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NickB

@motomd.bsky.social
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Half-fast motorcycle traveler, half-assed amateur photographer, nature and history, birds and insects, national parks, avid procrastinator. All pictures I post were taken by me, unless otherwise noted.

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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Made it to Zion National Park today. Rode in on the Zion-Mt. Carmel Road (amazing ride!), but now it's closed due to a rockfall that took out about 50 feet of road! Picture is on that road this morning. 30 Sept '26 #motosky #motorcycle #photography #MotoGuzzi #Utah #Zion
A motorcycle parked on Zion - Mt. Carmel Road, Zion National Park. Massive cliffs an rock formations in the background.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Overlooking Waterpocket Fold from Slick Rock Divide in Capitol Reef National Park. 28 Sept '26 #motosky #motorcycle #photography #MotoGuzzi #Utah
A motorcycle parked at an overlook with massive cliffs in the distance and puffy white clouds in a blue sky.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Made it to Utah today, after a beautiful ride through the Rockies. This photo is on Utah State Route 128. 25 Sept '26 #motosky #motorcycle #photography #MotoGuzzi #Utah
A motorcycle parked by a two lane road running through a rocky canyon under blue skies.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Red Rocks Amphitheatre 24 Sept '26 #photography #Colorado
The northern rock outcropping at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, with a section of the seating area in the foreground, under overcast skies.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Making progress. Forecast says rain in the mountains tomorrow so I may hang back for a day to let it pass. 23 Sept '26 #motosky #motorcycle #photography #MotoGuzzi #Colorado
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Of course I had to stop... 22 Sept '26 #motosky #motorcycle #photography #MotoGuzzi
A motorcycle parked in front of the world's largest ball of twine, Cawker City, Kansas.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tonight's campsite at Milford State Park, #Kansas Sept '26 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #camping #photography
A motorcycle parked next to a tent at a lakeside campsite at dusk.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today's view of St. Louis from the top of Monk's Mound, Cahokia Mounds UNESCO world heritage site, #Illinois #photography #Cahokia whc.unesco.org/en/list/198
A hazy shot of St. Louis in the distance, taken from the top of Monk's Mound, Cahokia Mounds
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The appropriately named Grandview Overlook, New River Gorge, West Virginia. #photography #WestVirginia
An elevated view of a bend in the New Rive, with railroad tracks following the curve.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
After a year with the Guzzi, I'm *finally* getting to do a proper tour with it. 😀 Left home today and am camping near Sandstone Falls, New River Gorge National Park, #WestVirginia. Heading west; will post updates along the way.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I think this is my favorite shot from last week's Ocean City, #Maryland, bike week. 9 Sept '26 #motosky #motorcycle #photography #OCMDBikeWeek #MotoGuzzi
A yellow and gray Moto Guzzi Stelvio motorcycle parked by the Ocean City, Maryland, inlet as a power boat enters from the Atlantic Ocean in the background.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Lake Alma State Park, #Ohio Aug '24 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #camping #photography
A black motorcycle parked by a tent and a picnic table covered with gear.  The campsite is backed by a dense green forest (and an ugly electrical box).
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ocean City, #Maryland 9 Sept '26 #motosky #motorcycle #photography #OCMDBikeWeek #MotoGuzzi
A grey and yellow motorcycle parked next to the Ocean City, Maryland inlet as a powerboat passes by.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#OTD in 1916, Augusta & Adeline Van Buren completed their 5500-mi, 60-day trek across the US on motorcycles. Why? They wanted to prove women could serve as military dispatch riders. While it was a "no" in #WWI, British & US militaries actively recruited women for military dispatch riders in #WWII.
