Category: bankhead stories

“It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”  -Ursula K. Le Guin Over a century ago, The Bankhead Highway brought together communities, political figures, and economic forces to make Manifest Destiny possible for every person in America. It created the first all-weather, all-season… →

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.” -Edward Abbey Solo motorcycle touring in vast unpopulated areas can seem daunting. The what-ifs and what then circulate in my mind. Constantly. The Machine’s sounds have become so familiar to my ear. I find a rhythm in the ticks and bings.… →

“Don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The Main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.” -John Steinbeck West Texas is big! Wind turbines are everywhere. Their uniformity is eerie. I wish they would paint them like pinwheels, giant pinwheels planted by Goliath in the Big Sky Country. Or… →

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” -Emerson The Bankhead Highway route out of Mineral Wells is the gateway to the Palo Pinto Mountains – well hills. A beautiful country where springs feed creeks that flow into the Brazos River, supplying life to… →

“There’s something about arriving in new cities, wandering empty streets with no destination. I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I’m born to leave.” – Charlotte Eriksson I stay as accurate to the original route as possible through Dallas, Fort Worth, and all the cities. Honestly, this is a challenging part of… →

“I can see the concrete slowly creeping – Lord take me and mind before that comes” – Ronnie Van Zant. Soon the Bankhead will carry me into the cities of Dallas, Fort Worth, and all the adjoining communities that make up the DFW Metroplex. Before that happens – breakfast. Not just any breakfast, breakfast at… →

Across the State in Eight (part 2 – Texarkana to Mount Vernon) – A Bankhead Highway motorcycle adventure. →