Homage to a Hero

Homage to a Hero

Trinidad, Colorado July 16, 2025 Dear Family & Friends: I have often written about my deep love and respect for our servicemen, servicewomen and Veterans. They are my heroes. On July 13, 2025, we lost one of those heroes. He was a close friend, so the loss is...
Every Day on the BTAT is a Challenge and a Joy

Every Day on the BTAT is a Challenge and a Joy

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma July 13, 2025 July 11. I departed Eureka Springs, Arkansas at 10:20am and rode down the Ozark mountains into Oklahoma. I arrived in Bartlesville, Oklahoma at 4pm. The distance traveled was 170 miles, so it was a good day.  The challenge for the...
Eureka in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Eureka in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Eureka Springs, Arkansas July 11, 2025 July 8. The weather forecast called for thunderstorms, so I took a rest day in Russellville at the Holiday Inn Express. It rained off and on all day. I used the time to return home excess gear, shop for supplies at Walmart and...
Progress on the BTAT

Progress on the BTAT

Russellville, Arkansas July 7, 2025 Prefatory Note. If you have suggestions for interesting places to visit in Arkansas, please share them with me: edxceo@aol.com. I’m interested in great scenery and history. Thanks for helping me create my own Burke Modified TAT...
Off to a Good Start and Change of Plans

Off to a Good Start and Change of Plans

Waynesboro, Tennessee July 4, 2025 Dear Family & Friends: Happy 4th of July. Every day we should celebrate our freedom and independence and thank God we live in the greatest country on the planet. My trip, so far, has been fun and full of challenges, just as I...
TransAmerica Trail

TransAmerica Trail

June 24, 2025 Costa Mesa, California Dear Family & Friends: This week, I begin “Adventure 2025”-a coast-to-coast motorcycle trip across the United States along the TransAmerica Trail. Check out my March 19, 2025 blog post describing the TAT and the trip. My Yamaha...
Adventure 2025

Adventure 2025

Costa Mesa, California March 19, 2025 Dear Family & Friends: Today being the end of my 83rd trip around the sun, it seems appropriate to unveil my “2025 Extreme Adventure” plan. This year, I will ride a motorcycle on the TransAmerica Trail....
My Friend and Hero, Kenny Vance

My Friend and Hero, Kenny Vance

Costa Mesa, Ca. November 11, 2024 Dear Family & Friends: Happy Veterans Day to all our Veterans. I deeply appreciate, respect and revere our Veterans. They are my heroes. I have the privilege to count many of them as good friends. Kenny Vance is one of those...
Coco Cay to Alice Town, North Bimini

Coco Cay to Alice Town, North Bimini

Big Game Club Resort & Marina, Alice Town, North Bimini, Bimini Islands May 8, 2024 Dear Family & Friends: We left Coco Cay at 7 am on May 6 and began the 70-mile crossing to North Bimini in the Bimini Islands. The trip took 10 hours. The winds were not...
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