Day 32 – Goal Achieved!
Left Mendota, Illinois this morning and headed southeast and at 11:13 am local time I completed my goal of riding in all 48 of the “lower 48” US states when we crossed the border into Michigan 🙂 It was not … Continued
Day 31 – Harley Day!
What a great day! Weather was warm and sunny from start to finish. We started off today with a visit to Capital City Harley Davidson to get my cruise control fixed and a new back tire. Great service – in … Continued
Day 30 – WOW! It’s hard to believe a month away already.
Another great travel day – 960 km! A little rain, a little wind, some sun, lots of cloud, a little more rain but it was warm all day so we were happy. Started the day in North Dakota, quickly entered … Continued
Day 29 – another big, mostly flat state but Hot and Sunny!
We started off our day with a visit to the very iconic Mount Rushmore. BUT on the way we almost ran into a Mountain Goat! – well kind of 🙂 It was right on the opposite side of the road … Continued
Day 28 – Wyoming is a big state!
We were on the road at 0750 this morning and the first hour was full of nice scenery and some of the images are below. The second hour scenery was flat semi-desert and it was windy. Then Pam hit the … Continued
Day 27 – To Yellowstone and beyond!
We were on the road before 8 this morning and going south but we first had to stop at a DIY car wash to clean off the bike. Some of the construction we had gone thru in Alberta had left … Continued
Day 26 – the sun came back!
The day started with us heading out of Banff up towards Lake Louise but then I noticed I had not checked the gas gauge and we had to return to Banff to fill up 🙁 Bad Kirk. But the skies … Continued
Day 25 – More Cold More Rain More Wind then finally . . .
Got up early and the sun was shining, but we knew from the radar that we were driving into a little bit of rain so we donned our rain gear and hit the road. It didn’t take long before sweet … Continued
Day 24 – the start of the Canadian Rockies
Darn rain. Had planned to make the ride up to Tofino and Euclulet but it was raining a little when we left Victoria and the radar showed more rain coming into Tofino and riding that twisty road in the rain … Continued
Day 23 – back in Canada!
Left Port Angeles this morning at 0815 as scheduled and left the gray skies in the USA! – at least temporarily. Sun was shining on beautiful Victoria, BC most of the day which allowed Pam and I to walk the … Continued