Welcome to My Motorcycle Adventure Blog

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From May 11-June 7, 2008, my father and I will be traveling across America by motorcycle. I have started this blog so family and friends can follow along. I've posted our itinerary because my wife and children want to know where I'm sleeping every night. Maybe some others of you want to know as well. If we're coming to a town near you, make sure to let us know.


May 11: High Point, NC to Spring Creek, NC
May 12: Spring Creek, NC to Nashville, TN
May 13: Nashville, TN to Searcy, AR
May 14: Searcy, AR to Shawnee, OK
May 15: Shawnee, OK to Tucumcari, NM
May 16: Tucumcari, NM (Rest Day)
May 17: Tucumcari, NM to Gallup, NM
May 18: Gallup, NM to Williams, AZ
May 19: Williams, AZ to Page, AZ
May 20: Page, AZ to Henderson, NV
May 21: Henderson, NV to Los Angeles, CA
May 22: Los Angeles, CA (Rest Day)
May 23: Los Angeles, CA to Orcutt, CA
May 24: Orcutt, CA to Salinas, CA
May 25: Salinas, CA to Mariposa, CA
May 26: Mariposa, CA to Winnemucca, NV
May 27: Winnemucca, NV to Salt Lake City, UT
May 28: Salt Lake City, UT (Rest Day)
May 29: Salt Lake City, UT to Jackson, WY
May 30: Jackson, WY to West Yellowstone, MT
May 31: West Yellowstone, MT to Cody, WY
June 1: Cody, WY to Rawlins, WY
June 2: Rawlins, WY to Grand Lake, CO
June 3: Grand Lake, CO to Colby, KS
June 4: Colby, KS to Blue Spring, MO
June 5:
Blue Springs, MO to Mount Vernon, IL
June 6: Mount Vernon, IL to Grayson, KY
June 7: Grayson, KY to High Point, NC

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Homecoming!

We made it!

After over 7,000 miles and tons of adventures, our trip is complete. Our families welcomed us home to High Point this afternoon.

I'll post more soon, including our final thoughts about the trip, but I just wanted to let everyone know that we are home safe and sound.

We appreciate all the interest and support from so many of you during the last month. This blog thing helped us stay in touch with everyone, and it helped us share our experiences.

315.6 miles today. 7,237.4 total miles.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Welcome Home!!!! So glad you both are home safe and sound. What a wonderful experience for you both.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventure. It was fun NOT being on a motorcycle!

Vicki

cinder99 said...

We are so happy that you and Vance made it home all safe and sound, maybe just a little tired?
Thanks for your phone call this afternoon to let us know you made it! Try to get a little rest before heading out to Daytona Beach and AP English papers.
Love to all,
Mom and Bob

gin said...

Glad that you all made it home safe. I have really enjoyed reading about your adventure and looking at the sites along the way. Hope to see you at the class reunion. Ginny (Parnell) Mabey

Eric said...

Congratulations Chris and Vance! Well done! I enjoyed our all too brief meeting in Salt Lake; I certainly hope that our paths cross again.

Eric Cleaveland (in Tok, Alaska…with the end in sight…)

Matt Theado said...

Welcome back! Beautiful trip! Great photos!

Matt

Anonymous said...

I'm glad you two made it with no major incidents. I enjoyed reading your blog every day.

Congratulations!
John Dunham

Anonymous said...

Thanks for all the thrills of your ride! I thoroughly enjoyed "my vacation." Having completed such an amazing adventure, you have many stories to tell for a long time to come.
Kay Jones
yankphoto@aol.com

Anonymous said...

Well done men. We followed the word pictures of each posting. Thank you. A father and son adventure, the joy captured forever!
The Jet