The Full-Throttle Leadership Ride through The Redwoods
Aug
5, 2013
Aug
2, 2013
Full-Throttle Leadership Road Tunes: Brothers in Arms
I just spent the last month riding the perimeter of the country on a motorcycle! My Boot Campaign Desert ALTAMA Army boots were on my feet for all 32 Days, 34 States, 13,000 Miles, and if that sounds like a lot of time with your butt on a motorcycle seat, it is - almost 300 [...]
Aug
2, 2013
Coming Home on the FTLR
Day 25: Junction to San Marcos. 150 Miles Short post for today's ride. Continued down I-10 toward San Antonio and a rendezvous with my family. Haven't seen Wendy in the kids in over a month, so just hanging out with them for a day was a welcome relief from the road. I posted on Facebook [...]
Jul
29, 2013
Tombstone, A Ghost Town & The Junction Boys
Day 23: Phoenix to Las Cruces. 423 Miles Left Phoenix under cloudy skies and a bit of rain, but since I was headed into the desert, the cooler temperatures were a welcome start to the day. Although I missed my friends with the AzMPI Chapter (they were just returning from MPI's WEC in Las Vegas), [...]
Jul
24, 2013
The FTLR turns for Home and starts Cooking!
Day 22: San Diego to Phoenix. 382 Miles Today, the Full-Throttle Leadership Ride heads into its final week. To date, I've logged about 10,000 miles through 30 states - more than 3/4's of the Ride is done. WOW! I head east on I-8 leaving the West Coast, the twisties, mountains and ocean behind me. Time [...]
Jul
24, 2013
Two different leadership encounters on the FTLR
I want to begin today's post with a story, an experience I had with two different people along the Full-Throttle Leadership Ride. The first was a man I met in NYC, interestingly enough, at the 9-11 Memorial. As I've said in previous posts, my Boot Campaign military boots, which I've worn every day on this [...]
Jul
22, 2013
Gripes, Stripes and Crazy Cali Drivers on the FTLR!
Day 21: Oakland to Morro Bay. 235 Miles Wasn't expecting much after the previous day's Ride. I already had seen images and experienced sights I will never forget. Lucky for me, there was so much more still to experience. But first, let me begin with a gripe. Apparently, in California, the center stripe is an [...]
Jul
22, 2013
The Full-Throttle Leadership Ride is “California Dreamin’!”
Day 20: Coos Bay to Oakland. 525 Miles Today's route along US 101 (both the Oregon Coast Highway and into California on the Redwood Highway was one I had been looking forward to since the planning began a few years ago. Spoke to my friend, Kelly Massey, last night about the long day ahead and [...]
Jul
18, 2013
Full-Throttle Leadership: Dedicated to all who have, are or will don the uniforms of the United States Military
Day 19: Portland to Coos Bay. 258 Miles Got started late this morning. Just needed a little extra time to saddle-up. Three weeks in, 7,000 miles ridden and 25 states visited. Wendy taught me a "horse-saying" that's appropriate now - "rode hard and put up wet." Had some great expectations for today's ride. Left Portland [...]
Jul
17, 2013
Spacious Skies, Amber Waves & Purple Mountain Majesty!
Day 18: Coeur d' Alene to Portland. 397 Miles After and extra day off the bike, it is time to get back on the Ride. Weather forces a change in route as rain and cloud-to-ground lightning in/around Seattle make it necessary to detour South, so if off to Portland. Cross out of Idaho and into [...]