Black&Bleu

Notes from the terrified!

2010-07-08T08:09:00.000-07:00

NOT a small stretch of unpaved, narrow dirt road.....a mile of narrow unpaved dirt that was cliff side. Absolutely terrifying for someone with a fear of heights. Why do I set myself up for such emotional torment? Well, I love being frightened and I thrive on accomplishment......and Mandi is VERY persuasive! At one point, I was so overcome with fear that I started breathing rapidly and started to get light headed. "I can't make it", I whispered into the SCALA rider. "I have to turn around, I'm so sorry...." "Yes you can, Guss!" (my nick) "YOU CAN DO THIS!", Mandi said with confidence. "Just talk to me." And talk we did. All the way up and back down, Mandi warned me of oncoming traffic, letting me know when I could safely hug the inside of the road. Had we been unable to communicate, I surely would have had a panic attack and perished on the side of the mountain!

Live Free or Die.

2010-07-08T07:43:00.001-07:00

By Mandi
Ok, I was under the impression that Mt. Washington in New Hampshire was precarious for it's unpredictable high winds and low temps. I had no idea the road was so severe and gravel in a short stretch and narrow at certain points. Not for the faint of heart not for the fear of heights or if you are having an emotional day. It was a test of nerves and skill and desire to live through it. The cool thing is that Mt. Washington is in the path of the Appalachian Trail it also has it's own Post Office with it's own zip code 03589. It also has a gift shop that requires several chains to stay anchored in its location. Funny the state motto is Live Free or Die. Don't prisoners make license plates? That was always the joke. Anyway we are alive but with a greater appreciation for Mt. Washington.

ROCK LOBSTER!!!!

2010-07-05T06:18:00.000-07:00

Rock Lobstererer er er....motion in the ocean ooh aah....down down down....(I hope you are hearing the B52s in your head as you watch this video!

Friends in the strangest places.

2010-07-03T13:29:00.000-07:00

Just so happens that my friend and colleague at the Free Press Susan Tusa's daughter is up running around Acadia National Park. How cool for Barb and I to have a picnic lunch with Andra and her pup Syd on Cadillac Mt. in Acadia. We had fresh strawberries, freshly baked bakery bread, apples and of course Vermont chedar. But most of all it was cool to hear of Andra's travels she made me feel 26 again (her 26th birthday was yesterday). She is doing some gypsy traveling with Syd and learning about the world and its beauty. She is a beauty.

And then there was FIRE!

2010-07-03T12:46:00.000-07:00

The princess and the fire starter.

Acadia FINALLY!

2010-07-03T05:38:00.000-07:00

If nothing else we made it! Yesterday July Second was a great leisurely drive up the coast from Rockport to Acadia. Now we are camping with no electricity so it makes blogging multimedia a bit difficult...videos to come so stand by. Our drive was great we stopped in Camden for lobster more lobster. We can't get enough. We stopped at this place owned by L.L. Bean's granddaughter Linda Lorraine Bean. Go figure. Anyway the lobster roll sandwich was fabulous. Acadia is beautiful. We are camping no showers so we heated water over the fire last night (the one you see) and had our own little bird bath.

Maine

2010-07-02T04:40:00.000-07:00

Thank you Frank for rebuilding my wire harness! Not only that, they took the stock links off of a bike on their floor to install on Pearl! Clearly, Mike and his team at Menneto Powersports went out of their way to get me on the road in only 3 1/2 hours! In addition to good service, they unfortunately had insight from having installed the lowering kit for one of their customer. It ripped his wiring harness out too. They will no longer install the links and I'll encourage Dan at Tom Clark to do the same. An important note is that this is an aftermarket product, not a Victory product. Victory rocks!
There's more to the towing story, but I was too distressed to share it when I was writing from the repair shop the other day. Feel my pain as I write......I was riding in the truck with Sean (our towing hero). Mandi rode ahead so she could grab fuel. We were to meet at the service station.
Sean and I headed down the ramp to exit the highway. My head was turned so I could watch Pearl as we rode along. I had my helmet on so Mandi and I could continue to communicate. When making the right turn into the gas station to meet Mandi, I watched my sweet Pearl tip and fall on the flat bed truck. I started screaming "F@#K...F@#K"...F@#K..." My heart sunk and I was filled with saddness and distress apparently Mandi could pick me up faintly in her helmet and almost left the gas station without paying because it freaked her out she had no idea what was going on but could hear my panic.
At that point Mandi rushed out of the store only to see Pearl on her side and the tow guy and I struggling to lift her. The three of us lifted and repositioned Pearl. I was out of my head, biting my forged steel Beam sun glasses so hard my teeth prints are imprinted on the right stem. It was all I could do to keep from weeping. What can I say, I'm an emotional woman who loves her motorcycle! I'm so grateful Mandi was there! I think Sean was too....
Thank you my friend!

