Blogs from Indiana, United States, North America - page 24

We have been at Camp Atterbury, IN since the 21st of August. Since our arrival we have gone through Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) that covers everything from administrative records, medical, pay, and overall readiness for deployment. After that we worked in our assigned sections in Task Force Falcon HQ to support the seven Task Forces we support. Those Task Forces come from approx. 12 different states and equal about 1400 soldiers. We also train on various "Army" tasks so our skills are sharp and we are ready for "the worst day in Kosovo". Dallas and I don't see each other much since we work in different sections and have seperate barracks. Today we started 24 hour operations for a huge exercise to see how all our different parts work together. I drew the short stick and ... read more

What a Long Strange Trip it has been, and that's just "getting ready" for this road trip. Honestly it has been a blast tearing down and building back up my KZ-Gal getting her ready for the salt. Utilizing all the mechanical talents my Dad taught me over the years and turning a 33 year old piece of history into what should be a very safe and hopefully fast (for her) journey down the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats. So getting from torn down to built back up and now actually tucked inside her lil travel box :), special thanks to my Brothers in Arms (My Bro and My Neighbor) Mel & I are ready to tackle the open highway. Now we just gotta find out what state that World's Biggest Ball of Twine is located. We are ... read more

It was my last year of High School and looking to get myself that dream bike. I had been lusting after the new KZ 900 Kawasaki for about a year and now I was finally ready to buy. Well actually I "finally" got the unwilling nod from my parents to go out and "Kill Myself", so off I went. I ended up on a Honda 550 that year due to limited funds (dreams cost a lot) and admittedly I also had a mild case of intimidation of that KZ beast. Oh don't get me wrong, I was loving life on two wheels, and my last year of school was a blast. But I do remember always hearing that KZ900 sound in the distance wishing it was me. 31 years later, a little wiser and a lot ... read more

As the moon rises on adventurous day 2, we shall remember this day as the day of friends, both old and new. We were lucky enough for an old pal, Deanna, to come back into our lives and join us in Millennium Park, Chicago for a delicious dinner and drinks. Our new friend, well that’s a whole story in itself…we were just exploring all that Indiana has to offer (corn and basketball goals on the side of barns and more corn) when we arrived at the Sun Aurora Resort. Along the dirt road, leading to the resort, several questionable characters were exiting the premises, but we continued forward. We passed a junk yard and cautiously approached a thick fence with a sign reading “Private Members Only- Inquiries Welcome.” Being the curious girls we are, we ... read more

Drove from home to Elkhart Indiana today 560 miles. Supposted to have been 8 hours, instead was 10. Made numerous fuel stops, wer're getting about 8-10 mpg. Trailer pulled like a dream, truck struggled a bit, maybe just a bit underpowerd, especially in mountains. Oh well, too late to worry now. Going through mountains in PA were slow, roads in PA are terrible. Once we got over the mountains in Ohio, smooth sailing. Driving along the highway in mid-west looks like driving down RT. 50 near Easton... Flat corn and bean fields. That's about it. ... read more