Back to riding

Well, I have been. Angela and I split late last year. We are, as much as possible, keeping things amicable. The R1100R is my only motor vehicle now. I moved downtown and am less than 10 miles from work. Finally got out today (Sunday) to do a group ride with some friends. The weather here … Continue reading Back to riding →

Fieldsheer Nanomax

I picked this jacket up at a BMW dealer in the state back in March as my then current pair, one textile and one mesh, were worn out. It's a mesh jacket (the black areas are the mesh) which comes with two liners, one waterproof and one insulated, and can be nested. Both liners zip … Continue reading Fieldsheer Nanomax →

Blue Ridge trip

In July we took a vacation to Floyd, Virginia, and Little Switzerland, North Carolina. Not a lot to say about it but it was a needed break. This guy was hanging out in Floyd. Mabry Mill At one point I picked up a hitchhiker - a butterfly got stuck against my brake control. Surprisingly it … Continue reading Blue Ridge trip →

Charlottesville, Virginia

At a restaurant named Fry's Spring Station.

2016 trip

Added a few states in which I've ridden a motorcycle, particularly Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont. 2,500 miles only as I spent a lot of time visiting friends.

Trading in

The ZR-7s has hit the point of needing more work than we care to do. The result is that I get the R1100R back and Angela gets a 2005 BMW R1200RT.

Winding down

Lots of miles and states covered, and many friends seen. I'm looking forward to being back in my own bed tomorrow.

Catching up.

The conference in Minneapolis was fantastic. Travel on Monday and Tuesday was less so; it was cold and even with all of my gear the cold got the better of me. I did get to Milwaukee and...when in Rome... After that it was a slight backtrack to a yarn and fiber shop in Evansville, Wisconsin, … Continue reading Catching up. →

Made it to Minneapolis

Some of the sights from the city.

Thoughts from the trip so far.

My route yesterday took me through a bit of Appalachia and a clearly impoverished part. I saw multiple classic small town main streets where there were few if any stores still in business (it was hard to tell for several.) I passed two stores that had Heilig Meyers signs; a furniture store chain that collapsed … Continue reading Thoughts from the trip so far. →