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Passage: Speed X Time = Distance
In The Mind of the Traveler: from Gilgamesh to Global Tourism, Eric J. Leed wrote that every journey is an unalterable sequence of three: Departure, Passage, and Arrival. Travelers pay closer attention to the first and last steps because they … Continue reading
Posted in Craft Beer, Lodging, Main Street, Motorcycle, Travel
Tagged Canada, Interstate 90, Passage, Shunpike
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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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Following the Scenic Dotted Line & Other Adventures
In the 1970s, I made my inaugural exploration of California Highway 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway or, concisely, the PCH. On a series of trips I extended it through Oregon and Washington to Seattle, a route we … Continue reading
Posted in Lodging, Main Street, Motorcycle, Travel
Tagged Motorcycle, Pacific Coast Highway, Small Town Service
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After Dancing All Day With Mother Nature, She Splits
SIOUX CITY, IOWA—After several good riding days that took us across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and most of Nebraska, Mother Nature decided that we’d had enough. Ed awoke first this morning. Seeing gray skies, he iPhoned the weather. A huge … Continue reading
Posted in Lodging, Motorcycle, Travel, Weather
Tagged Iowa, Severe Thunderstorms, Sioux City, Travel Weather
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Attack of the Rhino Virus and Surviving to Ride Another Day
IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO—“Spangler, you bastard!” Those were Ed’s first words to me this morning when we awoke in Boise. I couldn’t tell if his invective was good natured because a tissue covered his nose and mouth. Yes, the Rhino Virus … Continue reading
Along Interstate 84, US 30 Sustains Oregon Small Towns
PENDLETON, OREGON—Along much of its route through Oregon, US Highway 30, is now co-located with (subsumed by) Interstate 84, which runs from Pocatello, Idaho, to Portland, Oregon. Destined for Pendleton, Oregon, the GPS had a simple command this morning: Drive … Continue reading
Posted in Craft Beer, Food, Lodging, Main Street, Motorcycle, Travel
Tagged Baker City, Main Street, Oregon, Pendleton, US Highway System
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Weathering the Storm, Literally and Metaphorically
GERING, NEBRASKA—While forking a ham and cheese omelet with hash browns into my face for dinner tonight, the grating National Weather Service klaxon that announces severe weather echoed in the kitchen of Sheryl’s Log Cabin. I couldn’t hear what the … Continue reading
Posted in Lodging, Main Street, Motorcycle, Museum, Travel
Tagged Burlington Junction, Kregel Windmill Museum, Missouri, Travel Weather
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Travel Challenges: Leaving Home & Finding One’s Way
NAUVOO, ILLINOIS—Given the chronic religious persecution that drove the Latter Day Saints from their homes here on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River, I shouldn’t really complain about my day. The challenges of my day are evanescent giggles compared to … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Lodging, Main Street, Motorcycle, Travel
Tagged John Deere, Nauvoo, Travel Technology
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Heading East for Home but Waylaid by Lindbergh’s VW Beetle
LITTLE FALLS, MINNESOTA—Heading home after two weeks on the road, crossing into my home time zone yesterday at the border of North Dakota and Minnesota infected me with get-home-itis. Starting every day by riding into the rising sun as it … Continue reading
Posted in Craft Beer, Food, Lodging, Motorcycle, Museum, Travel
Tagged Lindbergh Boyhood Home, Little Falls, Minnesota, Motorcycle, Travel
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