Rode through a few wet areas, but always just after a storm had blown through. Crossed over three summits of about 8,000 feet along the way....

Went for one of my favorite loop rides today. In a month or so the eastern end of the route will probably close for the winter, as they don't keep it plowed open....

Most interesting part of the ride was on very tight, technical mountains roads with no opportunity to pull over. The zoomed in map detail was the higlight of the day. In 46 miles of twisty joy I saw e...

(about 3,000 meters)...

Included about 25 miles of remote mountain road that, while paved, was very rough, not very wide, and had several small sections with fallen rock and sandy mountain run-off. Nothing on the road except...

After breakfast in South Lake Tahoe, I headed south on the eastern side of the Sierra mountains. Went through the Monitor Pass (8,314 ft/ 2,534m) on CA highway 89 on my way to take CA highway 108 over...

Started in central Missouri, ended in southwestern Kansas. 530 miles, less than 100 on interstate freeways. Still mostly following US 50 Found a great place for breakfast. Motel in Cimarron let me par...

After some trial rides earlier in the week, I started out for CA from my sister's house in Indy. Stopped for lunch at the Route 67 diner while en route to US 50, which I plan to follow all the way to...

On July 11th last year, while on the Triple Nickel in OH, the plug on the forward cylinder exploded out the head, stripping the threads. I was on a trip from Boston to Sacramento to start a new job....