Day 1 of travel went relatively well. We had a slight delay out of KC but we easily made our connection in Atlanta. We left KC about 1:20pm. Our flight from Atlanta left about 6pm and landed around 11pm. That was not the most pleasant flight. The plane was a small 737 so it was…
Ecuador Itinerary
Planning for Ecuador was easier than Alaska for sure, but also more challenging due to conflicting information online & lack of information. The bike rental was easy from Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental. They will provide us with a bike, GPS, hotel arrangements each night & a couple of activities along the way. They will also…
Venturing into the Southern Hemisphere
Our next trip is scheduled. Like every other trip before this, we are super excited & thankful for the opportunity to continue exploring the world together! We’ll spend 16 days in Ecuador with our friends Rob & Staci. We’ll travel about 1,600 miles through the country. This will be one of our shorter rides, but…
The Summer The Uly Spent At The Dealership (and spring and some of fall)
My Uly started having issues around March 2016, with the oil level being inconsistent. Sometimes the oil was foamy, occasionally it would look normal. It developed a problem where the oil didn’t always return, and sometimes it wouldn’t even show up on the dip stick. Other times it would puke & spit out caramel colored…
Durango to KC 2016 Final Day of the West Coast Trip
In 2016, this particular ride was day 16 of our West Coast trip. Today (yesterday since my computer died on the way home) we are driving the same route as we wrap up our 2017 Colorado vacation with friends. It seems like the perfect day to finish up the blog from last year & add…
Ely to Durango, CO
Today I logged into the blog for the first time in months. It has been a crazy year and although we have ridden quite a bit, I couldn’t even remember my last post. To my surprise, I found this one saved as a draft from June 26, 2016. I am sure I had bigger plans…
Sacramento to Ely, NV
The route from Sacramento, CA to Ely is a very diverse one. It was a gorgeous day to ride. The road up to the lake was curvy with amazing scenery! It was cool as we crossed through the mountains, but once we were on the other side, it definitely heated up! Our first noteworthy site was…
Guerneville to San Francisco
Today we woke up to another sunny, beautiful day for riding! We had breakfast at the local diner before heading to the city. At breakfast when I was researching where to go to board the boat for Alcatraz, I realized that reservations have to be made in advance. I am so bummed! That never crossed…
Arcata to Guerneville, CA
It was a beautiful day to ride the California coast! This morning we got up early & took the Uly over to the Harley dealership in Eureka. They were extremely nice & quick to put on our new tire for us! While Shawn waited for the bike, I got a 20 minute head start back…
Coos Bay, OR to Arcata, Ca
Today was another day of ‘easy’ riding. And still no rain! Yeah!!! The ride today was really good. We stopped at Trees of Mystery and walked the trail through the giant redwood trees. We also took the gondola to the top. I loved it!!! We rode through Avenue of the Giants. What an amazing ride! …
Medford to Sea Lion Caves
This morning we headed back towards Roseburg and up to Florence, OR to visit Sea Lion Caves. Although Shawn wasn’t super excited about this adventure, I really wanted to see them. I was also hoping to see the orca whales. In 2007 we saw the humpback whales in Hawaii and again the same year we saw…
Crater Lake
What a spectacular day! Well, I nearly froze to death a couple of times, and for the first time ever on a bike I had slush building up on my visor, so it wasn’t an easy ride, but it was super gorgeous!! We headed out of Roseburg towards Crater Lake this morning. The ride up…
Astoria to Roseburg
Astoria was a great little town by the water. We spent the morning at the Maritime Museum, which was really cool! We had fish & chips at a very cool food “truck” that was actually a boat called Bowpicker. The halibut was delish!! From Astoria we headed South down Hwy 101 until Gardiner where we…
Olympic National Park
When we arrived at the hotel last night we noticed some oil on the right side of Shawn’s bike. Turns out it was a bit of transmission fluid. We spent a couple of hours this morning doing a little bike maintenance before heading out. It wasn’t anything serious, it just took a bit longer because…
Idaho to Washington
Idaho We woke up to a warm sunny day in Priest Lake, Idaho. We had a yummy breakfast of sausage, eggs from Colleen’s chickens, plus hash browns. Ashly & Taylor left early to head home, so the 5 of us went out to a great beach area at the lake to take in the local scenery. …
Mountaineering. Do it!
Our mountaineering at Via Ferrata was amazing! We arrived by 8:45am to meet Kevin, our personal guide for the trek. He was super nice & loaned us some additional rain gear & things that we would need so we could enjoy the hike. I joked that the ad online shows a man in shorts on…
Horseback Riding Lake Louise
Beautiful horseback riding in Banff! Getting lost turned this 7 hour ride into 9 hours.
Day 3. Banff yes. Enjoyable? Not really.
There isn’t really any denying that today was somewhat miserable. We didn’t roast, but we did freeze most of the day. It rained most of the morning. Once we rode out of the rain, the seemingly 100mph winds started as we trekked across Canada. It never really warmed up, so most of the day was…
Moving on to Minot, ND
Day 2: Our second attempt to get to Minot, just 24 hours behind schedule. We got up at 6:30am so we could get a good start on the day. The night was super short, just 4 hours of sleep, but we had a full day of riding ahead and after yesterday’s unpleasant experience, we decided…
When at first you don’t succeed…..
We had a grueling start, but fortunately the trip is improving! Day 1: After weeks of route planning, bike preparation, and excitement, we headed out the door promptly at 9am for our first day of riding. It took a bit longer to get out the door than we expected, but we were “off like a herd…
Buell Vicariously 