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Welcome to Livng Off the Slab!

Life lessons from the backroads and super high-ways of America

Motorcycle adventures, Shenandoah National Park

Turning 50, really hit home for me. For some reason reaching that milestone made me sit back and take a mental inventory of all the things I had accomplished in my life, along with all the things I still wanted to accomplish. Like most of you, I have spent the majority of my adult life chasing the “American Dream.”
But year after year it seemed that I was spending all of my time pursuing my freedom but never enjoying it.

Quite frankly I am damn tired of chasing. It’s time to start living!

That’s what this web site is all about. It is a self-indulgent fling with life, sharing the things that I enjoy and am passionate about with you.

My motorcycle and the journeys I take are simply vehicles (pun-intended) to discuss life, the road, achievement and adventure. I hope you join me on my journey.

—Craig Allen Ripley

What's New

12/26/2012 — New blog entry: What if the Mayans Are Right?

12/18/2012 — New blog entry: Its Just a TV Show

11/08/2011 — New blog entry: The End of the 2011 Riding Season

10/20/2011 — New video posted: Riding Across Kansas, August 2011

Summer 2011: Victory Motorcycle Club National Meet, Prescott, AZ

This year's big adventure is a three week trip starting near Boston, MA. My riding partners and I and stopping at the VMC meet in Prescott, AZ and continuing on to Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, Sturgis and many other sites in between.

Learn more about the trip: VMC Meet 2011

Follow us along the way: Starting 07/30/2011 you can follow our trip on the daily blog

See daily videos of our trip to the VMC Meet on the videos page

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