South by Southwest"A slight breeze made the beer bottles sweat..." And so it begins, as the author and three close friends undertake a motorcycle trip through the Southwest. Riding the back roads and rolling through small towns, the four riders experience the landscape and history of the region, and find life on the road doesn't always go smooth. |
Contents
The Road Beckons | 3 |
Plank Roads and the Gila Bend | 15 |
Cactus and Copper | 32 |
Tombstone | 46 |
One Less from Four | 60 |
An Endless Fall | 75 |
Kokopelli Comes Home | 85 |
Time and Space | 94 |
Lay of the Land | 113 |
Space Beyond Measure | 125 |
The Mother Road | 144 |
A Most Remarkable Saloon | 171 |
One More Road | 183 |
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