Category: Rides

…is a compilation of riding tidbits and road trip images mostly in North Georgia and the Southern Appalachian Mountains. It’s a fun read for anyone interested in motorcycle touring adventure. I very much enjoy the sense of spiritual freedom that I get from the highway wind and the reassuring feel of a solid two wheel… Continue reading Wind Therapy

We met in an Indian Motorcycle Riders Group (IMRG). We were a mixed bag of folks as usually is with motorcycle riders gathered in a group. Brad spearheaded forming the IMRG at Alpharetta Indian Motorcycle in 2017. He recruited the rest of us to fill in the officer positions which quickly turned into a great… Continue reading Wild Hawgs

I love this little cloud pareidolia. While there are literally hundreds of thousands of motorcycles similar to mine out there I choose to see a caricature of Yona in the cloud. Front fairing and all, with little trailing puffs of cartoon engine smoke! 10:36 AM, June 27, 2019 – Newland, North Carolina – I was riding alone down the… Continue reading God Wink

Born to be wild Maybe I shouldn’t admit it but I was a wild and crazy lead footed kid… like when I bought my first motorcycle… It’s a miracle I didn’t die. I was seventeen and it was a six year old 1962 Triumph Thunderbird 650. I was attracted to the high rise handlebar and… Continue reading Riding with Angels

Burger Bus February 2, 2019 – Ball Ground, GA – Fun group chowing down some great burgers after a fun ride in the mountains! No bear sightings this trip though but the weather might have woke them up! Mount Pisgah May 15-16, 2019 – Postcard Ride – This was more fun than you could shake a… Continue reading Destinations

Leaping Bear July 4, 2018 – It all happened so fast!… As I rounded a GA 136 curve near Burnt Mountain, there was an SUV coming from the other direction and a bear running across the road just in front of the SUV into my lane. Fortunately my approach was from far enough away that I… Continue reading Encounters

October 2018 – This is my 2019 Indian Chieftain Classic retirement present to myself for all my years of working for a living. My dad rode an Indian before I was born so I expect he would have been proud of this black and cream beauty as my selection. Her color scheme reminds me of a… Continue reading Yona