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 [...]
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 [...]
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), [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Full-Throttle Leadership Ride is so proud to partner with The Boot Campaign, a grassroots initiative started by five women from Texas known as the Boot Girls. The campaign encourages everyone to “get their boots on” providing an easy and tangible way for Americans to show appreciation for troops, cultivate awareness of the challenges they [...]
The route is set, the official stops are confirmed and we're close to Kick Stands Up on The Full-Throttle Leadership Ride "On the Edge of America!" Harley-Davidson LIFE Member Steven Foster is hitting the road on his 110th Anniversary Heritage Softail Classic and riding the perimeter of the U.S. to raise awareness and support for [...]