Took a road to somewhere new (pics)
 

Last May I met up with a cousin that is 13 years younger than me, so I never knew him. He lives in TN and I was in IN, so we met up for lunch in KY. A few weeks later he asked if I was interested in doing a road trip with him. Since I was going to be in IN for the 4th of July it was decided that I would fly to goodgirl's and he would drive up from TN. From there we traveled north and west to places I had never been and beyond. The goal, have fun and be at LAX by 10 PM tonight (I made it).

I am slowly but surely getting the pics up, so here is what I have so far.

Day one, we headed north to Milwaukee then off towards MN..


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Documenting life.... Great hobby and business!

What's your main day2day camera, BD?

Sweet station wagon,I can see some spinners on it

Please tell me thats your cousin on the bike with the killer beard ?

We woke up in Reedsburg, WI by Wisconsin Dells. We checked out dome of the sights then headed up to La Crosse for some more sights. We crossed the Mississippi and cruised along it up to Minneapolis. From there we headed to Fargo, ND. Really not sure who is counting the lakes in MN. 10,000? Could have fooled me. You can find day two pics here. Here are some samples.



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Canon Rebel T1i

Less than 37k original miles. Sweet inside and out.

If you mean on the Wall of Death, no. My cousin is a cowboy/trucker/conservative and looks the part. :1orglaugh

great pics :thumbsup

cool pics

Great pics :thumbsup

i've seen that aj bombers on tv i hear they have some good burgers

I have one of those ( 1966 BSA Lighting )

:thumbsup

awesome pics dude!

That is the reason we started off in Milwaukee. I was told to check them out. I got their Food Wars winning burger. It was okay. The cheese on it was the best part.


Cool, If ever want to sell it, let me know.

Thanks bot.

that BSA lightning is SICK! ive really started to love bikes like that, couple up on ebay right now but none with the signature chrome tank that i love

Some really cool pics you have there but your pics are usually great anyway. I take tons of pics everywhere we go and since the iPhone doesnt do too bad with good light thats what I use.

nice pics baddog

Looks like great trip :thumbsup

cool pics anymore to share?

It was very cool.

They are all going up on my blog. Here are a few samples from day three which started in Fargo, ND and ended in Miles City, MT


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That would have been on my May trip.

Day four of our journey was one of the best. The first part of the day started off with a visit to Little Big Horn and a sampler plate at Sam's Taproom in Red Lodge . . . home of Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co. All the pics can be found at http://www.gotbaddog.com/little-big-...ed-lodge-ales/

Here are a few samples.


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nice pics

Amazing photos man :thumbsup

love the Double Curves sign right after the Hooter's girls pics on day 2 :winkwink:

Thanks all.

After leaving Red Lodge we headed into the Beartooth Mountains and the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway [when we crossed into Wyoming]. Stunning. All the pics can be found at http://www.gotbaddog.com/photos-from...cenic-highway/

Here are a few samples.


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I keep meaning to ask, where do you stay when you go on your trips? (If you're not at a friend's or family's place.)

Lots of motels and hotels.

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this considered a gang?

This was one of the coolest sequence shots of the trip. My cousin (the cowboy) spotted a "nice looking corral" and flipped a bitch on the highway so I would take pics of it. He did not even notice that there were bulls in it. From where he sat while I approached them, he still thought there were only two or three. These guys really got an attitude but eventually lined up to pose for a shot.

The sequence starts here.


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I'm envious! Looks like a fun trip!

It was a very fun trip. Day four ended in Cody, WY. We discovered there were very few rooms available due to the nightly rodeos they have June 1 thru August 31. When my cousin heard the word "rodeo" we were off like a flash to the Cody Nite Rodeo.

A few samples:



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For how long effin Davidsons will be riding our Harleys?

West On I-94

Clearwater
Saint Johns
Avon
Albany
Freeport
Melrose
Sauk Centre
West Union
Osakis
Alexandria

Central Minnesota - Stearns, Todd and Douglas Counties

I have driven that 500+ times. :) Welcome to Minn and my neck of the woods Brotha. :) Nice pics. Very much looks and feels like Minnesota. Very nice.

Most of our lakes are in the north up near Lake of the Woods. But you went by a few. :) You missed the heat. 97-100 last 3 days. :) Actually not bad on a bike.

this beautifully catches the peace of Minnesota

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Freeport is the belly of MN. Another 3 miles toward Melrose you went by New Munich and the infamous New Munich Ballroom that was burned down by Arson. This is where I once out ran a posse for those who read my posts. :)

New Munich into Melrose is where we ditched the posse in a 67 Camaro LT1. :) See my threads I posted the story somewhere. :)

You may have noticed west of Sauk Centre and Alexandria things begin to stretch out. This is really the very beginning of the west.

When you cross the Mississippi going west around Saint Cloud and then another 50 miles west things start turning into the west. Large huge fields. Soon you hit the Dakotas and you are in the west.

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good stuff as usual

You guys have a ton of mosquitoes, Would need a fill faced helmet ;)

We came in to MN at La Crosse (crossed the bridge). We then took 61N along the Mississippi all the way to Minneapolis. We picked up 94 there. We had a lot coming up in MT and WY so we drove a little longer and made it to Fargo. I love how long the suns stays up when that far north.


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Im sorry thats Mirror Lake, WI. I knew that had to be down by the cities (as we say, Mpls-St Paul) never heard of Mirror lake. :) hehe

Anyhow you got twenty pages. Gonna see if ya got anything from Minn. :)

LOL That is proof we got lakes. :) No, we had a ton of rain this year. But yeah you have to have a can of Cutters mosquito spray in the toolbox if you break down at night. :)

Of course I am old school before cell phones. I have seen em bad as you prob did. They will chew ya up.
Yep always wore a full face or a good fairing on my 1981 Suzuki 750 rice burner. :) Fun bike tho before I sold it. My friend has a Full Hog tho with all the special this and chrome that. :)

Yeah gets dark about 10:00 at the earliest on June 21.

Summers are short but intense and as hot as anywhere at times. But only for a short time. Tomorrow the winds turn from the NW and Canada which will cool us to 85. We get a break, Down south they dont.

Fall will be in the air on Sept 1. The weather is constantly changing. 4 distinct seasons. Keeps ya hopping.

MN starts right after the Hooter's Girls http://www.gotbaddog.com/gallery/pos...-river/page-6/