26' June BMW National Vermont & NatSToc So Dakota Ride!

[hondawayne]

Gitty up! time to throw a leg over and head north to Cedar City, Ut for the nite at the Marriott Courtyard. Thought
we would get the comforts out of the way early ha!

Keep in touch for daily updates!

 

[Stump]

Safe ride! See you at NatSTOC!

 

[hondawayne]

Day 1- 6am-3pm, 490mi., Hwy 15 to Cedar City Utah. 103deg high Vegas & St George. Cooling down at the - free nite Marriott ha!

 

[hondawayne]

Day 2- 6am-3:30, up over Escalante, Torrey. Capital Reef, Hanksville into Glenwood Springs for the nite. Cool in the am 90’s afternoon, clear skies. Lots of deer in the mountains into Torrey. Locked eyes with one on the side of the road he zagged left me right, 12in from a prairie dog standing in the middle of the road. Lived to ride another day.

 

[Sadlsor]

Don't run over anything you can't eat in one sitting.
I haven't been to a BMW national in a long, long time.
It's a big country, eh?
Should be a fun trip, thanks for bringing us along.

 

[hondawayne]

Day 3- 6am-3:30 400mi, Silth, Co to Atwood, Ks via I-70 (yuk making easterly time to Hwy36 to Atwood, 30min thru Denver then fields of early wheat crops with northwest cross wind yousa! Storm track above and below at present God watching over us

 

[hondawayne]

Day 4- 7am-4, 440mi, Hwy 36 all day with steady rain for 3hrs to Brookfield, Mo staying in a city park $20, pool & shower (hot water only) beat tonight more rain tomorrow into Williamstown, Ky “The Arc Encounter” Motelling no pics today..

 

[hondawayne]

Day 5- 5am wake-up with rain, headed towards Williamstown, Ky, via Hwy36, 558mi, Hwy64 $127 into south Cincy, and down , packed most things inside but tent & bike cover were soaked away wet, Mexican tonight, Helmet bolt replacement today…met a nice Mendonite family 10 in a van at the hotel, did some cleanup and nighty nite.

 

[hondawayne]

Day 6- 0mi, The “Arc Experience “

 

[hondawayne]

Day 7- 330mi, attended church total of 7 people including us, ended up in the woods south of Morgantown, Wv. Mt Woodpark campground nice but kind of Deliverence feeling, did a lot of narrow 2 lane without centerline roads in the am then some smaller 4 lane highways. Heading for State College Pa tomorrow.

 

[hondawayne]

Day 8- 5am clear skies but “HUMID” soaked ha! Fire flies all nite, not much sleep due to the location being in the Hollar! Patrol car rolled thru at 1am, our campsite was nice but isolated on one way gravel road with us at the end, some random cars thru the nite kept me up. The ride today was 119WV, 192WV, 711PA, 22PA, break at Dollar Tree, landing in State College KOA. Hot shower today!

 

[hondawayne]

Day 9- 300mi, 6:30am-5 long day due to taking secondary roads thru western WV and eastern Pennsylvania some real beautiful scenery, architecture, foliage like way better than the BRPW. To many road numbers to remember but the route was from State College, Pa to Lake Lucern. Ny. We will be in Essex Junction by 11am tomorrow. Another KOA tonight!

 

[hondawayne]

Day 10-13, Rally days walking, looking, talking, refraining from buying food and vendor items, volunteered bike wash, survived rain storm!

 

[hondawayne]

Day 13- 250mi 7am-1:30 left the rally a day early trying to make Spearfish more comfortably, rode north to Montreal, Ottawa and stoped in Renfrew, Ot at a KOA for the nite, nice location. Quiet with a lake.

 

[hondawayne]

Day 14- 500mi Renfrew to Newberry, Mi “USA” riden the UP for awhile, mosquitos galore!! Long 11hr day gray clouds no rain but packed up wet this am. No pics just rode, temp turned cold no dinner Duluth tomorrow..

 

[hondawayne]

Day 15- 374mi, 28Mi, 41Mi, 2Wi/Mn great roads thru the northwest woods along the Great Lake small towns with lots of history. Bill lost a nut on his clutch lever Ace HW visit all good with a lock nut. Lots of big flies on the bike plastic yuk! Rain again tonight in Duluth, Mn thru the nite. We are MEN of God! He messes with us a lot ha!

 

[hondawayne]

Day 16- 6am, wet & rainy departure again, headed for Fargo, ND on back roads 10Mn, 210Mn decided to push on to Bismark, Nd due to early arrival and eminent rain today, pulled in to KOA Bismark with rain forecast all nite into our morning departure, they hooked us up with a pavallion for the nite! Spearfish tomorrow!!

 

[hondawayne]

Day 17-19 is NATSToc Rally arrival from Bismarck, and via Nd6, 212w with an easterly crosswind gusts to 40mph! Arrived around 12 noon good gathering about 10 bikers at the moment more to arrive, setup, cleaned bike, Mexican with DQ Oreo blast wading to bed…

 

[hondawayne]

Day 21- 6am-3 470mi, Sperarfish to Rock Springs, Wy 116Wy, 16Wy, Hwy80, serious rain clouds heading south we were blessed with openings thru them until a light rain entering Casper then came the 30mph head & cross winds after Casper, Wy safe in a hotel for the nite

Update: we’re in our hotel and the wind is singing thru the windows 36mph at present!

 

[hondawayne]

Day 22- 180mi, Saying goodbye to Bill at Little America for breakfast before parting , headed to Sandy , Ut visiting a friend, made it to church to thank the Lord for watching over us so far!