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Wupatki National Monument
Posted by J. Joshua Placa | Mar 20, 2020 | Rides & Roads | 2 |
The Abernathy Boys- An American Chronicle
by Rob Brooks | Feb 25, 2022 | Legendary Bikes, Ride Life | 6 |
I first laid eyes on the photo of the “Abernathy Kids” when my father gave me a wooden framed print of it some 10 years ago for my basement “man cave”. He knew a little of the backstory which he shared with me, and I placed the picture and frame among some of my other vintage and antique paraphernalia downstairs, where it remained for a decade. When we transferred my “motorcycle works” to a new outdoor garage, I thought the photo and frame would fit perfectly, so I set it among my other old stuff on the back pegboard.
Read MoreConfessions of an Old Hooligan, pt. 2
by Rob Brooks | Jun 12, 2020 | Ride Life | 8 |
An Aging Father Shares More Tales From His Early Riding Years *Here’s a few fun tales...
Read MoreWupatki National Monument
by J. Joshua Placa | Mar 20, 2020 | Rides & Roads | 0 |
Wupatki National Monument, just north of Flagstaff, Arizona, haunts its visitors with ancient Indian ruins, dormant but not dead volcanoes, frozen rivers of lava, and booming vistas of the Painted Desert. In one 35-mile loop, riders can see centuries of human and geologic history. Entering from the north end of the park, the landscape shifts from desert scrub to towers of petrified dunes in rusting shades of red sandstone, to green fir and piñon pine forests, to rolling fields of black volcanic cinder. The high desert is dotted by the stone remains of pueblo settlements whose people mysteriously vanished after centuries of habitation.
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