The bike all cleaned up I spent the day cleaning my gear, washing the bike, drinking NA beers, listening to Tom Morello, and thinking about our trip across America. Faithful readers will note that James and I rode a similar route last year, through Oregon rather than Washington. Last year’s ride was taken up by …
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#1. Indescribable Frontier
The Beartooth Highway There’s always a first place on a list. For me, it’s the Bearthooth Highway— US Route 212 out of Yellowstone that dances along the Wyoming-Montana border before climbing Beartooth Pass to 10,947 feet and then sinking down to Red Lodge, MT. Riding the Beartooth highway west to east unravels American frontierism. It …
Across the Desert
Dazed in Richfield I was looking forward to this ride all week, but when it finally came, I wasn’t looking forward to it at all. I wanted to get the Sportster back in Colorado. I suspect it’s my favorite bike. The idea of motoring across the desert in August—damn the heat—seemed pretty wild, so when …
Onwards! 