shortysdaddyJun 75 minThe end of the trailBig Ride 22 Day 12 Needles to Santa Monica “And Alexander wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.” Today marked the official end...
shortysdaddyJun 64 minThe Grand CanyonBig Ride 22 Day 11 Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Needles This post begins back in Flagstaff. It’s a pretty little town, very young and...
shortysdaddyJun 410 minThe reports of my death are greatly exaggeratedBig Ride 22 Day 8, 9, 10 Oklahoma City, to Amarillo, to Santa Fe, to Flagstaff I am alive. So, this is going to be a monster post because...
shortysdaddyMay 312 minOklahoma - where the corn is as high as an elephant's eyeBig Ride 22 Day 7 Joplin to Oklahoma City The morning dawned very clear and sunny in Joplin and I was on the bike by 8:30. The...
shortysdaddyMay 311 minSt. Louis to JoplinBig Ride 22 Day 6 St. Louis to Joplin This one will be short today because it’s late. Got out of St. Louis this morning at a decent hour...
shortysdaddyMay 317 minThere are no coincidencesBig Ride 22 Day 5 Springfield to St. Louis There are no coincidences, but I will get to that in a minute. The morning in Springfield was...
shortysdaddyMay 291 minRoute 66 Across the Land of LincolnBig Ride 22 Day 4 Chicago to Springfield This morning the trip across America via Route 66 got started in earnest. I was in the saddle by...
shortysdaddyMay 285 minChicago!Big Ride 22 Day 3 Louisville to Chicago So, this morning I decided to sleep a bit late and take my time getting to Chicago. There was a...
shortysdaddyMay 277 minWild, wet, windy Western KentuckyBig Ride 22 Day 2 Nashville to Louisville I have been to Nashville a few times and it always surprises me. I’m not a big country music...
shortysdaddyMay 263 minBig Ride 2022. Day One. Savannah to NashvilleSo, I know I was supposed to be in Louisville, Kentucky at the end of today, but last night, after work, I just didn’t have the steam to...
shortysdaddySep 26, 20202 minPost ScriptThe ride home from Murrell's Inlet was an easy run right down US 17. For the first time, I didn't need a GPS. It was also the first time...
shortysdaddySep 23, 20202 minThe Last LegA quick trip down this morning from pretty, little New Bern. I passed through Wilmington, which is a nice town and they have the...
shortysdaddySep 22, 20204 minNorth CarolinaSince yesterday's post was such a short one, here's a bit of a recap of the last couple of days. I've been having some technical...
shortysdaddySep 21, 20201 minVirginia BeachA very short, simple post. Left Philadelphia this morning at 0715. By noon I was in Virginia Beach. Tomorrow it's off to the Outer Banks.
shortysdaddySep 20, 20206 minPhiladelphiaYesterday I rolled into Philadelphia...and exhaled. It's something I can't explain, but I started feeling it the day I was rained out in...
shortysdaddySep 19, 20203 minTrentonIf you really want to get your blood pumping early one morning, ride your motorcycle through the middle of downtown Manhattan. Why, on...
shortysdaddySep 17, 20204 minNew YorkLondon, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Dublin, Athens (the other one), Warsaw, Budapest, Prague, Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Cairo, Seoul, Tokyo...Baghdad....
shortysdaddySep 17, 20203 minBoston to Sleepy HollowSometimes it's just about people. In fact, it's about people all the time. Treasure stored on earth is subject to rust, rot, and robbers,...
shortysdaddySep 15, 20202 minBewitched in SalemTook a day off from long rides today and did a short day run over to Salem, Massachusetts. Salem is one of America's oldest towns,...
shortysdaddySep 15, 20202 minBostonLeft Portland a bit late in the morning today because I wanted to check out Old Port in the daylight, so I decided on a later departure...