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Day 22 Mission Complete
07/25/08
DAY 22
The Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The Saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Homestead, FL
TO: Key West, FL
Miles traveled: 129 – MISSION COMPLETE
Weather: Sunny and Hot
Woke up this morning realizing that this was the l -
DAY 21
07/24/08
DAY 21
The Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The Saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Kuttawa, KY
TO: Homestead, FL
Miles traveled: 1044 (SADDLE SORE 1000 ACHIEVED!!!)
Weather: Sunny and Very Hot
Left the beautiful town of Kuttaw -
Day 20
07/23/08
DAY 20
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Kansas City, MO
TO: Kuttawa, KY
Miles traveled: 454
Weather: Sunny and Hot
During the morning hours I conducted preventive maintenance on -
Day 19
07/22/08
DAY 19
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Bismarck, ND
TO: Kansas City, MO
Miles traveled: 787
Weather: Sunny and Hot
The weather was great, the Iron Horse felt strong, the road was per -
Day 18
07/21/08
DAY 18
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Lloydminster, AB
TO: Bismarck, ND
Miles traveled: 685
Weather: Sunny and warm
Another great day for riding. Got underway from Lloydmin -
Day 17
07/20/08
DAY 17
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Dawson Creek, BC
TO: Lloydminster, AB
Miles traveled: 520
Weather: Sunny and warm
Today’s weather was great for riding. Departed Dawso -
Day 16
07/19/08
DAY 16
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Teslin, Yukon
TO: Dawson Creek, BC
Miles traveled: 760
Weather: Freezing Rain, High Winds, Cloudy
Left Teslin, YT and 6:30 a.m. and arriv -
Day 15
07/18/08
DAY 15
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Beaver Creek, Yukon
TO: Teslin, Yukon
Miles traveled: 389
Weather: Freezing Rain, High Winds, Cloudy
Before leaving Beaver Creek I met G -
Day 14
07/17/08
DAY 14
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Eielson Air Base, Alaska
TO: Beaver Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
Miles traveled: 353
Weather: Cool, Clear, Scattered Showers
As I was g -
Day 13
07/16/08
DAY 13
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Deadhorse, Alaska
TO: Eielson Air Base, Alaska
Miles traveled: 584
Weather: Cool and Clear
Departed Deadhorse at 3:20 a.m. hoping to get pass t -
Day 12
07/15/08
DAY TWELVE
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Deadhorse, Alaska
TO: Deadhorse, Alaska
Miles traveled: 0
Weather: Cool and Clear
I am staying at the Arctic Caribou Inn which serves as a -
Day 11
07/14/08
DAY ELEVEN
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Fairbanks, Alaska
TO: Deadhorse, Alaska
Miles traveled: 482
Weather: Cool, Clear, Showers
Departed Fairbanks looking forward to ta -
Day 10
07/13/08
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Tok, Alaska
TO: Fairbanks, Alaska
Miles traveled: 210
Weather: Warm and Clear
Today I traveled the 210 miles from Tok to Fairbanks. I planned this to be a low mileage day -
Day 9
07/12/08
DAY NINE
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Watson Lake, Yukon
TO: Tok, Alaska
Miles traveled: 684
Weather: Cold, Clear, Rain
While enjoying breakfast at Watson Lake a biker walked in and noticed I was -
Day 8
07/11/08
DAY Eight
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Dawson Creek, BC
TO: Watson Lake, Yukon
Miles traveled: 605
Weather: Cold, Clear, Rain
WOW WHAT A RIDE. I left Dawson Creek at 4:4 -
Day 7
07/10/08
DAY SEVEN
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Edmonton, Alberta
TO: Dawson Creek, BC
Miles traveled: 358
Weather: Chilly, Clear, Rain
This morning I performed my own safety stand down in prep -
Day 6
07/09/08
DAY SIX
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Portal, North Dakota
TO: Edmonton, Alberta
Miles traveled: 680
Weather: Clear, Cool, Rain
Before leaving Portal, ND I met Peter and Melody -
Day 5
07/08/08
DAY FIVE
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Beresford, South Dakota
TO: Portal, North Dakota
Miles traveled: 721
Weather: Clear and Cool
Got underway at 7:10 a.m. with the goal -
Day 4
07/07/08
DAY FOUR
The bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 -- The saddle: Russell Day Long Saddle
FROM: Kansas City, MO
TO: Beresfor, South Dakota
Miles traveled: 304
Weather: Hot, humid and Thunder Storms
Breeze arrived at my hotel bright and -
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois to Kansas City, MO
07/06/08
Miles traveled: 304
Weather: Sunny and hot
Departed Scott Air Force Base at 8:45 a.m. I was really looking forward to this day because I was going to visit the famous Buffalo Soldier Monument at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. About 8 miles from the base on an isolated country road (MO -
Moody Air Force Base, GA to Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
07/05/08
Miles traveled: 763
Weather: Sunny and hot with one thunder storm
Got underway from Moody Air Force Base at 9:45 a.m. Headed north on I-75 when ‎I ran into a very strong thunder storm just south of Atlanta. Experienced extremely high winds and driving rain. There was 2 -
Key West, FL to Moody Air Force Base, GA
07/04/08
Miles traveled: 621
Weather: Sunny with Scattered Thunder Storms throughout the day
Met with DoD Public Affairs photographer for a photo op at Southern Most Marker at 0745 and to my surprise two old friends from Fort Pierce rode up to escort me through the Keys. Riding thr -
Predeparture
07/03/08
Arrived safely in Key West at 8:30 p.m. Will depart Key West's Southern Most marker at
8 a.m. on 4 July after meeting with DoD Publics Affairs.
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