As it happens every year around this time, I found myself in the garage twiddling around with the scoot in preparation for the Oyster Run. I figured that, since it is the 25th anniversary of the Run, I should maybe scrape some of the larger hunks of dirt from the bike.
Gotta look good, ya [...]

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As I slid along the pavement, I had plenty of time to think.
In the four or five seconds it took to leave the paved surface of the road and hit the gravel, a whole range of questions and scenarios rolled through my mind.
There was, of course, the instant of denial and the inevitable, “Oh S@%T” [...]

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Musings on Summer Riding, Part Tres
Oh, I know….it’s too easy to go for a ride and find all kinds of great places to carve turns and roll on the throttle through a canyon or two, or even enjoy the scenery of a ride along the shore of one of the hundreds of lakes or shorelines.
But [...]

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Bugsplat Heaven. That’s what it is.
Geez, I love riding in the summer. Communing with nature and the song of the road. You can ride along at whatever speed floats your boat, and just become one with the wind and the gentle …
Splat.
OK. Now that was just a fluke. How could [...]

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Marblemount sits about half way up to Washington Pass on the North Cascades Highway, at just the right distance to stop for a bit, if you’re heading over or back. It’s a nice, friendly, low building with a small front door that leads to a good sized eating area. They even have a [...]

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