When visiting Mount Rushmore I made sure to focus on the image of Theodore Roosevelt. Not that I don’t think Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln weren’t great statesmen, clearly they were. If not for them, there would be no United States. But, they simply don’t inspire me like Teddy Roosevelt does.
Continue reading “Teddy and the Three Other Guys – closing thoughts”
If we knew then, what we know now, we would have never gone on this trip. But that would have been a loss too.
Today the Road is open; there is no need to make or change reservations, inventory belongings, fill out another report, talk with an insurance company, or mend a car. Today we just drive. Continue reading “The Road is Open”
Up early and downstairs to meet Louis Fisher to head out to Sturgis to meet up with a few of Louis vintage motorcycle buddies. One of which is Ken, the fella I mentioned earlier who will be taking our trailer to California. Continue reading “There is a Starter”
Well, there is a Tim, but there is no starter. What I should have titled this log was “there is no starter”, but that wouldn’t have made for much of a title.
Moving on from matters of theology and such, I’d like to say how much we enjoyed this day. Continue reading “There is no Tim”
It is Saturday in Deadwood and the operative word is rest.
We slept in a bit and purposely slowed the pace way down and Deadwood is just the place to do it. Absolutely perfect way to spend the day, all things considered. Continue reading “God’s Name is Tim”
Diane and I are in Gillette Wyoming at Big Daddy’s Garage. We have had an intense morning.
Before you read this please know we are fine, just as bit shaken up.
We left Casper around 4:30 am trying to get to Deadwood early. When we got about 65 miles from nowhere we hit a buck. Continue reading “Don’t Know Where to Begin”
Up at Sunrise, breakfast with friends, pack our bags, check the trailer and off we go. 325 miles of basically straight road lies ahead of us with today’s destination being Casper Wyoming. Continue reading “How Far is Heaven”
Morning light in Zion, real nice.
On the Road bout 7:00 AM….nice
Diane driving the tow vehicle….What!!!! Continue reading “Momomo…mmmMotel”
You may remember from the last blog, “God’s Mt. Rushmore,” that I touched upon the nature of uneventful British Car driving, which I described as theoretical. Continue reading “The Law of Averages”
Cowboys, Canyons and Cars 