PS. After a long day of riding from Brattleboro VT. July 1st we made it to the coast of Maine. We were exhausted but the pay dirt was finding little cabins on the gorgeous rocky coast line, a beautiful sunset with wine and a turning point in our otherwise crazy trip. We still laugh every time Mandi repeats Barb's famous line during the Pearl melt down..."Why is this happening to me" a now useful humorous catch phrase that fits with most everything.
PSS. We are now off to Acadia...where I imagine it might be hard to post so bare with us. Thanks so much for your attention to this blog. Love, Mandi and Barb

Some days the bear will eat you some days you'll eat the bear

2010-06-30T13:06:00.000-07:00

by Barb
Where to begin....

My new Victory Vegas 8 Ball, aka Pearl, is a little tall. Even wearing my Doc Martin's with 3 inch heels, both feet can only be flat to the ground if my right leg is against the exhaust. I typically put just my left foot on the ground and keep the right one on the peg. So, just a week before the trip I decided to see if I could lower my bike some. I wanted to ensure good footing knowing that I'll fatigue some over the course of riding 6 to 8 hours a day for fourteen days. I went searching online and found lowering links that would bring me 1 1/2 inches closer to the ground. I ordered the lowering links with 2nd day air delivery! I was so excited!! I took the bike to dealer for the links to be installed on Thursday. The next day I rode to Thunder in the Mountains with my friend John and found that the bag bracket was hitting the belt guard. John gave her a test ride and said that he was hearing another noise. Upon inspection, he also noted a line on the tire. So, I took Pearl back to the dealer the next day to have them take a look underneath to be certain that nothing else was hitting. I expressed concern that the bike would be damaged and of course the warranty wouldn't cover the damage, plus I was leaving on Monday morning for my big trip. They took a look and gave me the go. No need to swap back to the original link........let me just put it this way and you can watch the video.. a big shout out to Menneto Powersports in Clifton Park NY

Pennsylvania Grand Canyon

2010-06-30T04:26:00.000-07:00

by Mandi
Pennsylvania is so beautiful. So beautiful in fact that a gaggle of bikers we met were all from Canada and frequent the region frequently if I may be redundant. The Grand Canyon is a slice of beauty no doubt if you are ever traveling Route 6 through the northern portion of Pa. east of Wellsboro it is a worth while stop. Perhaps they shouldn't call it the Grand Canyon though. It's kind of like calling the Allegheny River the Nile of Pennsylvania...but the view is gorgeous in its Appalachian Mountain tradition.

Delicacy for a home girl.

2010-06-30T03:47:00.000-07:00

By Mandi
This entry is dedicated to Diane!
Invented by the Pennsylvania Dutch, scrapple is the trimmings of pork mixed with corn meal and flour and formed into shapes. Not the Spam Lamb like shape reminiscent of the one in that M.A.S.H. episode (ya know the one where they don't have an Easter lamb?) but more like bricks. Delicious bricks of pure Pennsylvania spicy meat heaven.

Well-arranged!

2010-06-29T19:50:00.000-07:00

by Mandi
Barb and I are having a long day. We decided to alter our route for reasons of punchiness and timing. So we dragged into the Atlas Motor Lodge 2 miles from Poughkeepsie NY on 9-w at about 8:30 PM. This place should be on momandpopmotels.com site just a cool vibe here, very clean and reasonably priced at 63.00ish a night. Ok, we pulled in really late because we have been absorbing Rt. 6 and forgetting really how far our target goal is (Maine). So more to come on all trip adjustments in the AM with some multimedia of our quick adventure to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. GCP represent! We need to crash and I have had a chaotic trip plagued with a bit of absent mindedness. But luck has seemed close behind thankfully due to the help of nice people who understood it all. So I will say good night with the fortune cookie note I received. Simply stated.
"Well-arranged time is the surest sign of a well-arranged mind."
That one is going in the tank bag.
But please tell me this, what is well arranged time? And is a well arranged mind overrated?

