July 17, 2005 – Sunday – Day 22
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 229 – Total Miles: 5,502 – Average: 250.010:30am-xxxpm – 6:30hours – 8 hoursCrescent City, CA to Willets, CA (CA – 22/48)(-staying at a Best Value Holiday Inn-)– ELK! – A DROP! – DOWN THE AVENUE OF THE GIANTS! – It was a great night’s […]
July 16, 2005 – Saturday – Day 21
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 278 – Total Miles: 5,273 – Average: 263.71:30pm-8:30pm – 7 hoursCorvalis, OR to Crescent City, CA (OR,CA – 22/48)(-staying at an Econolodge -)– ON THE LEFT COAST – OVER 5,000! – THE PACIFIC! – Was up, fully refreshed at 6:30am, and went into the […]
July 15, 2005 – Friday – Day 20
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 278- Trip Total: 4,995 – Daily Average: 262.9 (travel days)Boardman, OR to Corvalis, OR(-stayed at cousin Scott’s -) (OR – 21/48)– THE COLUMBIA GORGE – We rode through the fabled Columbia River Gorge area. I had heard a lot about the place and it […]
July 14, 2005 – Thursday – Day 19
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 342- Trip Total: 4717 – Daily Average: 262.1 (travel days)10am-4:30pm – 7.5 hours (with time change to Pacific Time)Superior, MT to Boardman, OR(-stayed at an Econolodge -) (MT,WA,OR – 21/48) My gosh! This day went by like a blink of an eye. Seems we […]
July 13, 2005 – Wednesday – Day 18
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 0- Total Miles: 4375 – Daily Average: 257.4 (travel days)Rest Day in Superior, MT(-stayed at the Budget Host Big Sky Motel (MT– 18/48) Yup, decided on a rest day. Almost all the factors were weighing in favor of taking a day off: the price […]
July 12, 2005 – Tuesday – Day 17
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 300 – Total Miles: 4375 – Daily Average: 257.412:30-7PM – 6.5 hoursLivingston,MT to Superior,MT (just west of Missoula)(-stayed at the Budget Host Big Sky Motel (MT– 18/48)– HEAT AND TRAVEL – It was to be a travel day of mainly hunkering down and putting […]
July 11, 2005 – Monday – Day 16
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 232 – Total Miles: 4075 – Daily Average: 254.79:30AM-7PM – 9.5 hoursCody,WY to Livingston,MT (just east of Bozeman)(-stayed at the Livingston Inn-) (WY,MT– 18/48)– YELLOWSTONE – ROAD CONSTRUCTION – THE SCARY DESCENT – It was a good night’s sleep at that little Six Gun […]
July 10, 2005 – Sunday – Day 15
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 183 – Total Miles: 3843 – Daily Average: 256.211:30AM-6PM – 5.5 hoursBuffalo, WY to Cody,WY(-stayed at The Western 6-Gun Motel-) (WY – 17/48)– MOUNTAIN RIDING – HAILSTORM! – It was the longest sleep of the trip – not unexpected after yesterday’s night time ride. […]
July 9, 2005 – Saturday – Day 14
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 327 – Total Miles: 3660 – Daily Average: 261.411:30PM-10PM (!) – 7.5 hours (time zone change!)Rapid City, SD to Buffalo, WY(-stayed at an EconoLodge-) (SD – 17/48)– THE FOUR BIG GUYS – SPEARFISH CANYON – STURGIS, ND – DEVIL’S TOWER – AND A LOSING […]
July 8, 2005 – Friday – Day 13
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 217 – Total Miles: 3,333 – Daily Average: 256.811:30PM-6PM (MST) – 7.5 hours (time zone change!)Pierre,SD to Rapid City, SD(-stayed at a Rodeway Inn -) (SD – 16/48)– BADLANDS AND A LITTLE BEYOND – Since the Shadow passed 6,000 miles I knew it was […]
