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Day 4: From Wyoming

It was a worrying time – I had heard nothing for about 30 hours. I knew Jan was planning to try to do the thousand miles needed to qualify for the Iron Butt Association, but he hadn’t actually told me...

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Evanston, Wyoming

Hi there. Jan is enjoying a rest in the town of Evanston, Wyoming. Nestled in the Bear River Valley, the city is framed to the south by the majestic Uinta Mountains. The Bear River flows through the...

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OOPS – I Missed A Day

Sorry, I just realised I didn’t put the ride from yesterday on the blog. Rock Springs and, after a good night’s sleep, Jan was up early, bike packed and off to Evanston. A little research while he was...

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The Reward

Well I decided I needed to wind down a bit, after sorting all the Iron Butt documentation & washing all my clothes, so I went over to the Filling Station and got some beer & whiskey. OK...

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From The Horses Mouth

Due to one thing & another, unfortunately Christine could not make it on this trip. So, while thinking about going back to Utah, I suddenly figured out that without Christine wanting to stop, to...

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R & R In Evanston, WY

Getting into my fourth night here at the Prairie Inn, in Evanston Wyoming. It is a great place with incredibly wide corridors, secure steel doors, real glass tumblers, almost an industrial launderette...

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The Perfect Camera For A Biker On Tour

Available without the dangly bit and additional duct tape can be purchased for a small charge.

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A Cold But Scenic Ride.

I sat up until 4am (I am day off today) Jan got in about 3am our time, 8pm Utah time). I made sure he was safe and comfy and we checked his photos (very impressed and sad not to be enjoying the...

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Utah: Nephi To Gunnison

I was up early, and had the bike packed and was on the road by 0800.  It was still abnormally cold so I put a thick Helly Shirt on.  I took the scenic local byway, 132 South. Initially the ride was...

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Utah: Gunnison To Panguich

Today was the first warm day I have had. I put the thick Helly on under my mesh jacket, and it was ok while riding, but stop for a short time and it got warm rather fast, so I might brave the elements...

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Utah: A Rest In Kanab

Friday 21st June Today was the first day where I did not need to use the Helly thermal shirt as it was a nice warm, short ride of only 69.7 miles I passed through a small town, where typically, the...

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Utah: Kanab to Price

It is hot as Hades in Utah at the moment so it was time for Jan to move on and get a little cooler air as he rode through Cedar Breaks National Monument at over 10,000 feet. ‘HI ALL. GOT UP VERY EARLY...

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Price, Utah To Fort Collins, Colorado

HAVING DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE FINAL DRIVE, I STARTED LOOKING FOR THE NEAREST MOTO GUZZI DEALER. THERE IS ONE IN NEW MEXICO AND ANOTHER IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO. THE FORT COLLINS ONE WAS A MORE...

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A Ride In The Rockies

ON THE ADVICE OF FLASH, I SET THE ALARM FOR 0600; HE HAD EXPLAINED THAT THE EARLIER I GET INTO THE MOUNTAINS, THE BETTER – BECAUSE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE BUILDING BY MID-AFTERNOON AND ALSO ALL...

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Out On The Town – Fort Collins, Colorado

I had a domesticated morning catching up on laundry – someone commented I seem to be fixated on laundry – but if you have traveled for weeks over very long distances with one change of clothes, then...

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Swetsville Zoo and ‘The Man From Laramie’– Colorado to Wyoming

Fort Collins, Colorado HI ALL. WELL AFTER HAVING THE REAR SEAL REPLACED, I SET OFF EARLY THE FOLLOWING MORNING, FIRST DESTINATION WAS JUST A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD TO SWETSVILLE ZOO. ‘Bill Swets used...

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Wyoming: Devil’s Tower and Sundance

Hi from Lusk – Wyoming WELL TRUE TO FORM, AS 4TH JULY WORE ON, THE CLOUDS THICKENED AND WHEN I WENT OUT FOR LUNCH, LIGHTNING WAS FLASHING ALL AROUND. AFTER BOOKING IN TO A MOTEL AND UNLOADING THE...

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Sundance, Wyoming to Spearfish, South Dakota

My final night in Sundance was one of loud claps of thunder, a sky lit by lightning and winds strong enough to cause structural damage. I didn’t sleep a  lot. My first priority was to put the bike as...

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Full Throttle

LAST FEW HOURS IN SPEARFISH WATCHING THE GUYS PLAY POKER THE HAPPY BARMAID EVENING WALK AND A TASTY MEAL AT THE BUM STEER TIME TO HIT THE ROAD AGAIN. HEADING EAST MEANS NO EARLY STARTS – THE RISING SUN...

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