A week or so ago Mark and I had dinner at China House in the Southpointe Plaza in Jackson, MI.  This was what was in my fortune cookie. 

We are in Princeton, IL tonight and it’s been a fun day, but not without a few glitches.  The biggest problem today was the fact that Mark forgot to pack his rain pants.  We didn’t realize it until we made it as far as Coldwater – where it was pouring!  We rode to the Sturgis (Michigan) Harley Davidson dealership and he found a pair on the clearance rack for $50!… Continue reading

Tonight we’re in Atlantic, Iowa.  What an amazing day it’s been!  But a very long one .. again we didn’t get up and going until almost 11:00 and we didn’t arrive at the hotel until 10:00 p.m.  

Iowa is just beautiful!  For everybody from back in Michigan .. imagine the Irish Hills expanded for hundreds of miles.  But without all the trees along the roads.  You can see… Continue reading

I remembered some things I meant to include in today’s blog:

We spent our first night in Princeton, IL at a new hotel chain, AmericInn.  It was so nice!  We highly recommend it if you’re out traveling.

It was nice talking with Amy and Veronica who both work at the hotel and are fellow motorcycle enthusiasts.  Hopefully we’ll see you somewhere out there on the road someday… Continue reading

We had another great day of riding from Atlantic, IA to Murdo, SD.  The weather was beautiful .. sunny all day with temperatures in the 70′s and 80′s.  The scenery again today was breathtaking.  We rode over 400 miles in about 11 hours.  I’m happy to report that we actually got up and around and were on the road at 8:45.  That’s just more than impressive for us!

Hi everyone!

Yesterday was a long day .. 11 hours of riding.  I didn’t have time to finish the blog, but I’m working on it.  Hopefully I’ll have some more time today.  I’ve got a bunch of pictures to get posted also.  Check back later tonight!

Thanks for riding along with us and for all your comments.  We love hearing from you!!… Continue reading

I just spoke with Sandy and Mark and it is a beautiful Sunday morning in Hot Springs, South Dakota where Sandy has no internet connection! They are having a wonderful adventure and taking tons of pictures which Sandy promises to post as soon as she can get a connection — probably have to wait until they get to their next destination which is Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Only one more week… Continue reading

Day 4 has been as beautiful as anything I’ve ever seen in my life.  The Days Inn in Murdo, SD was so interesting.  It had a old west/cowboy theme with the lobby decorated in knotty pine and full of stuffed animals mounted all over the place.  Breakfast was served from a chuckwagon in the lobby.  The tables were wagon wheels covered with glass.

The walls in the… Continue reading

This was another really great day.  South Dakota is such a beautiful place!  We left Hot Springs, SD this morning heading for Cheyenne, WY.

We started our day driving through Custer State Park. It’s an amazing place with herds of buffalo scattered throughout the park. We spent the majority of the day driving in and out of rainstorms and at one point it hailed. We couldn’t believe… Continue reading

We left Cheyenne, WY this morning and had a beautiful ride to Denver with no rain!  We managed to get a few more pictures for the contest.  As we rode south we could see the Rockies off in the distance.  

Denver has a beautiful sky line.  And as soon as we left the city limits we were in the Rocky Mountains.  We hadn’t traveled more than a few… Continue reading