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?

Saturday, November 30, 2024

THE OLD UPRIGHT

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  …tickling the eighty-eights? The tradition continues…   In about 1944  at age 22, Mom ran away from home which had been Houston, Texas. Sh...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

JOURNEY ON AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER

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  Atmospheric riverboat  come carry me away, In a cozy little cabin where I’ll feel your drift and sway. I’ll snuggle in and ride along for ...
Sunday, November 3, 2024

DERELICT FRUIT

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  …an hour’s ride into the past…   Almost a full lifetime ago , I’d be called upon to help ‘Gramma’ Carah rake leaves from beneath the trees...
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Thursday, October 31, 2024

CHICAGO: MORE CULTURE THAN I’M USED TO…

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  …Knowledgeable tour guide was a must! Long time readers  (both of you) will know that I prefer the Sutter Buttes to the TransAmerica Pyram...
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Sunday, October 27, 2024

ABOARD THE CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR (FINALLY!)

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  A life-long dream come true ~ maybe The California Zephyr  has always been mythic to me. Winding like a silver ribbon up the Feather River...
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Monday, October 14, 2024

Recollection an Election Monitor: November 2020

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                                                                                                                This one’s for  mamá My fina...
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Sunday, October 6, 2024

REPEAT PERFORMANCE

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  Riding the Mendocino/Sonoma County Coast  for the Umpteenth Time   I am writing this piece  for myself so I can remember.  Remember what i...
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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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