Attack of the Gooseberry

The second event in my 2024 road trip journey started on a sad note. After the Bentonville tornado I had to bid farewell to my much-loved 4Runner. That’s right, the insurance company totaled her and I had to watch as they carted her away on a flatbed. She was less than three years old – […]

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Bentonfest: Vol 1

The drive from Memphis Tennessee into Arkansas took me across the Mississippi River and into a storm front. The original plan was to stop and kill a few days in Dardanelle or Russellville and ride Mount Nebo – I was told it was riding incredibly well and that it was a whole lot of fun. […]

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Riding Spider

I left Carlsbad, New Mexico after enjoying a great ride at the La Cueva trails. The next leg of my road trip involved driving across Texas almost all the way to Austin, Texas. Spider Mountain is located about 65 miles northwest of Austin near the town of Burnet. I grabbed a room at the Thunderbird […]

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Carlsbad-Lands

Many of you who tune in regularly know that I wasn’t able to take my big road trip last year because I got laid off just two weeks before I was supposed to leave. Oh well, I still got plenty of rides in through the end of the year. With some creative planning and a […]

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