Category Archives: The Bikers

Day 10 – Salt Lake City – Austin

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We all re-grouped at Saratoga Springs, Utah just south west of slc

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Setting an extra tank on his bike due to possible no gas station over a long span on this loneliest highway of America!

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Queen and King of Harts

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Departing Utah

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Entering Nevada!

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Buying fruits etc for lunch

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Cozy Mountain Motel in Austin, Nevada

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Celebrating that we ve crossed half way of the loneliest highway of America

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Lincoln Highway marker

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Downtown Austin

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Stats for the day – this being the longest mileage wise for us today

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And the route we took

Loneliest highway in America

Good Morning! We r getting ready n grouped up. 17 bikers starting the famous loneliest highway of America

See link below

http://www.malinikaushik.com/nevadahwy50/content/

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Morning coffee n juice time before we meet up with the group

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All excited n ready to start a long 400 mike plus going on the loneliest highway!

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The place where we group up together at this moment and off we go momentarily!

Day 9 – Rock Springs – Salt Lake City

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My beautiful wife!

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Guardsman pass – approx 10,000 ft high going from Park City to Salt Lake City. Lovely route. Lots of steep curves!

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That s the close up section of our route for the day!

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Taking a short break at a park. While wife video chat with her brother!

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Location of our short break

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A good picture of us?

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As always, my beautiful wife!

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Visiting n staying with an old friend, Billy Krahl and his new hobby, home made beer. Yummy!

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Catching bikers before they go to hotel!

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Stats for the day!

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And our route!

Day 8 Cheyenne – Rock Springs

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Am relieved to know that my dearest wife still loves to bike!

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Aaaah. Hot tub after a long n great day too!

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Real sorry that I’ve not added captions above. Am pooped n ready for bed! Total 13 bikers all day today. Strong gust wind 35+ plus gust. First half was terrific. The last half on interstate 80 – with gust. Ain’t fun yet we had a ball!
Tonight. Three new biker ll join us going to California and more ll join w us tomorrow at salt lake city’
Bed is screaming for me!

Day 7 – Kearney – Cheyenne

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Morning shot of our bike as we stop for a short break

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And

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Us lovebirds? Guess so! We both enjoyed every day of this trip
Very much!

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Famous trading post

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Here we are in Wyoming!

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Real sorry I m ready to zzz. However today was another great day of biking. 11 of us altogether from Kearney to Cheyenne! Beautiful day. All back road throughout! We both enjoyed every minute if biking!

Day 6 – Council Bluff – Kearney

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Visiting Nebraska School for the Deaf which is permanently closed!

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Stopping at Starbucks after visiting school and Boys town because of heavy storm

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Bad storm however after waiting for about 45 min to an hour it all has passed us and we were good to go!

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Dinner at

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Dinner at Kearney

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Day stats

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Our route

Day 5 – Cedar Rapids – Council Bluffs

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Usual morning ride check in

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By our road captain, Paul Stefurak

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Ain’t this such a beautiful place?!

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With my Darlingest wife!

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And more of my dearest wife!

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And

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And

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Iowa School for the Deaf – beautiful campus!

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Today’s stats

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And the route. Today. Hot day 93-97 degree with Plains Wind. Gust as much as 30 plus mph wind. However it was real nice. Enjoyed the day very much!

Day 4 – Joliet – Cedar Rapids

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Early morning stop to get coffee n water and some kisses!

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My beautiful wife!

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Morning review with group before we start the day!

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Visiting Ronald Reagan childhood home

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Wife’s bike!

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And

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My most precious wife! We both sure miss our dearest children yet happy that they’re having fun while we have fun too!

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Our romantic quiet lunch time!

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Thanks to my wife. She suggested us to go to a quilt shop so they could see Velcro strap back to my new glove. Done!

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Thrilled to learn that our hotel got pool, hot tub and sauna. Perfect after a great day of biking. Hot day yes yet love it! Grreat back road riding!

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At a motorcycle pub n restaurant n same time watch the very last game Spurs vs heat!

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Watching basketball game!

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Our route!

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Data of today’s trip. Definitely one if the greatest n looking forward to more of those! Ready to Zzzzzz now!

Day 3 – Upper Sandusky – Joliet, Illinois

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Morning just before we depart for Joliet

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Stop at Plymouth, Indiana for a delicious lunch!

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Country Chicken sandwich, their speciality!

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Country Chicken Salad….Delicious! Yummy!

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Proud owner of this restaurant

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Gas time!

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My beautiful wife!

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With her Darlingest husband!

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At Harrahs hotel in Joliet

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Stats for the day – ride

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Our route

Day Two – Lincoln highway

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Morning talk before starting the day

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What’s the name of this river?

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Hope you guessed the name of this river correctly….. Ohio River

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We both r having such a wonderful time!

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Very nice town. Some ate at the famous silver diner. (Not us) even tho it looks very good!

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What???? Still eating? What is she eating? Guess? Delicious?

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Trying to help you to find my most precious wife!

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Cobb salad after a great n beautiful day of biking. Looking forward to more of biking as we head westward!

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Stats

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And our route

Day one – Lincoln highway

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Departed this am 8am all excited n ready to go!

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Met up with Larry and Nancy

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Heading north on route 15 to Gettysburg where we then got on Lincoln highway heading toward San Francisco!

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And the Lincoln highway marker

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The famous tea house on Lincoln highway

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Our lunch!

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Larry Reedy and his bike!

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H2O time!

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Flight 93 memorial

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Here jimmy caught up n joined w us onward to Pittsburg!

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Visiting West penna school for the deaf and then on to Pennsylvania owned deaf club where we join up with many other bikers for dinner n chat

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Amazing many bikers!

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Going up Mt Washington for a beautiful view of Pittsburgh city

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Our route today

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Our stats for today!
Now ready to sleep n getting ready for another day of biking!