Sturgis
Trip - August 2004
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Omaha
Side Trip
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The green
grass of home |
Longhorn
Club - Nebraska Chapter |
Billy
Bob's - Ft Worth |
A bizarre
memorial - Okla City |
Rosenblatt
Stadium |
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Zesto's
- No longer sells chocolate sodas |
Not the
zoo I grew up with |
A real
underground world |
My first
watch |
The lagoon
where Mike & I went fishing |
| Giraffe
walk - Giraffes and a few other animals such as brown bears
and camels move both legs on one side and then both legs
on the other side. This is called 'Pacing'.
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Choo
Choo Train |
Cat nap |
"Do
Not Feed the Animals" sign backfires |
Giving
Patty a ride |
The newest
familiy member - Hannah |
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The
old back yard |
Mom &
me |
Kathy
& mom |
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Sturgis
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Rain
delay - Some of you will appreciate the irony |
Too much
of the trip looked just like this |
Wimps,
sissies & mama's boys trailered their bikes |
Won't
be long now |
Sign
said: "For Sale - Best Offer" |
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Day in Sturgis |
Choppers |
Main
drag |
Main
drag |
Also
known as the "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" |
Sorry
fellas, it was so cold and rainy in Sturgis that the biker
chicks were adding, not removing clothes. This is the best
I could do for you:
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My bike
in Sturgis |
Biker
humor |
Biker
smile |
I had
the gator tail |
I didn't
win |
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Volks-bike |
Starter-bike |
In the
parade |
Maybe |
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The
Badlands
French explorers named this region
mauvaises terres a traverser (bad land to travel
through)
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French
explorers didn't have one of these |
Badlands |
Badlands |
Badlands |
Bad Dude |
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It
really does look like another planet
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Unbelievable
drugstore |
Really
does have chocolate sodas |
See? |
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The
Black Hills
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Cemeteries
fascinate me |
Faces
carved on a mountain |
Closer
look |
Profile |
Chief
Crazy Horse |
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monument |
3,671
miles in the books |
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Ireland
Trip - August 2002
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to legend, in 452 A.D., St. Patrick, the Bishop of Ireland,
raised his staff and drove all the snakes out of Ireland.
On my trip, I learned that St. Patrick wasn't all that bright.
He didn't read the manual that came with his staff and, as
a result, he not only drove all the snakes out of Ireland,
he inadvertently drove some other things from the island.
To wit: BLONDES.
I searched everywhere, but was unable to find one blonde
Irish woman. They all had black, brown or red hair. This
is not a criticism, just an observation. I found it odd.
I guess they haven't heard about Miss Clairol.
HARLEY-DAVIDSONS. I looked everywhere for a Harley. There
are motorcycles all over Ireland, but no Harleys. By the
third day, trying to find one became an obsession. I left
the Emerald Isle without ever laying eyes on one.
SHANAHANS. In 12 days traveling throughout Ireland, I never
once met a Shanahan or anyone who knew a Shanahan. The closest
I ever came was a waitress in Limerick who told me there
used to be a Shanahan Steak House in Dublin, but it closed
several years ago. Go figure.
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Ready
to jump across the pond |
The only
Shanahan in Ireland? |
TWC East
- far east |
If you
backpack thru Ireland, you need to find these |
A street
named after my sister |
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These
are everywhere |
Double-decker
in Dublin |
Molly
Malone- sad story or urban legend? |
Me and
Molly |
You can
get anywhere on one of these |
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Good
luck getting out of here |
No problem
finding a place to stay |
Watercress
crystal - these guys are unbelievable |
Super
Bowl trophy |
$12,500
- nuff said |
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Crystal
armadillos |
Typical
Irish house |
85 cents
(per litre) |
Hotel
in the north |
She's
from Dublin |
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They
are everywhere |
Vacancies
everywhere |
Lots
of bikes, but none for rent |
Excellent
chocolate |
Main
street of Dublin |
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Good
question |
Room
with a view |
ATM's
everywhere |
Irish
newspapers |
I had
a chocolate and a cherry tort. Excellent!
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What
a great idea |
Not a
Harley in the place |
St. Patrick's
Cathedral |
Dogs
and children are in control in Ireland |
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hotel in Dublin. Note the Stars and Stripes - they were
everywhere
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Being
a cultured person, I attended this play. It was about a
60 year old life-long bachelor who decides to get married.
It was billed as a comedy, but seemed like a tragedy to
me. (In the end, he changes his mind.) |
This
guy told me he doesn't know anyone who has a
Harley. |
Up in
the mountains, I walked about 50 miles on trails like this
one. About every half mile, you would come upon a fantastic
view of a mountain or valley or lake or the North Atlantic
seacoast
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Like
this |
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| Excuse
me sir, but the car you rented me doesn't have a steering
wheel
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The national
drink of Ireland
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They
told me I had to have a pint o' Guinness. This is how much
was left when I was finished. I had to sneak out of there
because not drinking all your Guinness is considered treason
in Ireland.
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Bad picture of a beautiful
river - The River Shannon. |