A black-and-white photo montage of Augusta Van Buren (1884–1959) and Adeline Van Buren (1889–1949), celebrated for their historic 1916 cross-country motorcycle expedition. The upper half features two side-by-side close-up portraits. On the left, Augusta tilts her head back, smiling brightly with a joyful expression, wearing a leather riding jacket and an aviator-style leather helmet fitted with large goggles pushed up on her forehead. On the right, Adeline smiles warmly directly at the camera, similarly clad in a rugged leather jacket and a streamlined leather pilot's cap. The larger lower image captures a wide shot of both sisters paused along a dirt road during their trek. They sit astride their fully packed Indian Powerplus motorcycles, which are laden with canvas gear bags, including one clearly stenciled with "COAST TO". They wear heavy, utilitarian riding suits with breeches and tall boots. They are positioned on a high vantage point overlooking a rolling, rural valley with a winding path and sparse trees under bright daylight. The composition beautifully pairs their personal, triumphant expressions with the gritty, vast reality of their journey, evoking an adventurous, barrier-breaking mood of immense historical significance.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Terrible picture, but a beautiful streamside campsite near Damascus, #Virginia May '22 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #camping #photography
A tent pitched in a wooded streamside campsite with a black motorcycle parked on the foreground.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#bird
Near to far: dry sand, wet sand, seagull standing in profile, wave breaking, ocean, clouds, blue sky
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Mother Road #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIntegers #photography #Motorcycles #Motosky
A black motorcycle, loaded for a road trip, parked in front of a road sign reading "Arizona Historic US 66." The road runs from the right side of the frame into the distance towards the left. On the far horizon is a range of low mountains. In between is a vast tan grassland baked by a harsh midday sun under a clear blue sky.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
On the banks of the Mississippi, with the slightest hint of a rainbow in the left corner. Illiniwek Forest Preserve Campground, Hampton, #Illinois August '24 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #camping #photography
A tent and motorcycle at a campsite with the Mississippi River visible to the right.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHearts #photography
A beech tree trunk with many lovers' initials (and some hearts) carved into the bark.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Perfect riding weather today! Romancoke Pier, Kent Island, #Maryland
A gray and yellow motorcycle parked next to the Chesapeake Bay, with a long pier in the background. Bright midday sun with wispy clouds.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A misty morning at Little Sioux Park, Woodbury County, #Iowa August '24 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #camping #photography
At a grassy campground with some mature trees, a gray tent is pitched next to a black motorcycle as a dense mist hangs in the morning air.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Alamogordo, #NewMexico May '22 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #camping #photography
Rear view of a black motorcycle on the right, parked near a gray tent on the left, at a gravelly desert campsite with the western escarpment of the Sacramento Mountains dominating the background under a cloudless blue sky.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Found this beauty on my FILs car hood yesterday, posing for glamour shots. #prayingmantis #insects #insectsky #photography
A praying mantis posing on the surface of a silver car.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Lomond River Lodge Campground, just outside Gros Morne National Park, #Newfoundland August '23 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #camping #photography
A black motorcycle parked next to an orange and gray tent in a wooded campsite with a forested hill in the background.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Everything is ephemeral on a long enough time scale, right? #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEphemeral #RomanForum #photography
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark #photography
A night shot looking down a narrow beach with dark water on the left and low bushes on the right. A full moon shines in the sky reflecting light on small wet rocks scattered on the shore.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Davis Mountains State Park, #Texas May '22 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #camping #photography
A sunny campsite centered around a tree with several trunks. In the foreground, from the left, are a motorcycle facing the camera, a tan boulder slightly smaller than the motorcycle, a light gray tent, and a low metal cooking grate. Beyond the campsite are a row of small trees, and a low hill.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves #photography
Seven weathered white whelk shells arranged in a concrete bird bath viewed from above, creating a pinwheel effect.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Hettinger, North Dakota Sept '24 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #photography #NorthDakota
A black motorcycle parked on a gravel road, beside a tent and blue picnic table, as the sunset's afterglow lingers in the background.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
1954 Chevy Bel Air with a fine behind. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind #photography
A well restored teal and white 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air with continental kit viewed from behind on a quiet older suburban street on a sunny summer day.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Camping on the Missouri River, Brownville, #Nebraska June '22 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #photography
