RLT: Kansas! (Quite a mix! Day 2)

RLT: Kansas! (Quite a mix! Day 2)

Well, after that wonderful fist day what comes next??? How about some breakfast in this unique mercantile. Couldn’t help but smile at the signage :-). How to describe the place? I suppose it’s a modern day “Tourist’s General Store” in the form of a soft Cretan Labyrinth fueled by the siren of consumables rather...

RLT: Kansas! (There yet?  Day 1)

RLT: Kansas! (There yet? Day 1)

So… this will be our big trip for the year. Hey, every wonder what to pack for a long motorcycle trip? We break things into two chunks: personal stuff, and common stuff. Personal things are, well, personal. Normal stuff like clothes and those hygiene items supporting civil society. Two people, two saddle bags, works...

RLT: All Route Compilation

RLT: All Route Compilation

As the blog posts add up I thought it might me interesting to pull together all of the trips into a single map… Well, here it is. No point in adding many words, it’s really all about the places. At some point the limits of Google Maps will begin to encroach, but for now...

RLT: Metro DC BMW Club

RLT: Metro DC BMW Club

Metro DC BMW Group Ride – Apple House & Morgans Ford Well, we’ve been wanting to meet some folks and ride with a larger group so… today’s the day! Weather wasn’t really cooperating; one trip we signed up for canceled but these folks were hardy and pressed on. A little farther away from us,...

RLT: Local Roads, Extended

RLT: Local Roads, Extended

As I have been taking photos, marking the map, and scribbling notes about wondering here and there I started bumping up against a problem. What to do wit those rides that are not exactly ‘around the house’ but not proper road trips either…. hummm, chin scratch. Ah, got it, make up another category! Extended...