Dick's BIG Ride - June, 2013: 02/24/13

The Story

Beginning on June 14, 2013, I'll be starting a 6,000 mile ride taking me through Canada, the Black Hills of South Dakota, Wyoming, the ridge of the Rockies from Estes Park, CO to Santa Fe, NM, the Four Corners area of Utah, the Ozarks, the Smokies and back home. States I'll be riding through: New York, Ontario (Canada), Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

This blog will follow that adventure on a frequent (hopefully daily) basis. This means that everyone can skip the slide show when I return! Enjoy.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Day 1 - Pittsford, NY to Sarnia, Ontario (285 miles)

Day 2 - Sarnia, Ontario to Muskegon, MI to Milwaukee, WI (via Lake Michigan Ferry) (337 miles + Lake Michigan) Look Rochester! A "Fast Ferry" that makes money!

Day 3 - Milwaukee, WI to Mankato, MN (345 miles)

Day 4 - Mankato, MN to Spearfish, SD and Mt. Rushmore (560 miles - a VERY long ride today)

Day 5 - Spearfish, SD just riding the Black Hills & The Badlands (about 250 miles)

Day 6 - Spearfish, SD to Devil's Tower, WY (263 miles)

Day 7 - Devil's Tower to Ft. Collins, CO (322 miles)

Day 8 - Ft. Collins, CO to Grand Junction, CO (343 miles)

Day 9 - Grand Junction, CO to Moab, UT (113 miles)

Day 10 - Moab, UT to Alamoosa, CO (310 miles)

Day 11 - Alamoosa, CO to Santa Fe, NM (237 miles)

Day 12 - Santa Fe, NM (surrounding area and Taos) (about 250 miles)

Day 13 - Santa FE, NM to Clinton, OK (381 miles) - OK ... this could be boring ...

Day 14 - Clinton, OK to Conway,AR (407 miles) - Not too excited about this one either ... but the Ozarks are next

Day 15 - Conway, AR to Tullahoma, TN (419 miles) - Getting pretty again ...

Day 16 - Tullahoma, TN to Sylva, NC (283 miles) In the Smoky Mountains and Riding "The Dragon" today - 318 curves in 11 miles !!! Looks like fun ... right?

I've been warned - DO NOT DO THIS! while riding The Dragon (click video)

Day 17 - Sylva, NC to Harrisonburg, VA (388 miles)

Day 18 - Harrisonburg, VA to Bushnells Basin, NY (441 miles)

Favorite Quotes

"Just because you are offended doesn't make you right" - Ricky Gervais

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' " - Ronald Reagan

" My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Go home and get a nice quiet sleep" - Neville Chamberlain (just prior to the beginning of World War II)

"He was given a choice between war and dishonor. He chose dishonor and he will have war anyway." - Winston Churchill (on Neville Chamberlain just prior to the start of World War II)

"We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill

"You’re never beaten until you admit it." - General George S. Patton

"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul." - General Douglas MacArthur

"Anything worth doing is worth overdoing." - Mick Jagger (70 & still rockin'!!!)

"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." - Mae West

"It depends on what the meaning of the word is is." - Bill Clinton

"Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser." - Vince Lombardi

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." - William Shakespeare (well, except my son-in-law, my soon-to-be son-in-law, my cousin, my excellent neighbor and a few other lawyers friends that I have)

"So we have to pass the bill so you can find out what's in it." - Nancy Pelosi (as a reason to pass National Health Care)

Dick's BIG Ride - June, 2013

The Story

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Pre-Trip Information: The Route - YES! I will be camping - meaning I'll be staying at Holiday Inns instead of Marriotts. To all of you who suggested that I camp out during this trip, thank you very much!

Ticket Scorecard

Close Calls (accidents)

Mood Index

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