Day 1 through Day 4 (Aug1 through Aug4)
August 1, 2006 – Tuesday – Day 1PA TO TX, KEY WEST AND RETURN – SUMMER 2006Miles Today – 260 – Total Miles – 2608am-2:15pm 6 hoursHavertown,PA (western Philadelphia suburb) to Front Royal,VA(-staying at a Super 8 Motel)(PA-WV-VA)-ON THE WAY – 101 DEGREES ON THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD – ON THE SUPERSLAB –- A WONDERFUL […]
August 4, 2005 – Thursday – Day 40
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today – 401 – Total Miles – 10,836 – Average –270.9 (travel days)10:45am- 8:45pm – 10hrs.ROANOKE, VA to HAVERTOWN, PA (western Philadelphia suburb)(-staying at Home! VA,WV,MD,DE,PA (48/48!!)– HOME! – Breakfast was at one of those ubiquitous Waffle Houses again. And this one was only feet […]
August 3, 2005 – Wednesday – Day 39
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 422 – Total Miles: 10,435 – Average: 267.6 (travel days)11:30am (after Stone Mt. visit) – 8:00 (8.5hrs.)ATLANTA, GA to ROANOKE, VA(-staying at an EconoLodge-) GA (42/48)– INTO THE HOMESTRETCH! – A COUPLE MORE CLOSE CALLS – And we’re into the homestretch! With another 400+ mile day […]
News Note: Safely Home
NEWS FLASH: THE INTREPID DUO HAS LANDED AT HOME SAFELY AT 8:40PM TODAY – AFTER TOUCHING ALL 48 LOWER UNITED STATES WITH A DOUBLE CROSS-COUNTRY RIDE TOTALING 10,836 MILES IN 40 DAYS! (LAST DAY REPORT TOMORROW, FOLLOWED BY VARIOUS OTHER INFORMATION AND AFTER WORDS… ) PS. IT WAS GOOD HAVING YOU ALONG. Posted in Motorcycling, […]
August 2, 2005 – Tuesday – Day 38
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 440 – Total Miles: 10,013 – Average: 263.5 (travel days)9:15am-7:15pm(9hrs.) (moving back into Eastern Time)GULF PORT, MS to ATLANTA, GA(-staying at an EconoLodge-) MS,FL,AL,GA (42/48)– TURNING THE 4TH AND LAST CORNER – TOPPING 10,000 MILES!! – A CONVERSATION WITH AN OFFICER! (Off on the […]
August 1, 2005 – Monday – Day 37
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 384 – Total Miles: 9573 – Average: 258.7 (travel days)8:30am-4:30pm (8hrs.)SARDIS, MS (south of Memphis) to GULF PORT, LA(-staying at an EconoLodge-) MS,LA (39/48)– STREAKING THROUGH THE SOUTH – It was a basic keep-riding and make-time day today. All interstate at 80-90mph and a […]
July 30, 2005 – Saturday – Day 35
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 276 – Total Miles: 8899 – Average:254.3 (travel days)HANNIBAL, MO to Sikeston, MO(-staying at the Country Hearth Inn) MO (33/48)– INTO SAINT LOUIS – AND THE GREAT GATEWAY THERE! – A lot of the names of these little towns along the way have been […]
July 31, 2005 – Sunday – Day 36
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 290 – Total Miles: 9189 – Average: 255.3 (travel days)9:30am-4:30pm (7 hrs.)SIKESTON, MO to SARDIS, MS (south of Memphis)(-staying a Super 😎 MO,IL,KY,TN,AR,MS (38/48)– WE TOP 9,000, AND FEELING THE MILES – DIPPING SOUTHWARD – FIVE(!) STATES CHECKED OFF – In 1985 when I […]
July 29, 2005 – Friday – Day 34
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 206 – Total Miles: 8623– Average: 253.6 (travel days)11AM-4PM (5hrs)ST. JOSEPHS, MO to HANNIBAL, MO(-staying at an EconoLodge) MO (33/48)– CROSSING MISSOURI – A RIVERBOAT RIDE ON THE MISSISSIPPI – If anyone asks you how far it is from one side of the top […]
July 28, 2005 – Thursday – Day 33
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 401 – Total Miles: 8417 – Average: 255.1(travel days)11:30AM-9:30PM (10hrs)GREAT BEND, KS to ST.JOSEPHS, MO(-staying at a Super 8) KS,NB,IA,MO (33/48)– THREE STATES! – A FRIEND FROM THE PAST – INTO THE HEARTLAND – One of the Days Inn come-ons is that one can […]
