Vacation 2008

16 Days / 5,298 Miles / 14 States / 9 New Motorcycle States / Some States More Than Once.

TN, MO, AR, OK, KS, OK, NM, CO, UT, CO, AZ, NM, TX, OK, KS, MO, IA, WI, IL, KY, TN
(New Motorcycle States - MO, KS, NM, CO, UT, AZ, IA, WI, IL)

most Northern place - Madison, WI.
most Eastern place - Nashville, TN.
most Western place - Moab, UT.
most Southern place - Big Spring, TX.
the Highest place - Monarch Pass, CO - 11,312 feet.

crossed the Mississippi River on US412/I55 near Dyersburg, TN
and
on US61/US151 in Dubuque, IA.

Most Expensive gas $4.14
Cheapest gas $3.69

Shortest day - 0 miles (day 8 AND day 9)
Longest day - 683 miles

All photos taken with a Canon S5 digital.

Saturday - Campsite at Box Hound Marina, Horseshoe Bend, AR.

Sunday - Campsite at Keystone Lake State Park in Mannford, OK.

Monday - Starting to Rain. Stopped to put on rain gear. It rained all afternoon.

Monday afternoon - it is still raining...
Stopped in Guymon, OK for the night. Got a room and a good dinner.

Tuesday - Welcome to Kansas. Saw lots of sunflower crop and lots of pheasant.

Tuesday - Welcome back to Oklahoma.

I kept seeing this mountain in the distance.
It is Capulin Volcano National Monument in Capulin, New Mexico.

Zoom Zoom (12x) of Capulin Volcano.

Tuesday - Welcome to New Mexico.

Tuesday - New Mexico.

Gladstone Mercantile, New Mexico. Ate lunch and mailed post cards.

Sandra and Eric from Quebec, Canada. We rode together to Springer, New Mexico..
I first saw them a hundred miles back when I pulled into a gas station for fuel as they were pulling out.
The sun came out - it was a beautiful day - I had my radio on - I was out riding....

Tuesday - Welcome to Colorado.

Tuesday night campsite at Lathrop State Park, Walsenburg, Co.

Wednesday - On US50 West near Canon City, Co.

Wednesday - Crossing the continental Divide at Monarch Pass.

Looking East from Monarch Pass.

Wednesday - Blue Mesa Reservoir.

Thursday morning - with Cuz, Ian and Brody in Fruita, Co.

Thursday - Utah between Cisco and Moab.

Thursday - Utah between Cisco and Moab.

Thursday - Colorado River between Cisco and Moab, Utah.

Thursday - near Canyonlands National Park south of Moab.

Somewhere in Utah.

Thursday - 4 Corners USA.

Thursday - Welcome to Arizona.

Shiprock west of Shiprock, New Mexico.

Shiprock - Zoom Zoom (12x again).  I love my Canon.

Friday Morning - Leaving the Comfort Inn in Farmington, New Mexico.

Carson National Forest in New Mexico.

Friday - South of Dulce, New Mexico.

Fire near Abiquiu, New Mexico.

Friday - Hitch Hiker - South of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
He only rode a short distance.

Got to Frank's Friday night after a 630 mile day.

Saturday and Sunday - Zero Miles.

Monday - Getting ready to roll.

The Oldest Dealership in Texas is in Big Spring.

Monday - taking a break on US380.

Monday campsite - Red Rock Canyon State Park, OK.

Red Rock Canyon State Park.

Red Rock Canyon State Park.

Red Rock Canyon State Park.

Route 66 Harley-Davidson - Tulsa, OK.

Geese invading our Campsite.

Tuesday campsite - Snowdale State Park on Lake Hudson near Salina, Oklahoma.

H-D shop in Missouri.

 At J & P Cycles in Anamosa, IA.

Friday - At the Harley-Davidson Museum.

Our Rivet for Corky.

St. Colletta in Wisconsin

St. Colletta in Wisconsin

Jesus.

How H-D got started.

One of the first Harleys.

Harley-Davidson Bicycles.

1907 Harley-Davidson.

1933 Red and Black.

Gas Tanks.

Bikes parked at the H-D Museum.