As usual I woke a few minutes before my alarm went off. I once read an article (with data, so it was science, not just opinion) that said people sleep better when an alarm is set. I’ve found this to…
2015 Iron Butt Rally – Part 1.7: One Day down
Riding to the west in the southwest states at dusk is a mixed blessing. For the hour before sunset, you’re typically staring at the setting sun. But those brief glorious moments as the sun hits the horizon you are rewarded with…
2015 Iron Butt Rally – Part 1.6: Cruising
Leaving the gas station on US 160 westbound was new territory. On Butt Lite VII I’d gone north to Monument Valley. There is a hotel just across the Utah border with a life-size painting of Jon Wayne on it that…
2015 Iron Butt Rally – Part 1.5: Moving Again… Maybe…
The steady hum of my Tiger was a welcome sound as I got back up to speed. I was heading east on I-40. East, back towards Albuquerque. I hate making routes that double back on themselves. It’s a sure fire…
2015 Iron Butt Rally – Part 1.4: A Giants Arrival
Sanjay and I mounted up and headed to the photo location. Lucky for me it required going into the park, which would require inspection of my pass from my Hi-Viz shod goddess. Sadly she remembered the last 15 minutes when I…
2015 Iron Butt Rally – Part 1.3: A Gathering of Strangers
Arriving at Petrified Forest I spied my good friend Sanjay Dixit! Sanjay is my riding buddy from San Francisco. We’d met at the start of Butt Lite VI. I was moving to San Francisco during the rally. Well, more accurately…
2015 Iron Butt Rally – Part 1.2: Day 1 Heats up
I had turned the dial a little further to the “Just Finish” side than I was really prepared to ride. My philosophy was to ride as hard as I usually do, but just take more rest than I am accustomed to.…
2015 Iron Butt Rally – Part 1.1: Day 1 Starts
Ok. I was on the road! My route is loaded! Let’s do this!!! Down the road with an awesome police escort, straight onto the freeway. I can hear Steppenwolf screaming in my brain. Time to get to work here. Let…
2015 Iron Butt Rally – Part 1: Lift-Off!!!
… To Sleep, to sleep, perchance to dream… – Bill S. I woke. The room was dark. I’m no longer young. Getting up in the middle of the night to wander to the bathroom is a part of my life.…
2015 Iron Butt Rally – Part 0.9: T-Minus 5… 4… 3… 2…
48 hours. It was enough time to lose my focus and regain it as well – many, many times over. As I entered the room for the rookie meeting Jeff Earls stood at the front of the room nervously pacing and…