“Babes Ride Out is an annual all female overnight motorcycle adventure and campout.”, according to their website. I found out about this group through the video posted below. Their story is detailed in the video’s description. Babes Ride Out founders Ashmore Ellis and Anya Violet wanted to create an environment where women can come together to share their cross country journeys, triumphs, close calls and … Continue reading Babes Ride Out – A Motorcycle Story
It’s a rainy, cool, overcast day in Seattle. The roads are wet. Winter approaches, though in all fairness to other parts of the country, winters are mild here in the northwest, compared to other northern states across the US. Where Boston will get incredible amounts of snow, and the Midwest can be brutally cold, Seattle will see snowfall inside city limits infrequently. It’s not a … Continue reading Winter Weather Coming Soon
With temperatures in the 50s and low 60s and little rain predicted, it was a good day to visit one of my “backyard favorites”, Mt. Rainier. Day’s distance: 220 miles A day earlier, once I decided on my destination, I reached out to Jason, someone that I’ve ridden with in the past. He’s a former co-worker who is taking time off and I thought he … Continue reading Day Ride to Mt. Rainier
Another featured video, this time about 11 guys from North America and Europe who rode through Colombia on motorcycles on a once in a lifetime adventure back in January, 2012. Find other interesting videos on my Featured Videos playlist just below the original Steel Horse Journeys videos on the Videos page 🙂 Continue reading Colombian Motorcycle Adventure
This featured video is an Al Jazeera correspondent’s look at one of the the oldest and most dangerous motorcycle races in the world, the Isle of Man TT. More information about the history of the race can be found in wikipedia. Find other interesting videos on my Featured Videos playlist just below the original Steel Horse Journeys videos on the Videos page 🙂 Continue reading Isle of Man TT: A Dangerous Addiction
Temperatures began in the low 50’s and warmed up to the 60’s along the coast. On reaching the coast, I found it to be pretty windy, though mostly for me a it was a tail wind, the best direction for a biker 🙂 Day’s distance: 297 miles Total trip distance: 914 miles My route this morning took me through Portland and then to the coast … Continue reading 2015 Trip to Fossil – Day 3 (completed)
Temperatures ranged from 50 to 78 and the skies were mostly clear all day. Day’s distance: 268 miles Total trip distance: 617 miles My original goal today was to get to the coast, but when I was programming my route into the Garmin (GPS) this morning, I realized that was going to make for a very long day if I used the back roads as … Continue reading 2015 Trip to Fossil – Day 2
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