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It's a beautiful world...get out there and see it, especially if you can do it on two wheels. https://www.youtube.com/@meanderingmiles
Field Dispatch #13: The ride home. I still managed to fit in some great Tex-Mex in Fort Worth, the Talimena Scenic Drive and Highway 123 in the Ozarks, and the longest day I've ever ridden. 56 days. 9,800 miles. Finally home. youtu.be/LP6X0urprTQ #motosky #roadtrip #scenicride #motorcycle
Pull of the Road. Pull of Home | Texas to NYC | Field Dispatch, Days 51–56
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Field Dispatch 12: New Mexico wasn't done with me. The High Road--Taos to Santa Fe, a full service, fresh tires, racing a storm through the Lincoln National Forest, and a road near Ruidoso that didn't go quite as planned. youtu.be/Tu-AVKxaEqM #motosky #newmexico #scenicroads #roadtrip #motorcycle
New Mexico High Roads and the Texas Heat | Rocky Mountain Highs, Days 47-50
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A picture from my upcoming video. This was a memorable road. Any guesses where this was taken? #motosky #scenicrides #scenic
Some places change, and some places change you. Back in Taos after 22 years. And visiting Philmont, 43 years after attending as a Boy Scout. So many memories. youtu.be/PhIDTDFNdQE Revisiting the past on a motorcycle hits different. #motosky #motorcycletravel #taos #newmexico #philmont
Enchantment and Nostalgia | Taos & Philmont, NM | Rocky Mountain Highs, Days 45–46
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Two years ago, I got snowed out of riding the Million Dollar Highway. This week I finally rode it--seven times--on a busy weekend, and a quiet, Monday morning. Field Dispatch 10: youtu.be/AxAllrckkGo #motosky #motorcycle #roadtrip #milliondollarhighway #colorado #us550 #ouray #silverton #scenic
Two Years to Ride 25 Miles | Million Dollar Highway, CO | Rocky Mountain Highs, Days 41–44
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Field Dispatch #9 Wildfire smoke, three mountain passes, and a downpour that followed me over Wolf Creek Pass and into Durango. I made two mistakes, and got reminded how the kindness of strangers can make good day great. youtu.be/09Uyq2wDDbE #motosky #colorado #roadtrip #silverthreadbyway
Two Mistakes and a Free Coffee | Slumgullion and Wolf Creek Pass, CO | Rocky Mountain Highs, Day 39
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Field Dispatch #8 | Gunnison to Montrose, CO Two of the hottest days of the trip. Blue Mesa, Grand Mesa, McClure Pass, Cerro Summit, South Rim Road, and the steepest road in Colorado — East Portal Road in Black Canyon National Park. youtu.be/nyv7SaOmJVM #motosky #blackcanyon #nationalpark
The Hottest Days and the Steepest Road | Rocky Mountain Highs, Days 36–37
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Idaho Springs to Gunnison, Colorado, over Independence Pass and 131 miles out of the way so I could ride Cottonwood Pass in both directions. Some passes are high. Some are pretty. Some are both. Field Dispatch #7: youtu.be/-kMzRd_pbLg #motosky #independencepass #cottonwoodpass #gunnison #salida
High Passes and Pretty Passes | Rocky Mountain Highs, Days 32–35
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Four passes, two canyons, a scenic byway and the highest paved road in North America. This dispatch takes things up in altitude. youtu.be/WwI1YJcdVDQ What's the highest place you've ever ridden (paved or not) on a motorcycle? #motosky #motorcycle #mtbluesky #colorado #mountainpasses #roadtrip
Riding the Highest Roads | Idaho Springs, CO | Rocky Mountain Highs, Days 28–30
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Trail Ridge Road climbs to 12,183 feet. It's the highest continuous paved road in the US, and the first of the high roads on this trip. Many more to come. youtu.be/bD4lq46gBJA What do you love about high altitude riding? #motosky #rockymountains #rmnp #trailridgeroad #elk #estespark #colorado
The First of the High Roads | Trail Ridge Road, CO | Rocky Mountain Highs, Days 23–27
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Two years ago, I messed up and captured truly terrible video of the classic Black Hills roads. This time, I got the footage that does these roads justice. A short dispatch for now, but look for deeper dives soon. youtu.be/VytiwXEJwps #spearfishcanyon #needleshwy #ironmountainrd #blackhills #motosky
A Black Hills Do-Over | Custer, SD | Field Dispatch 4, Days 20–21
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A few shots from today’s ride. Videos coming soon. #motosky #roadtrip #rmnp #nationalparks #trailridgeroad
Two days in the North Dakota Badlands. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, bison encounters that were almost too close for comfort, and national grasslands so open and empty I didn't want it to end. Field Dispatch 3: youtu.be/d947iBxzXgM #motosky #motorcycle #roadtrip #trnp #bison #nationalpark
Things Are Starting to Get Wild | North Dakota Badlands | Field Dispatch, Days 18–19
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I made a new friend today. This big fella was a bit puzzled, but everyone remained calm and we went about our business. #motosky #wildlife #bison #nationalparks #trnp #northdakota
Seven days. Vermont to North Dakota. About 2,000 miles. New Field Dispatch is live — the Great Lakes stretch of Rocky Mountain Highs, and what happens when you ride solo but stay open to making new friends. youtu.be/zMLlNuLSdec #motosky #motorcycle #motorcycletravel
