Glenn took me on a tour of downtown San Antonio yesterday. We first visited the Alamo and then walked on down to the famed “Riverwalk”. The Alamo was quite impressive. It was very crowded unfortunately and made it difficult to really grasp the full impact of the place. It’s no wonder however, that Texans are so proud of their heritage. …
Elusive Texas Blue Bonnets
It was a pretty soggy, foggy start to the day Friday. I had spent the night in Brownfield, TX at a Best Western after a sleepless previous Thursday night in Albuquerque. I slept well last night. It was worth the Ben Franklin it cost. Much rested this morning as I headed into the…fog…the soup. Locals were calling it rainy but …
Roswell, New Mexico
I left Albuquerque a bit on the late side this AM but the traffic on the Interstate next to the KOA prevented a very sound sleep. Fortunately the wind died down so that wasn’t a problem. About 2:30 I had to answer natures call and when I lay back down it dawned on me that I had earplugs in my …
First Night Out
Here I am in Albuquerque, New Mexico on the first night out on my ride to San Antonio,Texas. I’ll let this video speak for itself. See you in the morning. Well, I seem to be having some metastatic difficulties with video uploads so this still image will have to do. This is of my camp in Albuquerque, NM on the …
Down San Antonio Way
Headed to San Antonio, Texas for a couple of days. Riding the Harley of course. I just couldn’t take it anymore. I had to get out of town and warm up a bit. I picked San Antonio for a handful of reasons, the primary one being that it’s warm down there and I could use some warm right now. I …
Mike Simpson, I’m an Artist on a Harley
“Using watercolors for their transparency and loose suggestive qualities or oil paints for their opacity, texture and quality of brush stroke, I paint the people, places and things of small town, rural America. From the towering peaks of the Rocky Mountains, to the towering grain silos of Kansas or the small adobe casas of New Mexico, to the fishing …
Black Canyon National of the Gunnison Park Series Paintings
These are some new paintings I recently completed as part of my Black Canyon National Park series. I’ve been painting for the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park for several years now. They sell my prints and note cards at the visitors center located in the park. Four of the paintings are watercolors and four of them are …
The Dunton Hot Springs Experience
Wow! Had a really great time at Dunton Hot Springs over the weekend. What a great place. The ambiance is superior if you are looking for a high-quality “rustic” Colorado mountain stay. Dunton Hot Springs, located in the town of Dunton is located back in the mountains between Rico and Dolores, Colorado. The town of Dunton itself dates back to …
The Long Ride North
LRN Poster for our motorcycle ride to Alaska. Click the above link to view Today I launch the promotional project for our motorcycle adventure to Alaska, The Long Ride North. The name for our trip was inspired by the rides that Charlie Boorman and Ewan McGregor took riding their motorcycles around the world from England heading East all the way across …
Happy New Year!! Welcome to 2014.
Well, it’s a new year and 2013 is behind us. Nothing we can do about it now. It’s gone, over and done with. I will say that 2013 was a pretty good year overall, but I’m really looking forward to 2014 and what it has to offer. I’ve got some big plans for this coming year and am excited to …