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....
Plan: Angle or Bust
Just in case you were wondering if the trip has prematurely ended and I’ve settled here in Madison, have no fear. Tomorrow, I set off for the northernmost point in the 48 contiguous states. The proposed route for the coming week: Northwest Angle is the little piece of Minnesota...
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....
Parkersburg WV, Some Ohio, and All The Bourbon Time. June 22-26, 2014.
As the song lyric goes, you don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. The time had come again: everyone else goes home, but I keep on going. If there was one thing that would keep me in place, it would be so I could stop saying...
7/25 – Spinach Egg Pizzas
The first meal I cooked since I left. Getting domestic here in Madison…...