September 11th, 2023
Day 11 starts with my departure from Fisher Grove State Park Campground, near Frankfort, South Dakota. I resumed my eastward trek on US Highway 212 through Watertown, South Dakota. In Minnesota, I rolled through Appleton, Granite Falls, Willmar, and end the day at Diamond Lake Park near Kandiyohi, Minnesota where I camped for the night.
Total Miles for today was about 245 miles.
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Today I rolled from Quincy, Illinois to Galesburg, Illinois to visit the Galesburg Railroad Museum. In addition to motorcycling, I have a strong interest in model railroading and railroads more broadly. Model railroading is my main hobby, though it sometimes gets less attention than motorcycles and other aspects of life. The limiting factor, as with most of us, is limited resources in time and money 😊
After visiting the Galesburg Railroad Museum I rolled west on US Highway 34 across the Mississippi River into Iowa skirting south of Des Moines then angled northwest on numerous back roads (a couple of which were loose gravel unpaved roads) to Onawa, Iowa where I stopped for the day, arriving well after sunset.
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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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In this video, I depart the Burlington Campground – Weott, CA and roll north first on Avenue of the Giants and then Hwy 101 to Eureka, CA where I turn east onto California Highway 299 to 11 miles west of Redding, California.
Avenue of the Giants and CA Highway 299 had some exceptional scenery and some nice sweeping curves on CA Highway 299. Also some very nice scenes along portions of the Trinity River.
I made it to Camp Wood Texas. Day 5 is complete. Tomorrow I ride the Twisted Sisters.
Big Bend State Park was spectacular. The roads I took, I think Fm 170 in the state perk is a much better ride than the 2 roads I rode in the National Park. Texas Farm to Market 170 (FM 170) was a great road to ride. Lots of upside and downs, good curves and some epic Scenery along the Rio Grande.
It was hot, darn hot. Tomorrow might be my first day that I have not experienced 100 degrees. I misjudged the weather and packed more cool weather gear. Oops.
Dexter is still leaking oil fairly heavy. Going though about 1 quart a day. God blessed me with an Autozone right when I needed one so I loaded up on 8 quarts of Mobile 20w50 vtwin oil. Today marked the half way point in the trip. I think we’re gonna make it.
In Winslow Arizona
Fuel and break. It’s 100 degrees, not bad considering how hot it can get here.
Here are a few photos from a roadside break near Borrego Springs
A bit of a late start. I have a bit of a cold and decided to sleep in some to combat it a little before I rolled out. Dexter is packed up and ready to go. Will be rolling out in about 15 minutes or so all the way to gas station.
Wanderlust Lyfe 