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Waylaid by Colorful Creatures in Sebastopol
Riding into any American small town always reminds me of home because the landscape is essentially the same. A few newer, larger houses of usually nondescript architecture stand guard on the outskirts of town. As you approach the town center, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community, Main Street, Motorcycle
Tagged California, Junk Art, Route 66, Sebastopol
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Shunpike Customs & Currency
There were few essential documents needed for Shunpike Canada. First was a passport. 9/11 terminated the convenience of crossing the border both ways with just the second required document, a driver’s license, which was the only proof of citizenship needed … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Guidelines, Motorcycle, Service, Travel
Tagged Border Crossing, Canada, Currency, Customs, Shunpike
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A Shunpiker’s Guide for Serendiculous Enjoyment
Sometimes a single word is all it takes to focus a fuzzy philosophy and make its underlying principles logically clear. Finding that word is the challenge. Some search for it their entire lives. I found mine on my way to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Guidelines, Main Street, Motorcycle
Tagged Sunpiker, Travel Lessons, Travel Philosophy
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A Water Tower Oasis in Arid Ash Fork, Arizona
Following Route 66 west across the barren, baked brown Arizona landscape in the early morning oven of August 8, 2016, Ed and I were looking forward to nearly a hundred miles of the original two-lane Mother Road just past Ash … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Main Street, Motorcycle
Tagged Main Street, Natural Resources, Route 66, Water
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Shadows & Reflections of Reality
If you seek the fountain of youth, check out Fort Dodge, Iowa. When I asked about a single room for the night of August 22, 2016, the Comfort Inn clerk immediately offered me the senior-citizen rate. “It’s our best!” she … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Craft Beer, Lodging, Main Street
Tagged AZ, Grand Canyon, Laundromat, Route 66, Williams
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Route 66 Connections: No Expectations, No Focus
When traveling without expectations, a journey is at first a series of disconnected experiences because it occurs organically, not in a series of marketing meetings that plan it from start to finish. That’s where I’ve been for the past two … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Food, Main Street, Motorcycle, Museum
Tagged Route 66, Small Town Cafe, Small Town Survival
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Route 66: There Will be Serendiculous Wrong Turns
With a multitude of cutoff towns and rerouted roads, there is not one true path for Route 66. You pick an era and hope for the best. For the most part, Ed and I have been following the 1926-30 route … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Food, Main Street, Motorcycle, Museum, National Historic Register
Tagged Route 66, Small Town Cafe, Travel Serindipity
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Route 66: Pink Lines & Roads Previously Traveled
Morning dawned gray and wet in Pacific, Missouri. Waiting it out seemed the best option because riding in the moist contrails of the semis barreling down the road unabated by the weather, seemed the best course of action. The Quality … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Main Street, Motorcycle, Museum, Travel
Tagged Highway Progress, Route 66, Small Town Cutoffs, Small Town Survival
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Route 66: Following the Pink Line From Chicago to LA
As an aficionado of small towns and the people who live in them, there seemed no better way to explore those not yet visited than by following the path of the road that once connected them: Route 66. The towns … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Main Street, Motorcycle, National Historic Register, Travel
Tagged Motorcycle, Route 66, Small Town Survival
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