April 17.. traveled to Arrington VA with a golfing buddy (he rides a Harley, UGH!!!) to pick up my new Calif. Sidecar trailer. As we were passing through Warrenton NC I saw a picture that is certainly descriptive of rural NC. This is the Inez Fire Department. One garage door for a small truck. Inside the front door there was a table with eight chairs. This is where the real America lives folks. I'm so happy to do all my riding on the back roads.

I'm three days from launching on my 6,000 mile trip which will take me to western NC, through Tn, WVa, Pa where I will stop in Punxsutawney to see Phil the groundhog. (I was born on ground hogs day) From there it's Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake then up to the Thousand Islands on the St. Lawrence. From there I'll pass through Saratoga Springs, Fort Ticonderoga, up to burlington and White River Junction VT, and then across NH to Sanford and Houlton Me and then around New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia Canada. Then it's back down to Bar Harbor and Kittery Me. and through Ma to Tiverton RI. After a visit there it's back to Webster Ma and alma mater and then Old Mystic, Old Saybrook and hopefully a meeting with so old college friends. Then I'll roam around Ct visiting Colebrook and Bethlehem and finally to home town Brookfield and Danbury to visit some high school friends. From there it's into NY state, NJ and Amish country in PA, then Gettysburg and a stop in Berleley Springs WVa for a short visit with my sister. From there it's Roanoke VA, Mt Airy NC and home to Wilson.

Other than about 100 miles, the whole trip in on back roads.