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 […]
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 […]
