Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

This is one of a series of blog posts about my summer motorcycle travels. Blanche DuBois absolutely had it right when she says in A Streetcar Named Desire,“I’ve always depended on the kindness of strangers.” As I write this, I’m … Continue reading →

Uh-oh, that title sounds ominous… This is one of a series of blog posts about my summer motorcycle travels. We had breakfast at The Corner, arriving as the early rising contractors doing mineral and energy work were leaving  from eating … Continue reading →

This is one of a series of blog posts about my summer motorcycle travels. One of the primary goals of this trip was to ride a substantial portion of the Idaho Backcountry Discovery Route (BDR), a dirt and back road … Continue reading →

This is one of a series of blog posts about my summer motorcycle travels. The night we were in Mountain Home, Howard decided that he would have to replace the chain on his KTM 1190 motorcycle before we headed out … Continue reading →

 This is one of a series of blog posts about my summer motorcycle travels. My former student Howard arrived up from Texas (He’s my riding buddy who went with me to the Yukon and Alaska two years ago) on the … Continue reading →

This is the first in a series of blog posts about my summer motorcycle travels. It was written in a motel room in Idaho Falls, Idaho. There’s an old Harley/motorcycle meme out there that says, “If I have to explain … Continue reading →