PA Route 6

2010-06-28T17:56:00.000-07:00

By Mandi
Hey we are staying at a place where the sign reads "Potato City Country Inn" For hungry, thirsty, sleepy people. We figured it was reaching out to us so we stopped for the night. Oh and we saw a big ass bear.

2010-06-28T17:05:00.000-07:00

Standing at the fuel pump, Mandi realized that her ATM card wasn't where it should be. She quickly came to the conclusion that she left it in the ATM machine when we stopped at the grocery store the day before. We rode hopefully to that store, chatting on the Fedex delivered SCALA rider intercom headset. Thankfully, the same good luck followed the seemingly endless comedy of errors that's plagued the first few days of her vacation....IT WAS THERE!

With the little hand on the one, we left the city a little later than expected, but joking and laughing wildly we sped away like mad women hoping to leave the bad luck behind us. And so we did..

And here we are, after a beautiful day of riding, more dry than wet, at the Potato place, watching the locals shoot pool.

Tomorrow we ride to Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon. Watch out Deb and Jason, I feel a book report coming on!!

Why I love my hometown!

2010-06-28T06:07:00.000-07:00

Here is my friend Doug's adventures with a knife I gave him years ago. This guy is a great writer and garden aficionado. So glad you found your knife buddy.

http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/10177/1068416-47.stm

2010-06-28T05:56:00.000-07:00

By Mandi
IN A HURRY!
While I was in in a hurry and making a hasty departure from Detroit on Thursday June 24, 2010 I forgot a very important piece of equipment that I had placed on my back-up helmet at home. That piece allows Barb and I to communicate via helmet to helmet. Thank goodness it was a Friday. Had a good friend of mine Rebecca, find the piece I needed she removed it from my other helmet with the help of an iPhone video we made and she FedExd the device to Pittsburgh in time for our launch. HOLLA OUT TO FEDEX!!!! HOLLA TO REBECCA!!!

2010-06-28T04:12:00.000-07:00

Bagels and Bongos

2010-06-28T04:10:00.000-07:00

By Mandi
Bagels and Bongos!
Just drove in from Detroit.
Greetings from Pittsburgh, the location of the official launch of Black & Bleu (now Pearl) 2010 trip to and through New England. We are hoping to score on some fresh Maine lobster before BP oil finds it’s way up coast. But before I go on about our future I want to take you back a bit to our last year finale. Barb and I literally had to Kamikaze our way back it was a tight trip and seemingly a blur as I write this. However I do recall a pinnacle moment. I think it is one of those melt downs you experience on every long trip that requires a bit of grit. Barb and I had stopped on one of our delirious hammering afternoons in some state I don’t quite remember it wasn’t Kansas I can tell you that for sure but it wasn’t Texas either. Any way we stopped at a non descript gas station for yet another can of Amp energy elixir which by that time made up 90% of our bloodstream and hurts my teeth just thinking about it. We were both checking out cell messages and txts when Barb got this look on her face I will never forget of pure pained emotional surrender. Barb had stumbled upon a voice mail she had saved from her mom who passed away earlier in the year, Barb is actually her mother’s namesake. Barbara Nicholas the II. And they look so much alike. We both just hugged and cried. We cried from exhaustion, emotional fatigue and the bit of relief we needed from our most awesome trip. That was difficult to leave behind us, the beauty of Colorado in exchange for reality. So on that note I won’t give Barb too much shiite for buying a new motorcycle. I swear she goes through motorcycles like some women go through purses (I will let her tell you about it). And since I am not privy to any dynastic wealth that I know of, I am elated to have my Sportster running like the fine oiled machine it is (touch wood). I am at my mom and John’s who are now away for the weekend and I did the little treasure hunt around the house in their absence ( I know she is regretting leaving me here unattended and this entry is a true test to her keeping up with this blog). I was looking through junk in the attic found the bowling ball with my name engraved found Tana’s old diary (my sister) hey she had an entry written in pencil that I (Mandi) was finally good when the babysitter came, like, shaa as if I was ever not good when the babysitter came (can you hear the resentment in my tone?). Though we did go through a lot of babysitters, I can assure you I wasn’t the reason. Sorry, I digress. I also found my album collection vinyl that is…very cool. Beatles, Sex Pistols, Joan Armatrading, Patti Smith, Janis Joplin, Ray Charles and of course Bagles and Bongos. What the what? Bagels and Bongos? Not mine. Or some thrift shop dynamo perhaps! The best score however was a little block of wood. Something I must have devised as a last minute mother’s day gift circa 1979-80?. It has a spark plug (Champion n-3 for you bike nuts) from my old Yamaha TY-250 trials bike screwed into a block of wood kind of trophy like and a note scribbled in ballpoint pen with my shouty hand writing. “Voted No 1 Motorcycle Mama of the year” You should know she helped me to buy that bike when I was 12ish, a huge sacrifice back in the day. I know dad was disapproving (they were divorced) but he must have had some cheddar in there too. I felt that was a significant archaeological find and appropriate for this coming trip. I left it at my mothers place sitting at the kitchen table where she and John will find it after her get-a-way weekend. A spark of good juju.
Thanks Mom and John thanks Dad and Becky, thanks Annie and Lynn for the great hospitality and food for my send off. Love you all!!

