In some cultures, the new year begins in the autumn. There is something to be said for that idea. Looking back at posts from Septembers previous, a theme emerges, one…
When did the definition of the long way really begin? Which came first, the interstate system or the long way? The sun had set and we were riding through the in…
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It was colder than calculated and the crosswind cut like hell, but the cold air felt like catching my breath. We’re in a drought again, the air holds it, dry…
Isn’t it funny, the things people don’t know? By way of example reading this blog, it would seem that every ride is some sort of adventure, or at the very…
Christmas morning was too quiet. The family gathering had been done already in order to accommodate schedules and the family had all left. But more so than that, too much else…
Calendar seasons be damned, winter is here. The air is so crisp, especially as dark settles, and those colors in the long winter sunsets when the trees are dead and the…
Views from an afternoon hike at Natural Falls State Park last week.
As a one year anniversary gift, and a much needed getaway after a burdensome few months, we took a weekend in the Ozarks in our beloved Eureka Springs for a gloriously…
“You’ve never been to Robber’s Cave?” “Not that I remember. I think my grandmother took us once, but I can’t remember.” A body can’t forget Robber’s Cave and I was…