Bike Week – 2013
One of the many things that attracts people to Florida is Bike Week in Daytona Beach. The weather was not ideal today, with no sun shining, but nevertheless, it was a nice 30-mile motorcycle ride on the FatBoy. We stopped for a salad at The Black Sheep in Ormond Beach — one of the many “welcome bikers” establishments which were […]
Wind Chill (2012)
It was a sunny day, but the temperature barely got above 40 degrees. Riding a motorcycle in 40 degree weather may not sound unreasonably cold until you consider the wind chill. I had always been curious about exactly what wind chill means, so I did a bit of research about it ten years ago. Basically, it […]
Nutmeg and Laurel
The post below is from August 2005 when I placed a geocache not far off a trail near the Ridgefield, Connecticut “rails to trails” hiking path. Placement of the cache was approved by the Town of Ridgefield. Since then, geocaching.com shows that 89 people have had the pleasure of finding “Nutmeg and Laurel”, the name […]
Big Pocono Day
It was a hot hazy humid August summer day — perfect for a Harley Trike ride around the Pocono Mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania. Our first stop was at the Mount Airy Hotel and Casino in Mount Pocono. The Mount Airy building is very large, but it does not compare with The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, […]
Nanoplugs
It was a beautiful day. The Trike had been in the shop for 20,000 mile service and it was a pleasure to pick it up and go for a ride. It had been running very rough — now it purrs like a kitten. The mechanic told me the problem was that the spark plugs were […]
