THE
TRIP

On
August 1, 2005 I left my home in
Sunset Beach, California for two months to ride my Harley Davidson
across
America. Below is my journal with the places I went and the people
I met in my
quest for an adventure.
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Introduction
August 1, 2005 - Sunset Beach to San
Francisco. "The joys of Highway 1"
August 2, 2005 - Touring around San
Francisco "The faces of the city"
August 3, 2005 - San Francisco to
Fort Bragg, CA. "Meeting deadlines"
August 4, 2005 - Fort Bragg to
Crescent City, CA. "Hearing the ocean"
August 5, 2005 - Crescent City to
Salem, Oregon. "Enjoying my freedom"
August 6, 2005 - Salem to Bend,
Oregon. "Charlotte King and her mysterious gift"
August 7, 2005 - Bend to Ontario,
Oregon. "Growth of cities"
August 8, 2005 - Ontario to Boise,
Idaho. "The crash"
August 9, 2005 - Boise, Idaho. "A
normal relationship"
August 10, 2005 - Boise to Boseman,
Montana. "Dugout Dick"
August 11, 2005 - Boseman, Montana
to Sheridan, Wyoming. "New way, old results"
August 12, 2005 - Sheridan to
Sturgis, South Dakota. "Sturgis Motorcycle Rally"
August 13, 2005 - Sturgis to Sioux
Falls, South Dakota. "Wall Drug and captive audience"
August 14, 2005 - Sioux Falls to Des
Moines, Iowa. "Thomas Currier, traveling man of God"
August 15, 2005 - Des Moines, Iowa
to Champaign, Illinois. "The truckstop dentist"
August 16, 2005 - Champaign to
Cincinnati, Ohio. "Interstate vs. highway"
August 17, 2005 - Cincinnati to
Akron, Ohio. "Sabina, Ohio's hero"
August 18-19, 2005 - Akron to
Buffalo, New York. "Seeing old friends"
August 20, 2005 - Buffalo to
Watertown, NY. "The road less traveled"
August 21, 2005 - Watertown to
Burlington, Vermont. "My church"
August 22, 2005 - Burlington to
Portland, Maine. "The beauty of New England"
August 23, 2005 - Portland to
Boston. "A different view"
August 24, 2005 - Boston to Milford,
Connecticut. "Bigger and better?"
August 25-28, 2005 - Milford to New
York City. "The greatest city in the world"
August 29, 2005 - New York City to
Atlantic City, New Jersey. "Hard miles."
August 30, 2005 - Atlantic City to
Washington D.C.. "Open government"
August 31, 2005 - Washington D.C.
"One man's protest"
September 1, 2005 - Washington
D.C. to Winchester, Virginia. "Hometown forgives former resident"
September 2, 2005 - Winchester to
Charleston, West Virginia. "A bad decision"
September 3, 2005 - Charleston to
Lexington, Kentucky. "A good road, a bad body"
September 4, 2005 - Lexington,
Kentucky. "Enjoying the Bluegrass State"
September 5, 2005 - Lexington to
Charleston, West Virginia. "A roadside attraction"
September 6, 2005 - No blog,
traveling back to Washington D.C.
September 7, 2005 - No blog,
traveling back to Washington D.C.
September 8, 2005 - The Flight
back to Southern California. "A tribute to Crazy George"
September 13, 2005 -
Washington
D.C. to Raleigh, North Carolina. "Riding away my worries"
September 14, 2005- Raleigh
to
Columbia, South Carolina. "Out running the rain and the law"
September 15, 2005 - Columbia to
St. Simons Island, Georgia. "Visiting with two old friends."
September 16, 2005 - St. Simons
Island. "Paradise remains."
September 17, 2005 - St. Simons
Island to Poinciana, Florida. "A town's growing pains."
September 18, 2005 - Orlando,
Florida "Stuck in the morass."
September 19, 2005 - Orlando to
St. Augustine, Florida "The castle of peace."
September 20, 2005 - St. Augustine
to Valdosta, Georgia "The feast must end."
September 21, 2005 - Valdosta to
Columbus, Georgia "Surrendering."
September 22, 2005 - Columbus,
Georgia "Libertad's respite"
September 23, 2005 - Columbus,
Georgia to Huntsville, Alabama "Tourist trap snares me."
September 24, 2005 - Huntsville to
Birmingham, Alabama "Joe Minter, a real idol."
September 25, 2005 - Birmingham,
Alabama "A caged animal."
September 26, 2005 - Birmingham to
Philadelphia, Mississippi "A town sheds its past"
September 27, 2005 - Philadelphia
to Clarksdale, Mississippi "The blues take a day off."
September 28, 2005 - Clarksdale
"Music to my ears."
September 29, 2005 - Clarksdale to
Little Rock, Arkansas "A man named Pudding makes a sweet living."
September 30, 2005 - Little Rock
to Tulsa, Oklahoma "No good choice for this long haul."
October 1, 2005 - Tulsa, Oklahoma
"Exhilaration over the thunder."
October 2, 2005 - Tulsa to Woodward,
Oklahoma "Brushes with nature and religion."
October 3, 2005 - Woodward to
Walsenburg, Colorado "Something in the wind."
October 4, 2005 - Walsenburg
to Durango, Colorado "A rainy day at the Movie Manor Motel."
October 5, 2005 - Durango to Page,
Arizona "A cold reality."
October 6, 2005 - Page to Salt Lake
City, Utah "One World Cafe."
October 7, 2005 - Salt Lake City to
Las Vegas, Nevada "From beauty to beast."
October 8, 2005 - Las Vegas to
Sunset Beach, California "A detour through history before coming home."