Trips

Here are a list of the trips I have made over the years. Those that I have documented are highlighted links that lead to the stories, pictures, and maps.

Trip Year & NameDescription
2013 Trip TO New OrleansA fall trip to New Orleans to spend a week with friends for Halloween
2013 PennsylvaniaA summer trip on the new bike, part of a work trip to Pennsylvania, with a side-trip to Atlantic City
2013 ColoradoA late-Spring trip to Colorado
2012 Halloween in New OrleansA fall trip to New Orleans to spend a week with friends for Halloween
2012 Summer TripTo the Missouri Ozarks, up to Des Moines, southwest to Phoenix, and back to the Arkansas Ozarks
2011 CaliforniaHead to California to visit old friends and say goodbye to another.
2010 Sturgis and Four CornersAnother trip to Sturgis, then to Wyoming and Colorado.
2009 Lang’s Epic AdventureThe poor economy gives my friend Lang an opportunity to have the trip of a lifetime. I got to join him for several segments of his trip, which are captured here. It was a blast seeing the country with him.
2008 California SummerSince I flew out earlier in the year, I really needed to ride MY bike out to California and take in a camping trip in the Sierras, and a breakdown extends my vacation comfortably.
2008 North Carolina Several of us ride to the Smokey Mountain Smoke Out in North Carolina
2008 Spring in CaliforiniaMy job flies me out to California for a week, and I add some extra time to make it a fun vacation.
2007 SturgisSeveral of us travel to Sturgis, then take a scenic route home. We visit a mammoth dig-site, a Pony Express museum, and Hannibal, Missouri, home of Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain).
2007 San FranciscoAfter the Hawaii trip, I spend a week visiting San Francisco and northern California. I flew in, but still had fun.
2007 HawaiiMy job flies me out to California for a week, but I add a side-trip to Hawaii at the before spending visiting San Francisco
2006 Sturgis and BeyondWagz, Beard, and Peanut join me on a trip to Sturgis, then on to Yellowstone and Arches National Parks, with a stop at the Museum of the Mountain Man.
2006 New EnglandA summer trip to New England
2005 Sturgis *Annual trip to Sturgis, then on to Yellowstone.
2004 Sturgis and AlaskaThe infamous ride to Alaska, where my bike is stolen along the way in Denver. Still made it to Sturgis, Yellowstone, Seattle, as well as a great time in Alaska.
2003 Halloween in New Orleans *A ride through the remaining east coast states, then to New Orleans. Followed by a ride to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
2003 Sturgis, the Northwest, and Milwaukee *The annual trip to Sturgis, then on to Glacier National Park, Seattle, northern California, and on to the 100th anniversary party of Harley-Davidson in Milwaukee.
2002 Sturgis, West, and north *Sturgis, followed by Colorado, Utah, then north into Idaho, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
2002 NEw England *An attempt at getting to the Laconia Rally in New Hampshire, then up to Bar Harbor, and around the eastern states.
2001 Sturgis and the West *A trip to Sturgis, followed by a few weeks roaming around the west
2000 Mega TripMy first cross-country trip, including Sturgis, Yellowstone, Seattle, Vancouver, and down the coast to San Francisco, San Diego, the Grand Canyon, and Lynchburg, Tennessee

* Still in progress