This is turning out to be a spectacular autumn for colors on the Blue Ridge. These photos were taken in mid-October, and as you can see the peak is yet to come. Take a ride out there if you can!
Motorcycling
Morning Ride
Those long early morning shadows are fascinating. Here’s one from the Adirondacks taken with a GoPro mounting on the nose of a Suzuki Bandit. I was thinking of this sort of shadow when I wrote the description of Roman riding in South Dakota right after sunrise: “I settled back in the saddle while my Road […]
Why We Ride
If you already ride, this is the kind of view that makes you smile. If you’ve got riding somewhere in your DNA, a scene like this will give you a subtle but compelling urge to go buy a motorcycle.
Springtime!
Doesn’t this just make you want to ride?
The Shoe Tree
I was riding my Road King east on US 50 quite a few years back, when I came across a tall cottonwood tree decorated with hundreds of pairs of shoes that had been thrown up into the branches. I stopped and spent a pleasant couple of hours in the shade, contemplating that unusual tree. Nobody […]
Blue Ridge Run
Maybe I’m too much of an optimist, but it’s mid-Feb and time to start thinking about riding the Blue Ridge Parkway again. Won’t be long until the weather is warm enough and the early spring is a great time to ride. There’s little traffic at this time of the year and the scenery is – […]
