Skip to content
. : Ian Joyce : .
  • Explore
    • Travel & AdventureI get around
    • North Country ChroniclesLife at the top of NY
    • ToolsFun and/or useful things
    • Cars & MotorcyclesStuff that goes vroom
    • VisualArt.
    • Pandemic JournalCOVID era satire
    • T1DThoughts about type one diabetes and the search for treatments and a cure.
    • My ReadwiseHighlighted quotes from my reading. Please subscribe.
  • Contact Me
  • Toggle website search
Menu Close
  • Explore
    • Travel & Adventure
    • North Country Chronicles
    • Tools
    • Cars & Motorcycles
    • Visual
    • Pandemic Journal
    • T1D
    • My Readwise
  • Contact Me
  • Toggle website search
Read more about the article Canton, OH–Pro Football Hall of Fame

Canton, OH–Pro Football Hall of Fame

Five days in the amazing madness that is Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement week. Thanks for a memorable week, Canton. And thanks, Bryant and Kristin Young, for bringing me…

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:August 30, 2022
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure/Work
  • Reading time:1 min read
Continue ReadingCanton, OH–Pro Football Hall of Fame
Read more about the article NYC

NYC

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:July 26, 2022
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure
  • Reading time:0 mins read
Continue ReadingNYC
Read more about the article Is This Really December?

Is This Really December?

Another day of perfect weather for throwing a leg over the motorcycle and exploring. Today's ride: North through Stuart and Meadows of Dan, Virginia to Rocky Knob, then home.

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:December 26, 2021
  • Post category:Cars & Motorcycles/Travel & Adventure
  • Reading time:1 min read
Continue ReadingIs This Really December?
Read more about the article Some days it’s too beautiful to stay inside

Some days it’s too beautiful to stay inside

My inner 12 year old demanded to go explore, so after knocking off a few tasks indoors I took the Tiger on a back road excursion to Pilot Mountain and…

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:November 15, 2021
  • Post category:Cars & Motorcycles/NC Chronicles/Travel & Adventure
  • Reading time:1 min read
Continue ReadingSome days it’s too beautiful to stay inside
Read more about the article Those end of season vibes are coming on fast

Those end of season vibes are coming on fast

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:November 1, 2021
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure/Visual
  • Reading time:0 mins read
Continue ReadingThose end of season vibes are coming on fast
Read more about the article Back in the Barn Following an Afternoon of Exploring

Back in the Barn Following an Afternoon of Exploring

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:August 8, 2021
  • Post category:Cars & Motorcycles/Travel & Adventure
  • Reading time:0 mins read
Continue ReadingBack in the Barn Following an Afternoon of Exploring
Read more about the article The Last Clamshell

The Last Clamshell

The last Shell gas station of its kind is in Winston Salem, NC.

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:June 7, 2021
  • Post category:NC Chronicles/Travel & Adventure
  • Reading time:1 min read
Continue ReadingThe Last Clamshell

BMA

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:May 24, 2021
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure
  • Reading time:0 mins read
Continue ReadingBMA

Hanging Rock State Park

Spring's bearing down on us. I could feel it when Eli and I took the dogs for a hike to Window Falls at Hanging Rock.

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:March 6, 2021
  • Post category:NC Chronicles/Travel & Adventure
  • Reading time:1 min read
Continue ReadingHanging Rock State Park

Getting Back on the Bike

Twenty-plus years ago, I rode a motorcycle. I used it to commute, have fun and occasionally travel. The bike itself was a '79 BMW R100/7, which was a combination project,…

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:September 2, 2020
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure
  • Reading time:3 mins read
Continue ReadingGetting Back on the Bike
← Newer Posts
Older Posts →
The Latest
  • Princesses Meet the Boy
  • Last Exit Before Canada
  • A Year (and a Little More) of Living in the North Country
  • There’s No Substitute for Time
  • A Few Months With the Bulova Oceanographer GMT
© Ian Joyce, 2025
account android arrow-alt-circle-down arrow-alt-circle-left arrow-alt-circle-right arrow-alt-circle-up arrow-down arrow-left arrow-right arrow-up author bars behance blogger bluesky buffer caret-down caret-left caret-right caret-square-down caret-square-left caret-square-right caret-square-up caret-up cart-menu-1 cart-menu-2 cart-menu-3 cart-menu-4 categories chevron-down chevron-left chevron-right chevron-up clock close comments cookies copyright coupon-discount date-modified date-published discord double-arrows-down double-arrows-left double-arrows-right double-arrows-up dribbble envelope-open envelope eye facebook fax flickr foursquare github gmail google-drive grid-view hashtag hollow-ring homepage instagram ios level-down-alt level-up-alt line link linkedin list-view login logout long-arrow-alt-down long-arrow-alt-left long-arrow-alt-right long-arrow-alt-up mastodonmedium messenger mobile-menu mobile phone pinterest place qq quote-left quote-right quotes reading-time-hourglass reading-time-stopwatch reddit rss scroll-to-top search shazam shopping-bag shopping-cart side-panel-opening-2-left side-panel-opening-2-right side-panel-opening-left side-panel-opening-right skype slack small-arrow-down small-arrow-left small-arrow-right small-arrow-up sms snapchat soundcloud spinner spotify stackoverflow sync telegram threadstiktok times-circle tinder trello tripadvisor tumblr twitch twitter viber vimeo vine vkontakte website wechat whatsapp windows wishlist xing yelp youtube zoom