There will be a break in my daily blogs as we leave Hyder and work our way south to Vancouver BC. We will be trying to camp or in small town with no cell service or wi fi. I will pick up where I left off as soon as possible. There will be more time [...]
Thurs May 27th, 2010, Canmore, Alberta Canada to Prince George, British Columbia Canada, 424 miles
Well I awoke to find out I hadn’t made it quite to Banff. I had stopped short just 12 miles from where my friend Bob Hole was staying. I didn’t realize that Banff was inside the Park Borders. In the rain, [...]
Weds May 26th, 2010 Billings, Montana to Banff, Alberta, Canada 603 miles
When I arrived in Billings last night, I found that the Best Western was located in the heart of downtown. I had an uneasy feeling with all of the indigents wandering around the streets. Typical of what I have found in established Mid-west cities [...]
May 25th, 2010 Cheyenne Wyoming to Billings Montana, 460 Miles
I slept in until 0830 hrs and did my Blog for day 5. I figured I could ride a relaxed pace leaving my 1030 hrs and make it to Billings by 1900 hrs. The weather was blue skies dotted with scattered small cloud formations. The route [...]
May 24th, 2010 Hays, Ks to Cheyenne,Wy
Day #5 was supposed to be a more relaxing day, slab riding from Hays, Ks to Cheyenne Wyoming with only 435 miles to cover. But then again, there is a thing called “Murphy’s Law”. Weather fronst were moving in to every state in my path, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and [...]
Saturday May 22, 2010
This day was uneventful with the exception of a short ride to Hot Springs Harley Davidson for a BBQ. I spent most of the day repairing and modifying my Uni-Go trailer hitch mount. I met a guy, Bob who has a machine shop at his home in Hot Springs. Bob fashioned me [...]
May 21st, 2010 (Blue Knights Conference) Hot Springs Arkansas
Our first full day at the Conference started after a good nights rest and great weather. I ran into a fellow long distance rider, David Guzman of the Border Patrol. I had met David a couple of years ago at the Veterans Day Gathering in Deming, N.M. [...]
May 20th, 2010 (Georgetown Tx to Hot Springs, Ar) 492 miles
Being a new “Good Old Boy” and to help support my Chapter of the Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, I elected to detour my ride route to Hyder, Alaska, by attending the Rio Grande Conference in Hot Springs Arkansas. This meant adding 600 miles [...]
Well tomorrow I leave on a month long ride. First I head for Hot Springs Arkansas with two friends, Doug Wagonner and Glen French as we attend the Blue Knights Rio Grande Conference in Hot Springs Arkansas. From there I split off on my own on May 23rd, as I leave Hot Springs and work [...]
The jury is till out on this one but see what you think. At least someone in Puerto Rico is thinking “Out of the Box/Casket”.
FYI, Muerto means “Death” in Espanol.
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