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, March 28, 2022

ME ‘N’ GOD TALK PROSTATE

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ME: Hello God? GOD: H’yup. ME: I’m David. Do you have a minute? GOD: I know who you are. ...

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Monday, February 14, 2022

THE GREAT REDWOOD TRAIL: DREAMS AND CHALLENGES

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Part 3 (of 3): Rails to Trails in Our Backyard In my garage rests a beautiful Peugeot ten-speed that I purchased new in 1972. Back t...

Monday, January 31, 2022

THE GREAT REDWOOD TRAIL: CONCEPT AND PROPOSAL

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Part 2 (of 3): Rails to Trails in our Backyard The completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 linking east to west ushered in...

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

THE GREAT REDWOOD TRAIL: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD

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Part 1 (of 3): Rails to Trails in our Backyard In Northwest California lie Humboldt and Mendocino Counties. The region, with its ste...

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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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