The Blue Ridge Mountains offer an array of terrific sites to see, places to explore and adventures to enjoy. One such trip worth making is to Charlottesville, Virginia. As a history buff, my own interest in the area — associated with Thomas Jefferson — goes back a long way. In fact, shortly after buying my first BMW motorcycle as a college student, Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge … [Read more...] about Charlottesville: Riding with the founding fathers
Chasing Crozet: Along railroads and tunnels
For us gearheads, there's nothing but motorcycling that stirs our soul like railroads, so I decided to follow the route of the old C&O RR through the Virginia and West Virginia mountains, specifically from Crozet to Hinton. Crozet is named after one of the more influential Virginians from the 19th century you’ve probably never heard of. Here I wanted to follow what would … [Read more...] about Chasing Crozet: Along railroads and tunnels
This too shall pass: Mental strategy for dealing with adversity
My dear, departed mother — bless her soul — was a fountain of wisdom. In every situation in life, distressing or otherwise, some old saying, expression or proverb would find a way out of her mouth. A big regret of mine is that I hadn’t started paying attention to her vision earlier. There was a lot of insight and experience wrapped up in that wonderful woman. One of my favorite … [Read more...] about This too shall pass: Mental strategy for dealing with adversity
Revving life to the fullest: Tellico Riders Motorcycle Club redefines senior living
The light shines a little bit differently in Tellico Village. On the ride to the Smoky Mountain community, nestled along the shores of Tellico Lake and surrounded by lush forests, mountains and blue skies, the sunlight peeks through the trees casting a glow. Perhaps that’s why so many out-of-state motorcyclists choose this East Tennessee planned community to retire — it’s a … [Read more...] about Revving life to the fullest: Tellico Riders Motorcycle Club redefines senior living
Dodging rain on the Adriatic: Virginia rider tours the Balkans
The landscape, what I could see of it through the gloom, was green and verdant, reminiscent of my native southwest Virginia, but higher and wilder. I was south of Plitvice Lakes National Park, following a string of red taillights of my fellow travelers. Even a week before from home, the Weather Channel’s long-range forecast for this Adriatic area looked ominous, so I packed … [Read more...] about Dodging rain on the Adriatic: Virginia rider tours the Balkans
