DAY #5...341 MILES...(1555)

WE WERE UP AND ON THE ROAD THIS MORNING AT 6:00 A.M. MDT. IT WAS A BRISK MORNING, BUT NO WIND AND NO RAIN. HEADING NORTHEAST, IT WAS ABOUT 6 HOURS OF RIDING BEFORE WE ARRIVED HOME.
BETWEEN BOISE CITY, OKLAHOMA AND ELKHART, KANSAS I TURNED OVER 60,000 MILES ON THE KLR. I USUALLY TAKE A PICTURE OF THE EXACT MILES, BUT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SHOULDER AND THE DITCH WAS FULL OF WATER. I CHOSE TO TAKE THE SAFE ROUTE AND TAKE THE PICTURE UP THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS SAFER.

 

THIS BIKE HAS BEEN AN AMAZING RIDE, HAVING BEEN THE FIRST BIKE I'VE EVER OWNED THAT I'VE RIDDEN THIS MANY MILES. IT HAS TAKEN ME FROM ONE END OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE OTHER, NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST, AND HAS ALWAYS BROUGHT ME HOME WITH NO MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THERE WAS THAT ONE TIME THAT I BROUGHT IT HOME ON A TRAILER FROM OKLAHOMA, BUT  NOT BECAUSE OF ANY FAULT OF THE BIKE. THERE WAS THIS MOUNTAIN IN ARKANSAS THAT DECIDED TO HURT ME, BUT WE WON'T GO INTO DETAILS ABOUT THAT INCIDENT.

YEP.....IT'S BEEN TO ALL THESE LOCATIONS AND MANY MORE. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT 60,000 MILES.

OH.......BY THE WAY. OUR MOTEL IN JEMEZ SPRINGS WASN'T ACTUALLY THE PICTURE I POSTED SEVERAL DAYS AGO. WE STAYED AT THE LA CUEVA LODGE, 9 MILES NORTH OF JEMEZ SPRINGS. IF YOU'RE EVER IN THE AREA AND NEED A ROOM, I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS MOTEL. THERE'S A RESTAURANT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT, AND A GENERAL STORE JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.........SEE YOU ALL IN MOONSHINE, ILLINOIS ON OCTOBER 19TH.

MOTOR MIKE