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Eastward Distraction '08

Eastward Distraction – Day Nine

Columbia City, IN to Mason City, IA
The final day! We woke up to cold, but great weather and were packed up and on the road very quickly. We made only stops for gas as we skirted Chicago’s toll road on our way back to Interstate 80. I had watched a show on the History Channel [...]

Eastward Distraction – Day Eight

Pine, PA to Columbia City, IN
We woke up to a very humid day – 95% and even though it was cold, it was sure sticky. We thought that maybe we could push for home this day, but it was quite a long way and rain was forecasted for later on in the day, so we [...]

Eastward Distraction – Day Seven

Milford, PA to Pine, PA
Well, today sealed the deal for heading back whether keep going on the trip, or head back to MN defeated. I simply could not repair the bike out in the field and I had developed a leak around either the tach outlet or the fan hub that would require me to [...]