C.V. Davis

We made it! After over 7,000 miles and tons of adventures, our trip is complete. Our families welcomed us home to High Point this afternoon...

We're back in Eastern Standard Time. We crossed over just before we stopped for lunch in Kentucky. We also noticed that we are squarely...

We appear to be one day ahead of the bad weather that is plaguing the Midwest. Our decision to arrive home a day earlier seems to be a wise...

Instead of following the Yellow Brick Road across Kansas today, I followed the Yellow Man. For those who have been looking at the daily phot...

Today was both glorious and ghastly. First, the glorious... Then, the ghastly... We left Grand Lake, Colorado, at 7:00 a.m. under clear skie...

Today was a gorgeous day to ride. Sunny the whole way, and the temperature rose quickly this morning and then held in the mid-70s. Plus, ...

Today we ran Wyoming north to south without setting tire on the interstate. It was a good ride (and weather) although occasionally boring. ...

Just a short note this morning. Our second day in Yellowstone was incredible. I took so many picture, I wore out the battery (don't wo...

We had a great ride through the Grand Teton National Park and a spectacular first day in Yellowstone. The weather was good until our last f...

Today we headed straight north on I-15 from Salt Lake City into Idaho. We rode 100 miles before stopping (except for a few photos). The sc...

Salt Lake City is a beautiful and gracious city. The weather was perfect all day long as well. We ventured into downtown today by taking th...

Our destination today was Salt Lake City, Utah. We didn’t get started as early as we had hoped, although we were on the road by 9:00 a.m. W...

Today was as hard as they come. Although I saw Mark Twain’s old stomping grounds, when you add in distance, weather conditions, and a minor ...

What a difference a day makes. Within 24 hours of witnessing some of the most beautiful scenery imaginable on the Pacific Coast Highway, we ...

Today was a beautiful day for riding. The temperature held about 62 degrees for most of the afternoon, which makes for pleasant riding in f...

Although the weather didn’t cooperate, today’s leg of the trip seemed more like a jaunt than serious travel. We left Hollywood around 9:30 ...

We were true tourists today. After dropping the bikes off at BMW of Hollywood for servicing, we headed straight for Hollywood Boulevard. Th...

Well, we made it to Calfornia! We passed 3,000 miles in the process of crossing the Mojave Desert, too. The wind was once again atrocious, ...

The Hot and Heavy photo album is up! Word of the day. Heat. We got an early start today in order to beat the heat. That bright idea lasted...

The Grand Canyon was as good as advertised. And then some. Being a writer and teacher of writing, I constantly push my students to find the...

Everybody talks about the Grand Canyon. Why doesn’t anybody bother to mention the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest? I’m not sure wh...

I though I'd go a little Ansel Adams here for the first photo. Cheesy, maybe, but I was getting a bit weary of so many of the same type...

Like hundreds of other towns along the old Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles, Tucumcari has seen her best days fade in the distance like ...

Good morning. Sunrise in Tucumcari, NM. 5:50 a.m.

In Weatherford, Oklahoma, we ran across about 100 or so giant windmills (well, technically, they are called wind turbines because they use w...

Well, I guess you can see the Welcome to Oklahoma sign as well as I can. I managed to pull over within three feet of it. So that's two...

We traveled down the "Music Highway" between Nashville and Memphis today. Although we didn't stop to see any of the attractio...

We left Spring Creek about 9:00 this morning under very ominous skies and about 48 degrees. Of course, we bundled up sufficiently. Highway...

We left High Point around 10:30 on Sunday morning, May 11, 2008. It was a bittersweet moment. I knew that I was lucky to have this opportu...