Learning To Fly: Cross-country on a Triumph Bonneville + Video
We recently stumbled across this surprisingly engaging video shot by Atlanta, Georgia-based actor Jayson Warner Smith. It chronicles a trip he took on his Triumph Bonneville to coincide with his 50th birthday that began as a two-week jaunt but transformed into a five-week odyssey.
Smith, who you might’ve seen in 2012’s Coma, 2011’s Footloose or the AMC/Sundance series Rectify, does a stellar job at capturing the spirit of a road journey on two wheels. His work becomes even more admirable when you realize that it was shot almost entirely on an iPhone 5s.
”I figured I could only watch it for a minute before getting bored and switching-off, but that wasn’t the case,” says Editorial Director Sean Alexander about the meandering 40-minute film. “Its rhythm nicely echoes my own recollections of cross-country road trips. It’s great escapism for those of us stuck behind a keyboard.”
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Friends, don't just watch this and say "How lovely." Get out there and do it. Go. Do. See America. I choose two wheels but you can choose four. Just go.
If this doesn't trigger wanderlust deep in your bones then check your pulse. Nicely done.