https://latelifebiker.com/smoky-mountain-high/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/brp-4.jpgBRP 4Take me home, Mountain Highway.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/4-blue-ridge-mc-campground-2.jpg4 Blue Ridge MC Campground 2BMW Thumper Thaw - Cruso, NC - April 2009https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/3-blue-ridge-mc-campground.jpg3 Blue Ridge MC CampgroundNo cars or RVs allowed.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/11-clingmans-dome-cptn.jpg11 Clingman's Dome cptnhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/4a-ike-maxwell-at-age-79.jpg4a Ike Maxwell at age 79Ike Maxwell, still biking at 80https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2a-graveside.jpg2a GravesideA visit past duehttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bryan-cady-and-paul-sm.jpgBryan Cady and Paul smAt the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground in Cruso, NC2025-03-18T00:36:53+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/to-the-ends-of-the-earth/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/boat-cruise-sm.jpgboat cruise smHeaded for the reefhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cock-of-the-walk-sm.jpgCock of the walk smCock of the walkhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/delcia-puffs.jpgDelcia puffsWhen in Rome...https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mallory-sunset.jpgMallory SunsetA must-see https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/southmost-point.jpgSouthmost PointAt the end of the earthhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/breakfast-on-long-key-sm.jpgBreakfast on Long Key smFebruary in the Florida Keyshttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/five-buzzards.jpgFive buzzardsMorning visitors in The Everglades. Yes. Those are vultures.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/orange-grove-sm.jpgOrange Grove smhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dupuis-reserve.jpgDupuis ReserveFree camping at The Dupuis Reserve, near Lake Okeechobeehttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/rural-florida.jpgSoutheast Florida2025-03-17T17:21:25+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/pilgrims-progression/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/evolution-4pt7-inch.jpgEvolution 4pt7-inchThe Ascent of Manhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/two-suzies.jpgTwo SuziesMy 2009 Suzuki C50T offered an excellent preview of my 2006 Suzuki C90T. https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/the-black-beauty-med.jpgThe Black Beauty med2008 Suzuki Boulevard C50T. This was the first of my bikes that I named: she was my Black Beauty.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/first-ride.jpgFirst ride2007 Yamaha V-Star 650 Customhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/biker-farte-sm.jpgBiker Farte sm2006 Suzuke Boulevard S40https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/cold-buns-meetup-panorama.jpgCold Buns Meetup PanoramaNew Years Day, 2010: The annual "Cold Buns" ride into the west Georgia countryside with lunch at a rural inn.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/scarlet-beauty-shot-med.jpgScarlet beauty shot MEDI rescued her from the snows of Ohio and brought her home to the southland. 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Can it cost THAT much to truck in gasoline?https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/into-the-valley.jpgInto the valleyhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/big-horn-3.jpgBig Horn.jpgBack home in Georgia this would be a deer... or a duck.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/vegas-caesars.jpgVegas Caesar'sI thought I had outgrown Vegas in a half-dozen earlier visits to its gaudy strip, but riding it for the first time on a bike gave it a whold new appeal.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/new-hoover-bridge-map1.jpgNew Hoover Bridge mapThe new Hoover Dam Bypass saves time and aggravation by getting through-traffic off of the narrow twisting Rte. 93https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/new-hoover-bridge-map.jpgNew Hoover Bridge mapThe new Hoover Dam Bypass saves time and aggravation by getting through-traffic off of the narrow twisting Rte. 93https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/web-llb-hoover-dam-prtrt1.jpgWeb LLB Hoover Dam prtrtView from the new highway bridge bypassing Hoover Dam.2025-03-11T20:23:25+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/high-plains-rider/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/rte-66-san-fidel.jpgRte 66 - San FidelGettin' my kicks on the historic highway.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/llb-web-cottonwood-campsite.jpgLLB Web Cottonwood campsiteCottonwood, AZ.: I had no reservation and was lucky to get the LAST available tentsite at Dead Horse Ranch State Park.