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?

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

COAST SIDE WEST SIDE STORY

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...when national circumstance imitates art... To escape the drumbeat of the both the news media and social media, I hopped on Enrico...

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

RETURN TO THE CALISTOGA ROASTERY

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...a chance conversation with a really good mom... The woman must have been at least 80. As I rolled up on the Yamaha, she was sitti...

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Saturday, July 18, 2020

CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES – CENTRAL OREGON COAST - ii

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Part 2 of 2 – the Coast In the collection of North America’s great motorcycle routes , it’s a gift to find so many out here in the wes...

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Friday, July 17, 2020

CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES – CENTRAL OREGON COAST

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Part 1 of 2 – the Cascades We always vacation someplace new . Never return to the same place. The west is so vast, so enchanting. So...

Friday, June 5, 2020

SOMEWHERE

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In the vast universe of the all-together... There is a place where all doors are open... Where floors and furnishings are pillow soft.....

Monday, May 25, 2020

A STOP ALONG CALIFORNIA’S “TRAIL OF TEARS”

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... remembering (and sharing) forgotten histories ... California’s own “Trail of Tears” crosses Mendocino Pass where Glenn, Tehema and...

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

THE GEYSERS ROAD LOOP

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...What has magma done for you lately? ... I like riding when the clouds give some texture to the sky. A day or two after a storm wh...

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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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