The Heavy Duty Adventures
Title | The Heavy Duty Adventures PDF eBook |
Author | M. Buland Burns |
Publisher | Strategic Book Publishing |
Pages | 181 |
Release | 2012-06 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1622122275 |
This is a young man's true story with three basic dimensions. It tells of his adventures with "THE FAMILY" in Newport Beach, California, after leaving a Ph.D. program; his role in the fifties' culture in Southern California; and his problems with alcohol, the solution he sought and his new direction that touches on the inspirational. Take a trip back to the days of crazy jalopies and the birth of rock and roll, as 32-year-old Mike Burns, also known as Heavy Duty, tries to beat the demons of alcohol. This fabulous fifties story about the author is filled with music and cars, and the path he took that turned out to be exciting and bold. Originally from Fargo, North Dakota, author Michael Burns is a retired professor of psychology. He has previously published a book of poetry and art. His inspirations come from e.e. cummings and William Styron. Burns lives in Sun City, California. Publisher's website: www.SBPRA.com/MBulandBurns
Heavy Duty Adventures
Title | Heavy Duty Adventures PDF eBook |
Author | with Heather L. Burns M. Buland Burns |
Publisher | |
Pages | 174 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
A true story of a man's adventures in Southern California at the time when rock and roll music just started to become popular.
2Up and Overloaded
Title | 2Up and Overloaded PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Notier |
Publisher | |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2020-02-20 |
Genre | |
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Maiden Voyage: The Prequel to The Adventure of a Lifetime introduced the characters, 2Up and Overloaded sets them free into the world. Join Tim and his fiancée Marisa as they take a leap of faith and quit their jobs to circumnavigate the globe on their KTM 1190 Adventure motorcycle. You'll feel the wind in your hair as they make their way across the United States, and head south through Mexico and Central America. You'll be holding your breath as you ride along with them behind smog-extruding trucks in Tijuana, shouting at intrusive bears in the backcountry of Colorado, and pondering how to repair a bike that lies exhausted on the side of a deserted road. 2Up and Overloaded is an inspiring, witty, sometimes-harrowing, and always gripping story, in which two people prepare extensively to explore the world on their motorcycle, only to discover that their most powerful resource can't be packed in a bag.
Adventure Riding Techniques
Title | Adventure Riding Techniques PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Wicks |
Publisher | Haynes Publishing UK |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-11-01 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 9781844255726 |
Every motorcycle adventure presents new challenges – terrain, weather, geography, mechanical issues, survival and navigation. Adventure Riding Techniques is designed to act as the essential and definitive guide to all the specialist skills one would need for off road adventure riding. It is designed to fill the reader with the confidence needed to undertake a long distance adventure ride, whatever the conditions. The book delivers a practical approach to adventure bike basics, riding techniques, crossing different types of terrain (everything from rivers and mud to rocks and deep sand), riding positions and strategies for survival. A long distance motorcycle journey is a significant undertaking and giving the reader insight into vital techniques and skills is this book’s unique difference. Specialists in the field will be used to demonstrate techniques and provide insightful information for aspiring adventure riders.
Backcountry Adventures Colorado
Title | Backcountry Adventures Colorado PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Massey |
Publisher | Adler Publishing |
Pages | 45 |
Release | 2008-05 |
Genre | Animals |
ISBN | 1930193068 |
"Navigates your whole family along 2,550 miles of varied and spectacular terrain, from towering fourteeners to gigantic sand dunes"--Page 4 of cover.
Backcountry Adventures Southern California
Title | Backcountry Adventures Southern California PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Massey |
Publisher | Adler Publishing |
Pages | 642 |
Release | 2006-05 |
Genre | Automobile travel |
ISBN | 1930193262 |
Beautifully crafted, high quality, sewn, 4 color guidebook. Part of a multiple book series of books on travel through America's beautiful and historic backcountry. Directions and maps to 2,970 miles of routes that travel through the beautiful mountain regions of Big Sur, across the arid Mojave Desert, and straight into the heart of the aptly named Death Valley. Trail history comes alive through the accounts of Spanish Missionaries; eager prospectors looking to cash in during California's gold rush; and legends of lost mines. Includes wildlife information and photographs to help readers identify the great variety of native birds, plants, and animal they are likely to see. Contains 153 trails, 640 pages, and 645 photos.
Backcountry Adventures Arizona
Title | Backcountry Adventures Arizona PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Massey |
Publisher | Adler Publishing |
Pages | 579 |
Release | 2006-05 |
Genre | Arizona |
ISBN | 1930193289 |
Beautifully crafted, high quality, sewn, 4 color guidebook. Part of a multiple book series of books on travel through America's beautiful and historic backcountry. Directions and maps to 2,671 miles of the state's most remote and scenic back roads ? from the lowlands of the Yuma Desert to the high plains of the Kaibab Plateau. Trail history is colorized through the accounts of Indian warriors like Cochise and Geronimo; trail blazers; and the famous lawman Wyatt Earp. Includes wildlife information and photographs to help readers identify the great variety of native birds, plants, and animal they are likely to see. Contains 157 trails, 576 pages, and 524 photos (both color and historic).