This is the second part of a series that is about the ride I took on my 2005 883 Low Harley Sportster 'Effie' from Kansas City to Novia Scotia and back. This was part of my vacation from 4 to 20 AUG 2006 Saturday 5 AUG 06 The morning was a late start again…. This is the story of my life lately. Previously even if I couldn’t get up and moving in the morning to make it to work, I could be up at the crack of dawn to start a motorcycle ride. But I am resigning myself to the vacation atmosphere and just whenever…It was a great ride out to Bakersfield MO (IBE #57). Again it was miles of shady lanes. A stop at the Bakersfield city limit sign to get the picture and just ... read more

This is the continuing saga of my trips in 2006 on my 2005 883 LOW Harley Sportster. This trip was taken 28-30 July 2006. This was my last free weekend in the KC area until NOV probably. With all my longer trips there were multiple ABC points sitting in AR that I had not had a chance to get yet. Seems every weekend I was heading the other 3 directions and had not made it to AR at all this year. I had missed my little day trips down there. I really enjoy a weekend in AR as the roads are twisty, shady and great views are frequent. Next week when I head for the east coast, I will go through the east side of AR picking up a bunch of my ABC’s, but this weekend ... read more

Leaving after work on 16 June and then returning home 7K miles later on 2 July concluded my ‘Far West’ vacation. The map attached to the blog is not precise, it give the general idea of my route. Below is a brief as it gets ride report… I dubbed this trip Far West many months ago when I planned it, but it is not actually the farthest west trip I ended up making, from 8 -12 JUN 06 I rode from KC to CA and back, but this trip was in my GPS as FW (Far West) so it continued to be called that. The Far West trip included 11 states, 5 Canada Provinces/Territories (I don’t know which ones are which), 5 HOG rallies, ump-teen National Parks/Forests/Memorials/Monuments. It was a solo trip with ‘Effie’ my 2005 ... read more

I have been on a very few rides with the Central Midwest HOG group of which I am a member, the ABC ride, Poor Boy dinner ride, one breakfast ride and the Toys for Tots ride. The weekend poker runs and many of the events seem to always fall on weekends that I had other trips planned so I could not attend. I made it a point to get to the Easter Egg ride. As a thank you to a couple guys that watch my house when I am out of town I invited them to be my guests for the ride. Darrel who went to the Toys for Tots ride with me jumped at the chance of coming out with HOG group again. Darrel rides a 1982 Yamaha Maxim. Mack was less eager and nervous ... read more

++Every year I write a Xmas letter that goes in the Xmas card. In DEC09 I found a bunch of the old letters and I thought I would post them here in this blog.++ I hope this find everyone well and looking forward to great xmas! Another year is getting ready to be a memory. Time flies doesn’t it? The older I get the faster it seems to go. As I write this I am once again working in FL. The office refers to them as my ‘vacations’. Which is more correct then I would admit to them. J I really like working on the road instead of in the office. These trips let me travel (vacation) without the expense of transportation, hotels and food. I work hard during the week, but I play hard on ... read more