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Sunday Ride on Greenwood Church Road
It’s a Sunday in February. For the first time in weeks, flags are limp and rain is hours distant. Plus, it’s 65 degrees. My motorcycle nags me silently, “let’s ride let’s ride let’s ride.” You have to be a rider to understand how moderate weather plus a lazy day urges you onto your bike. I [...]
Continue reading...Richmond to Urbanna, VA
15. July 2010
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April 26th, 2010 Riding motorcycles… Richmond, VA – Urbanna, VA 180 miles RT It’s my birthday and I wanna ride. We haven’t been to the water for a while, so we set our sights on Urbanna, a hamlet on the Rappahannock River about 15 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. We decide to [...]
Continue reading...West Virginia’s Secret
3. June 2010
Richmond – Marlinton, WV – Richmond May 30-31, 2010 490 miles RT West Virginia is the butt of many jokes but those who haven’t dared cross the border don’t realize it offers stunning scenery, silky-smooth roads and solitude. We discovered this secret 10 years ago on our first tour of the state, covering 1,300 miles [...]
Continue reading...The Ashland Quickie
6. May 2010
Richmond to Ashland, VA ride April 16, 2010 The other day I rode a beautiful, winding country road from the Richmond suburbs to Ashland, VA to visit a friend. The road was silky smooth and empty. The fields that lick the edges of the road glowed with new growth. Blue sky, butterflies and a ton [...]
Continue reading...Montebello
13. September 2009
Another motorcycle ride: Richmond – Buena Vista – Blue Ridge Parkway – Montebello September 12, 2009 The trip to Buena Vista is a straight shot from Richmond on Rt. 60. On the way I pass over Long Mountain which has a nice wayside/picnic area at the top. The temperature drops dramatically on the descent. I [...]
Continue reading...The All over Tour
9. September 2009
Motorcycle ride – Richmond, Scottsville, VA and beyond July 2, 2009 Richmond to Scottsville via Rt. 6. Henrico County rolled out a red carpet for us all the way to the Goochland County line. Scottsville, circa 1744, doesn’t have much crime. We leave our things hanging on the bike while we walk. History repeats itself [...]
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28. February 2011
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