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  • BMW Riders Association Chat with Tracy Charles – March 2021

    BMW Riders Association Chat with Tracy Charles – March 2021

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    Back in March 2021, I had a great chat with world traveler Tracy Charles. She’s a contributor to On The Level magazine and has been writing about her adventures there.  

  • Check Out This Cover!

    Check Out This Cover!

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    I was so psyched to make this the cover of the Jan-Feb 2021 issue of On The Level, the official club magazine of the BMW Riders Association. I found the artist, Raul Contreras on Instagram where I was fascinated by his high contrast, highly graphic style. So I slid into his DMs and found out…

  • BMW Riders Association Chats

    BMW Riders Association Chats

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    Like the rest of the world, I’ve been doing more Zoom. I started a series of Zoom chats for the BMW Riders Association. I try to keep them short and sweet for modern attention spans. This one is with GS Giants president Dimitrios Tournas on his upcoming trip.

  • From 26 to 100 with RoadRUNNER Magazine

    From 26 to 100 with RoadRUNNER Magazine

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    In the early 2000s, I noticed a new magazine on the magazine rack – RoadRUNNER Magazine. Printed on thick, oversized paper stock, it immediately stood out and felt great in the hand, more like the smart British motorcycle magazines (BIKE and Two Wheels Only) that I admired. The focus on motorcycle travel was refreshing and…

  • Introducing PhotoMojo: My new motorcycle photography column

    Introducing PhotoMojo: My new motorcycle photography column

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    I’ve started a new column for RoadRUNNER Magazine called PhotoMojo. In each column I’ll share a bit of what I’ve learned about photographing motorcycles and motorcycle trips over the last twenty years. Gosh, has it really been that long?! Check out the first column in the October 2017 issue of RoadRUNNER Magazine or click here……

  • Packing Light

    Packing Light

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    I’d like to think that I’ve got motorcycle trip packing down to a science or at least well figured out by now. Sometimes I get a press bike that has a huge topcase and generous panniers and I just throw everything in and go. Other times, I get a cool bike that doesn’t have any…

  • Following Wyman: Retracing the 1st Transcontinental Roadtrip at Americade

    Following Wyman: Retracing the 1st Transcontinental Roadtrip at Americade

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    I’ll be at Americade this year telling the story of George A Wyman and my journey last summer following his tire tracks. Click here for more information. Stop by if you around this year!

  • Do you know this man?

    Do you know this man?

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    Time for a new adventure! But first, a little history…Do you know this man? If you ride motorcycles, watched Long Way Round and like pointing your bike towards the horizon, you should. This guy is our Ferdinand Magellan, our Charles Lindbergh, our Lewis and our Clarke. This guy is our Homer…and I don’t mean Simpson.…

  • On the Road Again

    On the Road Again

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    Back on the road for my next RoadRUNNER Magazine assignment. This time I’m exploring the Catskills Mountains of New York on a Royal Enfield Continental GT. This is an authentic vintage cafe racer, not some modern day bike with antique lipstick. 500cc of low compression power. Less than 30HP. Top speed of…who cares, it’s so…

  • How many photos can you get from a single Ricoh Theta shot?

    How many photos can you get from a single Ricoh Theta shot?

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    Here’s the original 360: I want to ride my #bicycle. I want to ride my #bike. #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA And here are the variants: The road ahead The sky is round Me and the road Selfie The sky is round (marble) The road ahead (marble) The world is round Me and…