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in News, On the Road, Writing a Book

Q3 2025 Recap and a Big Announcement

cover of Joan Lunden's Book
Since my last post, life has been full throttle on two fronts—creative and literal. The book I co-authored with Joan Lunden is available for preorder! I wrote about working with Joan and answer some FAQs about the process on my newsletter, Narrative Mileage with Tamela Rich. On the Buckskin Rides Again side, the serialization is […]
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Posted on October 30, 2025
in News, Writing a Book

What I’m Up To Q2, 2024

Tamela at the Smothers Park, Owensboro, Kentucky. Bridge over the Ohio River in background
Hello readers! Here’s my quarterly round up of where I’ve been traveling, and what I’ve been reading, listening to, writing, and thinking about. Public Service Announcement: A couple of years ago, my Facebook account was hacked and subsequently deleted. I took the opportunity to improve my mental health by walking away. If you’re not enjoying […]
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Posted on May 3, 2024
in News, Roadtripping

Hit The Road: A Woman’s Guide To Solo Motorcycle Touring

Hit the Road: A Woman's Guide to Solo Motorcycle Touring
I wrote Hit The Road, A Woman’s Guide To Solo Motorcycle Touring to help readers experience the joy that a solo road trip gives me. It includes practical tips that anyone can use—whether traveling alone or with others, and regardless of sex. Solo-wanderlust or solo-curious? Group riding is great, and so is solo! Yet, my research […]
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Posted on February 8, 2018
in Appalachia, Travel with Tamela

History, Music, Food, and Serenity at Kentucky’s Shaker Village

Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill goat
When you hear the word “Shaker” you likely think of 19th-century furniture. Fair enough. That said, Shaker innovations went far beyond furniture and crafts. They invented: The flat broom The circular saw blade The spring clothespin Chair tilter buttons The paper seed envelope. They also developed social reforms that provided equal status for people of […]
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Posted on September 24, 2017
in Connect Deep, Italy by Motorcycle

Italy by Motorcycle: Negotiating with a Greve in Chianti Shopkeeper

The "gallo nero" (black cockerel) is everywhere in the Chianti region. This one is in the Piazza Matteotti.
After leaving San Gimignano we head to Greve in Chianti, the birthplace of Giovanni da Verrazzano. He is famous for being the first  European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and Newfoundland, and for discovering the New York Bay in 1524. This discovery is why the bridge spanning the Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island bears his name.
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Posted on March 11, 2017