Tour of Valor Day 3
4. september, Forente stater
☁️ 81 °F
Today was a very short day of dodging storms.
One really bad one slammed down at 0530, and I just barely got under the porte cochere at the church next door to the dealership in time to keep fromLes mer
Tour of Valor Day 4
5. september, Forente stater
☀️ 99 °F
Had a really nice day collecting 4 more Tour of Honor stops and eating a yummy fried smoked bologna sandwich at a Ride To Eat stop.
It was over 100°F, so I cut out the last RTE location that wouldLes mer
100,000 MILES COMPLETE!!!
6. september, Forente stater
⛅ 86 °F
100,000 miles complete!!!!! I did it! 100,000 odometer miles in 243 days. Can I go home now? 🤣🤣 Just kidding! I still have my challenges and two touring rallies, so I'm not stopping now!!!
HopeLes mer
Tour of Valor Day 5
6. september
🌙 79 °F
I slept in this morning and didn't leave the hotel until 1000 🤣. The rally doesn't have a dinner tonight, so I was in no hurry.
Today I finished riding AR 7, a wonderfully squiggly road you canLes mer
Tour of Valor Day 6
7. september, Forente stater
🌙 73 °F
Being back to sleeping outdoors means getting up at o-dark-thirty to pack up and roll before anyone realizes I've been there. So, today I'm back to my normal mileage, which felt great 😁!
AfterLes mer
Tour of Valor Day 7
8. september, Forente stater
🌙 79 °F
Woke up at 0500. Rolled a whopping 3 miles to McDonald's where I sat until 1400 🤣. If only there was a Whataburger here 🤣. Moved on to the dealership, where we had a dinner of disgusting whatLes mer
Tour of Valor Day 8 The End
10. september, Forente stater
🌙 63 °F
What a lovely day. A delicious breakfast followed by a lazy start to the morning led to a slow ride about 200 miles north to Madison Harley-Davidson.
A tour of the amazing dealership led to a roundLes mer
On My Way to Tennessee
10. september, Forente stater
☁️ 73 °F
Xxx
Made it to Tennessee
11. september, Forente stater
⛅ 77 °F
I'm at my friends' home for a couple of days before heading to Amarillo for the second half of Route 66. ♥️♥️♥️
And I had a big black bear run across the road in front of me on KY160Les mer
Back On The Road
18. september, Forente stater
☁️ 75 °F
Oh, what an extraordinary time I had with my friends in Tennessee this week!! I got to join them on their inaugural boat launch and we had a lovely lunch with a great view. It was just so nice to beLes mer
The Sun Was Crying
19. september, Forente stater
🌧 79 °F
Oops. When I caught up with my friend to share the hotel room last night, I thought I only had 600 miles to go today.
Unfortunately, I miscalculated. I actually had almost 800. Since I didn't rollLes mer
I Am So Done 😔...Almost
20. september, Forente stater
🌙 81 °F
I think staying with my friend for a week broke me. As wonderful as it was, I think that it was too long of a break.
I'm tired. Tired of the semis trying to squish me. Tired of the pickup trucks withLes mer
Michael 1,268 vs. Semi 1
21. september, Forente stater
☁️ 82 °F
One of those fucking truck drivers finally got me. Don't worry though. I'm fine. Wasn't hurt at all. Barely moving, maybe 5 mph. I was in the right lane at a light and all I saw were headlights behindLes mer
Amarillo
22. september, Forente stater
☀️ 77 °F
Woke up to torrential rain. Waited it out before grabbing the pic of the Oklahoma capitol building, then swung north to Edmund to meet up with my friend. The same friend I stayed with outside RaleighLes mer
Route 66 West Day 1
23. september, Forente stater
🌧 55 °F
Five of us left Amarillo this morning at 0700 bound for Santa Fe. Unfortunately, it was pouring rain almost all day, so we very slowly made our way down I-40 and bypassed most of the Route 66 stops.Les mer
Route 66 West Day 2
24. september, Forente stater
☁️ 68 °F
The weather was much better today. Skies were overcast and we only had a few sprinkles, so three of us got to see a lot more of Route 66. One of the highlights for me was recognizing the crossroadsLes mer
Route 66 West Days 3 & 4
25.–27. sep., Forente stater
🌙 88 °F
Three of us left a cloudy Gallup at 0800 Friday morning and almost immediately ran into rain again 😔. Fortunately, it wasn't too bad, and we popped out of it fairly quickly.
Our first stop was inLes mer
Route 66 West Day 5
27. september, Forente stater
☁️ 81 °F
We left my friends home around 0730 this morning. They were going to rejoin Route 66 from just west of Kingman and head up the Sidewinder squiggly road into Oatman. I've already been through thereLes mer
Route 66 West Day 6: The End
28. september, Forente stater
🌙 70 °F
Three of us left Victorville at 0800 determined to finish Route 66 despite LA area traffic.
Our first stop was the location of the very first McDonald's 😱. It's a museum now, but the inside wasn'tLes mer
LA to Tucson
29. september, Forente stater
☀️ 73 °F
I am truly weary 😔. I have to force myself out of bed. I have no desire to ride, but I am pushing to roll further. This morning was no different.
To help myself get and keep going, I decided toLes mer
NM152 -- Ride It!
30. september, Forente stater
🌙 64 °F
I REALLY had trouble getting out of bed today 😔. I forgot to set my alarm and didn't wake up until after 0700, but didn't roll until almost 0900.
I had planned to have lunch with my friendLes mer
Iron Butt to Tennessee
1. oktober, Forente stater
⛅ 79 °F
Last NM TOH. 250 miles of rain 😔, from west of Fort Worth to Texarkana 😔. Only 18 semis tried to squish me. The further south the interstate is, the more aggressive the fucking truckers are.Les mer
Soaked
2. oktober, Forente stater
🌧 81 °F
🤬🤬🤬 The same storm I spent 250 miles in yesterday has followed me. I'll have to keep riding in it to get to Erie PA before I can turn east. 🤬🤬🤬 I've taken showers that left me drierLes mer
It's Definitely Autumn
3. oktober, Forente stater
🌙 55 °F
Another morning where it was hard to get out of bed. I let the weather pass and rolled out about 0700. The roads were still wet and road spray was killer, but my boots and clothes stayed dry todayLes mer
New York 🤦
4. oktober, Forente stater
🌙 57 °F
All day driving in New York 🤦. No one stays in their lane, no one looks when they pull out or change lanes. I thought it was just NYC, but nope, it's the whole state apparently.
It was a beautifulLes mer














































































































































































































































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