Iron Rangers
by Gary Charpentier
The assignment was spur-of-the-moment: The USA Round of the FIM World Observed Trials was being held again in Duluth, at...
October 2003 – Back Roads Diary: Entry #2
Autumn Angst
by Gary Charpentier
I've never really understood physics, at least not from a mathematical perspective. It has always been something more intimate, something I experienced...
September 2003 – Back Roads Diary: Entry #1
Happy Trails
by Gary Charpentier
Kermit and I were having a bad day. My spanky-new KLR650, which my daughter Emily dubbed "Kermit" the moment she saw it, lay on it's side in a mud bog in the...
July 2005 – Back Roads Diary: Entry #16
Badlands Bound
by Gary Charpentier
Thursday, May 26th, 2005...
August 2004 – Back Roads Diary: Entry #9
Raindance
By Gary Charpentier
Memorial Day has always been a very special holiday for me. As a veteran, I'm...
May 2004 – BackRoads Diary: Entry # 6
Adventures in Agriculture
by Gary Charpentier
It was so nice to be on the road again. After almost four months of unrideable weather, my trusty KLR Frogwing...
Winter 2004 – Back Roads Diary: Entry #3
Frogwing
By Gary Charpentier
Ahhh, simplicity. There is something beautiful about removing the knick-knacks and distractions from...