tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327458312024-03-26T02:02:45.090-07:00MotoSlow30 days to travel x-country on motorcyles. San Francisco, California to New York City, New York. No rush, no worries, no freeways. It's moto slow. All of us are riding small old bikes, no windscreens, no set itinerary.
** click on photos to see full sizeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157522897176371672006-09-05T23:03:00.000-07:002006-09-07T01:03:06.726-07:00Burger Me This...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/Photo_090506_002.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/Photo_090506_002.jpg" border="0" /></a> Zena wolfs down her $1.95 hamburger at a restaurant in Cambridge City, Indiana . Actually, she got the deluxe version with veggies so make that $2.30. It's really easy to get used to these midwest prices. We are dreading the NYC economy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157523735142844282006-09-04T23:20:00.000-07:002006-09-05T23:24:03.653-07:00Arch de Saint-Louis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1600/arch_dz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/320/arch_dz.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Zena and Dave KaleidoscopeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157524731393411192006-09-04T23:13:00.000-07:002006-09-05T23:55:31.206-07:00Gateway to the Midwest<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_1110.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_1110.jpg" border="0" /></a>Little did I know that one could ride to the top of the arch and peer out the tiny windows. Little did I know that it symbolizes the expansion into the west during the 1800's.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157514042479602632006-09-03T23:59:00.000-07:002006-09-07T09:52:11.876-07:00Day 18: Alton, IL to St. Louis, MO to Maryland Heights, MO<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/Photo_090306_004.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/Photo_090306_004.jpg" alt="" style="display: block; text-align: center;" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Total Miles: 45<br />Total Number of Times a Clausterphobe Would Have Freaked: 35<br />Total Times Crossing the Mississippi: 1<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We crossed the Mississippi (again) to arrive at the City Museum of Saint Louis, where we crawled and climbed through structures of wood, stone, wire and plastic that formed tunnels and crawl spaces, three-story slides and a host of other potential adventures. Zena crawls out of a tight tunnel, though not the tightest of those we made it through.<br /><br />We enjoyed some live blues music and overpriced food at the Big Muddy Blues Festival, then made our way to Dan's house for a house party. Dave and Kevin got their first lesson in "washers," a St. Louis game akin to horseshoes.<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157522590171282002006-09-03T23:01:00.000-07:002006-09-05T23:09:14.436-07:00LIfe as a Hamster<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/Photo_090306_009.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/Photo_090306_009.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dave gets a fresh perspective on hamster life. He's about 150 feet off the ground in a steel tunnel. Next time he plans to wear knee pads. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157514330449132112006-09-02T22:36:00.000-07:002006-09-07T01:03:29.253-07:00Day 17 Bloomfield, IA to Alton, IL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1600/mississippi_panarama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/320/mississippi_panarama.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Miles Ridden: 254<br />Number of Times we Crossed the Mississippi: 1<br /><p class="MsoNormal">It was a leisurely day on back roads with a long breakfast where we met a retired couple who each have ridden over 800,000 life miles on various motos. We did a short side trip and visited their home moto museum full of various motorcycle memorabilia.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>We traveled a very scenic road along the <st1:place st="on">Mississippi river</st1:place> where this panoramic shot is from. <span style=""> </span>We got lots of deer warnings and deer collision stories so we are sufficiently scared to ever ride at night through deer country.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157166255432273632006-09-01T19:56:00.000-07:002006-09-07T01:04:18.773-07:00Bee Sting #2<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0987.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0987.jpg" border="0" /></a> Why me? Kevin inspects his sensitive nipple just after being stung by a bee while riding. Is it the red riding suit? Does he look like a huge flower? While cruising at 15mph through the streets of Lincoln, Nebraska, Kevin drove into the bee or the bee flew into his supersuit (jellybean) and attacked. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUCH!