My Ride is Almost Over

Although I haven't quite finished my riding season, I have already accomplished a couple of my goals and am quite close to wrapping up the rest of them.

One very important goal was to complete the Iron Butt Lap of the 48 (https://www.ironbutt.com/themerides/rat48/). I did, but it took two Harleys and 5 months to make it to all nine stops 🤣. My certificate says I am the first person to accomplish this ride. I guess everyone else does the RAT48.

Another goal was to complete the Pacific Northwest Grand Tour. I ended as a Finisher with 25 of the 30 stops (8 WA, 7 OR, 4 ID, 3 MT, 3 CA) (https://pnwgrandtour.com/). That 21-day trip covered 12,500 miles and cost me two scheduled services, two break-downs (not the nervous type although it was touch-and-go for a few days), and one tow before I had to give up on the El Diablo and head back to Texas. Still, mission accomplished.

In June, I flew to Alaska and completed Harley's 50 Rides, 1 Nation Challenge, albeit in a car, and grabbed one of the 10 Rides for 2024. I only have 9 of the 10 so far, but will pick up the last one during HOG's upcoming Texas Independence Rally in a couple of weeks. This will be my fourth year in a row to complete the 10 Rides annual challenge 😁.

When I get that last 10 Rides photo, I will also be finished or very nearly so with the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas's 50 stops for the year (https://motorcyclegrandtouroftexas.com/). 🤞 This will make my fourth year in a row for that challenge as well . As of today, I am already a Finisher with 30 stops, but I want all 50, naturally.

My next goal was to "do well" on the Tour of Honor (https://www.tourofhonor.com/index.html). This was my first year and I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but I met my two personal challenges of:
1) Make at least 50 stops in the 6 Additional Rides as well as visit all 12 Madonnas (https://www.tourofhonor.com/pages/extremerides.…) [I finished the Madonnas during HOG's East Meets West Posse Ride]; and
2) Visit as many 2024 State Memorials as possible [I have one more in Texas I want to get to finish the state]. I'm no longer in first place, but am still hanging on to third right now (https://www.tourofhonor.com/pages/totalvisits20…). I truly enjoyed this event/challenge because of the out of the way locations it took me to and the respect I could pay along the way. Here are my personal achievements:
https://www.tourofhonor.com/pages/ridersummary2…

And finally, there's my goal to win Harley's Dealership Check-In Challenge. I have placed second in the nation for three years running and really, really want to break that streak with a big fat First Place 🤣. As of today, I have 380 total dealership visits. I still have a few more up my sleeve, but I'm hoping this will be enough . Wish me luck🤞!

And with that, my friends, I wish you a wonderful Fall and a bloody awful Halloween 😉.

Until next time ✌️!

Spotwalla:
Part 1: https://spotwalla.com/trip/f0bc-3a6d752-34a2/view
Part 2: https://spotwalla.com/trip/728b-3d6b152-794e/view
Part 3: https://spotwalla.com/trip/c6af-260ca92-a7fd/viewLes mer