adventure – The Travelin' Gringo

“Open Range” in the middle of Nevada (photo)

The sign here should read, “WIDE open range.” Taken on a side road just off U.S. 50 (known as the “Loneliest Road in America”) in[…]

If you’re a travelin’ motorcyclist like I am, you probably have strong feelings on GPS use. Either you love ’em[…]

Fall in Florida means never having to say you’re sorry — sorry for living in Florida, that is. Sure, there’s[…]

Like Charles Kurault before him, Gary McKechnie loves being on the road. At the moment, Gary is riding a Kawasaki[…]

It’s always best to keep an eye out for jackasses in the roadway, whether you ride a motorcycle or drive[…]

[British Columbia, Canada] — Regular readers of the Travelin’ Gringo are probably aware of my fondness for tacky roadside kitsch.[…]

The awesome part about traveling is having the ability to detach yourself from your usual environment, enjoy a new culture,[…]

[New Orleans, LA] — Probably only in New Orleans do they throw Mardi Gras beads from floats in the Christmas[…]

[Maine seacoast] — In what may be my most confusing blog title ever, I’ve incorporated three disparate elements all[…]

[Coastal Maine] — Lonely lighthouses, stacks of lobster pots, and mist-draped harbors. The sounds of seagulls and distant foghorns. These[…]

[Las Vegas, NV] — A nondescript office building on East Flamingo Road in Vegas holds secrets to America’s Atomic Age,[…]

[Along the Maine Seacoast] — When you think of Maine, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it[…]

[Bridge City, LA] — Over the river and through the woods, to the Bridge City Gumbo Festival we go. Technically[…]

[New Orleans, LA] — Smokin’ hot blues music and smoked, barbecued meats — an unbeatable combination. Throw in an Abita[…]

[Ely,NV] — In Ely, Nevada at the beginning of the twentieth century, copper was king. Between 1902 and 1907, more[…]