Big Spring

We had a nice visit with Aunt Mary Lee last weekend. For lunch we went to a model airplace meet at a local park and had Texas brisket.

A Few More Texas Pictures

Texas Here We Come

We made it to Texas even with the challenges of traveling with Redz and Buster. We had a nice and relaxing visit with Austin in Nashville. We made arrangements this morning to have the motorcycle shipped to Big Spring so we should be back riding in a few weeks. We've posted a few pictures from our trip and from aroung San Angelo.

Hogmeister Mark

When we visited Kelly and Nathan in March we decided it was time to get our new buddy, Mark, on a bike. We took him to the Harley dealership in Bowling Green to pick out his bike and helmet. He looks like a natural rider!

Sweetheart Run - First Ride of 2008

Our HOG Chapter had a Sweetheart Run and First Ride of 2008 on 2/16/08. From the pictures you'll notice that both Jerri and I rode bikes on the first ride. I actually did ride the bike up to the shop that day for service. It was a cold day, but I got my February ride in.

HOG Mileage Contest

In January our HOG Chapter announced that we won the mileage contest that ran from May 2007 through October 2007. Our total mileage was 15,487 and we won 4 of the 5 individual monthly awards. Our total mileage for the bike over the past 2 years is over 40,000 miles and we managed to ride every month since we bought the bike.

Outer Banks and Beyond

In early October we set out for a 1340 miles trip to the outer banks of North Carolina, an area neither Jerri or I had ever visited. We took scenic roads through Va, but in Culpeper a guy at a gas station suggested we get to the interstate and "Haul ***" or we would never get there. We stopped in Waverly, VA the next day and bought peanuts at Adams Country Store (Jerri got her ham picture). The owner also gave us good directions for the outer bands. We made it to all 3 islands and the 4 lighthouses, found out where not to place our tent, and visited the Wright Brothers Memorial. We stopped by Appomattox Courthouse as we headed north. The leaves were turning fall colors as we rode the Blue Ridge Parkway and headed over the mountains to West Virginia.

New York Trip

In September we took a 6 day 1300 mile trip through New York. Our first night was spent camping in Bald Eagle State Park in Pa (there are nesting eagles, but we did not see them). We continued through PA into New York and Watkins Glen (we drove by the race track) and camped at Sampson State Park along Seneca Lake. We visited 3 wineries and saw a herd of albino deer. Our trip continued along Lake Ontario and we saw salmon fisherman on the lake and along the Salmon River. We made it to the Adirondacks and stayed at a small motel in Lake Pleasant. We left in the morning and drove throught the Catskills to Waymart PA and visited Jerri's cousins. We camped at Shawnee State Park the last night. We woke up to a foggy 38 degree morning so packing our camp up was a lot of fun.

Music, Bar-B-Que, and Elvis

This summer we took a 1200 mile trip to visit our son, Austin, in Nashville; and our daughter, Kelly, and her husband, Nathan, in Memphis. Our kids were great tour hosts in both cities. We had great bar-b-que in Memphis, visited Graceland, and Tupelo. We stopped by the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg. The following week Jimmy Bedford, Master Distiller, authgraphed our tour tickets at the Mountainfest motorcycle rally in Morgantown

Our Bike

'06 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic