Day 7
8. august, Forenede Stater
🌙 79 °F
Made it first from my group of about 150 riders first to midpoint checking at 0757 this morning. Now on way to Mississippi.
First hallucinations tonight. Thought the bridge was eating me.
Don'tLæs mere
Day 8
9. august, Forenede Stater
🌙 82 °F
104 today. Completely wiped me out. Have to stop. Falling asleep. Plus, my next road is 337, one of the Twisted Sisters. Absolutely not doing that tonight.
Glad to be in OK and TX where the speedLæs mere
Day 9
10. august, Forenede Stater
🌙 79 °F
Arrived third and final check point at 2107. Got an oil change. Rear brake pads at minimum, but I didn't take the time to change them. We'll see how that works out for me 😳. Left at 2150. 3000Læs mere
Day 10
11. august, Forenede Stater
🌙 82 °F
Had to stop an hour early. Was falling asleep even while talking to myself.
Today I hit the physical wall. Maybe it was because of the third day in a row of over 100 degrees heat. Maybe it wasLæs mere
Day 11
12. august, Forenede Stater
☁️ 81 °F
I can't ride anymore. I'm about to run smack into a lightning storm; the roads are already wet. I've already fallen asleep today. Calling it a night. It will probably mean that I won't finishLæs mere
Day 12
13. august, Forenede Stater
🌧 75 °F
I'm only a couple hundred miles from the end, but it looks like the roads I need to take are going to shove me into another lightning storm, so I'm stopping early again.
I broke today. Sobbing,Læs mere
Day 13 FINISH
14. august, Forenede Stater
☁️ 70 °F
150 miles in torrential rain and lightning this morning, but I made it.
3rd place finish!!! Crossed the finish line 14 August at 0745. 13 days, 1 hour, and 45 minutes to go 11,925 miles. Woohoo!!!
Hoka Hey End of the Road Party
15. august, Forenede Stater
⛅ 75 °F
Despite not setting my alarm clock, I was still wide awake at 0345 this morning. I was able to doze off a little bit, but finally just got up to get some breakfast at the hotel. Look at my phone I sawLæs mere
On To Minnesota
16. august, Forenede Stater
☁️ 73 °F
I slept in a bit this morning (0600-ish), had breakfast at the hotel, packed up, and rolled out of Woodstock around 1000. Only 350 miles to get to Minneapolis where the 10 State HOG Touring RallyLæs mere
10 State Rally Check In
17. august, Forenede Stater
⛅ 81 °F
I had a very nice, leisurely day at the hotel, then went to Twin Cities HD in Lakeville for the 10 State HOG Touring Rally check-in, dinner, and fellowship. Word of my 3rd place finish had alreadyLæs mere
10 State Day 2
18. august, Forenede Stater
☀️ 84 °F
Two of us began the ride from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls about 0800 this morning. Easy going, just cruising along.
My friend mentioned that he wanted to stop to take a photo with the Jolly GreenLæs mere
Day 3
19. august, Forenede Stater
☁️ 79 °F
140988
Day 4
20. august, Forenede Stater
⛅ 79 °F
141217
Day 5
21. august, Forenede Stater
☀️ 100 °F
141444
Day 6 Finale & 95,000 Miles!!!
22. august, Forenede Stater
🌙 90 °F
141933
Shared the Akichita with some.rally friends.
The accident is like a movie that's constantly playing in my head 😔. Not a fun ride today, but a very good ending to a shitty rally.
Still On The Road
23. august, Forenede Stater
🌙 86 °F
142831 ending mileage today. I'll do the math tomorrow.
I'm so tired. I honestly don't think I have recovered from the Hoka Hey yet. But I'm still riding despite being broke and exhausted. I brokeLæs mere
Too Hot 🥵🥵🥵
24. august, Forenede Stater
🌙 95 °F
Ugh. I didn't sleep well at all. Despite being exhausted, it took forever for me to actually get to sleep, and I tossed and turned all night. I kept thinking something was crawling on me. It was aLæs mere
Over 100°F...Day 3
25. august, Forenede Stater
☀️ 93 °F
Despite the heat, I got some rest last night and was up and rolling by 0415.
It was a pretty good day; high speed limits made the miles slip past. Other than the normal problems I have with semisLæs mere
Lap of the 48 Complete!!
25. august, Forenede Stater
🌙 91 °F
One of the Iron Butt Association challenges I have been doing all year is called the Lap of the 48. See here: https://www.ironbutt.com/themerides/rat48/
Unlike Ride Around The 48 (RAT48), LAP48 isn'tLæs mere
Big Service Day
26. august, Forenede Stater
🌙 84 °F
Note to self: Never free camp at Woodlands HD 🤦.
Although well lit, I thought it would be fine to stay there. Some of the employees shutting down shop saw me on my chaise lounge; no one caredLæs mere
Short Day
27. august, Forenede Stater
🌙 84 °F
Today was a really short day and this is going to be a really short post...maybe 😉.
I picked a good place to sleep and woke up all by myself at 0530. With nowhere to pee, I went straight toLæs mere
This Week is Newton Week
28. august, Forenede Stater
🌙 81 °F
Aaahhh. What a great night's rest. I was out before 2200 and stayed that way until the warm glow of sunrise and the cacophony of cars finally woke me around 0630. Aaahhh.
A liesurely beginning ledLæs mere
3 Days Early 🤦
29. august, Forenede Stater
☁️ 82 °F
Yesterday I posted that I gave myself 4 days to go 1,000 miles. I actually gave myself 7 days to go 1,000 miles 🤦. I don't know what I was thinking. Oh well.
Back to the start of the day and anLæs mere
Tour of Valor Rally Day 1
2. september, Forenede Stater
☁️ 84 °F
I have had the best few days curled up in a comfy bed and bingeing on Netflix in the air conditioning 😊. Aaahhhh. I feel so much better now.
Yesterday, I finally forced myself to leave the hotelLæs mere
Tour of Valor Day 2
3. september, Forenede Stater
🌙 82 °F
After a so-so night sleeping in the New Orleans HD parking lot, I was up at 0500 and was at McDonald's a third of a mile away when they opened at 0600. I hung out there for breakfast AND lunchLæs mere


























































































































































