Jim and Kermit's Big Adventure (well, big to us)

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Postby Rick F. » Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:20 pm

Jim & Kermit,

Awesome! You guys don't hang around.

Looks like you went right through Iowa City, where my 91-year-old father lives. I hope the flooding had receded enough that you didn't have to detour.

So your mileage went from 43 mpg to only 33 mph because of a headwind, huh? Did it also have anything to do with your 90.9 mph speed?? :roll:

Keep ridin' safe and having a great time.

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Postby SlimJim » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:08 pm

So your mileage went from 43 mpg to only 33 mph because of a headwind, huh? Did it also have anything to do with your 90.9 mph speed??

Keep ridin' safe and having a great time.



Imagine what the top speed may have been without the headwind!! LOL Ride safe bro! :wink:
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Postby jskene » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:35 pm

Jim & Kermit - Day 3:

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Postby JimVonBaden » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:11 am

Day Three: Long, long, lonely roads.

From Worthington, MN to Sturgis, SD 518 miles, with lots of stopping, and a total of 1849 miles in three days.

The following are some shots of the day. The first is the general view of the road for most of the ride.
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And what was apparently the main crop!
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At breakfast we came across this cool rig. How can you go wrong with Jack Daniels?
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At lunch we stopped to take a look at the Corn Palace. There was advertising for nearly 300 miles for this place:
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We decided not to go in.


Another icon was Wall Drugs, similarly billboard advertised for many miles, it looked like it was worth stopping.
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Imagine our surprise when we were parking and Paul Mihalka pulls up! Needless to say we had lunch with him. He was coming back towards DC from the BMWST UnRally.
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In front of Wall Drugs, yes there was a tiny drug store in there, we saw Tina, or what looked like her bike.
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Off to the badlands near Rushmore. Very cool looking.

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A little further on we came to Mt. Rushmore. Damn $20 parking, plus entry fee and we decided to just take a few shots by the road.

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After Rushmore we went to the Crazy Horse monument. $5 each to get in, and very cool!
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The finished schupture compared to present completion.

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The man responsible for the concept was Sculpture Korczak Ziolkowski, who was a very accomplished talent. One of his schulptures.
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Another shot of the ride, though not nearly as dull as I make it out.
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In all, about 1000 bugs killed, 520 miles done, and bonding with a friend accomplished.

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The daily tally!
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Postby BMWGirl » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:09 am

What an awesome trip!!! I wish that was me pulling up there, I would love to be on that trip! I think it's neat, you haven't seen Paul all year and he lives 70 miles from you, but you drive 1800 miles to have lunch with him??!!! Tooo funny!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Glad you guys are having so much fun!!
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Postby griffin738 » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:30 am

AWESOME!!! You guys go!

Seems like there is a doughnut theme emerging??? Do they sell corn doughnuts at the corn palace? Where did you meet up with the freaky grren sprout guy holding the beer mug, and why no group photos with him??? THESE are the important issues my friends!!!!!

By the way, the satellite tracking thing is cool, cool, cool!!!
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Postby JimVonBaden » Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:24 pm

Not too much to report today. We rode from Sturgis, SD to Butte, MT, via Wyoming.

From the Wyoming border to Butte we did over 500 miles of open road, mostly rolling hills, and saw not one cop!

Here is the track so far from the Spot Satellite unit.
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Great high speed roads, virtually no traffic, and lots of bikes going both ways. We saw a bunch of BMWs heading towards Gillette, and passed through there. This must be a favorite motorcycle road judging by the number of bikes, many HD, and nearly ¾ with no helmets!

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We had breakfast at Donna’s Diner. Very good breakfast, and a nice small town feel.
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There is a reason Montana is called “Big Sky Country”. Long roads, expansive vistas, and great riding.

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The mountain roads were fun too, but few and far between.

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Along the way we stopped at the Little Big Horn museum and had an ice cream!

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So, at the end of the day, is this my GPS…
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or, is this?
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Just a few bugs along the way. Rain, crops, and cows, made for a mess of bugs. Anyone who has ridden with me knows how much I hate bugs, but this ride made them tolerable!


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Our bikes at the Super 8 motel. Nice dinner at a casino, and we are off to bed.

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Postby Bauer » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:52 am

These pics remind me of when I was a kid and we vacationed cross country. I've been to most of the places you guys have gone. Great trip report!
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Postby drewalex » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:25 am

You saw Paul? He called in sick said something about needing to get a prescription filled, guess that's the closest pharmacy :evil: ! Have a great ride guys!
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Postby JimVonBaden » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:00 am

Saw Tillamook Air Museum today, and made it to my sister's home in Rochester, OR.

No time to post, but we are on the coast and over 3300 miles.

Tomorrow in Seattle for the day, and I will post pics tomorrow night!

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Postby jskene » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:09 am

Jim & Kermit's route on 7/15:

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Postby BMWGirl » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:14 am

Jim sent me a text from the Pacific. I told him to take a good pic for the calendar!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Hello Kitty » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:46 am

Oh, so I guess you guys aren't going to the MOA rally? Doesn't look like it! Have a blast!!

So cool to run into this month's calendar boy at Wall Drug. I absolutely love this month's photos and will tear it off and keep it up at my desk when it's time to turn the page.
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Postby BMWGirl » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:11 am

not to change the subject - but I agree Kitty - this was my favorite month!! I had fun getting these pics from Paul and he told me "makes him feel like a school girl" which I thought was hilarious! :lol: :lol:
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Postby JimVonBaden » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:05 am

Day Six of our trip found us reaching the Pacific, but first, Tillamook, OR and the Confederate Air Museum there.

We started in the Columbia River Gorge, and headed off towards Portland,
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Where we immediately found a traffic jam.

Later we arrived at the museum.
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The museum is an incredible place residing in a WWII Blimp Hanger made nearly entirely of wood.
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There was a movie with the design and life of the two hangers, one burned down in the 70’s.

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Inside were a variety of running aircraft, and a few other interesting items…
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Some of the Nose Art was very period, and nearly all the planes are in flying condition.
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As we were leaving we met a cool couple with matching schemed HD bikes, one was a trike pulling a trailer that looked like a 55 Chevy cop car on a trailer. Very well done, and functional!

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Afterward we made it to the Pacific proper, and Kermit saw the Pacific for the first time.
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We had a very good lunch here, and a great ride after!
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We crossed a bridge on Hwy 101, the Pacific Coast Highway, and into some of the best twisty roads in the area. Lots of fun, and great views as well.

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Mount ST Helens.
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A bunch of beach shots!
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In the end, we made it to my sister’s home near Oroville, WA. A short day miles wise, but a big day for us.
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