Day 7

We are in Missoula, Mt. We drove through some rain. To get here. This morning I found out the gentleman who I met yesterday lives in Hamburgh Germany. I just so happened to have my Mammoser’s Tavern baseball hat. The back says Hamburg, NY. He was very happy with it. Roland took a selfie with us. I gave him my business card. 

the group of Eagle Riders getting orientation in the morning before their ride

We took route 78 out of Red Lodge. It’s not a scenic route on the map.. but it should be. It was spectacular. And I didn’t have my Gopro on. Poop..... it was lush green rolling hills with mountains on the left and an amazing road… until we got to the construction.... but, the first part of the road was worth going though the gravel road construction

We just missed some storms riding today. We got rained on twice.  I Encouraged us leaving one rest stop because of some storms headed our way. We came from Red Lodge to Butte... all of those storm had .5 inch hail in them.... we missed the storms.... just got a rained on a little... but, missed the bad stuff.... we just rode though the side of some of the cells... we were blessed Woot!!!!

We got to the hotel without incident. After dinner, I took a walk scouting for sunset pictures. I found a river near by almost a mile I walked to it. I needed the excise anyway. 

Mike and Lou chilled with a game of ping pong at the hotel....

Tomorrow we head to Glacier. They are calling for some bad weather. I hope we can avoid it.

Day 6

This morning I woke up early.  I went to the breakfast nook to edit photos. I didn't want to wake Mike. I started talking to a couple who had just left where we are going. So I got some great tips. Lolo Pass.... and go on the East side of Flathead Lake.... and Stop for Cherries!!! I love Bing Cherries! And they told us to stay on the West Side of Glacier, that it is more picturesque, than coming in from the East.

That is what is great about bikers... they help each other out.... Like someone unpacking their bike and over hearing a conversation about laundry detergent.... Then she walks up with some for Lou.  You meet the nicest of people out on the road.  You really do.

Today was just a chill day.... Mike hung out at the hotel. Lou and I did Chief John Scenic Highway, then Beartooth. We went Clock wise this time.... opposite of yesterday.  Yesterday I thought Chief John Scenic Highway was nice..... But, Today..... OMGosh! The Vista! The view.... no where to stop and take a picture... So it is in my memory.... It was just Spectacular

lookover on Chief John Scene Highway

Mountain Wildflowers

All of a sudden we hear a bunch of Bikes pull in, all around our Bikes... 

They are all with a tour group called EagleRider Motorcycle Tours

That is pretty cool... Lou and I talked to one of the guys on the tour. He is from Germany. He said there is 7 different counties represented in the tour. They are started in Seattle, going to Yellowstone, then going up to the Canadian Rockies! Wow.... it's a 2 week tour. 

If I had any tips for anyone today..... if you are going to do the Chief John Highway.... do it Clockwise.... It is so much more picturesque. 

Tomorrow we start heading to Glacier. We are only going to go half way tomorrow.  Weather is going to be iffy... So we will take it slow... That's it for now.... Have a great night!

Day 5

We all decided to go up and do Beartooth. I told the guys that I wanted to go up myself. I was ready to go, they weren't going to be leaving for a while.

I head out with my cameras, and my gopro. I stop a few times at overlooks, Then I pull over at one, I put the kickstand down, or so I thought.... and.... yes.... it goes down... there is a few people up there, they run to my aid. help me lift my 800 lb bike up...  My left mirror breaks off. They try to help me put it back on, but, it is stripped .

That's it..... I'm done for the day.  I have to head back down... I do.... as I'm heading down.... I see Mike and Lou.... they are heading up.... I smile and wave... thinking about... how upset Mike is going with be with me... Dumb... dumb.... dumb.....

I am thinking I'm going to have to head to Harley dealer... an hour away …. I see a shop I stop... they just sell merchandise. She told me to go to Napa . I do… It is closed for lunch.  I go to town eat lunch and head back to Napa... as I am I get called over by they people that helped me on top of Beartooth. Mike. the gentleman who helped me... said he met my Mike and Lou... and he told them what happened to me.... I'm Like MIKE!!!! What the Heck!!!   That's it... I'm never speaking to you again!!! LOL... I'm pretty flustered....

I go to Napa... the owner believe it or not fixes it for me and charges me $1.00.  I'm in disbelief … I offer him more. He refuses.... I thank him and tell him I will say some prayers for him..

I go on my way... Now is my time to go up to Beartooth.  I try calling Mike, and Lou.... No luck... I leave a message.... I go back up the mountain.... I keep going right past where I had my.... incident. When I do stop I am blown away..... This is what I see…..

This is me at the Beartooth Summit. 

it was a great ride.  I will be a while going though pictures... 

Even though I had the mishap... I'm ok with it. It turned out ok. The Man from Napa saved my butt... my next step would have been going to the HD dealership. I was saved that trip, and I was still able to go to Beartooth Highway.  Which is why we came.  

The views were amazing.  I hope that I was able to capture it.  Too tired too look at all the photos tonight.…   Good Night..

Day 4

Today we got an early start. We knew it was going to be a long day.

We started out with extra cloths on because it was pretty cool out, then it got hot out, we shed the extra cloths, and then it got hotter out. As we pulled into Red Lodge I was cold again talk about extremes.

As we pulled away from our hotel today we went a little ways then got gas to see if we were warm enough. After we gassed up… All of us getting crappy mileage again… we headed west on Route 94. I Kind of want to go back that way…. OMGosh…. There were so many sunflower fields that I couldn’t believe it, just a handful of flowers were opening… I can’t imagine what it will look like when they are all in bloom at the same time!!!! There were fields and fields of them…. For miles and miles there were sunflower fields. To see them in full bloom would be just amazing!

