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Working Past Fear

March 23, 2016 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

News flash. I'm not fearless. I'm often told I am and it makes me laugh. I think "Are you kidding me?!?" Of course I have fear. Lots of it. The well-meaning commenters see it as a … [Read more...] about Working Past Fear

Filed Under: Life, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure travel, fear, obstacles, overland expo, solo, ted simon

Overland Expo East 2015

November 3, 2015 By Val Weston 4 Comments

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Even for adventure travelers, the conditions were somewhat daunting for this year's Overland Expo East event in North Carolina. The rain and winds were the courtesy of Hurricane Joaquin. At our … [Read more...] about Overland Expo East 2015

Filed Under: Motorcycling, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure travel, delorme, north carolina, overland expo, ted simon

Back to the Throttle With Moto Guzzi…

September 15, 2015 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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Last time I talked about the physical and emotional process of getting back to riding after a crash. With that out of the way, let's talk about the technical aspects of re-gearing and choosing a new … [Read more...] about Back to the Throttle With Moto Guzzi…

Filed Under: Motorcycling, Uncategorized Tagged With: horizons unlimited, moto guzzi, overland expo, tremont, triumph

Western Adventure Road Trip Wrap-Up

June 22, 2015 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

I recently wrapped up another western adventure. This road trip chimed in at 31 days, 5,890 miles, and spanned 11 states, making it one of my smaller undertakings. I spent 18 of those days exploring … [Read more...] about Western Adventure Road Trip Wrap-Up

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: flexibility, forester, geocaching, overland expo, road trip, subaru

Overland Expo West 2015

June 10, 2015 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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I've been debating what to write about Overland Expo this year... about writing anything at all, actually. Because it was such an unusual and trying endeavor this time, I've spent the last few weeks … [Read more...] about Overland Expo West 2015

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, mormon lake, only dirt roads, overland expo, overland nomads, overlanding, road trip, ted simon, training, western adventure, wilderness dave

Embracing My Wheelhouse

May 12, 2015 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

I've gotten in the habit of naming my longer trips. It's a label that makes for easy reference. Over the last few years we've taken on George's Birthday Adventure, Geowoodstock to TBEX, Overland Expo … [Read more...] about Embracing My Wheelhouse

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: forester, overland expo, road trip, subaru

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