This set of blogs are another of the Group Vacations. Our 2008 trip was from KC up and around Lake Superior into Canada and then a slight detour to Milwaukee for a few days for the 25th and 105th celebrations for HOG and Harley Davidson. The blogs are broken into sections, each being a day in the trip. The first blog of this trip is here . 23 AUG 08 - Saturday -- A tour of SW Iowa. I wanted to be on the road by 9am. We had all shared a room last night. Jerry showed up around 8am and joined us for breakfast. The hotel had the hot thing going with waffles and such. No protein, just carbs. As we were gassing up the bikes we noticed the Amish sales stand was back again ... read more

Okay this is another one that did not include my bike Effie. But it was a fun time so I wanted to write it up anyway. Well, I got roped into this by my boss, Beth. I got this phone call as I was in bed trying to get over the food poisoning I had gotten. No I did not cook the bad food, this time. The caller told me how much fun it would be and that Beth was going to be arrested too. I agreed after I was assured that Beth was going. I figured Beth would not get me into something too hard if she was going too. When I talked to her a couple days later Beth told me how much fun it would be and how we would rope Carol Glidden ... read more

Its been awhile since I wrote in the blog, I am going to try and remedy that. I have been riding alot, so more should be posted pretty quick. The XL-List had thier annual rally here in KC. Actually it was at Basswood Resort just north of KC. I ran out there on Friday to say Hi and put some faces to the names I see on the list. Screw Loose Dan had not arrived yet but I had a nice conversation with Decman and others. Decmans ride reports are what I loved most about the XL-List, now if we could just get him to start posting them again. I called later in the evening when the weather reports were bad to tell Screw Loose that bad weather was coming, only to find out that it ... read more

I ran across these pictures on my computer and just couldn't hold them back any longer. These were taken on a trip to North Carolina for the XL List East Coast Rally (May 2008). The rally is an informal affair. There are no rally fees, no registration, no t-shirts just show up if you want and ride. I have gone for the last 2 years and both years on Saturday the group heads to the Shatley Inn (www.shatleysprings.com) for lunch and then on the Striped Snake (www.shadyvalleycountrystore.com) for some fun riding. Well the Shatley Inn is my favorite place to eat. When I get in the area I try to eat there. Its just a down home resturant in the middle of nowhere. I love to get their family style meal, its all the fried chicken, ... read more

Toto, I See Twisties! The Poppy Poker Ride was a joint project of the women of the American Legion Auxiliary and the bikers of the American Legion Riders, both of the Dwight Cowles American Legion Post 370 in Overland Park, KS. I was the cooordinator as I was a member of both groups. It started as a suggestion that the Riders group help the Auxiliary with their annual poppy distribution. Bill Christensen suggested to me that the riders help the aux and i am sure he was wanting us to stand out front of some stores and help with the distribution that way. I knew better than that. You know what poppies I am talking about right? The little red paper flowers that veterans make, offering you a flower for a free will donation. The money ... read more