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What a day THIS was! Jen, Tony, Paula and I did not become famous (or infamous) for rising early in Sturgis. It didn’t seem to matter what had transpired the night before – regardless of whether the night was late or early, the morning departure on the bikes was always a late one. Today’s ride took us down a road we hadn’t previously ridden, through Vanocker Canyon. The plan had been to… Read More

The first thing you learn about Sturgis during a Rally is that you’ll go nowhere fast – for a long time. Our campground was on the northeastern corner of Sturgis, but almost everything we wanted to go see, and the roads we wanted to ride, were all to the south of town. And since this is a mostly-rural part of South Dakota, and Sturgis’ population is all of about 6,000 when the… Read More

From The Ground Up

Chronicling the buildup of a 6x6 Jeep CJ-6

Just North of Paradise

Sporadic Musings on Writing, Art, Natural History, Travel, and Food

Plying Through Life

Travel Stories and Other Adventures

Always Departing

Traveling through the wonderment of a curious world.

Smokey the Jeep

The adventures and evolution of a lifelong dream

IHRA

The best in WWII aviation history

The Peripatetic Traveler

Thoughts about my travels - of all kinds.

Casual Travelers

because the world is too interesting to stay home

Storyshucker

A blog full of humorous and poignant observations.