Maggie's first 10k

Grampy Dale, Laila & Kate

Eating icky crabapples

Here comes Mommy!

Good job Mommy

Maggie and her running buddy, Jamie

Official results

Yeah Maggie!

She made it!

Maggie's first 10K

Maggie coming in to mile 4.

Home again!

Grammy gets some Laila time and Dale gets caught up on the mail.
We had a long ride, pretty chilly too but we were happy to be home. We logged nearly 4200 miles! All in all, it was a great time and we still like each other, guess the wedding is still on! 

Albert Lea, Minnesota

10 hours on the road today. I have to say, invest in wind energy in South Dakota! Once they get going with those new windmills they should be able to power the entire NATION!!!

Well, Dale and I have certainly bonded with "Vizzy"...no real problems on the trip.

We are both ready to get off the road tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing our families and sleeping in our own bed.

Note about the photos

Obviously I haven't figured out how to get the photos were I want them to be. Just try to find the matching backgrounds to match up the signs with the motorcycles they belong to. Sorry.

Lay over in Sturgis, South Dakota

We stayed in Sturgis because the winds were supposed to be really high today. We had a nice day, walked into town, about 2.5 miles. It was a nice relaxing day with lots of people watching. We went through the motorcycle museum  which was pretty interesting.

Oil tycoon's bike from the 1950's, had a radio and a mini tv.

Really interesting carving on a dead tree, thought you'd like this Kate!

Dale's new car..Haha

Mustangs on Main St.

Watching the mustangs roll in. Good people watching spot.

No Photos

Can you tell that posting pictures is frustrating for me?

Sturgis, South Dakota

Today is September 1, 2010. Yesterday we left Coeur d’Alene and drove to Big Timber, Montana. The first part of the day was very pretty but c-c-c-old! We ended up in a motel that had wifi that didn’t work and had breakfast this morning in a truck stop where they had just cut off the wifi at midnight the night before. I am happy to be out of Montana. In Wyoming they had wifi at the rest stops! The thing that I really wonder about Montana is: what is up with putting a house 20 miles from the nearest town, 100 yards from the interstate on one side and 100 yards from the train tracks on the other??? On top of a hill or mountain with a view I can understand but really!! There are some folks I’d really love to visit with along this trip.
Idaho seems to have lots of old car graveyards. Do they go get them or do people send them there?
In South Dakota we saw lots of dead trees, cut down and the limbs were stacked around the base like a teepee, why? Is it to get rid of the underbrush?
Dale wonders where the people who seem to live in the middle of nowhere who build humongous houses get their money? Are they retired or what?
We both wonder why nobody plants a damn tree in South Dakota!!!! The wind is unbelievable!
We are staying in Sturgis tonight and tomorrow. We are hoping to avoid the high winds on I90 and as an added bonus they are having a Ford Mustang Rally here Thursday. We should have some photos tomorrow.
Dale talked to his mom tonight and she is sounding good, some of the grandkids had just arrived for a visit while he was talking to her. Vivian (Dale's mom)just moved to a new place where she will be with more people she can relate to and she says she like is so far, yeah!