Sturgis: The 79th Annual Black Hills Motorcycle Rally
Mecca. Today I rode across the beautiful Black Hills from Deadwood to Sturgis, a really pretty ride along gently winding curves through...
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shortysdaddy
- Aug 11, 2019
- 2 min
Deadwood
A slow day today in Deadwood. This was early in the day before the bikers rolled in by the hundreds. This is the final week of the 79th...
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shortysdaddy
- Aug 10, 2019
- 4 min
Cody, Wyoming to Deadwood, South Dakota
Woke up in Cody after an "interesting" ride in the mountains during the rain last night. I wasn't scared...but I sure was concentrating!...
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shortysdaddy
- Aug 10, 2019
- 4 min
Wyoming!
I thought I'd never get out of Idaho, but a few hours outside of Idaho Falls, I crossed the state line. And almost immediately, I found...
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shortysdaddy
- Aug 10, 2019
- 2 min
So Much to Tell!
I've been off the net for a couple of days due to some connectivity issues, and I've got a TON of catching up to do! First, I'm alive....
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shortysdaddy
- Aug 8, 2019
- 2 min
Why I'm Riding
So, I landed in Boise last night late and scheduled a service for the bike this morning. They told me to give them three hours. I asked...
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shortysdaddy
- Aug 7, 2019
- 3 min
Madras to Boise
Today's ride began where yesterday's ended. No surprise there, but Madras, Oregon is so small, just a tiny farming village on US 26, that...
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shortysdaddy
- Aug 6, 2019
- 2 min
Oregon:The Pacific Coast, Portland, and Mount Hood
I left the little town of Aberdeen this morning under dreary, chilly, foggy, damp, overcast conditions. There were mountains to the east...
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shortysdaddy
- Aug 5, 2019
- 3 min
The Pacific
Leaving Seattle this morning, I crested the acceleration ramp onto Interstate 5 and saw the majestic Mount Rainier in the distance. It...
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shortysdaddy
- Aug 5, 2019
- 2 min
Seattle
After two weeks of riding, I'd planned a few days out of the saddle in Seattle before continuing west to the coast. A biker chick I know...
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shortysdaddy
- Aug 2, 2019
- 1 min
Washington's Alps: The Beautiful Cascades
This may be the prettiest place I've ever seen...and the best picture I've ever taken. Washington State's beautiful Cascade Mountains....
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shortysdaddy
- Aug 1, 2019
- 2 min
Downhill through Idaho to Washington
A shot of the faithful bike overlooking the mighty Columbia River in Washington State. That's where we stopped for today, in a little...
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shortysdaddy
- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
Western Montana
Montana is a huge state, and it's my second day crossing from east to west. Montana, or more accurately Montaña is the word for...
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shortysdaddy
- Jul 30, 2019
- 2 min
Painted Canyon, The Little Bighorn, and Billings, Montana
Left Bismarck this morning and headed due west through miles more of farmland, eventually giving way to rolling grasslands and endless...
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shortysdaddy
- Jul 29, 2019
- 3 min
North Dakota
Leaving Little Falls this morning, I decided to skip going farther north to Bemidji so as not to have to double back and instead headed...
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shortysdaddy
- Jul 28, 2019
- 2 min
Minnesota!
Left quaint, friendly La Crosse this morning after a much-needed breakfast. The people are nice here. I parked the bike in front of...
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shortysdaddy
- Jul 27, 2019
- 2 min
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
Left Chicago a little bit late this morning because I wanted to give the Route 66 Indian Motorcycle Dealership a chance to open so I...
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shortysdaddy
- Jul 26, 2019
- 2 min
Chicago!
Up early this morning so as to hit two museums and I'm glad I did. First, the Chicago Museum of Natural History. This place is amazing....
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shortysdaddy
- Jul 25, 2019
- 4 min
Back to that same old place, Sweet Home, Chicago
The cops ain't gonna catch me... I'm on a mission from God. Okay, so maybe I'm not one of the Blues Brothers, but I am hoping to do...
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shortysdaddy
- Jul 24, 2019
- 2 min
Into the Clouds and Down from the Mountain.
Yesterday began in Franklin, West Virginia, under a light, but steady rain. There was nothing to do but sleep another hour and see if the...
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