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....
7/31 – Morning on the Porch
276 miles, from Fargo, ND to Mitchell, SD, for the Klock Werks pre-Sturgis party (great time, great folks!). Thank you goes to Nate for lunch, removing the sheared bolt from my mirror, kindness and stories of South American motorcycle adventure. It was a beautiful morning to sit on the...
7/30 – Angle Advice
315 miles, to the northernmost point in the contiguous United States! I loved chatting with this lady at J&M store (the only store there!), what a riot. She rode everywhere with her husband before retiring in the Angle, including Alaska and Sturgis. She was on the back, and I...
7/29 – Afternoon Stop
338 miles to Warroad, MN. I got to walk through some Mississippi and meet another guy living off his bike. There’s nothing like the empty of northern Minnesota… I rode for miles without seeing another human, another car, or even another home for humans. Just hundreds of perfectly straight...
7/28 – Scar Stories
337 miles to Duluth, MN. Tonight I stayed with Soko Loco, my first derby connection! Lake Superior is like an ocean. I spent some time gazing at the huge ships in the distance, my head still buzzing from the wind from a long ride....
7/27 – Happy 27th, Seester
It’s good to be with my sister for a birthday, it’s been a long time. Hope she has a happy new apartment, I’m going to miss her a lot but tomorrow I press on!...
7/26 – Young at Heart
Birthday party for my sister today, happy 27th! I’m so proud of my little sister, she can throw a good party. The evening ended with Robot Alchemic Drive, and so much leftover cheese....
7/25 – Spinach Egg Pizzas
The first meal I cooked since I left. Getting domestic here in Madison…...
7/24 – Upkeep
I keep a bit of room in the saddlebag for hair dye....