Closing the Distance: Reflections on the Crooked Mountain Adventure Rally
My motorcycle has become a distant friend that I call on once in a great while when looking for a specific connection. I don’t ride my motorcycles daily or even weekly anymore. Months sometimes go by and the dust settles on the tank. When I do go for rides, it’s often for rides that last…
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From Castle to Farm: Exploring Our Touring Routes
The Mast Farm in Valle Crucis, North Carolina, is a stunningly pretty venue to plan a trip around. Located in the Appalachian Mountains near Banner Elk and Boone,…
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Running Through Baseball History Along the Blue Ridge
Hot dogs, peanuts, Cracker Jack, and an icy-cold beverage: traditional, tasty treats that flavor America’s national pastime — baseball. However, less savory notes spice that mix, too, as…
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Parting Ways: A Bittersweet Goodbye to My Honda
My teenager is gone. The 19 years of caring for her — of bonding together, exploring, laughing (and crying), of making memories that made even better stories —…
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The Iceman Cometh: Following the Sirens’ Call for the Last Edition Toaster
It’s no wonder that the generation of BMWs powered by the 246/247 engine series holds a special place for me. Perhaps it is the elegant simplicity. Or maybe…
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An East Tennessee Expedition: Frontier Forts, Funny Airplanes and Utopian Towns
Given my love of beer, starting an East Tennessee expedition in the town that the temperance movement built seemed like an irony I couldn’t resist. The small town…
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Expedition Masters 2026: The motorcycle travel calendar to dream destinations is now available
From Italy’s most iconic roads to the extreme landscapes of Iceland, and on to the vastness of North America: unique travel experiences astride the Multistrada and DesertX families,…
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Daytona 50th Anniversary Update … Speed Thrills for 2026
The summer of 1976 was a historic one for BMW and their performance efforts. American executive Bob Lutz was instrumental in the…
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Abingdon Launches “Traveling Back to Revolutionary Times:” A New Interactive Historical Experience
The Town of Abingdon is proud to announce the launch of “Traveling Back to Revolutionary Times,” an innovative historical initiative designed to…
Sunflowers & sunsets: The road to West Virginia
When I started riding motorcycles more than 15 years ago, I planned to go from a small town in Massachusetts to the…
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The Honda of my dreams
What’s your dream bike? You know which Honda I’ve always wanted? Guess. Nope, not that one. Want a clue? It’s not even…
Speed, grit, and smiles: Virginia man preserves John Penton’s legacy
John Penton was fearless. Painless. Tough as an anvil. “If anyone could lift up a motorcycle and drag it through a mud…
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