Friday, August 16, 2013

Home!



Wednesday....

We Started the morning with breakfast at Dori's Cafe in White Sulphur Springs...

From then on it was pretty much just gas up and go for the next 630 miles... We arrived in Gettysburg, SD just as the sun was setting.

One of the things we like to do on a road trip is, never make a plan or a reservation. It has worked for us. I'm sure there are others that have to plan each day and never travel without making reservations for the night.... Not us... We found an affordable motel in town.

I'm sure it was a very nice place back in the 60's, and it has survived time quite well. It was still a decent place for a $49.00 double/$39.00 single. The bathroom was interestingly tiled..

Thursday...

Back on to east bound US-212...

Another day of gas up and go... I split off from John near down town Minneapolis and turned to go north. After a 537 mile day it was good to be home.

Even the Deer were waiting for me to get home. I saw several along the side of Hwy 63, and Momma Deer and her baby were waiting in my driveway.

15 days on the road and 4663 miles...

I'm glad to be home!

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12 comments:

  1. Martha August 16, 2013 at 6:52 AM

    Welcome back to Wisconsin! Glad you had a great time. You visited parts of the US that I love. Thanks for sharing your trip.

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    1. Erik RAugust 21, 2013 at 5:20 PM

      I'm happy to post the pics and share the miles! Montana is beautiful. I'd like to see it in the fall some year!

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  2. TrobairitzAugust 16, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    Woohoo for making it home safe. So good to hear when a road trip has been incident free.

    That is a lot of miles packed into two weeks. My butt would be sore after one or two days.

    Thanks for sharing all the pictures.

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    1. Erik RAugust 21, 2013 at 5:19 PM

      You're welcome. It was a lot of fun, and no napping bikes this time!

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  3. RichardMAugust 16, 2013 at 11:26 AM

    It looked like a great trip, thanks for sharing the photos. One more trip before summer is over?

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    1. Erik RAugust 21, 2013 at 5:18 PM

      Maybe I can squeeze in an early fall Black Hills trip... We'll see...

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  4. Kofla OlivieriAugust 18, 2013 at 2:28 AM

    I usually prefer to make reservations ahead of time. $49.00 dollars sounds like a great deal. btw, your blog header image is my favorite.

    Riding My Own Biography
    NINJA ZX-14 MotoVlog

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    1. Erik RAugust 21, 2013 at 5:17 PM

      Thanks, We try to go cheap! most of the time it works out OK. Sometimes the room is a bit more $$$ than I'd like, but you've got to pay to have fun

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  5. Coop a.k.a. CoopdwayAugust 18, 2013 at 7:18 PM

    Welcome home Erik! And no tire issues or 'other'

    All of your machines deserve a good loop before the weather turns.

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    1. Erik RAugust 21, 2013 at 5:15 PM

      Thanks, I've spent the last few days in the garage, changing oil in bikes, cars and trucks... and trying to get 4000 miles of bugs and road grime off!

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  6. UnknownAugust 21, 2013 at 4:02 PM

    Erik:

    I saw lots of older motels in Indiana for as low as $35. Looked clean on the outside and several to choose from

    not many cheap ones as you near the Pacific Coast.

    I am liking the unplanned type of trips but hard to do in British Columbia where accommodations are scarce and you find yourself without a home for the night. It has happened several times in Kelowna area. It even happened in Central WA we had to ride from Yakima to nearly Seattle to find a place

    bob
    Riding the Wet Coast

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    1. Erik RAugust 21, 2013 at 5:13 PM

      I think that's why we try real hard to avoid ending the day near a large city or a large tourist area. We also try to avoid the multi-lane highways and try to stick to small towns.
      Maybe we've just been lucky!

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