‘Around the Bend’ Day 4/4 – National Park Hike and Bike
I mean if you’re in Big Bend, you should actually go into Big Bend National Park at least once.
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‘Around the Bend’ Day 3/4 – Davis Mountain Perfection
This was like one of those “What’s your perfect day?” exercises, only real life and actually perfect.
‘Around the Bend’ Day 2/4 – Sand, why hath thou forsaken me?!
Solo to Presidio, then so low into the sand.
‘Around the Bend’ Day 1/4 – “We have to go back…”
5 Days in Big Bend for a motorcycle rally, followed by a week in New Mexico, on the V-Strom 650.
‘Around the Bend’ 24′ Day 4/4
Alas, all good things must come to an end, and my butt was starting to get sore. This trip was special for many reasons, but one small one was that I never had to use my rain fly. There’s no condensation when I wake up, the air is fresh and breezy, and I can see … Read more
‘Around the Bend’ 24′ Day 1/4
I head towards Big Bend to join 100+ other Two Wheeled Texans for a weekend adventure rally. There is a place. Full of wonder, where like-minded adventurists from diverse backgrounds can seek one another out. A place where the commonality of riding on two wheels with a dash of Texas pride fills up your calendar … Read more
Preparing My 2014 V-Strom 650 for Touring
What, you can’t just buy a brand new BMW R1250 GS 2014 V-Strom 650 with 8,000 miles on it and take it cross country for weeks? What does it take to ride a motorcycle on the cross country tour? What do you need to travel on and off road daily, and to live off a … Read more