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Fifty-one: The Messy Middle

December 5, 2022 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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When I sit down to engage in this little annual life review exercise each year, I never know where it's going to take me. I usually have a sense of what I think the tone of it will be. Then I find … [Read more...] about Fifty-one: The Messy Middle

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Throttle Therapy is Real

September 2, 2022 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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I know all my rider friends out there are thinking "Well, duh!" at the title of this post. But humor me while I help our non-riding friends understand a little better why we do what we do. Especially … [Read more...] about Throttle Therapy is Real

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Introducing the Manor

February 21, 2022 By Val Weston 3 Comments

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"The Manor?" you ask with a puzzled look on your face. Well friends, that's what we call our small and currently supremely ugly house. Our street has a stately British name that belies the entirely … [Read more...] about Introducing the Manor

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Reconstruction

January 20, 2022 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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Sometimes life is like being on a hamster wheel. You may be racing as hard as you can but the world around you isn't moving. You're giving it everything you've got and you're getting nowhere. The only … [Read more...] about Reconstruction

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One Night in Durango

February 28, 2021 By Val Weston 3 Comments

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I was riding my BMW F700GS across the country along with my dear man on his Yamaha FJ-09. We left from our home (at the time) in Dayton, Nevada with various destinations in Georgia, Tennessee, and … [Read more...] about One Night in Durango

Filed Under: Featured, Travel Tagged With: adventure travel, colorado, manhattan, saloon, taco

Evolution

April 14, 2020 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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In the course of my recent rebranding, I've spent a good bit of time revisiting the changes in the blog over the years. If you haven't followed along since its inception, the evolution of my … [Read more...] about Evolution

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