48 States - Leg 3

RetiredJake · Sep 7th, 2009, 01:50 PM

Howdy Boys & Girls, it's that time again. I leave tomorrow for the third and final leg of my 48 state tour. This trip will find me heading east through Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Then up into New England, Quebec, Ontario, back into the US on the Michigan Upper Pennisula, and finally back down through the upper Mid West. I will hit all of the HD facilities and the Buell Factory along the way. When I return home in a couple of weeks, I will have ridden to the lower 48 states and 6 Canadian Provinces this year, putting a total of about 16,000 miles on the bike for the three legs. I'm a lucky son of a gun to be retired and have a loving wife who lets me do things like this. I serviced the bike last week, am loading it today, and will be ready to leave in the morning with the holiday traffic gone. I have attached a copy of the path I will be loosely following, again depending on daily whim.

Lest we forget, the premise for the three legs was to ride to all 48 lower states, and collect a town and county for each letter of the alphabet. No more than one town per state, no more than one county per state. This is for particpation in the Harley Owner's Group ABC's of Touring program. My current plan will be to finish the year with 116 points. Not enough to win, but should place in the top ten.

In the process of loading the bike. Once again, the shine is compliments of Pledge and our Fearless Leader dragging us to it, kicking and screaming.

pru7536 · Sep 7th, 2009, 03:40 PM

Best wishes to ya Jake! I certainly enjoyed reading your last adventure. Now I can look forward to this one. Fair winds and following seas!

NEWHD74FAN · Sep 7th, 2009, 04:03 PM

Have a safe and enjoyable trip for sure Jake...looking forward to some excellent pictures and trailside comments. They sure brightened up my day...

Gas Gauge · Sep 7th, 2009, 04:08 PM

Fair Thee Well!

gs34 · Sep 7th, 2009, 04:16 PM

Safe trip Jake. We'll be looking forward to your comments and pictures.

sharpscuba · Sep 7th, 2009, 10:11 PM

Enjoy Jake...when you get here in Wisconsin give a shout if you need anything at all.
Be safe!

The Tank · Sep 8th, 2009, 12:15 AM

Ride safe. Looking foward to reading your tales and seeing your pictures from the road.

deucedog · Sep 8th, 2009, 12:23 AM

Bon Voyage Jake,

If ya need anything in New Jersey, ring my bell.

You could stop in Middlesex County, NJ.

Scrappy · Sep 8th, 2009, 04:07 AM

be safe man... looks like a good trip. avoiding Chicago traffic? you are wise.
looking forward to your posts...if you need wifi and something not Mc Donald's while in Oconomowoc, WI
I'll p.m. my number.

RetiredJake · Sep 9th, 2009, 09:00 AM

Northern Loop - Tuesday Sep 8

Off and running this morning about 0800.

Shot the pink elephant at the Guthrie, KY crossroads. I don't know the whole story about these things, but everytime I see one, it seems to be a lottery sales outlet.

Headed north on KY79 after leaving Russelville. Ran into fog about 30 miles north, ran in it for close to an hour. Other than the fog, this is a great little road that winds around, up, and down through hills, fields and woods. Very relaxing.

My plan to have all 26 towns, one for each letter of the alphabet, be documented with a post office picture fell apart this afternoon. Xenia, OH has a great post office, just no sign identifying it that I could find. Had to settle for a town marker on the edge of town.

I did run into rain today.

Put the rainsuit on just before Cincinatti. After several miles of stop & go traffic, I found a spot to pull over and get out of the sauna suit. Ran into rain again at Xenia, so called it a day.

I will be heading east into WV tomorrow, and may get as far as MD.

OBTW, do not take US-42 through Cincinatti, unless you really enjoy sitting in traffic. LESSON LEARNED !

This is being posted Wednesday morning. The fog settled in and I really don't have a desire to hit the road until it starts to thin some. Guess I can read and review the posts.

Thanks for the kind words from those who read my posts.

Sep 7th, 2009, 01:50 PM	#1
RetiredJake Community Star Ride: FLHTCU Join Date: Apr 19th, 2009 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 380 My Mood:	48 States - Leg 3 Howdy Boys & Girls, it's that time again. I leave tomorrow for the third and final leg of my 48 state tour. This trip will find me heading east through Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Then up into New England, Quebec, Ontario, back into the US on the Michigan Upper Pennisula, and finally back down through the upper Mid West. I will hit all of the HD facilities and the Buell Factory along the way. When I return home in a couple of weeks, I will have ridden to the lower 48 states and 6 Canadian Provinces this year, putting a total of about 16,000 miles on the bike for the three legs. I'm a lucky son of a gun to be retired and have a loving wife who lets me do things like this. I serviced the bike last week, am loading it today, and will be ready to leave in the morning with the holiday traffic gone. I have attached a copy of the path I will be loosely following, again depending on daily whim. Lest we forget, the premise for the three legs was to ride to all 48 lower states, and collect a town and county for each letter of the alphabet. No more than one town per state, no more than one county per state. This is for particpation in the Harley Owner's Group ABC's of Touring program. My current plan will be to finish the year with 116 points. Not enough to win, but should place in the top ten. In the process of loading the bike. Once again, the shine is compliments of Pledge and our Fearless Leader dragging us to it, kicking and screaming. __________________ Roaming the country, Tasting the wine, Having fun, Life is good

