Dirt Bikes and Dinosaur Bones

When life gives you lemons, run them over with your dirt bike!After taking the year off to save up money and establish a more portable career, Tiffani Burkett was finally ready to get back on the road and finish her 'Round The World ride that she had started on her 2015 Yamaha FZ-07. Little did she know that getting rid of everything in January of 2020 would be one of the biggest mistakes of her life.Or perhaps one of the biggest opportunities.With her plane grounded, international borders closed, and no home to quarantine in, Tiffani and her travel partner, Hollywood, turned their focus towards the American wilderness, rife with trails and challenges that would entertain even the most advanced dirt bike rider. But there was just one issue: Despite over a decade of riding on roads and race tracks, Tiffani didn't know the first thing about riding off road, and learning to ride dirt as an adult presents its own set of mental and physical challenges. But if she wanted to ride across Siberia one day, it was about time to face her fear, anxiety, and self doubts that had held her back from the braap for all these years by turning the summer into a dirt bike boot camp.With their old Chevy pickup, a Kawasaki KLX125, a Kawasaki KLX250, and a lot of hope, they set off to the Rocky Mountains to ride some of the greatest trails the USA has to offer, finding Dinosaur Bones, old mines, beautiful backdrops, and a whole lot of single track and stream crossings along the way.Chronicles of a Motorcycle Gypsy: Dirt Bikes and Dinosaur Bones is the fourth book in a series of travel memoirs written by Tiffani Burkett, an internationally published Motorcycle Journalist with features in Motorcyclist Magazine (Girl Meets World), Revzilla's Common Tread, and Mexican News Daily. It also includes a full gear list and bike builds for the aspiring Dirt Bike rider, with lots of pictures for every chapter!If you loved Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman's Long Way Round and Ted Simon's Jupiter's Travels, you'll love Chronicles of a Motorcycle Gypsy! Tiffani grew up in Los Angeles, CA with a story in her head, a comic book in her hands, and eventually, a motorcycle under her feet. But after a long career in software development, she went off on a road trip spanning 2 years, exploring the US, Latin America, and Southeast Asia with nothing but a motorcycle, a tent, and a lot of hope.Over that trip, she discovered a love and talent for writing, and she's now a published Journalist in Motorcyclist Magazine, the world's oldest running motorcycle publication. When she's not behind the keyboard, she's a licensed motorcycle road racer and scuba diver, a motivational speaker, an artist, and a seasoned adventurer. After losing her job, Tiffani Burkett sets out on a journey with nothing but her wits and her motorcycle- a trusty Yamaha FZ-07. This series chronicles her experiences with the people she meets, the lessons she learns, and the fear and hardships she must overcome in her quest to see the world.