As we traveled on in North Dakota, still on route 94, as the road turns then the whole landscape changes. All of a sudden it looks like the Badlands…. I had to pull over to turn on my Gopro.

We have to stop every 100 miles to gas up because we all were getting such bad gas mileage and stations are far and few between. We did not want to get stuck out in the middle of no where! It was 95 out, and super dry. So it was good to stop all those times to stay hydrated  and to fight off heat fatigue.

dill pickle … Cheese and sausage sticks…. it's what's for lunch

We cross over from North Dakota to Montana, we Had to stop and take a picture!

We also ran across the street to take a picture of the North Dakota sign since we couldn’t on the way in to North Dakota from Minnesota.  

We cross over into Montana, and the speed limit is 80MPH… woot!!!!

It is going to feel strange coming home and driving 55….  The secondary roads in Montana have a speed limit of 70…. But not at night…. At night it’s 55.


We went to the Beartooth Harley dealer…. Mike changed my plugs and we got a quart of oil …


Then we head to the hotel in Red Lodge.  At the Harley dealer it is 93 out…. As we get closer to Red Lodge it gets cooler, and I actually get really chilled.  


We Settled into the hotel, we will be here till Friday AM.
 Just got Subway for dinner… We were exhausted… Sat outside talked…. And decided instead of taking a day off tomorrow we are going to do Beartooth and Chief Joseph Highway. We came all this way…. We are going to try to enjoy it to the fullest….. We’ve rode just under 1,800 miles in 4 days…. Add on another 340 for Lou, because he rode to our house from New Jersey.

Day 3

We Left Woodberry Minnesota this morning and high tailed it to North Dakota. We were making some great time, no big cities to go through, and the speed limit is 70 in Minnesota, then goes up to 75 in North Dakota. we are just staying on route 94. Minnesota was beautiful. rolling hills, and a lot of old farm houses.  North Dakota also very beautiful, in a different way... it is flatter but, has a lot of water large ponds? on both sides of the roads. I saw an eagles nest, and some egrets, I got to see a little more in North Dakota because the traffic was more sparse than in Minnesota.

I'm getting excited because we are getting to darker skies too.

We were making great time, but getting really bad gas mileage..  mine went down to 34 MPG... I'm not liking that. But we were hitting some pretty bad cross winds too, so that doesn't help.

I rode for a little today without my chaps, I was just so hot yesterday.... I didn't feel comfortable at all, so at the first gas stop I put them back on.

We hit about 4 rain drops today. and the weather seemed cooler up here, but, actually it was still pretty warm, but, the humidity was very low... 34%. Some pretty bad storms came though here yesterday, but blew threw during the night.... Good for us!!!

We stopped for the Night in Bismark, North Dakota. We went to the Space Aliens Grill and Bar for dinner. within walking distance from the hotel. We really enjoyed the décor and the food. The Building was super cool on the outside too!

Tomorrow we are headed to Red Lodge Montana. Once we get there we will take the day off... do some laundry check out town... and see where the wind blows us

Day 2

Today was long and hot. We didn't get as far as we wanted because Chicago traffic on a Sunday AM was terrible. Before we got into the Miles of very slow traffic... we were forced to go 70 and people we passing us... 

Everything was pretty uneventful except for a crazy thing that happened to me at a gas station.  I pulled in first to a pump. Mike parked next to me so he could fill up next with the same pump when I had an incident I was filling my tank, and the pump malfunctioned.  It wouldn't shut off... gas went every where... it got in my glasses,  all over my bike and hot engine! My face was burning.... It was super scary. The relization that I could have been very hurt hit me hard. I was blessed. We are in Woodberry, Minnisota... Heading to North Dakata Tomorrow

Setting in for the night.... Gnight... I'm Tired 

Side note.... Wisconsin is beautiful!!!! I wish I could have stopped a few times and taken some pictures of it.... But, we are trying to make time, so...… Nothing yet.... and I haven't set up my gopro yet...…   

Day 1

Day 1

We got a late start.... but, rather make sure we have everything and pack it right, than rush, and possibly forget something.  We didn't get into a grove much today. Everything is new... Haven't ridden this hard core since 2015. 

We made some wrong turns... looked for a hotel forever it seemed like. In my head I expected to be in a hotel by 7 pm getting ready to chill, but, we had a hard time finding a room.  Thank goodness we hit the time change already! It will make tomorrow a little easier. 

We went about 540 miles today. we did make some good time when we were riding.... 

Trying to find a hotel was a chore, we went to 4 different towns looking for a room. Everything was full. We finally found  a room  in Hammond, IN at the Comfort Inn. 1 room for the 3 of us. A room with 2 double beds.  
it was about a 1/2 hour ride to get to the hotel.When we found the place and checked in.
The gentleman said that he upgraded us!!!!! 

Yeah!!! The first Blessing of the trip... I call it the Magic ... I'm always grateful!!!

Here is our picture of our luggage loaded on the luggage cart.

Here is our room!!!!

our unexpected  upgraded room!!!

The hotel also has a hot breakfast in the morning. So we will make sure to get some good nutrition in the AM. We didn't really eat that much today... Mike and I split a piece of pizza... and we had White Castle for dinner.... 

I have triangle sunburn on both   wrists. and sunburn on my face. not too bad.  forgot to put on sunscreen today... I have it unpacked to put on tomorrow.  I carry 85 with me. I can't believe I forgot to put it on...   

We are going to try for St Cloud Minn Tomorrow. I think it's about 500 Miles from here to there. 

Goodnight... It's Past Midnight...