Author Archives: Russ

Chickamauga

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Russ

After a good ride through Tennessee, including stops at Memphis, Nashville and Cleveland, we took a tour of the Chickamauga Civil war battlefield site. It is the largest such site in the US and the oldest. Apparently the vets from … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Delta

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Russ

We realized when having coffee in Birmingham the morning after Barber, that we hadn’t seen an important part of the south. The Mississippi delta is what many of us traditionally think about when we think about the south. Nothing else … Continue reading →

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Ugly mug

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Russ

Good coffee in Nashville. Also heard Crema is good…

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Barber Motorsports

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Russ

We headed into ‘bama and to Birmingham for a visit to the Barber Motorsport museum. It exceeded our expectations in every way. Five floors with over 700 motorcycles on display, many rare and some classics are brand new, never been … Continue reading →

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Mississippi grounds

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Russ

When in Cleveland, MS here is your coffee stop…

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Highway 61 coffee

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Russ

Nice coffee in the funky little place. Downtown Vicksburg.

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Highway 61 coffee

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Russ

Good coffee in Vicksburg…

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Vicksburg

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Russ

After spending a couple of days in Baton Rouge getting Klaus’ brake line replaced with some fancy new stainless units, we rode up to Vicksburg via the Natchez trace parkway. The parkway road is like a little oasis from normal … Continue reading →

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Grand Isle

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Russ

We rode out to the end of the highway to a place called Grand Isle. Grand Isle has the most hurricanes of any place in the North America, getting affected every 2-3 years and with a direct hit every 7 … Continue reading →

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Space

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Russ

When we rode to the Johnson space center SE of Houston and spent the afternoon at the museum and took the tour. We saw some BIG rocket engines.  I want one.  

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