Backtracking

"...Each day is a question mark. Sometimes we can turn that into an exclamation point, other days we just make it a comma. One day it will be a period: full stop. Until then I just keep looking at the blank pages and try to fill them with something useful, because every time I let the malaise take hold, the pages keep turning, even though they are blank."

a 1940' aera Harley motorcycle sits on a mountain road, with wicker basket trunk and leather saddlebags. Behind it is a 1950's style trailer that looks like a kitchen, complete with refrigerator, microwave, cupboards, sink, counters, an dishes and glasses hanging from racks or sitting on shelves.

A Winter Earned, A Summer’s Call

It's a strange thing when nothing material in your life has changed, but your perspective has. I like someone's example of being pulled over by the police on your way to work, but the officer decides not to give you a ticket. You feel like you had a stroke of luck, but you were driving … Continue reading A Winter Earned, A Summer’s Call

Putting It All To Bed

Desert Adventures At The 40th Anniversary of The LA-Barstow-To-Vegas Ride Before The Long Trip To End The Year In Baja. And here we are. Mexico. The trip never really ends, but the chapter called "Road Trip 2023" is over for me. It was not without incident, but that's what makes for memories I suppose. The … Continue reading Putting It All To Bed

Baja Bound: thoughts after a few weeks of listening to the waves

I hope you like pictures of tacos. After months of delays and planning I got most of my ducks in a row for my trip down to Baja, California, Mexico. After a little over two weeks I can say it's just what I needed.  I had to leave a few loose ends up there in … Continue reading Baja Bound: thoughts after a few weeks of listening to the waves

Class 11 Baja: Underdog Supreme

Taking an ancient Volkswagen in nearly stock form through the desert? Sure, why not? Class 11 Bugs are restricted in the modifications they can do to their suspension as well as their engine. This means taking a road-going car which was low-tech in the 1960's and bashing it through the rocks and sand. Most Class … Continue reading Class 11 Baja: Underdog Supreme