From the monthly archives:
I had an amazing trip this year — 6,000 miles in all kinds of weather — although I prefer to avoid the massive thunderstorms I experienced in the Dakotas. It’s no fun on a motorcycle to be hassled by hail, driving rain and strong winds, all at once. I followed the back side of that [...]
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When I pass by this place, I stop. Although this new building doesn’t quite have the class of the old, the food is still pretty darn good. They’ve added a bar, too. With the twinned highway passing by to the north of the former location, the owners had to do something to jazz it up [...]
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Crops look good this year
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Early in the morning I was riding by the Dixie Lake road, so I just had to pull in and take a break from the monotony of forest and field and stream. This time, there were two young loons, complete with remaining pinfeathers, paddling on the surface and diving.
A few minutes later, I heard the [...]
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Never-ending lakes
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I must admit, I missed this back in January:
In Canada, the United States has joined a notorious group of countries… as a place where foreigners risk torture and abuse, according to a training manual for Canadian diplomats… — washingtonpost.com, Robin Wright and Julie Tate
Other nations on Canada’s list where foreigners risk torture and abuse:
Saudi Arabia
Syria
China
Iran
Afghanistan
Distinguished [...]
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For the past two days I’ve been riding through lake country — mile after mile of evergreen and coniferous forests, uninterrupted but for lakes and rivers and streams and the occasional road or railway track.
Yesterday I saw a huge black bear with one of the shiniest coats I have ever seen. He was by the [...]
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Lake Superior wilderness
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