by boomer | Apr 7, 2016 | Locations, Postings, Sights
Early Morning The day started Earlier than normal. The scare with the wild boar/bear/bunny… whatever it was had me spooked and it was tough to get a good nights sleep. Also it’s impossible to sleep in when camping. I was up at 6:00 am. This is not a time...
by boomer | Apr 7, 2016 | Events, Locations, Postings, Sights
Heading West on Highway 10 I got up and hit the road around 9:30. I had a long day of flat/straight highway ahead. I took I-10 west out of Jacksonville. After about 2 hours of highway 10 I headed south to get off the main highway for a bit. This detour took me through...
by boomer | Apr 7, 2016 | Locations
The days are packed so tight that I’m having a hard time posting daily. I’ll try to catch up with a handful of posts. Leaving Charleston On the way out of town I got stuck behind a guy in a pickup truck who had the bed of the truck packed full of office...
by boomer | Apr 5, 2016 | Events, Locations, Postings
The first leg of the trip starts with a ride from Asheville, NC to Charleston, SC. I convinced my friend Jack to ride along with me and hang in Charleston for a few days. It was nice to have a riding buddy for the first part of the trip. We took the long route from...
by boomer | Apr 3, 2016 | Bike Modifications, Postings
Pannier – “basket, especially one of a pair carried by a beast of burden” When I purchased my bike it had some nice panniers already attached. They were expandable BMW boxes but just weren’t going to cut it for this trip. I found a pair of...