September 12, 2023
I take a ride into Minneapolis from the north via East Lake Road / Marshall Street. A quick ride around Nicollet Island and a portion of downtown
Not on camera I also rode down to and around Lake Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun). I did take a photo of Downtown from the lake vantage point.
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September 12, 2023
I ride through Anoka, Minnesota and Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Anoka is my hometown, so this was really a ride down memory lane for myself. I take a quick ride (twice) through downtown Anoka on Main Street, have lunch at Riverside Park on the Rum River, ride past Fred Moore where I went to Junior High School (grades 7,8, and 9) and passed Lincoln Elementary where I went to grade school (grades K-6). I also briefly rode by the home I grew up in and quickly toured the neighborhood.
From there, I work my way to Coon Rapids Blvd and ride through Coon Rapids until I get to East River Road.
Day 12 starts with my departure from Diamond Lake Count Park near Kandiyohi Minnesota. I rolled south to US Highway 12 and headed east rolling through Atwater, Grove City, Litchfield, Dassel, Cokato, Howard Lake, Waverly and Montrose. From Montrose I roll north through Buffalo and then St Michael, Rogers, Dayton, and finally Champlin.
This portion total Miles was about 92 miles.
September 10th, 2023
After raining heavily all night the weather broke in the early morning shortly after sunrise. With the rain stopped, I quickly took a few photos of Devils Tower shrouded in low clouds, packed up my soggy camp and loaded up Dexter (my 2005 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic) and rolled out of camp eastward to Fisher Grove State Park Campground in South Dakota.
With temperatures hovering around 40 degrees Fahrenheit, this morning’s ride was chilly and damp. In South Dakota, I had caught up to some of the rain systems that had earlier soaked my camp at Devils Tower.
Total miles for today = 353 Miles, predominantly riding on US Highway 212 most of the way.
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I depart camp from Douglas KOA in Douglas, Wyoming and roll north on Wyoming Highway 59, stopping in Wright, Wyoming for a quick gourmet lunch of Chef Boyardee canned spaghetti and meatballs with Tabasco Sauce and water, pretty fancy!
After lunch, I continued northbound on WY Highay 59 to Gillette, Wyoming and then head east on Wyoming Highway 51 to US Highway 14 East and finally northbound onto Wyoming Highway 24 to Devils Tower, Wyoming.
Total miles for today = 178 Miles, so a low mile’s day that allowed for some relaxed riding and plenty of time to set up camp and hike around Devils Tower.
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Total Miles for day 7 was only about 42 miles, mostly consisting of a loop departing from Grizzly Bear Campground near Keystone, SD to Mount Rushmore and then through Custer State Park on South Dakota Highway 87, to Keystone (to get some supplies), and then back to camp.
Day 10, the last day, of my California Loop 2018 Motorcycle Trip. In this video, I ride from Crystal Lake Camp Grounds southbound on San Gabriel Canyon Road (California Highway 39) to Azusa, CA. From Azusa, I jump onto Interstate 210 East. Not shown in the video, I rode I-210 E to CA-57 South to CA-71 South to I-15 South to Lake Elsinore, CA.
The video resumes in Lake Elsinore, CA on Central Ave (CA-74) where I ride home to my apartment complex. Sidenote, my family and I moved from Lake Elsinore, CA to Ramona, CA in October 2019 preparing for our move to Georgia in 2020 (where we still live today in 2025).
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On this day, I departed Rancheria Campground on Huntington Lake, California and rode the very scenic Huntington Lake Road which had some terrific mountain views and somewhat sketchy road in some spots. Then I headed towards Fresno, CA on California Highway 168.
This is where this video ends as the remainder of the day was mostly freeway and interstates all the way to Azusa, CA where I camped at the Crystal Lake Camp Grounds.
Ride from Stockton California to Huntington Lake California where I camped for the night. Much of the days ride was on CA Highway 99 which leaves much to be desired scenery wise. However, the ride back into the mountains was had some nice scenery and enjoyable riding.
Ride over Carson Pass, California on Carson Pass Highway (CA-88).
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