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?

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE

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Greetings: In the 1920s and early 30s, my father lived in Douglas as his family managed the beanery at the railroad ...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Review: This House of Sky – Landscapes of a Western Mind

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I just returned from a quick trip to mid-twentieth century Montana.   The vehicle?   Ivan Doig’s 1978 memoir “This House...
Monday, February 3, 2014

THERE ONCE WAS A RESERVOIR…

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The Lord raised his hands high over the course of the American River and said “Dam it…” …And they did.   Impetus for the start o...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

TO THE GEYSERS

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Geysers Road – Sonoma County, CA It was the 19 th of January.   Temps were predicted to touch 70.   We’d gone oh...
Monday, January 27, 2014

Review: "The Sense of an Ending"

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It seems I’m always a bit late to the party when it comes to the work of compelling authors (or just entertaining storytellers.)   ...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

RESEARCHING THE RED ROCK MINE

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A month or so ago , while exploring the basin of a nearly empty reservoir, I stumbled across a “find.”   A chunk of yellow or ponderosa pi...
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

A FAREWELL FROM A FRIEND

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On the last great day , I walked through a forest with you. You marveled at the light filtering through the deep, dark...
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Thursday, December 19, 2013

FELLING THE YULE TREE

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Holiday Greetings 2013 From the Church of the Open Road A n old gentleman struggled to shuffle up an icy ...
Friday, December 6, 2013

REDISCOVERING THE WEST BRANCH MILL

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A book review and part two of this two-part epic… The West Branch Mill of the Sierra Lumber Company Andy Mark; The History Press; C...
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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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