Crosswind Blues

by Gary Charpentier

Wednesday, April 20th, 2005 - Frogwing and I got an early start this morning, heading west on I-94 at six a.m. The new...

Aitkin County Adventures

by Gary Charpentier
I discovered the backroads of AitkinCounty almost by accident, while visiting my Dad at his place in McGregor. Though he...

Waylaid in Watertown

by Gary Charpentier

Last month, I ended this column by telling you that I had found some strange motorcycle folks in the middle of Watertown, South...

Ballad of the Black Hills

by Gary Charpentier

Saturday, May...

Countdown

by Gary Charpentier
Friday, February 4th, 2005. Today, Old Man Winter blinked. I've been staring him in the face for the last two months, just waiting for a chance...

Rustic Roads Ride

by Gary Charpentier

Twin Cities riders have a long-running love affair with Wisconsin. Besides the well-known Alphabet Roads, it seems...

Weather or Not... (Here I Come!)

By Gary Charpentier

I’ve never been a patient man. The fact that I turned forty last year is simply a chronological curiosity. It is...

Motocross Musings

by Gary Charpentier
Sunday, April 17th, 2005. I awoke in a cold sweat this morning, knowing that my deadline loomed tomorrow and I had...

 Middle of Nowhere, USA

by Gary Charpentier

Saturday, May 8th, 2004... Middle of Nowhere, USA. Frogwing and I were at the intersection of South Dakota...

Roads Scholar

by Gary Charpentier

This has been an especially tough winter at Ton-Up Manor. Probably because it's the first "real" winter we've had for several years....