July 27, 2005 – Wednesday – Day 32
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 444 – Total Miles: 8016 – Average: 250.5 (travel days)9:30AM-9PM (12.5hrs) (back into Central Time)SANTA ROSA, NM to GREAT BEND, KS(-staying at a Days Inn) NM,TX,OK,KS (30/48)– TOPPING 8,000 MILES – THREE STATES TODAY! – In eerie reminiscence of our first day on the road […]
July 26, 2005 – Tuesday – Day 31
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 383 – Total Miles: 7572 – Average: 244.2 (travel days)10:30AM-7PM (8.5hrs)FARMINGTON, NM to SANTA ROSA, NM(-staying at a Days Inn) NV (27/48)– STREAKING EAST! – RIDING WITH THE HELL’S ANGELS – It seems to me that some of you readers may not know anything […]
July 25, 2005 – Monday – Day 30
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 370 – Total Miles: 7189 – Average: 239.6 (travel days)11:30AM-9PM (9.5hrs)GRAND CANYON, AZ to FARMINGTON, NM(-staying at Travelodge) AZ,UT,CO,NM (27/48)– THE BEST RIDING DAY EVER! – VERMILLION CLIFFS – FOUR CORNERS – JUMPED OVER 7,000 MILES – Didn’t have a great night’s sleep here […]
July 24, 2005 – Sunday – Day 29
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 143 – Total Miles: 6819 – Average: 235.1 (travel days)BRYCE CANYON, UT to GRAND CANYON, AZ(-staying at a cabin overlooking the Grand Canyon North Rim)UT,AZ (25/48) Sell your pets, rent out your house, trade in green stamps, find a sitter for the kids, and […]
July 23, 2005 – Saturday – Day 28
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 313 – Total Miles: 6,676 – Average: 238.4(travel days)8AM-9PM (10hrs – moved back into Mountain time zone)LAS VEGAS, NV to BRYCE CANYON, UT(-staying at Harold’s Place Inn) NV,AZ,UT (25/48) Everything before this was preamble. All that we’ve seen from before were poor, pale shadows to […]
July 22, 2005 – Friday – Day 27
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 66 – Total Miles: 6363 – Average: 235.6 (travel days)11:00am-Noon (1hr)PRIMM, NV to LAS VEGAS, NV (23/48)(-staying at Steve Diano’s home – a former second grader of mine– CONVINCING ARGUMENTS FROM THE CHESSMASTER – As we were loading up we chatted with Debbie, Dave, […]
July 21, 2005 – Thursday – Day 26
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 364 – Total Miles: 6,297 – Average: 242.7 (travel days)11:30am-9PM (9.5hrs)PASO ROBLES, CA to PRIMM, NV (23/48)(-staying at BUFFALO BILLS RESORT & CASINO– CROSSING THE MOHAVE DESERT – CAUGHT IN THE DARK SHORT OF GOAL! – Unluckily, the right rear directional signal was out. […]
July 20, 2005 – Wednesday – Day 25
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 84 – Total Miles: 5,933 – Average: 237.3 (travel days)LUCIA, CA to LOS ROBLES, CA(-staying at a Motel 6-)– FOG! – HEARST CASTLE – THE THIRD CORNER TURNED – On this 25th day of our journey around the country we awoke at 6:30am in […]
July 19, 2005 – Tuesday – Day 24
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles TodayL 173 – Total Miles: 5,675 – Average: 246.7(travel days)San Francisco, CA to Lucia, CA(-staying at Lucia Cabins (in a cabin overlooking the Pacific)– ALONG THE COASTLINE – We awoke around 7ish and then shortly were treated to the happy sounds of a 2-year-old having […]
July 18, 2005 – Monday – Day 23
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 173 – Total Miles: 5,675 – Average: 246.7(travel days)10:30am-8:30pm (with serious sightseeing)Willets, CA to San Francisco, CA(-staying at June & Neil’s — June, a former 2nd grader of mine -)– THE GOLDEN GATE – CLANG CLANG – It was about time for another Shadow […]