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/llb-web-sedona.jpgLLB Web-SedonaSedona, AZ: A gem of an oasis in the Red Rock Country.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/sedona-az-chimney-rocks.jpgSedona, AZ - Chimney RocksSedona, AZ: A marvelous welcome to the spectacle of the southwest.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/winslow-az-sm.jpgWinslow, AZ smThis is a major tourist stop on olde Route 66https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/olde-rte-66.jpgOlde Rte 66Gettin' my kicks on the historic highway.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/high-plains-drifter-eagle-nest-nm.jpgHigh Plains Drifter-Eagle Nest, NMHigh Plains Rider2025-03-11T18:05:48+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/ride-of-a-late-lifetime/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/final-map-plan.jpgFinal Map PlanTrying to see it allhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oh-to-ga-trailer-ride-1a.jpgTrailer Ride 1AGetting to and from Colorado accounted for HALF of the 6,000-mile trip.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/winslow-az-corner-bike-sm.jpgWinslow, AZ corner - Bike SM"It's a girl, my Lord, in a flat bed Ford..."https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/zion-np-ut-campsite-cu.jpgZion NP, UT, campsite CUZion National Park, Utahhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monarch-composite.jpgMonarch CompositeOver the Top- Snow last night... 29 degrees this afternoon. Monarch Pass, Colorado2025-03-11T18:00:12+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/the-last-leg-heading-for-home/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/roadside-death-valley-edit-1.jpgRoadside Death Valley EDIT2025-03-11T03:41:42+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/from-the-desert-to-the-land-of-mountain-wonders/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/touch-the-hoodoos.jpgTouch the hoodooshttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/utah-rt.-12-dropoffs.jpgUTAH Rt. 12 dropoffshttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/capitol-reef-ut-panorama2.jpgCapitol Reef, UT, Panorama2Capitol Reef National Park: You could begin to believe it goes on forever. https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/grazing-deer-at-bryce.jpgGrazing deer at BryceHere at Bryce Canyon and at Arches National Park I found the deer to be so accustomed to nearby humans they hardly gave us a look.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bryce-canyon-np-ut-rim-view.jpgBryce Canyon NP, UT, rim viewThe largest of the erosion carved amphitheaters in the park is twelve miles long and contains hoodoos up to 200 feet tall.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/zion-np-ut-campsite-xws.jpgZion NP, UT, campsite XWSTemperatures dropped quickly when the sun went down, and the balmy day of riding turned to a chilly night,https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/36-degrees-at-9400-ft-blog.jpg36 degrees at 9400 ft BLOGIt was 36 degrees up here at 9400 ft. Notice that I've climbed above much of last night's snowfall.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/zion-np-ut-cropped.jpgZion NP, UT croppedA long awaited destinationhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/low-water-at-hoover-dam.jpgLow water at Hoover DamOn my visit to Lake Mead the reservoir was near its all time low level.2025-03-10T20:34:28+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/saviors-from-the-chaos/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/transition-skyline.jpgtransition skylinehttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/death-valley-ca-cropped-2.jpgDeath Valley, CA CROPPED 2https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/pahrump-sign-med.jpgPahrump sign MEDAn astonishing little tourist town, complete with hotels and casinos about halfway between Las Vegas and Death Valley.2025-03-10T18:14:40+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/kaysey-the-biker-dog/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/in-for-the-night-md-cptn.jpgIn for the night MD-CPTNhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/graceland-elvis-blog.jpgGraceland Elvis -BLOGhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/blog-page-header-biker-dog.jpgBlog page header - Biker DogON THE ROAD: Another day... Another campsite.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/100_1689-fixed-cropped.jpg100_1689 Fixed CROPPEDhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/day-2-brp-sm.jpgDay 2 BRP SMhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/us-capitol-2-sm.jpgUS Capitol 2 SMhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/paul-kaysey-006.jpgPaul & Kaysey 006https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/pk-portrait-sm.jpgP&K portrait smhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dog-gone-kaysey-seat.jpgDog Gone Kaysey seathttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/scarlet-ohonda-portrait-med.jpgScarlet O'Honda portrait MED2025-02-26T17:54:46+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/biker-buddies-and-freeway-friends/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dragon-2a-sm-e1741707247907.jpgDragon 2a SMTaming the Dragon - September, 2010https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/wheels-through-time.jpgWheels Through TimeThe "Wheels Through Time" motorcycle museum, Maggie Valley, NC.