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Rob had dropped off the TriGlide the previous evening at the local Harley shop for our 5,000 mile service, so we planned our day around the time we’d need to pick up the bike. Chloe was depressed that we were … Continue reading →

Wednesday was our day to make plans for the week. We decided to take the Channel Cat across the Mississippi, and walk around the historic village of East Davenport, and have lunch at Lagomarcino’s – a family-owned soda fountain/candy shop … Continue reading →

August 10th This part of our ride was spent regretfully leaving the Black Hills and heading toward the freeway. The 10th was a clear day, and not too hot – fortunately, for we had many miles to cover once we … Continue reading →

Saturday, August 8, dawned nice and clear but cool. Thunderstorms were forecast for the afternoon. This was our day to travel around the area and check out the 75th annual motorcycle rally which was Sturgis 2015. We had heard stories … Continue reading →

As we headed out of Buffalo, we did most of our miles on major highways and freeways (I90). This makes for a much faster trip, but it’s also not a memorable ride. I don’t like to travel freeways when we … Continue reading →

This was a wonderful day – we saw lots of wildlife as we exited the park’s east gate. Our ride was unbelievably and bone-chillingly cold, in the misty morning. We saw elk, deer, antelope, swans (!) and geese on the … Continue reading →

The next day we decided to do laundry and go for a ride in the park. Our way into Mammoth was through very long road construction waits and extremely rough roads – which was not fun for the two who … Continue reading →

Sorry for the lag in posting, friends! My netbook has been behaving quite strangely, needing lots of updates. When we left Virginia City, we stopped at Boot Hill cemetery. Evidently there was a vigilante style trial where “road agents” (now … Continue reading →

We left Missoula about 8am, after a wonderful breakfast in a downtown cafe. The best homemade corned beef hash I have had in years – and good coffee! We hit the road in good order. We headed south toward Wisdom. … Continue reading →

Sunday, we headed out from Clarkston about 7am. First thing, we saw an Osprey catch a fish as we crossed the Snake River. I love the opportunity to see so much wildlife I wouldn’t notice if we were in a … Continue reading →