ME: Summary

Start: West Richland, WA
Turn Around: Fort Kent, ME
End: Home

Summary

• Bike: 1996 HD FLSTF – Stage 2
• 24 days, 8k+ Miles
• 245 Gallons = 58 tanks burned
• 29 State traveled
• 10 New states
• 48 Cumulative states
• 4th corner of lower 48 states @ Madawaska, ME: 4 Total corners of CONUS: Cape Flattery, WA; PT. Loma, San Diego, CA; Keywest, FL

Points of Interest

• SLC, UT: Snowbird Lodge & Wasatch Mountains
• Gothenburg, Nebraska: Pony Express Station
• Anamosa, IA: The National Motorcycle Museum
• Blue Ridge Parkway
• Shenandoah NP
• Owls Head Transportation Museum
• HD Museum, Milwaukee, WI

Low Points

• Cheyenne, WY: Heavy rain and wind then temporarily lost my wedding ring
• Anamosa, IA: Bike trouble

High Points

• Visit with Michael and Jatuporn in Boise, ID
• The Zion Alps in Salt Lake City, UT
• Breakfast with Rashita, Art & family at KOA in Gretna, IA
• Anamosa, IA: Wapsipinicon Golf Club
• JC’s & Portillo’s in Naperville, IL
• America Inn waitress on US-52, southern Ohio
• Gertie’s Café in Vesuvius, VA
• Visit with Nate in Easton, MD
• Visit with Holly and Jeff in Milwaukee, WI
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Humorous Points

• Jatu’s BBQ fire in Boise
• Vic in Zion just being Vic

Learned & Reinforced Traveling Tips

• If something is loose, take care of it right away
• When troubleshooting, look for the simplest solution (twice)
• Know your bike
• Carry tools