Good Riding

 Last week between Tuesday and Friday I put 600 miles on my 2021 Harley FLHC. It was good riding weather all week. I did all my riding in northwest Wisconsin where I reside. There are still alot of roads to explore.

Didn't take to many pictures. I guess I was enjoying the ride to much.

Not to easy to see but some of the roads I road.

My favorite place to stop in Clam Lake. Only 30 miles to home.

Chequaegon Bay near Washburn WI

Same place

Can't think of a better place to stop for a quick good cheeseburger.

Iron River WI.

A little history. Hard to believe the first explorers in the area happened 365 years ago.

Kids were swimming under the bridge I'm on.

Nice empty country roads to ride and explore.

Watch for tar snakes.

ATV / snowmobile route.

The Rock Castle bar in Weirgor WI and yours truely.

Wildflowers are blooming.

Lots of wildflowers.

Mom and the little one came by.

spring

 Haven't blogged in a while. Just a test to see if everything works.

Putting my XT250 up for sale. 2013 with 4800 miles. in like new shape.

I replaced it with a 2024 Kawasaki KLR650 S ABS model.

My new ride.

Thursday, Day 10

 We didn't push getting started on Thursday morning. We wanted to make sure that we didn't catch up to the rain we have been following since yesterday. We were sucessful and only ran into a few damp roads the last 100 miles. It was 260 miles to my house outside Hayward WI from Clara City MN. No wind to speak of, if anything it was a bit of a help. Gas mileage went up to over 54 MPG on this last day driving 60-65 MPH.

Only put on 1994 miles this trip thanks to catching covid somewhere sometime before I left home, but not really sure. Chills, sweats, headache, mild fever and low energy, also no appetite.

Left home on tuesday the 6th and by sunday the 11th I figured I had something going on. On monday the 12th I tested positive for covid. Laid around the campground monday and tuesday and headed home on wednesday.

Ending mileage.

Spreadsheet for this trip.

It was still a good trip, just to short.

Weds, Day 9

 Weds morning we packed up the bikes and were on the road before 8am. We got as far as Clara City MN. It was a 477 mile day. It was a good day for riding. The temp was near perfect. It was cloudy and we were behind the rain by 4-5 hours. Had a head slash cross wind from the time we crossed the Missouri until we stopped for the day in Clara City MN. It wasn't much of an issue it just hurt the gas mileage by 4-5 miles per gallon.

Sunday, Day 6,7,8

 On sunday we headed on down to Sturgis for the first running of the American Flat Track Sturgis TT. They set up a track on the downtown streets with one small dirt section. It was about a .3 mile around. There was about a two hour delay because some rain came through. The racing was very good although we didn't stay for all of it. I was not feeling well so we headed back to camp. Had a tough night with sweats and chills. On monday morning I took a covid test and came up positive. The rest of monday and today, tuesday I just hung out at camp and rested. We were supposed to head to Utah tomorrow but will be heading home instead.

Quite the set up to be put up overnight.

A large number of people stuck around for the race.

They had a big screen set up to.

Our long time friend Terresah.

The eventual winner JD Beach.

My positive covid test.

Don't know when the next post will be.

Saturday day 5

 We got some riding and shopping done again today. We started the morning out by heading over to Devils Tower. Kevin picked up a couple of trinkets, then we headed to Sundance WY for lunch. After lunch on the ride back we stopped off at the Stone House Saloon and then we came back to camp for a little nap and then we were off to the Full Throttle Saloon and the Buffalo Chip to do more looking and shopping. Things were really winding down even though the rally lasts through tomorrow. The Harley and Indian displays and demo ride areas were all just about packed up and ready to head out of town by 8 pm saturday night. We covered 215 miles today.

Into Wyoming we go.

Hulett WY. Usually much busier.

Neat place to stop in Hulett, WY

Devils Tower one more time.

I go to alot of the same places every year because the roads and scenery are so great.

You know the rally is really over when you see the guy loading up the porta-potties.

 A couple last shots of Devils Tower.

Stone House Saloon. Not busy either.

Full Throttle Saloon is a very neat place.

Lots of neat old machinery in the saloon.

Waiting patiently for Kevin to finish shopping.

Stage at Buffalo Chip.