Step off the interstate and into a different kind of ride. We open with gratitude for a listener who reminded us that joy is a worthy destination, then point our front wheels toward the slower roads that reshape how we see, breathe, and connect. The smells change, the pace softens, and the world stops rushing past. That’s where the ride becomes more than miles.

Guided by William Least Heat-Moon’s Blue Highways, we explore a simple rule that changes everything: skip the main highways and follow the quiet lines on the map. It’s not about nostalgia; it’s about attention. We talk through why motion calms the mind, how rhythmic travel acts like moving meditation, and why the most meaningful moments happen when the kickstand goes down and the helmet comes off. The real treasure isn’t the scenery alone, but the people you meet when you choose to linger—waitresses with town histories, old-timers at gas pumps, and strangers with road tips you’ll never find on an app.

You’ll hear a practical challenge to turn philosophy into practice: plan a highway‑free route, build in stops, and start one real conversation. Trade speed for presence and efficiency for curiosity. Whether you ride Colorado dirt or county lanes in Italy, this approach turns any afternoon into a story worth keeping. Along the way, we tackle the myth that the world is mostly unfriendly, and we make the case that kindness is common—you just have to leave room for it.

If this resonates, share it with a rider who needs a calmer road, subscribe for more mindful moto stories, and tell us your name, where you’re from, and what you ride. Your blue highway is out there—ready to find it with us?

Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

What if your calendar measured miles, not meetings? Today, I share why I walked away from a globe‑spanning tech role at 63 and how a simple question—how many rides are left—reshaped everything from morning routines to long‑range routes. The story starts with a box of old home videos, a flood of perspective, and a quiet realization that freedom only counts if your body and mind can enjoy it.

We dive into the nuts and bolts of protecting time on two wheels: the health habits that keep you riding longer, the mindset shift from scarcity to intention, and a planning method that turns “someday” into scheduled miles. Ron breaks down how he and his wife prepared for retirement, what business travel took out of him, and what opens up when you swap quarterly reviews for weather windows and mountain passes. Expect practical details—strength and mobility that matter for control and endurance, mental practices that sharpen attention, and a budget‑first approach to dream routes.

You’ll hear a clear, humane framework: take five seconds to estimate your remaining years, then spend the next weeks mapping rides that match your season of life. Prioritize people and places that carry meaning. Translate wishes into dates, routes, and resources. And hold room for joy, kindness, and the courage to go when the weather is “good enough.” If you’ve ever wondered how to turn a love of motorcycles into a life you can actually live, this is your sign to plan it—and to ride it.

If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a rider who needs a nudge, and leave a quick review to help others find Peace Love Moto.

Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

In this episode of Peace Love Moto, we explore the idea that a motorcycle is more than just a machine—it’s a passport to human connection. We look beyond the technical aspects of riding to discuss how being on two wheels makes us vulnerable, approachable, and open to the world in ways a car never could.

Join me as we weave together the wisdom of travel legends Pico Iyer, Mark Twain, and Maya Angelou to understand why we ride. We discuss how travel acts as the ultimate antidote to prejudice, how to "rescue the humanity of places," and why a simple "hello" at a gas station can be the most important part of your trip.

Whether you’re a long-distance tourer or a weekend rider, this episode is a reminder that we are all "carrier pigeons" of culture, transporting stories and kindness wherever the road takes us.

Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

A strange dizziness hit the moment I rolled back into the home station—fifty minutes gone to a glowing feed, attention tunneled and time erased. That jolt became a wake-up call to question how algorithms shaped that day and why a simple motorcycle ride can reset our minds, restore presence, and reconnect us to people who are actually there.

Today, we dive into the mechanics of captured attention, the lure of AI-curated content, and the rising trend of companion chatbots that simulate connection while quietly weakening our social muscles. Then we pivot to the solution: motorcycling as mindfulness in motion. From the first roll-on to the last downshift, riding forces awareness, lowers stress, and returns you to a world with weather, risk, and reward. A spontaneous cafe conversation with a fellow rider shows how quickly real bonds form when shared passions replace infinite scrolls.

Together we will unpack the “connected but lonely” paradox, the concept of empathy atrophy, and why community built on real routes, storms, and coffee stops beats frictionless digital mirroring. Expect practical takeaways: simple ways to put the phone away, ride more intentionally, and meet people in the wild who might become lifelong friends. If you’ve ever looked up from your screen and wondered where the time went, this story brings it back—with wind, road, and human faces.

Press play, ride along with me, and if this resonates, share it with a friend and leave a quick review to help other riders find the show.  Thank you!

Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

Today, we explore how focused, distraction-free riding delivers both joy and a path to purpose. Scott Harrison’s Carousel of Happiness shows how a quiet craft can heal trauma and grow into a gift for the world.

Go out for a ride. Give yourself that essential period of unstructured, distraction-free thinking.  An act of Mindfulness that may change your life.

Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

What if your calendar suddenly gave you back one perfect day—no meetings, no deadlines, just a clear sky and a full tank? We take that gift and point it west, trading inboxes for alpine air and finding a quiet center in the hum of a well-loved motorcycle.

The story begins at sunrise with coffee, a light breakfast, and a simple practice of stretching body and mind. Warming the bike is part of the ritual, a way to tune in before the road invites you to choose not a destination, but a direction. As the Colorado foothills rise, breath finds a rhythm, corners flow, and the engine becomes a steady metronome for presence. We talk about riding as moving meditation, holding focus on the line ahead while letting the wider world flood your senses—rivers like silver ribbons, peaks edged with snow, a sky that makes room for bigger thoughts.

