The Church of the Open Road Press

Narratives about motorcycling on Northern California's back roads; Reflections on the history and geography of the North State; Memoirs and early recollections of youthful visits to towns and forests and mountaintops. Also middle-of-the-road takes on current issues in politics and education. Middle of the road? Isn't that dangerous?

Friday, April 29, 2011

ELK, CALIFORNIA - STATE ROUTE 1

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YOU CAN FIND OUT A BIT about the towns you ride through by just scratching around. Every place has history. Every place . Every place als...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

MORE ABOUT THAT “OTHER WOMAN” – RIDING THE ‘08 MOTO GUZZI BREVA

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I TOOK A TEST RIDE on the 2008 Moto Guzzi Breva Sport today. The good folks at Elk Grove Powersports were kind enough to lead me on a nic...
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Monday, April 25, 2011

REFLECTION FROM OLD GREENWOOD COVE

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THE END WAS EMINENT. The night before she died, the family matriarch was asked if she felt afraid or scared. We clutched her hand. “No,”...
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Friday, April 22, 2011

RAINY DAY PRACTICE RUN

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PHILO-GREENWOOD ROAD, STATE ROUTES 128 , 1 LOOP Skaggs Springs / Stewarts Point - from a former ride YESTERDAY, we rode ninety miles ...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

THE “OTHER WOMAN” – PART III OR THE ACT OF RATIONALIZATION AS APPLIED TO THE BREVA SPORT

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“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Dad quoting John Keats to Mom – seldom with any success “Don’t knock rationalization. Where would w...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011

GOLD COUNTRY – MONTEREY COAST LOOP – EPILOGUE: RIDING THROUGH AN APRIL BLIZZARD

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Part 4 of a 3-part series. Sometimes the road just gets to be an obnoxious partner. And no matter how hard you try, you simply can’t see...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

GOLD COUNTRY – MONTEREY COAST LOOP – DAY 3: MONTEREY TO SAN RAFAEL

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Part 3 of a 3-part series. The rain may never fall till after sundown. By eight, the morning fog must disappear. In short, there's sim...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

GOLD COUNTRY – MONTEREY COAST LOOP – DAY 2: SONORA TO MONTEREY

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Part 2 of a 3-part series. CO-RIDER AND GOOD BUDDY RANDY BOEK comes from the private sector. Me? Public schools administration: 34 years....
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Sunday, April 10, 2011

GOLD COUNTRY – MONTEREY COAST LOOP – DAY 1: SONOMA TO SONORA

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Part 1 of a 3-part series. AS A YOUNG BOY, flabbergasting my mother, I walked down to Chico Book and Stationery and ordered a copy of Remi ...
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Maps. Some of the best stories one encounters one encounters by reading a map. A map is the framework - the outline - upon which both history and fantasy are crafted. Just as two people can witness an event and come up with entirely different recollections - each completely true, verifiable and accurate - two people can travel the same mapped route and come up with entirely different stories. But without the map, perhaps they'd have no story to tell. Some of the best anthologies in my library are stuffed in my map case.
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