To Graceland
July 15
Picked up Route 66 in Eastern Kansas and into MO. It was good to see it again, and we took a break at a road-side war memorial.
Found a dead bug, and am really glad we haven’t taken one of these in the mouth yet.
Cruising through the Ozarks was fantastic. We toured around Table Rock Lake for a few hours (It has 600 miles of shore line). It is a man-made lake, and the bridge in the photo below is a new on, the old bridge is now 150 feet under water as seen in the old photo before the dam was completed.Â
July 16
Another great day of riding and good weather. We crossed Missouri, the Mississippi, and ended the day at Graceland.
I hate to admit it, but my father was right. He told me to take tools along cause “those Harleys vibrate so much, things fall off”. For no apparent reason, the bolt holding my passenger foot peg snapped off, and the 20lb foot-rest flew off at 70MPH. We found it in a ditch, and will probably mail it home.
Not many photos today. It was a scenic day but a long one in the saddle. We took all back-roads with lots of breaks, so the little towns, stop signs, and hairpin curves kept the average speed down (310 miles in 9 hours). We have 2700 miles behind us. The trip is going well, and we both are still having a good time with it.
John & Sam, you are proving that when it comes to riding, it is the journey not the destination that counts.
Comment by Dan Ellis — July 17, 2007 @ 6:54 amGreat right up guys. Enjoying reading about your adventure, keep it up! And be safe.
Comment by Sergio — July 17, 2007 @ 7:28 amGreat going John/Sam. Hi Dan Ellis
Comment by Joe Banos — July 24, 2007 @ 6:43 pm