Drifter WELL, TIME TO RECAP YESTERDAY. (SATURDAY) GORGEOUS DAY TO RIDE. SHERPA AND HIS WIFE LOIS JOINED US FOR A 200 MILE PLUS RIDE. YEP, THAT IS SOME OF MY HANDY WORK ON SHERPA’S LEFT EYE! SHERPA VS GLASS WALL….WALL 1 — SHERPA 0! FIRST SEGMENT WAS SPEARFISH CANYON. OF COURSE … Read moreRECAPPING YESTERDAY AND TODAY…..DAYS 8 & 9
WILL WRITE MORE LATER! INTERNET SUCKS HERE. DIALUP AT BEST. RIDING TO LOVELAND, CO! YESTERDAY’S RIDE WAS CLOSE TO PERFECT! MORE TO FOLLOW………
WOW! HARD TO BELIEVE SEVEN DAYS HAS ALREADY GONE BY! THREE YEARS AGO MY GOOD FRIEND STEVE CLARK AND I TOOK OFF CROSS COUNTRY FOR AN 11,000 MILE JAUNT. CLARK ASKED ME ONE DAY, “GOFORTH, HOW LONG WE BEEN OUT?” I ANSWERED, “A WEEK AND HALF OR SO.” WE STARTED ADDING IT UP AND LAUGHED….IT … Read moreDAY 7…….2,600 MILES LATER & THE MYSTERY IS SOLVED!
WELL, DAY SIX WAS A GREAT RIDE. MET UP WITH MY GOOD FRIEND JACK “SHERPA” ALBRIGHT FROM THE ASHEVILLE AREA AND TOOK OFF FOR DEVILS TOWER. NO TRIP TO THIS AREA IS NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT AT LEAST ONE STOP AT THE WHITEWOOD FAMILY RESTAURANT. I’VE BEEN GOING THERE SINCE THE FIRST TIME MY BROTHER, … Read moreDAY 6 IS HISTORY….DEVILS TOWER
DAY 5/BADLANDS HERE WE ARE! GOOD MORNING PEEPS! LEFT VALENTINE, NE YESTERDAY FOR A SHORT 300 MILE RIDE TO DEADWOOD, SD. THE DAY BEFORE, THE HIGH WAS 96. YESTERDAY, THE HIGH WAS 62 AND OVERCAST ALL DAY! BIG CHANGE. I KNOW THIS WILL SURPRISE SOME, BUT I WAS TOO STUBBORN TO STOP AND PUT … Read more
DAY 3 & 4 UPDATES! Wow, did I get spanked for not posting yesterday! I guess I didn’t turn my GPS tracking on like I thought. Got up in Licking, MO and the weather was PERFECT! Did a dance around the parking lot and went off to car wash to wash the 250 … Read more
DAY 2….DOWN AND DIRTY OR MORE LIKE….DOWN AND WET! 350 MILES! WE DELAYED DEPARTING DOVER, TN BY 3.5 HOURS SO THE RAIN COULD STOP. THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT IDEA FOR ABOUT THE FIRST HALF MILE! THEN IT RAINED AGAIN FOR THE NEXT 200+ MILES. I DIDN’T REALIZE TN, KY, IL, AND MO ALL HAD … Read more
DAY1 IS IN THE BOOKS! 550 MILES AND PERFECT WEATHER. THE THREE HOUR DELAY WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT FOR THE RAIN. THE WEATHER COULDN’T HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER. I GOT TO THE MOTEL AROUND 1830. HERB BEAT ME HERE BY ABOUT AN HOUR. CINDY’S CATFISH WAS JUST OK. TOMORROW THE REAL FUN STARTS.
HEAD’EM OUT Move ’em on, head ’em up, Head ’em up, move ’em out, Move ’em on, head ’em out Rawhide! Set ’em out, ride ’em in Ride ’em in, let ’em out, Cut ’em out, ride ’em in Rawhide. http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/AKC8pSFg1Vw&source=uds Well the time has finally come. Time to hit the dusty, (or in … Read more
JUST HAVING A LITTLE FUN. UNFORTUNATELY I AM HEADING OUT SOLO TOMORROW. MY FRIEND TANK’S VACATION GOT CANCELED YESTERDAY. STILL MEETING UP WITH HERB IN TN.