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157171600495469682006-08-31T21:05:00.000-07:002006-09-07T01:06:32.166-07:00Day 15 McCook, Nebraska to Lincoln, NebraskaMiles Riden: 270<br />Number of Deep Fried Twinkies Eaten by Zena: 1<br /><br />We made it to Lincoln, Nebraska (state capitol) and home of the famous Nebraska State Fair (started in 1868), Check it out at <a href="http://statefair.org/" target="new">http://statefair.org/</a>. We pitched our tents in the fair campground around 4pm and then walked over the the fair. Here's a quick rundown of our fair activities:<br /><br />5pm - entered west entrace $6 a head<br />5:30pm - watched vintage tractor parade (garnered ideas for next SF City cruiser)<br />6:30pm - watched Giraldo Family Circus Troupe<br />7:00pm - Kevin ate entire Funnel Cake ($4.50)<br />7:15pm - Lost a combined total of $9.50 at Bingo Tent<br />7:45pm - Watched Zena Devour Deep Fried Twinkie ($3.00)<br />8:00pm - Got Nauseous in the Vortex Tunnel ($2 each)<br />9:00pm - Zena & Kevin bought unlimited passes to the fair rides ($10 each)<br />9:01pm - Dave is stuck carrying both backpacks, waterbottles, and all jackets while Z and K run around the park. As the designated "Dad" he also got to take all the pictures.<br />10:00pm - Kevin lies down to fight his second attack of Nausea after the rides.<br />10:30 - Zena buys a Pineapple Whip ($2.50), Kevin gets a super size fresh lemonade ($5) and nachos with jalepenos($4).<br />11:00pm - Enter Beer Gardens to enjoy live Country Music - bummed we left earplugs with the motos<br />11:30pm - Watched an honest-to-god, beer induced, bar fight break out & immediately broken up by the Nebraska State Troopers.<br /><br />All in all, we left with an euphoric feeling of having had an authentic Mid West Experience.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157167991291513072006-08-31T20:31:00.000-07:002006-09-01T20:34:27.023-07:00Miss August 2006<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0970.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0970.jpg" border="0" /></a> Zena poses for the "Go Army" calendar as Miss August 2006. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157167872280577952006-08-31T20:24:00.000-07:002006-09-01T20:34:09.996-07:00Go Army!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0971.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0971.jpg" border="0" /></a> The US Army Recruiters were displaying their tools of the trade at the Nebraska State Fair. This is a 1987 Hummer complete with a gun turret in the top. Kevin is left to his imagination, so he climbs in and pretends to shoot man eating bees. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157167074470332592006-08-31T20:13:00.000-07:002006-09-01T20:18:33.866-07:00Bumper Ninja<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0983.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0983.jpg" border="0" /></a> No really, if you look at the hood of the bumper car you can see that it has a name....Ninja. No other cars are even around him 'casue he's in Ninja Stealth Mode. He would only appear momentarily to perform a catastrophic BUMP on his opponents. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157165692540385322006-08-31T19:52:00.000-07:002006-09-07T01:07:26.926-07:00Funnel Cake<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0969.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0969.jpg" border="0" /></a> No fair is complete without a classic funnel cake. White dough deep fat fried layered with powdered sugar. YUMMY in the TUMMY. (feels more like a rock afterwards)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157165520576584762006-08-31T19:49:00.000-07:002006-09-01T20:18:11.446-07:00Moto Heads Unite<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0966.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0966.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dave, Zena, & Dave pose with one of the Globe of Death riders inside the globe of death. She was riding a 100cc Honda motorcross bike. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157165336245409182006-08-31T19:47:00.000-07:002006-09-07T01:08:05.253-07:00Globe of Death<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0965.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0965.jpg" border="0" /></a> It's a bit hard to see, but that's a guy on a moto inside the globe of death riding in circles. He is currently at the top of the globe.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157165216843719422006-08-31T19:42:00.000-07:002006-09-01T20:08:01.323-07:00Circus Show<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0963.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0963.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dave waits patiently in the grass for the Giraldo Troupe to begin their tight rope act, motorcycle stunts and other craziness. It was a free show sponsored by the Nebraska State Fair. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157164949052604792006-08-31T19:38:00.000-07:002006-09-07T01:09:28.673-07:00Let's get Sick<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0973.