July 7, 2005 – Thursday – Day 12
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 341- Total Miles: 3116 – Daily Average: 259.72:30PM-9PM (CST) – 6.5 hoursFargo, ND to Pierre, SD(-stayed at a Days Inn -) (ND,SD – 16/48)– ROADS OUT TO INFINITY – This morning’s walk/jog was to a wonderful sport store – we could have browsed in […]
July 6, 2005 – Wednesday – Day 11
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 309 – Total Miles: 2775 – Daily Average: 252.32:30PM-9PM (CST) – 6.5 hoursSuperior, WI to Fargo, ND(-stayed at an EconoLodge -) (WI,MN,ND – 15/48) Okay, okay, so we would have gotten out a little earlier if I hadn’t sat around with that bag of […]
July 5, 2005 – Tuesday – Day 10
Miles Today: 362- Total Miles: 2466 – Daily Average: 246.611:30AM-8PM (CST) – 9.5 hoursEscanaba,MI to Superior,WI(-stayed at a Super 8 -) (MI,WI – 13/48)– Cloudscapes Galore – Into the Icebox? – Finally, I thought we’d get an early start. But it was not to be so. We slept a bit later than usual, there was […]
July 4, 2005 – Monday – Day 9
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 213- Total Miles: 2104 – Daily Average: 210.212:45pm-6:15pm – 5.5 hoursGaylord, MI to Escanaba, MI(-stayed at an Econolodge -) (MI – 12/48)– Across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – This was a day of more extremes. And I didn’t even think we’d make it out the […]
July 3, 2005 – Sunday – Day 8
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today:194 – Total Miles: 1891 – Daily Average: 23611:30am-4:30pm – 5 hoursFlint, MI to Gaylord, MI(-stayed at an Econolodge -)(MI – 13/48) Awoke with a charley horse cramp in my right calf this morning. It’s been happening to both Karen and me occasionally lately. We […]
July 2, 2005 – Saturday – Day 7
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today:459 – Total Miles:1697 – Daily Average:242.411am-9:30pm – 10.5 hoursErie,Pa to Flint,MI(-stayed at Don & Krista’s-)(PA,OH,IND,MICH– 13/48)– A NEAR-PERFECT DAY – NIGHT RIDING – (9am) Joel reporting in during laundry duty:Nice chance while the laundry is drying here at the motel to catch up on […]
July 1, 2005 – Friday – Day 6
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today:203 – Total Miles:1238 – Daily Average:206Buffalo,NY to Erie,PA(-stayed at EconoLodge -)(NY,PA – 10/48)– About 100 miles in before we got anywhere – Massive Power – Had another middle-of-the-night call last night – around 12:30ish. It was Clay, a longtime internet friend from Wisconsin. I […]
June 30, 2005 – Thursday – Day 5
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today:402(!) – Total Miles:1035 – Daily Average:2079:30am-8pm – 10.5 hoursBrattleboro,VT to Buffalo,NY(-staying at Lord Amherst Motel -)(VT,MASS,NY – 10/48)FINALLY, A BREAKOUT DAY! We scanned the horizons right after awakening, and there was at least a hint of blue in the sky for a change. Even […]
June 29, 2005 – Wednesday – Day 4
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today:69 – Total Miles:631 – Daily Average:157.8 (soooo embarrassing!)10:45am-1:45pm – 3 hoursBrookline,NH to Brattleboro,VT(-stayed at the Hampton Inn -)(NH,VT – 9/48)– Rain, Rain, Rain – So, we’re standing in the open garage at the Rountree Ford/Mercury dealership service department after just crossing the Connecticut River […]
June 28, 2005 – Tuesday – Day 3
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today: 133 – Total Miles:562 – Daily Average –187.311:30am-6:30pm – 7 hoursBrookline,NH to Concord,NH (via Kittery, Maine)(-stayed at a Comfort Inn -)(NH, ME) – 8/48)– Rain and more Rain – An Important Lesson Learned by the first Misadventure of the Trip – We went for […]
