Tag Archives: California Central Coast

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Chewing the Malt

The sun is diving down from beneath the stratus as I stand on the edge of eternity. In mere seconds a very blue day has become a very orange one. Life is now brilliant. And bright. And gold… And incredibly horizontal. The water cutting such … Read More

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Why Canyons?

The beer is bitter but exactly what I need. As the last sip settles, I place the half-empty glass back on the table. Notice the small dots of perspiration that have built up around the base. The sweet from a hard days work. Slowly she … Read More

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The Vivid Vista

There’s a shake… And a shutter… And the slightest side to side maneuver… The engine hums, its bangs, it butts its head up against the limit… A sense of excitement and purpose and pure joy flows… The kind of overt outpouring that makes one take … Read More

Chimney Rock Road & the 1098S

When Fantasy becomes Reality

The bike is roaring. The engine whirling. The tach rising. The fuel tank lowering. The moment at hand… I see it… I feel it.. I am here… I am alive… once again I believe… So many big ‘thoughts’ and so few ‘little’ ones… I am … Read More

Ducati 1098S on Creston Road

Boxes We Build

There’s a beat… A second that goes by… A moment where what lies forward enters the ‘here & the now’… A smirk, A smile, A sense of life… But then it’s gone… A flash. A bulb going off.. A brilliant beat that’s continuing to move … Read More

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2 Tanks of Fuel Fantasy

You know you’re having a kick ass sportbike ride when you find yourself filling up the tank for the second time before noon… And today was that kind of day… I suppose it shouldn’t be all that shocking really, like many things in life, the … Read More