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, September 18, 2017

IT’S A YAMAHA!

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First Impressions of the Yamaha Super Tenere My foray into cruiser motorcycling is over. The Triumph Thunderbird is gone, not so m...

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Saturday, September 16, 2017

UP TO BANDON AND BACK AGAIN

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First ride on the Yamaha Super Tenere It is a gift to live in an area where within a half-day’s ride, one can view among the world’s...

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

THE $139.00 LIGHT BULB

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Sadly, no longer in the Triumph fold… I am a huge supporter of small businesses and because many motorcycle dealerships are small bu...

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

TEACHING IN VIOLENT TIMES

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I heard you in my head yesterday. I taught a lesson yesterday during a lockdown. I taught in a whisper. I heard yo...

Friday, August 25, 2017

A LITTLE ROAD TRIP MUSIC

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… some thoughts and incidents from the great California to Vancouver Island Loop of 2017… A couple of months back , Dan Rather, ven...

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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

SMOKE ON THE WATER – A BRIEF TOUR OF VANCOUVER ISLAND

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… some thoughts and incidents from the great California to Vancouver Island Loop of 2017… Vancouver Island is a Pacific gem worthy...

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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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