First time canoeing! Actually, it was fun once I got used to such a small craft, and the idiot Giraffe behind me stopped deliberately messing with the boat....

Check out my fixie! Trendsetting in Old World Wisconsin. Parents were watching their kids ride the reproduction bikes, until I hopped on one. Then, all the parents started lining up. Patient zero for Wheel Fever in adults, right here!...

Had a lovely evening watching competing lakeside neighborhood’s fireworks displays, over a couple pitchers of beer with my sister, Ben, and the Giraffe (flew in for the weekend). Also, caught up with Joe, whom I met in Maggie Valley. He was working at the Klock Werks booth at Wing...

Had a nice time poking around Wing Ding, at the Alliant Energy Center. Those things are like livingrooms on two wheels, but actually I found quite a bit in common for touring. Also, thanks goes to Nick, for hooking me up with gear from NPmoto.com!  ...

It’s Wisconsin! Also, my seester, the most thoughtful person in the world, had already cleared a desk space for me to work while in town (and she’s at lab all day). D’aww. Bonus drawing of Hotpot the cat:...

129 miles. Dave helped me maintain/check several things on the scoot (much thanks!), and the skies cleared for a smooth ride to Madison, WI. I’ll be staying with my seester here for the next few weeks, catching up on work and resting....

158 miles. Thunderstorms, wind, more thunderstorms, and new ADV friends, Dave and Kasey, in Itasca, IL!...

107 miles. My mind wasn’t in the ride when I pulled away from the Motor Drome, but it was so good to see former Providence-ites, Steve and Amy, in their new home. We poked around Lafayette, Purdue, and West Lafayette for a bit, and just had a low key...

46 mile jaunt to Beanblossom, IN, to see the Wall of Death folks again. Great to be able to find them again in Indy, and meet new people at the event, too. Yep, camped out in the Drome itself. Yep, there’s a scooter at a bike rally....