Posts Tagged ‘adventure’
“Great American Motorcycle Tours” – an interview with author Gary McKechnie
// August 9th, 2012 // 4 Comments » // People, Places
Like Charles Kurault before him, Gary McKechnie loves being on the road. At the moment, Gary is riding a Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad 1700 out west. Just before that, he rode a BMW GTL1600 through New York’s Hudson River Valley. When I ran into him last month during a press trip to Door County, Wisconsin, he was …read more…
Friday photo — Watch out for jackasses! (Red Rock Canyon, NV)
// April 5th, 2012 // 9 Comments » // Places
It’s always best to keep an eye out for jackasses in the roadway, whether you ride a motorcycle or drive a car. I found this sign on the road leading into Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, and there actually were some jackasses nearby — beside the road, not in it. If you’ve never been here, it’s …read more…
Roadside kitsch: Gas Station Man, British Columbia, Canada
// February 25th, 2012 // 4 Comments » // Places
[British Columbia, Canada] — Regular readers of the Travelin’ Gringo are probably aware of my fondness for tacky roadside kitsch. To me, giant fiberglass “muffler men,” Sinclair Dinosaurs, or falling-down barns painted with “See Rock City” are irresistible. They speak to a bygone era in transportation — a time when gas was cheap and cars …read more…
A Somewhat “Reluctant” Look Back at 2011
// December 31st, 2011 // 15 Comments » // Places
I’m not generally a big fan of retrospectives: e.g. ”2011, the year in Review.” The year’s done, over, it’s time to get on with your life. And I’ve worked in journalism long enough to know that year-end retrospectives are usually a “prepared in advance” way to fill space (or airtime) at the end of the …read more…
Mr. Bingle, Rolling Elvi, and the Krewe of Jingle — New Orleans’ Holiday Parade
// December 3rd, 2011 // 8 Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — Probably only in New Orleans do they throw Mardi Gras beads from floats in the Christmas parade. A winter wonderland, it ain’t. Warm weather, no snow — that’s the way, uh huh, uh huh, I like it. Led by the historic Mr. Bingle – N’Awlins’ version of Frosty the Snowman — the fourth …read more…
It Must be Maine: Whoopie for Bean and Boats!
// December 2nd, 2011 // 5 Comments » // Food, Places
[Maine seacoast] — In what may be my most confusing blog title ever, I’ve incorporated three disparate elements all found in the state of Maine: Whoopie Pies, LL Bean, and the Maine Maritime Museum. Lest you think there is some deeper meaning in this, there isn’t. I’ll give you the simple explanation — I’m …read more…
Memories of the Maine Seacoast
// November 29th, 2011 // 12 Comments » // Places
[Coastal Maine] — Lonely lighthouses, stacks of lobster pots, and mist-draped harbors. The sounds of seagulls and distant foghorns. These are a few of my Maine motorcycling memories. Earlier this year, I spent several days riding from Kittery to Calais for HOG magazine, a distance of about 300 miles. There were few tourists, as it …read more…
Testing…Testing… The Atomic Testing Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada
// November 18th, 2011 // 6 Comments » // Places
[Las Vegas, NV] — A nondescript office building on East Flamingo Road in Vegas holds secrets to America’s Atomic Age, and you don’t have to read WikiLeaks to learn them. On January 27, 1951, the first atomic bomb test was conducted at the Nevada Test Site in the remote desert north of Las Vegas. The …read more…
Maine Lobstah — It’s What’s for Dinner
// November 6th, 2011 // 24 Comments » // Food, Places
[Along the Maine Seacoast] — When you think of Maine, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it lobster? The clawed crustacean is certainly one of the state’s iconic symbols. And Maine lobster is known for its taste and quality, due to the state’s clear, cold waters. Lobstermen and women harvest their catch …read more…
A Bowl of Gumbo a Day — Bridge City, LA, Gumbo Festival
// October 16th, 2011 // 6 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[Bridge City, LA] — Over the river and through the woods, to the Bridge City Gumbo Festival we go. Technically it’s not really through the woods; along the levee would be a tad more accurate. But it is over the river. Just across the Mississippi from New Orleans over the Huey P. Long Bridge, the …read more…
Smokin’ Blues and BBQ — Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival
// October 16th, 2011 // 2 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — Smokin’ hot blues music and smoked, barbecued meats — an unbeatable combination. Throw in an Abita beer, and it’s practically more pleasure than the average person can handle. Thousands did just that, however, at this weekend’s Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival. Sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival …read more…
Riding the Ghost Train in Ely, Nevada
// October 7th, 2011 // 8 Comments » // Places
[Ely,NV] — In Ely, Nevada at the beginning of the twentieth century, copper was king. Between 1902 and 1907, more than 50 mining companies operated in the Ely area. Much of that copper was transported by the Nevada Northern Railway, which began operating in 1906. Today the railroad is a National Historic Landmark, offering a …read more…
“Lost in Translation?” in Maracaibo, Venezuela
// September 30th, 2011 // 7 Comments » // Places
[Maracaibo, Venezuela] — I came upon this snack kiosk in La Chinita International Airport in Maracaibo, Venezuela a couple of years ago. After doing a double-take, I wondered whether this was an instance of a phrase that’s “lost in translation,” or whether the kiosk owner knew exactly what he was doing when naming the stand …read more…
Goldfield, Nevada — RoadPics
// September 17th, 2011 // 14 Comments » // Places
[Goldfield, NV] — “Here today, gone tomorrow,” pretty much sums up the town of Goldfield, Nevada. From its first gold discovery and the city’s founding in 1902 , the city grew explosively to become Nevada’s largest by 1906, with over 20,000 residents, five banks, three newspapers, a hotel billed as the finest between Chicago and …read more…
Oyster Orgy at New Orleans Seafood Festival
// September 11th, 2011 // 23 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — In my newly-adopted hometown of New Orleans, it seems you can attend a different festival every weekend. From Jazz to Jambalaya; you name it, most likely there’s a festival dedicated to it. So naturally, I’d be remiss in my duties as the Travelin’ Gringo if I didn’t attend the New Orleans …read more…
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