Fontanaman
Robin Trower
I am a big fan of the Destination Highway motorcycle books. The author's Brian Bosworth and Michael Sanders have penned three excellent book covering Southern British Columbia, Washington and Northern California. The books have detailed ratings for the best motorcycle roads and include other good road near the rated roads. The books have interesting and detailed descriptions of the roads providing feeling for the character of the road. No wasting time asking your buddies where to go and what it is like.
The BC book was published in 2000, the Washington book 2003 and the Northern California book in 2007. Sometime along the way they created a companion map for each book.
Take my word these books and maps are great. I have based an entire vacation on just riding the rated roads in Northern California - it was memorable. These books are far better than Butler Maps.
Unfortunately Sander and Bosworth have not published a new book since 2007 despite promising a book of Southern California for years. Instead they have published "apps" for the same geography covered by the existing books. Each holiday they send emails to promote specials and repackage existing products and once again promise a Southern California book. It gets old after a while. So after the Mother's Day promotion email I wrote a comment on their Facebook site:
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that Destination Hwy Southern CA soon would be there.
The motorcyclists were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of twisty roads danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.
Then from my computer there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the office I flew like a flash,
Opening my email to see Bosworth and Sanders proclaim
Destination Highway Southern Cal will be here available this year, yet again.
We have waited patiently for years and years
And on my screen was another holiday proclamation
Falling on deaf ears.
We whistled, and shouted, and gave them jeers.
We are tired of vaporware, app crap and no new books
Give us something to credible to hang our hat on you mooks!
Do and do it soon because
Butler Maps make for a bad afternoon.
"Now on Bosworth! and Sanders what do you need
Or do you enjoy watching us bleed?
With my heart broke by more promises again
I remove the bad news email
The empty promises
Drive me insane.
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
Will Bosworth and Sander ever overcome the lack of a new book
And meet customer demand after dangling promises like fish on a hook.
It seems more likely I will see
St Nicholas tending my Christmas tree
All dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
He will exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
"Bosworth and Sander will come through in 20xx, and to all a good-night!"
The BC book was published in 2000, the Washington book 2003 and the Northern California book in 2007. Sometime along the way they created a companion map for each book.
Take my word these books and maps are great. I have based an entire vacation on just riding the rated roads in Northern California - it was memorable. These books are far better than Butler Maps.
Unfortunately Sander and Bosworth have not published a new book since 2007 despite promising a book of Southern California for years. Instead they have published "apps" for the same geography covered by the existing books. Each holiday they send emails to promote specials and repackage existing products and once again promise a Southern California book. It gets old after a while. So after the Mother's Day promotion email I wrote a comment on their Facebook site:
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that Destination Hwy Southern CA soon would be there.
The motorcyclists were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of twisty roads danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.
Then from my computer there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the office I flew like a flash,
Opening my email to see Bosworth and Sanders proclaim
Destination Highway Southern Cal will be here available this year, yet again.
We have waited patiently for years and years
And on my screen was another holiday proclamation
Falling on deaf ears.
We whistled, and shouted, and gave them jeers.
We are tired of vaporware, app crap and no new books
Give us something to credible to hang our hat on you mooks!
Do and do it soon because
Butler Maps make for a bad afternoon.
"Now on Bosworth! and Sanders what do you need
Or do you enjoy watching us bleed?
With my heart broke by more promises again
I remove the bad news email
The empty promises
Drive me insane.
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
Will Bosworth and Sander ever overcome the lack of a new book
And meet customer demand after dangling promises like fish on a hook.
It seems more likely I will see
St Nicholas tending my Christmas tree
All dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
He will exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
"Bosworth and Sander will come through in 20xx, and to all a good-night!"
