The Broken Chain Disaster – Frontenac, MN I was told that BMW Motorcycles don’t break. They are the best bike for a journey like the one I’m on. “Just change the oil and the chain and you’re good to go” I was told. I only...
Leaving Baton Rouge I left a little later than I normally do so that I could spend most of the day walking around the lake with my girl friend before we weren’t going to see each other for 3 weeks. I hit the road around 1:00. My destination was 200 miles north...
This section of the trip was one of the shortest that I’ve had on this journey so far. It was 87 miles from the Airbnb in New Orleans to the center of the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. My girlfriend got us a night at the Cook hotel which happens to be on the LSU...
I landed in New Orleans (first time ever) on Thursday around 12:00. The previous night was spent camping in a Palm Tree Nursery, amazing! I followed the Google Maps to my Airbnb which was in the French Quarter area. I immediately panicked at the fact that I was going...
After a full week of riding everyday and pushing 280-350 miles per day, I’ve fallen behind on the posts for this site. I currently have a broken chain on the bike and might be stationary for a day or two so my attempt will be to try and catch up a bit....
Morning Ride Leaving Lake Providence in the morning was chilly. On top of that, most of my gear was still soaked from the massive monsoon that I was caught in the night before. 55 degrees isn’t too bad but 55 degrees with soaking wet gear at 75+ MPH is...