Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada is one of those stunningly beautiful places that few people care to go to, unless you live nearby. As it is, travelers moving between Las Vegas, NV and St. George, UT are content to remain on the I-15, believing that seeing the majestic red rock formations is...
Riding up Arizona Highway 386, a twisty mountain road that takes you up Kitt Peak, a mountain just west of Tucson, AZ, I felt a sense of isolation and spirituality. Located inside the the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation, it’s a short 12 miles of easy to moderate turns that gains 3,600 feet in elevation...
It was about a year and a half ago that Sash and I announced we would be moving out of our comfy, luxurious, high rise apartment in downtown San Diego, selling or donating much of our “stuff”, and living on the road for six months, on motorcycles. We launched this website back then, as...
Catalina Highway, also known as Mt. Lemmon Highway, and officially name, General Hitchcock Highway, is probably the best motorcycle riding to be had in the Tucson, AZ area. Roughly a 30 mile jaunt that ascends Mt. Lemmon, the road takes numerous sweeping curves winding its way up to an old ski resort some 8,000...
La Siesta Motel in Ajo, AZ might be the best deal to stay in the town. $60.00 for a cabin with a queen bed, AC, microwave, fridge, coffee maker, shower, Cable TV, pool and spa? Yup, it beats the two other lodgings there. Albeit, La Siesta Motel isn’t in town, it’s effectively on the...
You might never notice it as you’re riding down Oak Street. The tiny cafe stands set back from the front parking lot, sandwiched between a barber shop and a used car lot, looking like it doesn’t want any attention. But that’s OK as far as locals are concerned. Sash and I walked into the...
One would never expect to find cool shade trees under a hot Yuma afternoon in the downtown section of the city, but it exists at quaint little cafe on Madison Street. The Garden Cafe & Spice Co. is located on a piece of property that’s been in the family for four generations. Open only...
For much of my life, Yuma, AZ seemed like a town struggling to define itself. Rich with history and tales of the Old West, it seemed unable to leverage its past to commercial success in the way Tombstone, Dodge City, and Virginia City have done. Yet, Yuma had always attracted me. Why I had kept...
As part of Yuma, AZ’s on-going redevelopment of downtown, The Pint House opened up in 2012 to breathe new life into the city’s historical downtown district. It just so happens to offer motorcycle travelers one of the city’s best destinations for great food and great beer. Amy Biallas, the owner of Pint House, described her bar and...
Much is written about the saga of the Old West. From Deadwood, SD to Dodge City, KS, to Tombstone, AZ, scores of books, movies, and television shows detail the legends of such likes as Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane. But you rarely hear about the prisons...