Father-son duo Tim, Waylon Owens take on the Hoka Hey
THIS WILL BE TIM’S third time to participate in the Hoka Hey and Waylon’s first year to take part in the ride. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo
CALDWELL RESIDENTS TIM and Waylon Owens will be taking on the 2026 Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge to raise money for local charities. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo
TIM OWENS RECEIVED A VEST for his completion of the Hoka Hey, as well as a special sticker to commemorate riding through a hurricane in the 2024 Hoka Hey, based in Florida. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo
WOODROW “WAYLON” OWENS will be attempting his first Hoka Hey on Aug. 2, just a few months after graduating from Caldwell High School. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo
The Hoka Hey is legendary in the motorcycle community -- a test of endurance and skill that winds through 10,000 gruelling miles of North America.
The ride traverses difficult terrain and weather of all extremes, with no hotels, no GPS and no easy way out.
As family trips go, this one errs towards the extreme, but that’s exactly what this year’s Hoka Hey will be for Caldwell residents Tim and Woodro…
