Monthly Archives: July 2021

Tue, 7/20/22, Rt66, Team70s, Day4

Albuquerque NM to Seligman AZ – 425 miles We rode out of Albuquerque with our first stop the El Rancho Hotel, Gallup, New Mexico! Continental Divide, I-40, NM Petrified Forest National Park, I-40, exit 285, AZ Wigwam Motel, Holbrook, AZ … Continue reading

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Mon, 7/19/2021, Rt66, Team70s, Day3

Oklahoma City OK to Albuquerque NM – 554 miles Team 70s past 3 days have had incredible weather. The days start overcast with low clouds. By 11AM the sun burns through to blue skies with high white clouds. Each day … Continue reading

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Sun, 7/18/2021-Rt66, Team70s, Day2

Sullivan MO To Oklahoma City OK – 447 miles We were on the road around 8 AM. Our first stop was the Devils Elbow. Historical Route 66 was a four-lane cement road through hooker cut, which was once the deepest … Continue reading

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Sat, 7/17/2021-Rt66, Team70s, Day1

Into the throat of the beast … Chicago! Every time I rode a motorcycle near Chicago the traffic has been catastrophically horrendous. It’s miles of bumper to bumper, stop and go traffic! Our plan is to go into Chicago before … Continue reading

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Friday 7/16/21 Team 60s video summary

Friday 7/16/21 Team 60’s video summary Today we rode from Manchester VT to Mansfield PA. We tried something different. We tested out the navigation on the Harley boom box today. We both set up our parameters on our gps the … Continue reading

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Fri, 7/16/2021 – Team 70s

Grand Rapids MI to Merrillville IL Today is a short repositioning day, 165 miles, from Grand Rapids, MI to Merrillville, IL. We’re waiting for a storm to pass through the bottom of Lake Michigan area. By 10 AM the coast … Continue reading

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Thur, 7/14/2021-Team 70s

Dundee MI to Grand Rapids MI Breakfast at JannieV’s It was a quick 40-minute ride from Dundee Michigan to JannieV‘s house in Manchester, MI. Jan & Dennis are JimmyVs big sister. 24 years ago JimmyV & I was riding our … Continue reading

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Thursday 7/14/21 Team 60’s Narragansett RI to Manchester VT

Day 21 Video Summary Team 60’s Let my brother-in-laws to head out to visit my college roommate Lee in MA and then to Wells VT to visit my niece Liz. It was a clear day today, but muggy

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Wednesday 7/14/2021-Team 60’s

Riding around south county in Rhode Island.  Well Team 70’s had an impressive 500+ mile day, but I think Team 60’s had more calories per mile today. I use to live out here from 1981-1984, so I visited with my … Continue reading

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Wed, 7/13/2021-Team 70’s

Repositioning Day – a day on the road to Chicago We rode 500 miles today from Scranton PA, through OH, to Dundee MI. Riding West through western Pennsylvania, and all of Ohio was through lush green forest areas. The morning … Continue reading

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