Introducing the Hole-In-The-Wall Cafes Google Maps List

I stumbled into a Facebook group recently called Hole-In-The-Wall Cafes where members can post about their favorite hole-in-the-wall cafés and diners. No franchises allowed, and the same goes for bars, saloons, taverns, etc. If a restaurant happens to serve adult beverages, that's cool, but it's supposed to be more about good food than primarily a drinking establishment. I got to thinking about how people might find it useful to have all of those locations on their mobile devices as they travel, along with an app that most people either already have or can get easily, and, of course, Google Maps came to mind. I reached out to the Facebook group owner, and we have collaborated on this awesome new list to which we will be adding locations from member posts and elsewhere. Here is a direct link to the list. Be sure to save and share it!

Dad Is A Badass

My 23-year-old son called me when I was leading a group ride along this road between Steens Mountain and the Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon. I answered the call through my helmet comm, and immediately told him to look up "Alvord Desert" in Google Maps. He asked if that was where I was, and I said, "yep, that's where I'm at, and I'm riding at 80mph, standing up on my pegs, enjoying the breeze." When he didn't answer, I asked if he was still there, and he said, "yeah, Dad, I'm just getting my head around that. Dad, you are such a BADASS!