We have a winner!

2009-09-03T18:57:00.000-07:00

Loyal blog follower Michelle has won the trivia challenge!

The Hammer

2009-08-29T04:48:00.000-07:00

The Hammer is down as we chisel the miles away. Kind of tedious hence the trivia game to keep you busy. Final posts to come that will include random photos and video. We love you! Hope you had as much fun as we did. Oh, September 5th is Barb's birthday..shhh... and I snore apparently.

Contest Time!! Win cool Navajo jewelry!

2009-08-28T19:19:00.000-07:00

You might be a lucky winner by answering these 10 simple trivia questions about the Black and Bleu blog!

1. What day did Mandi and Barb meet in Dayton?
2. What color did Barb turn all of Mandi's laundry?
3. What river did Mandi and Barb raft with Liz?
4. What was the name of the campground where Mandi blew up the camp stove?
5. What is the elevation of Mt. Evans?
6. What year is the penny Mandi found in her change?
7. How old does Barb look? (the whole contest hinges on this question)
8. What city did Barb and Mandi go bicycling in?
9. Who shot George Tiller?
10. What is Navajo word for Grand Canyon?
Email answers to bleurider@gmail.com
or post on blog!

To the edge.

2009-08-27T23:04:00.000-07:00

Barb narrates a morsel of our experience to the Grand Canyon, one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

To our loyal blog heads!

2009-08-26T07:54:00.000-07:00

We have literally been out of cell phone range for two days. Please stay tuned for some of the most cool postings yet to come. Right now we are about to have breakfast surrounded by Vermilion canyon walls. We are in Marble Canyon. Mandi

Canyons to Arches

2009-08-23T23:12:00.000-07:00

Just when you think the landscape can't become more profoundly beautiful. Why didn't I know this was here? Amazing. Barb and I left Fruita after a great stay with Liz and family. We traveled on 128 in Utah into Moab. Checked into a motel and headed for Arches National Park. Good plan as the best time to summit Arches is in the late evening light. All of the earth gods and goddesses were on our side. Thank you mother nature. Mandi

Rafting the Colorado River

2009-08-23T09:45:00.000-07:00

Rafting the Colorado at dusk with Liz and her puppy, Lucy. Gorgeous.

Fruita Colorado and Lizard!

2009-08-23T09:08:00.000-07:00

We made it to Fruita to see my friend Liz and her family who took us in for the night and rafting down the Colorado. Liz and I used to work on archaeological digs together we haven't seen each other in 17 years. I think Barb was more stressed out about turning all of our laundry pink than rafting on the river.

Running on empty.

2009-08-23T08:22:00.000-07:00

Saturday was hot. We were warned about the desert. We found a fellow cyclist pushing his bike that ran out of gas. We helped him out. Shawn is in the Air Force based in Denver, he was pushing/ driving through Vail.

My dad's blues!

2009-08-22T07:37:00.000-07:00

Dad if your are following this blog. I am packing to travel to my next destination and just put on that Buddy Guy CD you gave me....OMG....great travel music. Love it love you! Mandi

Motocross 101

2009-08-21T21:23:00.000-07:00

Barb and I took motocross class today. Pretty fun. I wish we could have pushed our boundaries more but they have to teach a certain way. These women were great from coach2ride.com from California.

Into Thin Air!

