Wide awake at 0600, I think Bill is slipping something into my food! The more I hang out with him, the more I am turning into him! I resist the urge to get up and write, it isn't that strong anyway, roll over and go back to sleep. That is my talent, mild Narcolepsy. I mean no offense to anyone who actually suffers the disorder, I have just never had any problems sleeping.......anywhere.........under any coditions. Warm bed in a dark room? No brainer. Ditch on th...

Started the morning with some weather channel, the entire country is bone dry today so no worries. I remember passing through this part of the country on the way down, not that I take the same route, I always go through pains to avoid that! I recall the was a character building head wind that day, and my suspicions are confirmed when I pass through the Smoky Hills wind farm, they don't put up 150+ windmills in an area that the wind doesn't blow in a consistent ma...

1030 AM start and nice riding on Hwy 26 eastbound out of Scott's Bluff, Nebraska. The bluff btw is a prominent geological feature nearby the town site, prolly discovered by Scott! Not far down the road is Chimney Rock, a unique geological feature almost 300' high that was once an active volcano. Over the years, and I mean eons, the softer outer skin of the volcano eroded away leaving only the harder lava behind. There is a pointy thing on the top that fro...

At the end of a long day when I start looking for a place to stop for the night there is a 'magic formula' that I look for; the trifecta of goods and services in close proximity to one another. The desired establishments are Bar, Motel & Gas Station (ranked in order of importance). Last night in Lovell, WY nailed it! Yesterday was great riding due to a tailwind, today even better with no appreciable wind, flags hung limply from their masts. This relieves...