Monthly Archives: April 2014

On the way to the next Missouri park, we stopped in Stockton for groceries, fuel, and more dog food. The town of Stockton is kind of cool, honestly. Quaint, live, clean, and more diverse than expected would all be accurate … Continue reading →

Our next destination was Harry Truman State Park, about 90 miles north of Stockton. Yeah, I know, we’re wimpy travelers. We still had a house guest at home and no motivation to share our home when we got there. My … Continue reading →

All Rights Reserved © 2013 Thomas W. Day A while back, one of our contributors listed a few of the things he was afraid of. One of the things he listed was flying. Another was helmet claustrophobia. I think spiders, … Continue reading →

After leaving Oklahoma, I really wanted to slow the pace down. Our house-sitter was still in our Minnesota home, supposedly finishing up the projects he’d promised to complete and cleaning up the place. Robbye and he are not particularly compatible, … Continue reading →

The last six days of our trip home went undocumented because we were traveling through states either with minimal services at state campgrounds (Oklahoma) or were there pre-season and the campgrounds were at minimal services (Missouri and Iowa). I took … Continue reading →

Best 2013-2014 Moments VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Now that my days are taken up with getting our house ready to sell, I’m having flashbacks (thanks to my computer’s screen saver) on the best moments of our 2013-1014 winter trip. … Continue reading →

If I hadn’t said it, yet, we’re back home. The good news is that our VW-Winnebago made the whole drive without any major catastrophes. We did have a minor catastrophe, a rear tire blow-out just out of Des Moines, but … Continue reading →

Sev Pearman sent me a link to a recent New York Times article about motorcycle deaths and helmet disuse: Fewer Helmets, More Deaths. The gangbanger approach to scaring the shit out of timid conservative lawmakers (on the rare occasion that … Continue reading →

We cruised into Iowa on a seasonably warm late March afternoon. I have to give Iowa motorcyclists some credit, we’d just left Missouri after 5 motorcycle-free nearly perfect riding days. So, the fact that people do ride on a warm … Continue reading →