Blogs from Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, North America

Day 10 – Little Big Horn and to Gillette With Yellowstone now behind us, the second part of our adventure began – the drive back through Montana and Wyoming and into the Black Hills of South Dakota. The first significant stop on our drive was the Little Bighorn Battlefield where the infamous George Custer made his supposed last stand. Fortunately the battlefield was literally on our route towards the Black Hills, and was conveniently situated just off Interstate 90 which made it really easy to access. We arrived at the battlefield and into the relatively small visitors centre which had a small number of displays and some basic information on the battlefield. There was a short video which outlined the events leading up to the confrontation, and an explanation of how the battle unfolded and the ... read more

Our flight from Australia arrived into Kansas City quite late in the evening but were fortunately met but some of the other Aussies working at Fort Leavenworth. We pick up the hire car and made our way to our temporary accommodation which would be home for the next two weeks. We had a great two-bedroom apartment in Zona Rosa which is a great shopping district in the North East of Kansas City. We spent the next few days unwinding and preparing for Christmas. We did the obligatory Walmart run – Fiona was in heaven, I wanted to neck myself. The boys were very excited and anxious to make sure that Santa would find them in our new house, so we decided to take them into the shops for our annual Christmas photo….big mistake. Everyone living within ... read more

Saturday --- 23 May 2009 Well the weather is great and I am ready for a ride. I had been wanting to take some more pictures of Effie out on these bridges I found in March when I was looking up all the Lewis and Clark historic sites in the area. It being my day off, I slept in and then called Daryl to see if he would want to go with me. We made arrangements to meet at 13:50 and ride out. The site is around 60 miles from home. Heading out of KC toward Ft Leavenworth, KS I was in the lead which is unusual. I decided to take Hwy 5 which will take us right to the National Cemetery in Leavenworth. Hwy 5 is twisty and curvy. I call it The Gecko, it ... read more

Very Short Notice Good Luck Mechanic SPC Thomas Regan of Topeka, KS, assigned to the 250th FSC KSARNG, was killed in an automobile accident last weekend. His widow, Rebecca, requested the attendance of the Patriot Guard at his wake and burial. Bring your big flags. Ride Captain is Mechanic. ------- That is how they come. A simple email followed with the instructions on where and when to meet up, or ‘stage’ as they like to call it. The request for the Patriot Guard to join them was late coming, with less then 24 hours notice, 20 riders showed up in Leavenworth, KS, Thursday morning at 9:30am. This would be my first funeral with the Patriot Guard. I had ridden in the 24th Marines Homecoming, but that was different. The visitation was the previous night, but I ... read more

April 3 - 17, 2006 Cortez, Colo. - Leavenworth, Kan. Mile 5,375 1,541 Miles this Leg We are now balanced at the easternmost edge of Kansas, more than halfway across the continent from the coast we started on (see Route Map). Since leaving Port Townsend on Feb. 9, we have traveled more than 5,000 miles in nine weeks. Yet we have used up just a quarter of the time allotted for this road trip, and—one might hope—just a quarter of the adventures! This blog entry recounts our time in the Four Corners region of the Southwest, as well as our arrival in America’s Midwest. Which brings us to the unseasonable seasons… In our recent travels through northern New Mexico, spring was properly in force (albeit with less-than-usual rainfall), but we got a good dose of “winter” ... read more