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?

Monday, August 31, 2015

STELVIO PASS IN THE PALM OF MY HAND

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The story of a medical mirage For folks who like spirited riding on snazzy sport-touring motorcycles, there are Mec...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

ALL SMOKE, NO MIRRORS

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The Aborted Nor-Cal – Oregon Tour The idea was simple .   Coordinate with a colleague on his ride north from the Bay Area to his ho...
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Sunday, August 9, 2015

THE HONDA I DIDN’T GET

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Early 1970s – After about two years on my Honda 90, it was time for me to graduate into something larger.   A buddy of mine named John h...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

THE PIANO MAN AND HIS VISIT TO THE DUMP

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Dateline:   Healdsburg (CA) dump :   My daughter’s old upright freezer died and I was charged with getting rid of the th...
Saturday, August 1, 2015

THE HOME OWNER

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People You Meet on the Road: Ukiah, California edition 10:00 AM today :   Backing the Moto Guzzi into a space in...
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Monday, July 27, 2015

RETURN TO SIMPSON CAMP

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…the Subaru’s third big adventure… Long-time readers will know that a place called Simpson Camp holds a special p...
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Saturday, July 18, 2015

SAVORING ANOTHER CALIFORNIA COASTAL TIDBIT

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Tidbit Number 2 Perhaps the most magnificent interface of land and sea is just a pleasant day’s jaunt from our new Sonoma County di...
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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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