

Day 5 – Arches/America’s Autobahn/Bryce Canyon/Caboose Village/Butch Cassidy

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 […]