Our first road trip back in 2005

On our first road trip we started off on July 30, 2005 and returned home on August 12. This was the first time we had taken an extended motorcycle trip, traveling across the country on our bikes. It had an almost a magical feel to it, probably because it was a first for us. Jim and myself, Jim’s brother Ron and his wife Barbara and daughter Rhonda and Jim’s brother Scott and his son Zack were all on that trip. On the way out we left Alabama and went through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska. We made stops and saw sights along the way and finally made it to our destination in South Dakota. While in South Dakota we went to the Badlands National Park, Wall, Rapid City, Keystone, Custer State Park, Sturgis and Deadwood. While in the area around Sturgis we also went by to see Mount Rushmore and the Cazy Horse Memorial. On the way home we again went through Nebraska, then into Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and back home to Alabama. We traveled a total of 3,497 miles in less than two weeks on that trip and had loads of fun. Looking through the pictures of the trip has reminded me of all the sights we saw along our journey and just what a great time we had. What an awesome trip.