Photo Shoot of Nortons

I'm gonna say something here...this bike is a true old school chopper. I really want you guys to know all about what the builder did to this bike...but you will only be able to read that from BikerNet...I'll let you know when it's on line...and don't forget to click on the picture for your up close and personal look at these bikes!

Any Day is a Good Day If You Have Your Motorcycle Under Ya!

I returned today from the doctor with my mother. It’s her Internal Med. Doctor… the one who co-ordinates the rest of the specialists in my mom’s life. This Doctor is the hub of Mom’s health care…and she’s a really nice, caring doctor. I enjoy seeing this one with mom.





Today however, we got some bad news. The pain and weakness Mom has been experiencing in her legs and lower back are from her discs compressing. Nothing to be done about it, Mom’s pre-existing medical conditions preclude ANY kind of surgery…not that I would allow her to go under the knife with her back…I’m sorry…but I don’t think the back is somewhere knives belong…they just don’t know enough.

So that means, when Mom is feeling really bad and needs to be somewhere…I will be there to be the driver…more than ever now…well…it’s why I came here to TN. and it will serve me well to remember that.







I woke up this morning to gray skies…by the time Mom and I got home around 11:45…the skies had blued up and sunshine was paid out for us common folk around here…nice to see. I didn’t get done at home until 12:30…by that time it was clouding up again…I don’t care…I have to get out and ride.






I climb into my chaps…pack my leather jacket into my “Bandit’s Bedroll” and head off to see Jeff at Kyrstal’s. I tell him I’m heading out for a few hours, most likely heading south west toward Pigeon Forge, I was hoping to catch up with Judy…a fellow blogger from the GA. Area I believe.











She was there for a morning meeting and a nice ride over the weekend back home. I missed her, and I didn’t get much farther than Greeneville again. It was already getting late by the time I hit Greeneville…so I turned down some roads in that area I hadn’t been down before…and it was grand. By the way…by this time, I had ridden in and out of some pretty cold rains…but I was to see even more on the long way home tour…







Time to see what’s up around here my friends…love these days of cool rains, (no, I don’t have a rain suit…) Come see what I saw today.







This is an old train station...in Chucky TN. I'm laughing...never would have thought Chucky would have a town named after him! (He don't but I need to find out more about why it's called "Chucky".)







You think this barn matches my bike?







An old bank in Chucky... I'm still giggling over that name!

Road Trip, Las Vegas and Hughes Lake Loop

I just found some old pictures on my computer. You know the one that I've been talking about for weeks. I knew I had some pretty good photos on here, but most of them I had forgotten...it's been since summer of '06 since I've seen them. But now I have them...I figure why not share them with you here...they are



On the back of my back here...was all my worldly possessions back in the summer of 05. I left Florida with less than you see here to start a life out in CA. This was my first glimpse of the Mojave Desert... Lancaster CA. What a view... I fell in love all over again.



The vastness of the desert never ceased to cause me awe... and this picture is on a road between the town of Mojave and Barstow...off of old highway 58.








On this trip, I was going to visit my friend Pappy in North Las Vagas... we had such a great time...



We stopped at a few local sites of intreast along the way... a whore house here and there....





And yes...he is.... "SO SEXY" Our nest stop.... The short Branch Saloon where Pappy bought me a long sleeved shirt...I still have it... It's one of my favorite T-Shirts....





An outdoor party area at the Short Branch... look at all the green in the desert... it amazed me!



Back in Las Vegas...



The Harley Davidson Cafe...



Pappy and his steed at Hoover Dam...





Pappy, leading the way with his "hotrod"... we really had such good fun that day...



Me... and Pappy's sweetheart... photo op in front of the Hoover dam. You know there was a family who asked if they could take pictures of them standing with Pappy's bike? It was funny...one gal even climbed on without permission...now that wasn't funny....




Later we stopped at one of Pappy's favorite hangouts... this is me in the dark...



Of course all good things end, and my time in Las Vegas did too. I later took a trip up to the mountians and took a long loop ride... first stop... The Rock Inn up at Lake Hughes....



I spent a weekend, camped across the street from the Rock Inn getting to know the regulars...it was a very good time!




But again...I'm on Pine Canyon Road, heading north west...



Higher and higher into the mountians we climbed...me and my little girl....



You find the coolest spots where you least expect to... high in the mountians...next to a babbling brook in the desert of CA.





Looking down into the valley...at the road I had just traversed.... cool view...



In the hills above Santa Monica.... what a ride this was .... I was so fricken happy to have had this experience...



Coming back down out of the mountians and back near the coast... I found this place...



I'm calling it a day with this trip now... I have more to show you...hope you like what you've seen so far...
Chessie

Blog Awards...thank you... thank you very much....

I want to thank all my teachers, my Mom and Dad... my family who.... blah blah...
LOL OK I'm sorry, I just wanted to lighten up a bit...and tell everyone who thinks of me for awards, how very decent of them...I am grateful.
The first award I received was this one from MS. Glider Rider... at http://ladyridesalot.blogspot.com Thank you dear lady for your very kind words regarding my blog...it really does warm me....

Every now and then, around this big place we call the Bloggosphere, we Bloggers like to give a shout out to each other for our unique and creative masterpieces. No... no big cash prizes or a three day vacation to the Bahamas, or anything like that. Just the satisfaction that someone else out there recognizes your efforts as a job well done.

"These blogs are exceedingly charming.
These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends.
They are not interested in self-aggrandizement.
Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers.
Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

The second one is from Back Seat Biker Momma @ http://backseatbikermomma.blogspot.com/ she's a lovely gal... who I think has a very special blog going...showing a very different perspective of the companion rider. I hope you will be sure to visit her soon...

I have been awarded this wonderful, Lovely Blog Award from
Back Seat Biker Momma...and I'm glad she thinks enough of my work to express such lovely sentiments toward me and the blog!

Here are the rules:
1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.
2)Pass the award to other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.
I will be passing this award to:

1. Buford Pickleberry... cuz his blogs are fun, educational, and employ honest humor.
http://bufordmpickleberry.blogspot.com

2. Craig at Dragon Wheels...his words lift me up to the mountains of his Welsh Homeland, his descriptions encourage me to write better... you can find him @ http://dragonwheels.wordpress.com

3. My dear friend Pappy...he deserves this, because if not for him...I wouldn't be blogging here... he turned me onto blogging and onto twitter... I love him more than I care to admit...he's been more than a special friend.
http://papsthoughts.blogspot.com

4. Julie, at Riding Solo is a talented bloger and photographer, I would like to have a few more of you go check out her blog...she's worth the trip...
http://julie2wheels.blogspot.com/

5. Swag's Rant... I can't express how much I enjoy his rants, his photos...he's a keeper in my book!
http://bikerswag.wordpress.com/

6. Two Wheel New England... what a wonderful travel blog this is! I love this site!
http://twowheelne.com/

7. Faceyman's Motorcycle Adventures... This guy's blog is becoming quite good! By George, he's getting the hang of it... you go Faceyman!
http://faceyman.blogspot.com/

8. Fred Motorcycle Company... I love this man's knowledge of motorcycles...I respect his knowledge... he's worthy...
http://www.fredmotorcompany.com/blog/

To all of you who read this... and all who have blogs I follow... I want you all to know, I follow you for your own special reasons. There is value in your blogs that I find important to me... and I read most of you very often...