My attempts to research and discover any archival details (original manuscript, photos, etc.) from C.K. Shepherd’s 1922 book, Across America by Motor-Cycle, were stymied for years because I could not discover his full name. Ultimately, I resorted to a “brute force” approach. I logged into the WWI military records section of The National Archives in Read more »
Month: May 2019
Map and Timetable Update
Here is a quick Memorial Day weekend update to let you know the web site and YouTube channel has some new content related to my route and schedule this summer. The Route page on the web site has a link to the narrated moving map YouTube video, 4:52). A high-resolution image of the map is Read more »
The Red One at the Blessing of the Bikes
On Sunday, May 19, 2019, thousands of other bikers and I attended the 19th Annual Blessing of the Bikes in Xenia, Ohio. While there, thanks to help from Marshall Foiles at Buckminn’s D&D, a Harley-Davidson dealer in Xenia, I got a prime piece of corner real estate in the thick of it where I met Read more »
Newsletter No. 4 is out! Oley, Events, The Book, Route & Stops, Mechanical, and Magazine
Early this afternoon, I transmitted Newsletter No. 4. Check here if you did not receive it or would like to subscribe to get future editions. In the newsletter, I reported on a few things: (a) my visit to the AMCA Perkiomen Chapter National Meet in Oley, Pennsylvania this year. (b) two upcoming events I will Read more »