A black motorcycle parked in front of a picnic table and tent, with the Missouri River in the background. Skies are overcast, and it rained that night turning the campground into a mud pit. I left the next morning with approximately half the campsite attached to my boots and the underside of the fenders.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
South Dakota, 2024 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbandoned #photography
An abandoned farmhouse in harsh midday sun; weathered wood, missing windows and door. Surrounded by tan grassland and a cloudless blue sky. You can see through the house in one window, to the blue and tan horizon beyond.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Chisos Basin Campground, Big Bend National Park, #Texas May '22 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #photography #NPS
A black motorcycle parked in front of a campsite with a sheltered picnic table and tent. In the background the last evening light is glowing on the top of a large rock formation.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Allow me to add my opinion to the general consensus: it's too damn hot! #motosky
A motorcycle dash displaying a current temperature of 106°F.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
At Halchek Pond, Willington, Connecticut July 2023 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #photography
A black motorcycle parked at a grassy campsite, with part of a tent in the foreground and trees and a pond beyond.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Badlands National Park, South Dakota, Aug. 2024 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYonder #photography
A view from Big Badlands Overlook, Badlands National Park, showing a vast expanse of eroded earth formations and floodplains stretching into the distance.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A #curve on Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. #BlueskyArtShow #photography #motosky
A gray and yellow motorcycle parked on the shoulder of a curvy mountain road in autumn under clear blue skies.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
#Alamogordo, #NewMexico, May 2022 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #photography
A sunny desert campsite with a tent, picnic table, and motorcycle overlooking a vast plain with low mountains in the distance.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Well, the bees have found my milkweed. Still waiting on the monarch butterflies. #bees
Two bees (bumblebee and honeybee?) on a pink milkweed blossom.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The dog found a new friend on our walk.
A small toad on a sandy patch of ground with his toe in some fine roots.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Skate egg cases, Prime Hook Beach, #Delaware June 2026 #beachcombing #photography
A group of six skate egg cases on a sunny sandy beach, with some sort of coralline algae.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
#LakeTexoma, Johnson Creek Campgrounds, Mead, #Oklahoma May 2022 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #photography
A black BMW motorcycle parked next to a campground picnic shelter on the shore of a lake. In the background is a gray and orange tent set up among some trees overlooking the water.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Black Hills National Forest, near #Deadwood, #SouthDakota Sept. 2024 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #photography
A black motorcycle viewed from the left side, parked by a curvy gravel road extending into the distance. To the right of the bike is a gray tent set up on the road shoulder. Pine trees and blue sunny skies. Riding gear is draped over the bike. It was ridiculously hot; felt like I was melting!
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
The clocktower of Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Maryland. Built in 1896, it was the first terminal in the world to host electrified trains. It's now part of the Maryland Institute College of Art. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTime #BlueSkyArtShow #Tall #photography
A stone clocktower, framed by tree branches under an overcast sky.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Demotte Campground, Kaibab National Forest, #Arizona, near the entrance to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. June 2022 #MotocampingMonday #motosky #motorcycle #photography
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
More bikes from #ClassicMotorcycleDay in Mt. Airy, MD, 5/17/26. #motosky #motorcycle #photography
Vintage custom job on a 1961 BMW R50S. 1966 Yamaha Big Bear Scrambler 305 in yellow and white.196? 50cc Benelli Fireball195? NSU Single
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Plenty to drool over at #ClassicMotorcycleDay in Mt. Airy, MD today, 5/17/26. 🤤 #Motosky #motorcycle #photography
BSAs at Classic Motorcycle Day, Mt. Airy, MD, 5/17/26BMWs at Classic Motorcycle Day, Mt. Airy, MD, 5/17/26Moto Guzzis at Classic Motorcycle Day, Mt. Airy, MD, 5/17/26Nortons at Classic Motorcycle Day, Mt. Airy, MD, 5/17/26
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
That Smell - Lynyrd Skynyrd #WeekSforSongs #AlphabetChallenge #photography
A rustic wooden outhouse on a pioneer homestead in South Dakota. Beyond the outhouse, the yellow-tan prairie stretches as far as the eye can see, devoid of other structures.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Paranoid - Black Sabbath #WeekSforSongs #AlphabetChallenge #photography
Detail of a marble statue of Zeus in the Vatican Museums, showing his facial expression of worry and concern.
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NickB @motomd.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Sleeping Bear Campground, #MonumentValley, #Utah June 2022 #MotocampingMonday #Motosky #motorcycles #photography
A black motorcycle parked at a desert campsite. The evening sun casts long shadows and makes the red mesas in the background seem to glow.
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