In the high country, when the weather begins to even hint at spring - anything above 50 degrees after below zero winter temperatures - a clarion call goes out to motorcyclists all over the country. Jackets and helmets are donned, bikes tuned up, and the hunt is on for that special road offering the comfort of pavement but at the same time incredible beauty and limited traffic. Several roads in northern New Mexico provide a perfect blend. Highway 64 from Taos to Tierra Amarilla, and Highway 285 which stretches the length of the state have motorcycle pheromone trails left by hundreds of thousands of riders. It is also one of the routes West Coast riders take to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. This year's rally is 8-14 August, and you can bet Highway 285 and 64 will be rich with the sounds of throaty Harley Davidsons and myriad other bikes.
In celebration of that and the riding weather summer provides, here are some motorcycle images I shot years ago with Kodak Plus X black and white negative film and my Minolta X-7A camera at a rally in Santa Fe.
As the lyrics of the Steppenwolf song Born to Be Wild go, "Get your motor runnin' Head out on the highway Lookin' for adventure. And whatever comes our way!"
until next Monday,
DB
a passion for the image
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