Sometimes the Road Does the Introducing | VT to ND | Field Dispatch, Days 10–16
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The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down, of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee...such a sad story that Gordon Lightfoot captured so hauntingly. (At the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum) #edmundfitzgerald #lakesuperior #shipwreck #roadtrip
On any road trip, there's a point where heading out becomes being out. On this one, it took a week. Rocky Mountain Highs, Days 1–8: NYC to VT The Taconic Trail, Mount Greylock, the BMW MOA rally, and a 182-mile loop that made it feel real. youtu.be/5HQiWw375_Y #motorcycle #motosky #roadtrip
When a Road Trip Really Starts | NYC to VT | Field Dispatch, Days 1–8
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My next adventure starts in 15 days! * BMW Rally VT/ NH | Jun 7-17 * Across the Great Lakes | Jun 17-22 * Dakotas | Jun 22-29 * Colorado Rockies | Jun 29-Jul 23 * Taos Country | Jul 23-27 * Home to NYC | Jul 27-Aug 2 Follow along: www.youtube.com/@meanderingm... #motosky #roadtrip #motorcycle
The Cherohala Skyway is a stunning road--end to end. One Thursday in April, I expected tourists at every overlook, and riders in my mirrors. They weren't there. 40+ miles almost entirely to myself. It feels like flying. youtu.be/U3MTGdJ4chU #motorcycle #motorcycletravel #CheroholaSkyway #motosky
The Day I Had the Cherohala Skyway to Myself | Road Story #motorcycle #cherohala #scenic #motovlog
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New Miles Shared episode: research psychologist Phillip Cozzolino spent 25 years studying mortality. He got on a motorcycle at 56 and hasn't looked back. Fear of death often plays out as fear of life. This one is about what happens when you stop letting it. youtu.be/atZTX60jUnA
He Studied Mortality for 25 Years. Then He Got on a Motorcycle. #MilesShared #MotorcycleLife
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Want more Wayah Road? The full, silent ride is live. 40 Minutes. No Narration. No Background Music. Just a peaceful, scenic ride. youtu.be/Z4rNpC3Ksfs #motosky #scenicride #asmr #motorcycle #northcarolina
Wayah Road — No Narration | Miles in Silence #motorcycle #scenicride #asmr
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Some roads find you through the people who care enough to point the way. Wayah Road in the Nantahala National Forest was one of those. It took me a few tries to ride it right, but I got there. New video is live now. youtu.be/H40Ic9JxEKg #motosky #motorcycle #WayahRoad #NantahalaNationalForest
You Told Me to Ride This Road. You Were Right. | Wayah Road, North Carolina
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US Route 50 runs 3,000 miles from Ocean City, Maryland to Sacramento, California—straight across the country on a single road number. I rode 84 miles of it through WV and MD on a beautiful November day. It delivered. youtu.be/e3yfmLmZ0ag #motosky #us50 #westvirginia #roadtrip #scenicride
84 Miles of this 3,000-Mile Road | West Virginia Motorcycle Ride
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This is KY-3418. A road in the Kentucky coalfields that goes nowhere, and a surprise that lead to 20 miles of empty mountain road almost entirely to myself. youtu.be/5mZAFYIALEo
The Road Went Nowhere. I Rode It Twice. | Kentucky Motorcycle Ride
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I'm home. 17 days, 3,105 miles, 10 states. The final Field Dispatch from my Appalachian Spring trip is live — from Harrisonburg VA to the Holland Tunnel to the local NYC streets to my apartment. Thanks for following along. Until the next ride. youtu.be/07jOWqhCVqk #motosky #roadtrip #motorcycle
The Ride Home | Appalachian Spring 2026, Days 16 & 17
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Days 13-15 of Appalachian Spring 2026 Three days in KY and WV — closed roads, a stranger's great suggestion, five G1 roads on the last backroads day. West Virginia makes you earn it. #motosky #motorcycle youtu.be/u2nQ1XvKpPk
Winding, WV | Appalachian Spring 2026, Days 13, 14 & 15
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New Field Dispatch | Days 11-12 of Appalachian Spring 2026 The Rattler, the Dragon Slayer, and some of the emptiest roads of the entire trip. Heading home — but not rushing it. youtu.be/t_77MQat8yE #motosky
Another Dragon | Appalachian Spring 2026, Days 11-12
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New Field Dispatch | Days 9-10 Day 9: Wheels Through Time museum. Day 10: Newfound Gap at dawn, elk, Laurel Creek, Cades Cove, Foothills Parkway, Happy Valley Road, and one last Dragon. A fitting close to the Smokies. youtu.be/FTHxot0SdQ8 #motosky #greatsmokymountainsnp #elk #roadtrip #scenic
Elk at Sunrise and One Last Dragon | Appalachian Spring, Days 9-10
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Back in the Land of the Dragon The Dragon, Cherohala Skyway, Newfound Gap, Little River Gorge — two big days in the southern Appalachians. youtu.be/O3u75AszoVo Appalachian Spring, Days 7-8 | Field Dispatch #motosky #tailofthedragon #greatsmokymountains #dealsgap
Return to the Land of the Dragon | Appalachian Spring, Days 7-8
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