Some Like It Hot Pinnacles Motocamping Ride

“We do not take a trip, a trip takes us. “My Travels with Charlie, by John Steinbeck” And on this motocamping riding adventure a California Highway motorcycle traffic officer now begins to offer us five Bike Bros some twisty road riding recommendations, tips and road riding advice, all while waiting for his 911 cyclist to […]

My First Motorcycle/Miami in the 70’s

Age appears to be best when it comes to these four things; old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old motorcycles to reminisce and remember. – Trawlercat In 1970, at the age of fifteen I needed a motorcycle to get to my new high school- Miami Jackson. Most of […]

Part IV Five State Ride/Return Ride Home

More than two weeks ago I started this motorcycle ride to Reno, Nevada, then on to Crane Springs, in Crane Oregon to attend the Giant Loop Ride ride, (test ride a Harley Panamerican) then on to Boise, then Portland, Tacoma and finally ending the trip in Seattle. However, I still have to get home. Today […]

Part III Mt Rainier National Park Ride

Today I rode my 2020 BMW 1250 GSA bike to Mount Rainier by way of the National Park highway, highway 7 that runs through the towns of Elbe and Paradise before reaching the park’s entrance. What a ride. At first I thought I was going to be closed in by trees throughout the ride but, […]

Part II/Moto Road Trip/Life/George Carlin Life Lessons

“The manifold agility of the soul, which enables it to take a survey of heaven and earth; to join the past and the present; to retain the things of long ago.” – J. Calvin Right now I am at peace with myself, sitting on a couch, in the home of my middle son in Tacoma, […]

Giant Loop/Reno/Oregon/Boise/Tacoma/Seattle Ride Part I

Kenny Roger’s once sang the words; “you gotta know when to hold em, when to foldem, when to walk away and when to run. Those mere words can easily be used over and over to satisfy almost anything that now ails you. Day two is almost in the books now. Just a short while after […]