4 months of Harley and road living, so here are some quick stats (seeing as the actual blog is quite behind):
Days on the road: 120
Miles traveled: 17,797
Pairs of Sunglasses: 5 (still holding, fingers crossed)
States Visited: 32 and Canada
Time Zones Traversed: 5 (plus a double up on the American 4)
Current Location: Mt. Ranier, WA
The “MOST” places visited: 4 corners of U.S. plus:
• Southernmost point in U.S. – Keywest, FL
• Easternmost point in U.S. – Quoddy Head, ME
• Northernmost point in U.S. – Northwest Angle, MN
• Westernmost point in U.S. – Cape Alava, WA
The first and longest leg of the journey will be completed as the circle on the perimeter of the United States is closed when Betty and I roll into Santa Monica on 6/30. Coming through the Cascade Mountains in Washington, over the pass on Hwy 20, proved to be a great challenge and a seemingly final test before allowing the west coast to present itself once again. As the altitude climbed, the weather deteriorated severely, crossing lines from cold to rain to full whiteout blizzard. There were two options. Stay and wait it out or inch forward through the snow and get over the pass. The choice was made to inch forward and get out of dodge. It was the right choice. A harrowing experience, but a devilish grin never left my lips as the challenge was met with fierce contention. The decision proved the right one (not knowing if the storm would get stuck on the pass and keep me there indefinitely) and a few hours later the view of the Georgia Straight came into sight at Blaine, Washington. My friends, I am almost there, even though I have quite a bit left. Seeing the water again plastered the biggest smile onto this mug that has graced its presence in quite some time. Going coast to coast to coast is a nice milestone. The trip is still incredible, but now I day dream about Pete (dog), family, friends, my own bed and the luxury of opening a refrigerator at anytime to raid the delicious contents it holds. The next anniversary update will be the final of 5 months and I should be rolling into home at this time, after completing historic Route 66. As history suggests, posts of the trip will not be complete by this time, and they will continue to be updated after I am home, until the story of the trip is posted in its entirety. As always, thank you all for your continued support, advice, hook-ups and friendship.
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