My old Chuck Taylors, originally uploaded by john m flores.Via Flickr:Am I the only one out there that has an old pair of shoes or sneakers that they refuse to throw away? For me, it’s this old pair of Converse Chuck Taylors. My friend Les had purchased a pair around 1987 or so with the…

Jerez, Motorcycle Grand Prix Weekend, 2001, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:The streets are packed with people. The curbs are packed with motorcycles. THe big show has come to town and brought the circus with it – riders from all over the continent celebrating life on two wheels. I saw them on the…

Mezquita-Catedral, Cordoba, Spain, 2001, originally uploaded by john m flores. The Mezquita-Catedral (Mosque-Cathedral) in Cordoba was my first real exposure to Moorish architecture and it blew me away. The place has been there for centuries, and has been a house of worship for two of the world’s great religions. The area in this photo features…

Somewhere in Spain, 2001, originally uploaded by john m flores. After the Jerez GP, I rode east towards Granada and the famed Alhambra. I rode beautiful secluded mountain roads like this. I had never imagined Spain to be a place of such rugged beauty.

Cordoba, Spain, 2001, originally uploaded by john m flores. Shot with a Pentax MX. Film. Old school and an old school, in a manner of speaking.

Corning Glass Museum, Corning NY, originally uploaded by john m flores. Winter is…bringing long-forgotten photos into the light…

L’Alpe D’Huez, 2004 Tour de France, originally uploaded by john m flores.

Moto Guzzi Norge relaxes by the campfire, originally uploaded by john m flores.

Gifts from a Good Samaratin, originally uploaded by john m flores. Working on my next motorcycle travel story for RoadRUNNER Magazine. I’ve got my GPS tracks and my copious notes, but very often it’s the photographs that trigger memories and ideas. Via Flickr:“There was a gusting and a lashing and a generally perturbed wind last…