Winter Park becomes the unplanned stop, the kind that feels like the road’s idea rather than ours. A vanilla latte on the patio turns into a mindfulness reset: fingers warmed by ceramic, the sweet smell of coffee, the calm of seeing the bike close by. On the ride home, long shadows rewrite the same views, giving the day a second chapter with softer edges and deeper gratitude. Back in the garage, there’s a final ritual—a hand on the tank and a quiet thanks—that seals the memory and sends you into the week lighter and clearer.

If you’ve been craving a reset, this is your sign to take a midweek ride, pick a direction, and let the miles create space for your best thoughts. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a breather, and leave a review so more riders can find their way to peace from the seat of a motorcycle.

Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

What happens when you stop wrestling a motorcycle and start dancing with it? That single shift changed everything for our guest, Nieta De Young, who joins us from Ghent, Belgium to unpack how motorcycling, mindfulness, and daily practice can turn fear into focus and effort into flow. We trade stories about the “bike-dropping era,” the hard-won art of riding slow, and why presence behind the bars feels like stepping into a quiet room—even on a chaotic city street.

Nieta takes us inside Belgium’s demanding path to a license—written tests, maneuver exams with lasers, and road riding that forces split-second decisions around medieval streets. Those constraints refined her craft and nudged her toward Zen, where she learned to meet herself honestly. On the bike, that honesty shows up as small, crucial choices: wave someone by, breathe through frustration, smooth a line instead of forcing it. We explore how weather helps too. As a daily rider in a rainy country, Nieta explains how wet roads sharpen throttle finesse and judgment, building a resilient mindset that carries into work, relationships, and the rest of life.

Community threads through it all. From a peace sign on a mountain highway to rare but instant bonds among women who ride in Belgium, the shared language of helmets, hand signals, and risk creates quick trust. We also talk bike fit and reality—why her Suzuki SV650 is the right partner for city streets, and why comfort and control beat spec-sheet bragging rights. If you’re starting later, you’ll find practical encouragement: keep the healthy fear, invest in slow-speed drills, and let the motorcycle be a teacher of patience, kindness, and joy.

Press play for a grounded conversation about skill, presence, and that simple moment when the engine clicks off and the world feels right. If the blend of Zen and riding resonates, share this with a friend, subscribe for more conversations like this, and leave a quick review to help others find the show.

Nieta's Mindfulness@IBM interview:  https://on.soundcloud.com/9a1NNUe1Ba7SL9OOXA

Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

A one-pound ranger changed my whole ride. I rolled into Rocky Mountain National Park at dusk, layered up at 8,000 feet, and let the quiet find me—wind through pines, a slow river in Endo Valley, and the sharpest voice of the night from a tiny Albert squirrel telling me to move along. That small interruption opened a bigger conversation about how we listen, how we ride, and how we care for the places that move us.

I talk about the practice of letting your ears adjust to wild spaces—how silence isn’t absent, it’s layered—and why I teach that to guests on tours. From there, the road bends toward responsibility. We touch the ache of seeing endless sprawl from the air and the jolt of hearing a single loud exhaust erase a canyon’s calm. Marvin Gaye’s Mercy Mercy Me becomes a clear-eyed warning that still echoes today, while John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High gives language to the surge of joy that leaves you small beneath 13,000-foot peaks and somehow more at home than anywhere else.

This is a love letter to riding and a call to ride with care: tuning for quiet, leaving no trace, choosing routes and habits that honor wildlife and fellow visitors, and backing it up with support for the National Park Foundation and local volunteers. Motorcycles can be more than machines; they can be tools that help us understand the world and our place in it. If nature’s chorus is already singing—the stream, the breeze, the elk, even a fierce little squirrel—our job is to add harmony, not noise. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves the open road, and tell me: what sound of the wild stays with you?

Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

What if the best reason to ride a motorcycle has nothing to do with miles and everything to do with play? We make a case for motorcycling as real, restorative play that lifts stress, sharpens focus, and reconnects us with the fun we knew as kids. It starts with a simple invitation—can you come out to play?—and unfolds into a story about how open-ended rides turn attention, movement, and friendship into peace.

Ready to turn riding back into play? Listen now, share this episode with a friend, and if it resonates, leave a quick review so more riders can find the show. Then send that text: “Come out to play?”

Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

The first fat drops hit your visor and instinct says, find a bridge and wait it out. We take the other line—how preparation and perspective can turn a storm from something to fear into something that deepens the ride. From a solo run through Monument Valley straight into a black-green wall of hail to the quiet joy of forest air after rain, we share how gear, mindset, and community help you keep rolling when the sky gets loud.

You’ll hear practical ways to read weather and ride safely—slowing with intention, widening your margin, managing visibility and grip—paired with simple mental tools that keep panic from taking the bars. Mindfulness becomes the full-face helmet for your thoughts, self-care the waterproof layer for your spirit, and your riding community the warmth that holds when the temperature drops. Along the way, we explore why rain amplifies the senses, how discomfort can sharpen presence, and why some of the best views only appear in your mirrors after you’ve gone through the worst of it.

If you’ve ever huddled under an overpass and wondered what it would feel like to keep going, this is your invitation to gear up and see storms differently. Subscribe for more road-tested reflections, share this with a rider who avoids the rain, and leave a review with your best wet weather tip—we’d love to hear how you ride it out.

Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.