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Start: West Richland, WA
Turn Around: Fort Kent, ME
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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
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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
- Visit with
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
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