Gear Talk: What’s in the Cooler?
The title sounds banal, but I’ve always been interested in how others pack for long hauls on the road. So, I’m thinking this will be a series of posts on just gear and road logistics. Hopefully it will be useful for reference or something. Back in Athens, GA, I...
8/4 – Small Displacement Big Adventure
At a scenic stop near Mount Rushmore, I’d heard a couple was riding across the country on two Honda Trail 90s. Guess who I found pulling out of a gas station near Keystone? They waved enthusiastically at the turn, I just had to pull over to meet them. Commence...
8/3 – Bus beer to the Chip
Hunting wifi and riding Spearfish Canyon today. In the evening, I joined the friendly Canadians from the next door cabin on a converted school bus to the Buffalo Chip. Free wristband and Lynard Skynyrd, woah life is crazy....
Indiana Bike Week, and Officially into the Midwest. June 27 – July 1, 2014.
I never would have guessed, but this leg of the journey was all about familiar faces. The days were packed, which was unexpected for the Midwest – wasn’t this supposed to be miles and miles of nothing, or something?...
8/2 – We live on our bikes, too!
Sash and Steve had extra bunks in their cabin, and were kind enough to let me stay with them! Bonus, they’re amazing, genuine people. They also keep a blog, Road Pickle. I feel so lucky to meet them! No riding today, just wandering around the main drag of Sturgis with...
8/1 – Vespa at Klock Werks
330 miles, getting passed by a million Harleys on I-90 to Sturgis, SD. Yep, it’s bike week. Epic waterfalls of gratitude to Brian Klocks, whom I met at Wing Ding in Madison, WI, for watching out for the lone scooter that happened to zigzag its way across his path....