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?

Sunday, September 21, 2014

ALONG THE ORIGINAL CENTRAL PACIFIC ROUTE

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…from the Pre- to Recent History tour of Central Nevada and Utah I like trains . Always have. Perhaps it’s the boy in me. ...

Friday, September 19, 2014

THE PREHISTORIC ART OF UTAH’S NINE MILE CANYON

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…from the Pre- to Recent History tour of Central Nevada and Utah It’s called the largest art gallery in the world. Set in a de...

Thursday, September 18, 2014

IMPRESSIONS OF AN ATOMIC TEST SITE

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…from the Pre- to Recent History tour of Central Nevada and Utah Fear drives mankind to do some pretty amazing and, one might add,...

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

“TAMPIN’ TIES ON THE T ‘N’ T”

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…from the Pre- to Recent History tour of Central Nevada and Utah There was a time in our not-too-distant past whe...

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

THE GUZZI FALCONE TOUR COMES TO CALIFORNIA

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There’s a group of folks who take three weeks out of each year to tour some part of the world on motorcycles. What do these folks ha...

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Bumpa: 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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