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?

Thursday, June 21, 2018

“SERIOUS AS A HEART ATTACK”

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The correct – but incorrect – answer is “C” Quick quiz :  When in a party of two or more, one person, experiencing chest discomfort, st...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

AN ENGINEERING MARVEL OF EARLY LAST CENTURY

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A visit to Van Arsdale Dam Today’s little adventure  finds me locating the Van Arsdale Dam – one of only two on the entire Eel River Co...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Killing for Land in Early California: Indian Blood at Round Valley 1856-1863 – a book recommendation

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Required reading for a full understanding  of our conquest of the American West  and, perhaps, our current state of affairs Killing...
Friday, May 18, 2018

RELIVING HISTORY ON THE RAILS

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A visit to the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, Plumas County, California The Western Pacific Railroad was organized o...
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Sunday, May 13, 2018

DAD’S GREEK CHORUS

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“The chosen spot of all the earth as far as nature is concerned…” - Luther Burbank Famed botanist Luther Burbank reportedly said ...
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Genocide and Vendetta

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A book recommendation… A new neighbor moved in a couple of months ago.  Previously, he had lived in Mendocino County outside of Rou...
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Saturday, April 21, 2018

EAST SIDE OF THE SIERRA SCENES

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… not so Californee-ized as California … From Inyo to Modoc, something about the east side of the Sierra Cascade is different.  Perhaps...
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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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