Wrap up 3

Wow what a ride!

The ride was made even more special having Sandy along. Up until about two weeks before leaving she wasn’t going with us.

Experiencing this beautiful county on a motorcycle is incredible experience. Cruising along with the road whizzing by under your feet, wind blowing on your cheeks, and all those smells. Riding with the best of friends makes the ride all the more special.

Traveling off the interstates we saw so many forgotten towns that were bypassed by the big interstates. Just like the movie “Cars”. Cody, Nebraska comes to mind with an older mechanic working under the hood of a 1956 Ford in front of the garage, with a rack of tires, and old bicycle outside Sandhills Automotive Center. This little town of 177 appeared to have been stuck in the 50’s or 60’s (Check out the pictures on Day 6).

There were so many highlights such as the Badlands, which are as awesome as I remember from my family’s trip to Idaho in 1979. The ride through the Needles, Devils Tower, Spearfish Canyon, Custer National Park with the buffalo, and of coarse Mt. Rushmore. How about the ride to Huelett, WY via Montana and having two fighter jets doing a fly-by over the highway on the way to their bike week. Getting the free barbeque pork sandwich, baked beans with hot peppers, and nacho chips. Bikes doing a burnout in Rochford. Stugis seeing all the bikes lined up on the streets, and all the t-shirts. Deadwood was one of my favorite places, just to hang out, seeing all the bikes and watch the people. Not only the downtown but the hill, the ride up the hill to the campground. Catching up with Tom’s cousins in Saloon 10 and swapping stories.

How many people asked about our beaded seats? How do you like them? Where did you get them? Yes they are great, they really work, 5141 miles and no “monkey butt”. I think we should get a commission on these things.

We have some great ideas for future rides, a couple to add could be, a ride along the coast maybe to the Outer Banks, a trip through The Smokey’s, take a trip down the Dragon, or as Tom said a adventure through some of the back roads of New England.

Of course this ride will be a hard trip to out do.