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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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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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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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Serendiculous Diversions & Nice People
Where we would sleep the night after the start of the great flat tire adventure depended on who had a Michelin 170/60 ZR17 Road Pilot 4 GT. After about a half hour of calling shops located in ever longer ridges … Continue reading
Posted in Main Street, Motorcycle, Travel
Tagged Motorcycles, Ozzie's BMW, Travel Challenges
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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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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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