Category Archives: 2011 Cross Country Trip
Bad Weather on the Horizon
SO CLOSE TO HOME. Yet, this week seems to be the bad weather week. We [...]
Jul
Motel 6 in Colby KS
This is our longest day ever on the bike and we did not come across [...]
Some EXCELLENT Pizza
We had lunch at Shakespeare Pizza in Columbia, MO and Mom swears it is was delicious. [...]
Jul
Gas near Louisville
The weather decide to play nice today, the sun is out and we are back [...]
Jul
Water from the sky in Coalton, KY
Holy crud that is a LOT of water. I thought the storm in PA was [...]
Jul
Little Beaver State Park
We stayed in Little Beaver State Park Last night, but mom forgot to take any [...]
Jul
Overlooking Buena Vista, VA
From the Chesepeak Bay Bridge, to some incredibly pretty views from the Blue Ridge Parkway [...]
Jul
Leaving Kiptopeke
Today we start heading inland again, so we took a few moments to stop and [...]
Jul
Kiptopeke State Park
This is a very pretty state park with a perfect sound track. For more about [...]
Jul
Ray’s Shanty
Someone recommended this place for dinner and it was pretty tasty! More on Ray’s Shanty… [...]
Jul
Crap. We went down.
No photos of the crash, but I just wanted to let everyone know we are [...]
Jul
It’s raining. Ick.
It is absolutely POURING. We stopped at a rest area while the worst of it [...]
Jul
In Rochester!
We made it to Grandma’s, safe and sound. Now for a rest before getting back [...]
Jul
Visiting with friends
Mom and I took a short side trip to visit her friends Scott and Elise, [...]
Jul
In Rochester Hills, MI
Mom stopped long enough to drop me off so I could stay with my great-grandma [...]
Jul
Now Entering Michigan
We were looking for a camp ground for the night but apparently my great-grandma passed [...]
Jun
Dave’s Tap Gilman IL
We had no real reason to stop here other than our roommate is named Dave. [...]
Jun
A fond farewell to Waverly
After two nights in lovely Waverly, IL we are grabbing some gas and then we [...]
Jun
Camping in Waverly, IL
As the storm clouds rolled in, a gas station attendant at a nearby town suggested [...]
Jun
Lunch at Cassano’s Pizza in Hannibal, MO
In 2010, on our first cross country motorcycle trip, we got stuck under a gas [...]
Jun
Gas stop near Trenton, MO
Nothing exciting, just a short gas stop.
Packing up to head out!
Camping is fun, but it is so boring to watch Mom pack up the bike. [...]
Jun
Camping in Crowder State Park, MO
Stopped for the night at Crowder State Park. Got to share yummy marshmallows with some [...]
Jun
The Original Pony Express Home Station
Mom says the Pony Express was sort of like the Mail Man, but a long [...]
Jun
Geographic Center of the USA
This marker is actually about half a mile away from the actual geographic center of [...]
Jun
Station #15 in Norton KS
Just a quick stop for gas, breakfast and a photo in front of the old [...]
Jun
Prairie Dog State Park
We stopped at Prairie Dog State Park for the night. It is a lovely little [...]
Jun
First gas stop of many!!
There are not many places to stop for gas in eastern Colorado and we had [...]
Jun