2009-08-20T22:31:00.000-07:00

Wow at 14,000 feet air is like skim milk or low calorie beer except you can't breath.

Camping Take 2

2009-08-20T22:18:00.000-07:00

We managed to find a National Forest camp ground after our Rocky Mt. National Park adventure with virtually no one in it on Wednesday night.

Rocky Mt. Mamas!

2009-08-20T22:12:00.000-07:00

FYI to our blog followers!

2009-08-19T07:59:00.000-07:00

First, Barb and I would like to thank you all for playing a part in our trip. Tonight we might very well be out of cell phone range or transmitting via computer range. SO that said please stay tuned for updates to come when we reach civilization. Mandi

Bikes Bikes AND MORE BIKES

2009-08-18T20:58:00.000-07:00

Sarah my biking buddy from way back insisted we strecth our legs and ride into Ft. Collins on cruiser bikes. What fun it was to get our blood circulating. Though Barb was a bit hesitant she conquered her fear. A woman who drives a 1300 cc motorcycle. Whu?

Made it to Ft. Collins!

2009-08-18T20:48:00.000-07:00

Barb and I drove to Ft. Collins by way of the Peak to Peak highway....GORGEOUS!! Hooked up with my college buddy Sarah from UGA. She and her partner Valerie took us in for the night!

Good Weather for Leather!

2009-08-18T07:38:00.001-07:00

Heading into the hills today. More later! Cool and beautiful skies. We have thread the needle so-to-speak with all of the crazy storms. Mandi

Hog Heaven

2009-08-17T19:32:00.000-07:00

Maggie and I went to high school together and were college roommates. Still kind, gracious and a lot of fun; Maggie,her husband Brad and pup Sophia, showed Mandi and me great hospitality.

Eagleboy

2009-08-17T08:51:00.000-07:00

Relying on the kindness of strangers. We met motorcycle enthusiast Ed Eagleboy and gas station owner at the Colorado border. He and his wife were awesome. Mandi

Kansas is windy REALLY windy!!

2009-08-17T08:41:00.000-07:00

Reflections

2009-08-17T06:48:00.000-07:00

Sunday was quite the day. We were on the road by 8 and though the local forecast was calling for thunderstorms, it was a beautiful day. Some clouds were scattered throughout the blue sky, the air was cool and the sun was warm on our back as we road west to make our way through Kansas.

We knew to expect crosswinds, and likely this was a comparatively mild day, but as we pushed on they seemed to become more significant. It wasn't an unpleasant encounter by any means, but after a few hours of battling the fierce crosswinds, the muscles in my neck and shoulders became taut. As I leaned forward into the wind,neck and elbows aligned, holding tight to the bars, it brought back memories of riding my dirt bike as a kid. I love the physics of motorcycling,riding fast and cornering low, so I found myself quite pleasured by this endurance challenge.

As I was riding through Kansas, wondering about the people who live here, my mind and heart honored the memory of Dr. George Tiller, a veteran and compassionate man who chose to carry on the legacy of service to women that his father began decades ago. Dr. Tiller was assassinated by Scott Roeder, an American terrorist our nation softly regards as an "anti-abortion activist". As I road past the military convoy I felt sad for the loss of our soldiers and angry about the war in Iraq. I allowed myself the passion, drama and fury to liken Osama bin Laden to Scott Roeder, both terrorist and martyrs for their cause, but only one made to be villain that he truly is....

Thank goodness for the Kansas wind, there to harness my energy and to Mandi for interrupting my thoughts with her great sense of humor.

Barbara

Made it to Colorado.

2009-08-17T06:25:00.000-07:00

Wow we made if nothing else. I am behind on my multimedia so staytuned for fun stuff to come. Mandi

Are we in Kansas Dorothy?

2009-08-15T20:18:00.000-07:00

Pounding out the miles!

