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?

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

YUKI TERRITORY

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…exploring a road not-yet-taken… A blue sky domed the late October day and exploration of a road not-yet-taken called. Plus, the Su...

Friday, October 11, 2019

1986 BMW R80RT – for sale

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The BMW R80RT is the first iteration of the company’s venerated RT line-up. At the time of this model’s original manufacture, it was am...

Sunday, October 6, 2019

BACKDOOR TO THE REDWOODS

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…another lesser-traveled route… The songs of US 101 south of Eureka include the wailing tires of log trucks, loaded with redwood, head...

Monday, September 30, 2019

CALIFORNIA’S SALMON RIVER BY-WAY

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… by not taking a favorite route, I discover a new favorite route… There are many, many ways to cross from California’s I-5 corrido...

Friday, August 16, 2019

DESTINATION: BUCKS LAKE

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…a glorious childhood haunt… I wasn’t expected to show up . Barbara was the last of the three great moms who cared for a bevy of nei...

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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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