Category Archives: Summer_2021

Motorcycle Exploration 2021: Part 5.1

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Motorcycle Exploration 2021: Part 5: The Beer Faeries Rescue Me

I was in an ugly chunk of terrain and mightily overheated. I was rolling down an endless trail, counting out my 10 minutes, planning to stop at the first good shade or when my time ran up… at which time … Continue reading

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Motorcycle Exploration 2021: Part 4: Too Damn Hot

Back on my motorcycle I quickly left the ATV area behind. I was now in a mix of swamp and working forest. Working forest is where tree harvest is a non-ironic genuine industrial activity. Most of the roads were in … Continue reading

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Motorcycle Exploration 2021: Part 3: Backwoods Social Strata

I finally got to the free primitive camping / ATV staging area I’d seen on a map. There were a few RVs. They had generators running and (presumably) people inside enjoying the AC. (I felt jealous.) Nearby were the horse … Continue reading

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Motorcycle Exploration 2021: Part 2: I Found My Happy Place

Only as I left camp behind did I realize what I gem of an area I had found. The forest roads and various ATV trails (legal for motorcycles) spread out like spiderwebs! I had in mind to explore a designated … Continue reading

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Motorcycle Exploration 2021: Part 1: Basecamp Amid Forest Fire Smoke

[Y’all may be forgiven for assuming I’ve been sitting on my ass. Is that not the blogger way? Doing little but whining about societal decline and mooning over butterflies? Nothing could be further from the truth! I’ve been outside playing … Continue reading

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