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/after-the-ride.jpgAfter the rideDelcia and I find smaller riding groups easier to enjoy... on and off the road.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ride-to-the-top.jpgRide to the TopA shared ride can be a greater joy2025-02-08T21:50:59+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/a-riding-vacation/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/wayside-marshes-sm.jpgWayside marshes smhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/loaded.jpgLoadedhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/towing-config-sm.jpgTowing config sm2015-05-31T04:57:40+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/my-harley-chick/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/delcia-mtn-view-sm.jpgDelcia-Mtn. View SMRiding high... with my Harley-Chick.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/d-cruiser-aero.jpgD-Cruiser-AeroWe both thought the Honda Shadow Aero 750 was the bike for the long haul, both in terms of time and of distance...https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/d-vulcan-intermed.jpgD-Vulcan-IntermedThe 500 cc Vulcan from Kawasaki doubled the size of the engine on Delcia's ride.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/d-beginner.jpgD-BeginnerDelcia's first riding experience and the steep part of her leaning curve were achieved on a Yamaha Virago 250... not a very big machine, but a terrific learning platform.2024-04-22T14:02:59+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/milestones/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/msf-card.jpgmsf-card2014-02-18T20:10:50+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/road-scenes-a-photo-album/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/southmost-point.jpgSouthmost PointHow low can you go?https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/euharlee-bridge-1-sm.jpgEuharlee Bridge 1 SMAlong the wayside...https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/covered-bridge-2-web.jpgCovered Bridge 2 webAlong the wayside...https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gainesville-locomotivedrr-web.jpgGainesville locomotiveDRR webWaiting out the rainhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ride-to-the-top.jpgRide to the TopRide to the Tophttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/276-forest-panarama-web.jpg276 Forest panorama webOver the river and through the woods...https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lake-logan-nc-web.jpgLake Logan, NC webWater and sky2014-02-18T20:10:26+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/worthwhile-links/2025-09-05T15:40:37+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/alabama-bound/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/road-shot-portrait-sm.jpgRoad shot Portrait SMGodess is my co-pilothttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/two-for-the-road.jpgTwo for the RoadDelcia's first BIG cruiser - the Yamaha V-Star 1100 Silverado- and my 1500 cc Suzuki.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/bike-lineup-sm.jpgBike Lineup SMWe owned seven bikes in the first year. On this day in February, 2009, my first ride had been sold and was gone; my second (FOR SALE) and third are in the photo. Delcia's first (For Sale) and second are in the picture; her third had not yet been purchased. The little red scooter was an experiment that just didn't work out. Eventually, we actually got down to just ONE motorcycle apiece... but they would be none of those in the picture and the fourth bike in a year for each of us. (As seen below)2011-06-03T20:10:16+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/the-future-is-now/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/p-with-scarlet-beauty-sm.jpgP with Scarlet & Beauty smTorn between two lovelies.2012-01-27T04:00:04+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.com/new-friends-and-red-necks/https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/coldmountain-sm1.jpgColdMountain smWe looked for Jude Law's grave... but no luck.https://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/the-high-life-v-sm.jpgThe High Life v smhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ws1-sm.jpgWS1 smhttps://latelifebiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/avatar-poster-shaded.jpgAvatar poster shaded2010-09-24T21:11:43+00:00weekly0.6https://latelifebiker.comdaily1.02025-09-05T15:40:37+00:00