Sep 7th, 2009, 03:40 PM	#2
pru7536 Contributor$ Ride: '07 Ultra Classic Join Date: Jul 11th, 2009 Location: Skinquarter, VA Posts: 25	Re: 48 States - Leg 3 Best wishes to ya Jake! I certainly enjoyed reading your last adventure. Now I can look forward to this one. Fair winds and following seas! __________________ Semper Fi! Mad Dog

Sep 7th, 2009, 04:03 PM	#3
NEWHD74FAN Moderators Ride: 2004 Sportster XL1200RS Join Date: Aug 24th, 2008 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 3,716 My Mood:	Re: 48 States - Leg 3 Have a safe and enjoyable trip for sure Jake...looking forward to some excellent pictures and trailside comments. They sure brightened up my day... __________________ Please stop by the "Self Help section" for maintenance tips, diagnostic codes and much more. >>Self Help Information and Tips<<

Sep 7th, 2009, 04:08 PM	#4
Gas Gauge Contributor$ Ride: 2006 FLHTC/I Join Date: Mar 19th, 2009 Location: Sugar Land, TX. Posts: 53	Re: 48 States - Leg 3 Fair Thee Well!

Sep 7th, 2009, 04:16 PM	#5
gs34 Contributor$ Ride: 2007 FLHTC Join Date: Apr 25th, 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 607	Re: 48 States - Leg 3 Safe trip Jake. We'll be looking forward to your comments and pictures.

Sep 7th, 2009, 10:11 PM	#6
sharpscuba Community Star Ride: 2007flhtc Join Date: Jul 4th, 2008 Location: Belgium Wi. Posts: 365 My Mood:	Re: 48 States - Leg 3 Enjoy Jake...when you get here in Wisconsin give a shout if you need anything at all. Be safe!

Sep 8th, 2009, 12:15 AM	#7
The Tank Contributor$ Ride: 2008 Electra Glide Standard Join Date: Feb 21st, 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 341 My Mood:	Re: 48 States - Leg 3 Ride safe. Looking foward to reading your tales and seeing your pictures from the road. __________________ *2008 EG Standard* with...Crimson Red Sunglo paint, Detachable Tour Pak, Security System, Cruise Control, Python Slipons with V&H Fuelpak, Arlen Ness Big Sucker, Biketronics RetroRadio, Hogtunes speakers with Hog Pod Tweeters and Garmin GPS (high tech bread crumbs)

Sep 8th, 2009, 12:23 AM	#8
deucedog Warming The Wheels Ride: 2006 SOFTAIL DEUCE Join Date: Jul 5th, 2008 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 78 My Mood:	Re: 48 States - Leg 3 Bon Voyage Jake, If ya need anything in New Jersey, ring my bell. You could stop in Middlesex County, NJ.

Sep 8th, 2009, 04:07 AM	#9
Scrappy Contributor$ Ride: 98 Classic Join Date: Jun 1st, 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 73 My Mood:	Re: 48 States - Leg 3 be safe man... looks like a good trip. avoiding Chicago traffic? you are wise. looking forward to your posts...if you need wifi and something not Mc Donald's while in Oconomowoc, WI I'll p.m. my number.

Sep 9th, 2009, 09:00 AM	#10
RetiredJake Community Star Ride: FLHTCU Join Date: Apr 19th, 2009 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 380 My Mood:	Re: 48 States - Leg 3 Northern Loop - Tuesday Sep 8 Off and running this morning about 0800. Shot the pink elephant at the Guthrie, KY crossroads. I don't know the whole story about these things, but everytime I see one, it seems to be a lottery sales outlet. Headed north on KY79 after leaving Russelville. Ran into fog about 30 miles north, ran in it for close to an hour. Other than the fog, this is a great little road that winds around, up, and down through hills, fields and woods. Very relaxing. My plan to have all 26 towns, one for each letter of the alphabet, be documented with a post office picture fell apart this afternoon. Xenia, OH has a great post office, just no sign identifying it that I could find. Had to settle for a town marker on the edge of town. I did run into rain today. Put the rainsuit on just before Cincinatti. After several miles of stop & go traffic, I found a spot to pull over and get out of the sauna suit. Ran into rain again at Xenia, so called it a day. I will be heading east into WV tomorrow, and may get as far as MD. OBTW, do not take US-42 through Cincinatti, unless you really enjoy sitting in traffic. LESSON LEARNED ! This is being posted Wednesday morning. The fog settled in and I really don't have a desire to hit the road until it starts to thin some. Guess I can read and review the posts. Thanks for the kind words from those who read my posts. __________________ Roaming the country, Tasting the wine, Having fun, Life is good

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