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0973.jpg" border="0" /></a> We each paid $2.00 to experience the "Vortex." It's a catwalk surrounded by a rotating tunnel of different colors and patterns. Simply walk through right? This nausea inducing 3-d effect is purely mental, but effective nonetheless.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157164647231788562006-08-31T19:32:00.000-07:002006-09-07T01:10:03.106-07:00BINGO!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0972.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0972.jpg" border="0" /></a> At 25cents a card, why not double up each round. The Lion's Club of Lincoln Nebraska sponsored a 'straight bingo' tent. Kevin lasted three rounds, losing $1.50, but Zena and Dave persisted, but never hit bingo. They were both out $4.00. It was a wild night of gambling at the State Fair.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157164309633632842006-08-31T19:26:00.000-07:002006-09-01T19:52:26.150-07:00Freshly Fried Twinkie<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0976.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0976.jpg" border="0" /></a> Zena accepts her "freshly fried" twinkie from a young and fit employee who said, "I've already had three of these myself today." Let's just say, that this employee was not representative of the typical person at the Nebraska State Fair. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157163951387335012006-08-31T19:23:00.000-07:002006-09-07T01:11:00.563-07:00Death by Twinkie<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0975.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0975.jpg" border="0" /></a> If you think twinkies are bad for you with, how about a deep fried one. Zena whipped out her $3 as fast as she could.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157169878900736682006-08-30T20:52:00.000-07:002006-09-07T01:11:44.546-07:00Day 14 Denver, CO to McCook, NebraskaMiles Riden: 24o<br />Number of Times Kevin got stung by a Bee: 1<br /><br />With bags packed with fresh laundry, we headed east to begin our Midwest Conquest. After many people suggested that we bypass Kanas, we altered our route slightly to drive the Southern route of Nebraska. Thanks to Zena's forthought, we were well aware that the Nebraska State Fair was running over 10 days. We were primed to hit it.<br /><br />Not counting the Bee String, we had an easy ride to McCook, Nebraska. We ate dinner and breakfast at the local 24hour family restaurant and enjoyed some incredible all-american food. Homemade apple pie and fresh cut ribeye steak. We also had the very tasty vegetable soap, but quickly learned that vegetable soup in Nebraska means beef soup with carrots, celery and potatoes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1157166728136975742006-08-30T20:04:00.000-07:002006-09-07T01:12:24.286-07:00Bee Sting #1<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0988.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0988.jpg" border="0" /></a> While driving out of Denver on route 76, a bee flew up the left arm of Kevin's red super suit. It sneaked in the space between his gloves and overlapping sleeve of the jacket. The bee immediately paniced and stabbed it's stinger into Kevin's forearm. Kevin pulled over, jumped off his bike and began stripping. This is the resultant squashed bee sans stinger, which was removed from the forearm forthwith.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1156573234269065452006-08-25T23:16:00.000-07:002006-08-26T00:09:26.446-07:00Peaches Grow on Trees<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/Photo_082506_009.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/Photo_082506_009.jpg" border="0" /></a>Zena eats from a tree of life. It was a self pay, self pick orchard. They provide bags and a scale, post the cost per pound and trust people to drop the right amount of money in the metal box. Plus, the orchard was in the middle of a national park in a high desert climate. Overall, a bit surreal. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1156572789463674552006-08-25T23:11:00.000-07:002006-08-25T23:13:09.470-07:00Panoramic of Hwy 12 view<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/panaramic1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/panaramic1.jpg" border="0" /></a> We moto'd around the corner to be presented with this. Everyday we discover new things about America <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1156446576997653702006-08-24T12:08:00.000-07:002006-08-24T12:14:54.783-07:00Moto Camping<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0913.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0913.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sunset Campground at Byrce Canyon National ParkUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745831.post-1156446335900841232006-08-24T12:03:00.001-07:002006-08-24T12:15:14.223-07:00Kevin & Moto in Bryce Canyon<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/1024/IMG_0919.jpg"><img style="display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2443/1244/400/IMG_0919.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1