2009-08-15T19:16:00.000-07:00

Well today we had a bit of a late start due to the fire that nearly burned off my finger prints and I have forgotten how much work camping is hence our decision to stay at a hotel tonight. We are in Kansas, I was going to avoid a Wizard of Oz reference but they sell the chotchkies everywhere. I got to thinking (lots of miles of corn to think) "Hey Kansas are you as tired of the Dorothy and Toto references as I am "Hey didn't Barry Manilow write a song about you?" Why couldn't it have been Mick Jagger or B.B. King or Kiss or Kanye West or hell, Ethel Merman? Why Barry Manilow...sorry I digress. And honestly I don't mind but really it could have been somebody a bit cooler than Manilow, right? This trip has been one of discovery. Today we stopped at the Brown Vs. The Board of Education landmark in Topeka. I couldn't get that illustration out of my head by Norman Rockwell "The Problem We All Live With". You know the one that shows Linda Brown being escorted to school by the police in 1954. Wow. Yesterday I got change from a Pilot gas station (I hardly ever look at my change) when we were in either Indiana or Illinois or who knows some state in the mid-drift. I looked and the penny I got was an 1899 Indian head penny. Can you say anachronism What the? I was wondering is it the strained economy that lead that penny into recent circulation or did it ever leave circulation? I wonder who the first person was to earn that penny? Who was president in 1899. Oh, right, William McKinley 25th (ok I didn't know that off the top of my head) and sadly he met his demise in 1901 at the hands of an assassin. My grandparents are about all I could link to 1899 they were born not long after 1909ish. I have the penny in my tank bag where I can see it so I can think about it and make up stories in my head. Today when Barb and I had to pull over due to unforeseen traffic and weather I found a mans silver ring. Who's ring and why? I wonder what I will find tomorrow? Mandi

Learning our equipment!!

2009-08-15T06:04:00.000-07:00

Mandi trying to make espresso gives camp fire a whole new meaning!!

Gateway to the west!

2009-08-14T19:54:00.000-07:00

Finally got outta town.

2009-08-13T20:29:00.000-07:00

Ok, all hell broke loose in Detroit today which made the prospects of leaving town more inviting. Though it goes back to the reasons I stay in Detroit...Never a dull moment.. NEVER. Sadly today police found a body believed to be a victim of a recent carjacking. Also there was a fiery crashing high speed chase into a burger joint this morning and I sat in court to photograph the arraignment of Detroit Public School officials accused of embezzlement. Embezzlement? Yes stealing from children in Detroit essentially. I invite you to check out freep.com if you don't believe me. But alas I am in Dayton, perhaps not the most romantic beginnings considering Barb and I are staying in a Motel 6. But, hey, Motel 6 comes highly recommended from my travel guru buddy William Archie. A man who has literally traveled to Timbuktu and all over the world loves Motel 6. Go figure. Barb laughed when I pulled up in my Grinch That Stole Christmas sleigh. I do have a ton of things. Ridiculous like stacked up hat boxes or something. We giggled all through dinner so happy to begin this adventure and actually witnessed a revival of sorts in the produce section if the local Meijers. "Jesus almighty and blessed Jesus" Said a woman holding the hands of her friends. We walked by and bought our water. Holy water. What's not to love? Mandi

Leaving the Burgh

2009-08-13T09:33:00.000-07:00

Bleu is packed up and ready to go!! She’s patiently waiting in the parking lot as I finish a half day at the office. I’m really excited to report that backing into the parking space this morning gave me a nice surprise! At 5’1” and 115 pounds, I was concerned that I’d have trouble moving the extra weight, but much to my delight having back support makes the bike really easy to move. I dare suggest that we are even more agile loaded! I might have to buy a backrest….

Good luck note from Mom

2009-08-13T05:15:00.000-07:00

You go girls! Stay safe, have a fabulous trip, keep smiling with Bugs On Your Teeth!!!

Love, Mom. Much love, Can't wait to watch the Blog. (thanks Mom, Mandi)

Anticipation.

2009-08-13T05:05:00.000-07:00

I finally tested my gear packed on my bike for the long trip. Diane says I look like the Grinch that stole xmas in that scene where he has packed the sleigh to critical mass. I uploaded the photo for full effect. Will be departing after work today. Hope I don't get stuck in Canada where I have an assignment this morning. I promise these posts will get more interesting. Mandi

2009-08-10T19:45:00.000-07:00

Black-Very much looking forward to this trip. Excited about venturing into the unknown. The amazing smells that make riding a motorcycle so inherently different then any other mode of travel. I am very much looking forward to stimulating that part of the brain that is the adventurer and sharing this with Bleu....a long time friend that shares the addiction of iron horses and the undying burning curiosity to find that perfect landscape.

Black & Bleu Travels

2009-08-05T10:13:00.001-07:00

The motorcycle ride from Pittsburgh to Colorado begins Thursday, August 13th. Stay tuned for photos, video and tales from the road....