Day one on the road

 I shoved off at 04:01 this morning and had an uneventful day of riding for 823 miles landing in Elk City, OK. at 6:15 pm local time so a little over 12 hours. It was a little chilly most of the morning but I had my heated jacket liner and the bike has a heated seat and hand grips. After lunch I shed the warm gear and donned my mesh jacket.

It got fairly windy in the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma and the temperature got up into the low 90s.

 I’ll try and get another early start tomorrow and put a bunch of miles behind me.

So imagine looking at this view for 12 hours with lots of semis thrown in.

A long day

It's Saturday and the bike is packed, riding clothes laid out, checked the weather for tomorrow and now it's wait time. I probably won't get much sleep tonight, I usually don't before any kind of trip. I'm looking forward to getting out on the open road even if it is suppose to be windy across I-40. 

The plan is to make it to Elk City, OK tomorrow night (823 miles) then somewhere in Tennessee Monday night and finish on Tuesday.

First long ride in 2021

 So it's that time of year again, the first long distance ride. Early, early Sunday morning I'll be hitting the open road heading to a gathering of BMW K1600 motorcyclists in North Carolina. We will be staying at the Iron Horse Motorcycle Lodge near the famous section of highway known as The Tail of The Dragon. As of today there are 33 bike owners signed up to be there along with many spouses. This is the 5th year for this gathering so it's well organized and a lot of fun. There will be daily guided tours of the surrounding area rain or shine. I've met many of the folks, who will be attending, at other get togethers so after last years bust for rides it will be nice to catch up.

After this event I will ride to Iowa to spend some time with my Mom and Dad then down to brother Steve's in Kansas City and finally back home. I'll be gone for about 2 weeks.

I'll try and post some pictures and write ups during this ride so keep watching. 

Friday and the end of the RR ride

I brought Jerry and his bike home today and we are all well. Memorable trip on many levels. Now to start planning the next one.

Monday-Thursday of the RR ride

Eventful Sunday night. Jerry came down very ill and we had to call the EMT. They took him to the hospital. The short story is that he had an infection that became worse with a bacteria in his blood. Frank and I rode home where I grabbed my truck and motorcycle trailer and came back up to Estes Park in time to connect with Jerry when he was released Thursday morning. We drove as far as Grand Junction and will get home tomorrow. Jerry was fed lots of antibiotics and is doing well now.

Sunday of the RR

Nice ride down to Estes Park. Good temperatures and just a few miles of sprinkles. Sitting here at the KOA watching the clouds build up over the mountains.

Saturday on the RR

Another beautiful day of riding. Back over Beartooth and Chief Joseph to Cody for breakfast. Jerry took a different route to Cody by mistake and got there over an hour before us. We didn’t catch up to him until the end of the day. After breakfast the East coast boys decided to take the long way around by going through Yellowstone park. We are spending the night in a motel in Casper.

Enjoy the pictures especially the ones of the mountain goats.

Friday on the RR

Beautiful day today. Blue sky and moderate temperatures. Not much to write about so enjoy the pictures.

Thursday of the RR

We had a misty rain day today riding from Dubois, WY up through Yellowstone ending up in Greybull, WY. at a KOA. We met up with a group I know from Virginia and Florida. We’ll ride with them for the next 3 days.

Tomorrow on to Red Lodge, MT.

Wednesday of the RR

Jerry and I went fishing today, Frank went for a ride to the Tetons. We caught 21 trout. Great day for all.