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 changed the oil... therefore I broke my...
This was my final route. I've added the different tracks to a Google Map and made them available for public consumption. If you have questions about any specific segment of the trip, please feel free to email.
The Gear is always a topic of concern on this trip. Making sure that I have what I need but not bringing everything that I can possibly think of. I spent countless hours leading up to this trip attempting to think through all possible scenarios and what I might...
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 up the...
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 campus....
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. I'll be writing...
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 FREEZING....
Week One Recap of the Trip The first week of the trip has been everything that I thought it would be. Relaxing, stressful, feelings of freedom, solitude, adventure, panic, and everything in between. I've logged about 1,300 miles in 6 days, cut through 7 states,...
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 that I...