Eager I was eager to get moving and ride some more cool roads in the area, so I got a early start from Redd’s place. South Carolina sunrise. I hit the road before 7 and headed towards Gatlinburg. Trouble? Turns out through, in North and South Carolina gas was still a rare thing due to […]
Too many! I usually try to memorize the roads I’m supposed to take, but from Alabama to Georgia to South Carolina, there were just too many. My screenshot of Welcome to Alabama. When there’s nowhere to pull over, you improvise! My GPS took me on a billion roads and soon I didn’t even know if
Still doing the thing Exhausted as I was, I slept through the night with no assistance and woke up ready to go. It’s amazing what a night’s rest will do for you. No matter how much rain I got, I was STILL doing this thing! Another room I had reached out to bunk a bikers
Secret Being that I’ve had serious doubts about being able to actually complete this trip, I felt if I made it for two days, I would be somewhat successful. But, I’ve come this far, so I feel awesome about how things have gone. Today though, I was done. Plan vs reality My original plan did
Raining again I got up early at Tommie’s (she’s a fellow insomniac) and we had a couple of cups of coffee before I started packing up. I knew today would be a shorter day, so I wasn’t in too big a hurry. I got rolling around 0815 in the pouring rain. Premium I needed gas,
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Second chance Kansas The rain had stopped over night and the sun was out. I was thrilled with this development and got packed up and out of the room, hoping Kansas would redeem itself. Ready to see the rest of Kansas and what else the world has to offer. I had reached out to a
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Packing I woke up about 0520 local time and quietly started packing up. I took my time, hoping Nancy would wake up so I could thank her for her hospitality, but I was ready to leave by 0645. While was making my last check to ensure my gear was all tied down properly when Nancy
Late I got a later start than I intended. The old guy I ran into yesterday ended up at the same campground and he wanted to TALK. For a long time. He was nice, but my camping/packing system isn’t all dialed in. This led to my delayed start of 0820. Having my morning coffee! I
Up Early Today was going to be a longer day I hoped, as I was shooting for Green River, UT. The map said it would be 408 miles to the campground, so I would play it by ear. Eureka, Nevada is pretty high in elevation, about 6,485 feet, but I would climb out of there
Leaving Getting packed up and ready when it’s actually time to leave us always difficult for me. I always seem to forget things, or they don’t go as I planned them in my head. I set a time I wanted to leave by and a time I needed to leave by. I got out of
