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 […]
June 27, 2005 – Monday – Day 2
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today – 198 – Total Miles – 429 – Average – 214.512:30pm-6:30pm – 6 hoursNew Haven, CT to Brookline,NH(-stayed at Karen’s brother’s home -)(CT-RI-MASS-NH – 7/48)– DISCONCERTING EVENT – WONDERFUL RIDING – During the night, at 2:30am to be precise, my cell phone rang. In […]
June 26, 2005 – Sunday – Day 1
48 States or Bust – The USA on Two WheelsMiles Today – 231 – Total Miles – 2311:30pm-9pm(!) 7.5 hoursHavertown,PA (western Philadelphia suburb) to New Haven, CT(-stayed at Joel’s cousin’s home-)(PA-NJ-NY-CT – 4/48)-FIRST BIKING DAY – WONDERFUL SENDOFF – TRAVAILS IN NEW YORK CITY – HELLISH HEAT INTO WONDROUS COOL OF EVENING – IN LATE […]
Coming Soon!
Coming Sunday, June 26th, 2005… I WILL BE POSTING MY DAILY ADVENTURES ON A MORE THAN 10,000-MILE, DOUBLE CROSS COUNTRY, ALL-48-STATE MOTORCYCLE JAUNT! Share this: Facebook Twitter Email Print Posted in Motorcycling, Summer of 2005 11,000-mile, All-48-state Journal Tagged motorcycling
