Today was quite a day (if applicable, Happy Mother's Day!). I woke up at 0700 EST, checked out, loaded up the bike, and hit Tail of the Dragon (TotD) early in the day. I was on the road by 0800. I wanted to get there early before traffic picked up and avoid holding everyone up with my chicken str...

It was back to the grind today, northbound to Tennessee which was a relatively short ride in comparison to previous days. There was some traffic leaving the Atlanta area but it eventually cleared up. Most of today's route was on US 411 which took me through some (very) small towns such as Ranger,...

It's been one week and it is crazy to think I still have a few more weeks to go. I really enjoy lazy days and I take advantage of it when I can. I spent some time just laying in bed this morning. Once I finally got out bed I just moved to a couch to consume television. Pizza was ordered for lunch...

I often forget it is the time of the year that people are reminded to look twice for people like me. People like me being (motor/bi)cyclists. The month of May is for motorcycle awareness. You will often see these reminders on the highway through the use of dot matrix displays. The displays commonl...

I was able to redeem my rain check voucher today and I met up with an old friend. The ride there was through some Farm Roads again and I am still surprised at the amount of green (trees) in East Texas. The weather was fantastic today with a good temperature and great visibility. It required some b...