Earache

Playing along with Schenker and the boys today....

My odo after the ride. I predicted about 4,000 miles and wasn't far off. I skipped the Texas portion of the ride as I was outta time and had to get back home, or I'd have been at about 4,500 miles. Can't wait to do it again...

Mmmm ....fried cloaca. My favorite.

Good points = took a throw away part and created demand for them. Nice. The ones I had that night were damn near perfect, too - good chow with a few beers thrown on top for good measure.

Not really, always seemed to be a truckstop nearby exactly when I needed one. Worked out pretty well.

Last day of riding - 556 miles later and I'm home. No snow at the house so no issues there, although it was quite chilly when I pulled into the driveway at 5:00 PM...

Recap of yesterday's fun...

Maybe I'll see a train or abandoned building on the way home today - not holding my breath though. So here's a pic of the bike outside my hotel as filler....

Now you know why I forgot I took the pics - nothing out here....

I guess I did take some pics of Oklahoma - when I stopped to pee next to a cotton filed...

The roads in Arkansas are smooth as you like - and without any traffic....

I did see some weird stuff in Arkansas though - old woodworkers store. That pile of oak boards in his open shed is worth some good cash right now...

Last day of the ride today; just have to bust out 600 more miles today to get home. I haven't taken a single pic of Oklahoma or Kansas so far as, quite frankly, there's nothing to see. Just me mile munching miles across the plains - pretty boring. Looks like I'll hit a good window to get home without it snowing, but it is pretty cold. Waiting on the Sun to come up so I can get going today.

It's an artform for sure. But it sounds soooo much nicer than "I froze my ass off" when in mixed company.

I've often asked the same - don't know. And the prices that they charge for the "throw away" parts is hard to believe.

Headed north today, skipping the previously planned Texas portion. Will do some Oklahoma and Kansas instead. Pics to follow...

Long day with unimpressive numbers. Just glad to have gotten it over with

My hotel had an adjacent chicken wing restaurant, it would have been rude not to...

Rode through Memphis, Tennessee and stopped off for a quick pic of Graceland - Elvis Presely's home. Rather large place with the exterior wall covered in graffiti. They keep the place pretty well hidden and force you to buy a tour package. Which I didn't do....

Not a lot to see out here except cotton fields and lots of truck stops....

Tuesday kinda sucked - had to ride from Knoxville to Benton, Arkansas. Left around 0500 and froze my patootie off as it was 39F / 4C. Stopped at a fuel station to warm up...

More likely at how fast I killed four Stella's.

Odd thing to have at a bar - dunno why.

Finally had some real flood for dinner; ghost pepper burger and a few Stella's...