On Sunday, May 24 09, myself and and the other members of the Bell County chapter of the Knuckledraggers motorcycle club embarked on a 1000 mile endurance ride in accordance with the standards set by the Iron Butt Association. We needed to do 1000 miles in less than 24 hours and our timetable was complicated by the fact that we were linking with a rider from Washington DC in Tuscaloosa, AL at around the 750 mile point. Anyway, we made the link and the ride went on as planned, although the weather was on-and-off rainy pretty much all day (and for the next 2 days). After the run, we all spent the night at a hotel in Tuscaloosa and then went camping just outside Tuscaloosa for 3 nights. After that, we split back up and our Texas group took a two-day ride back, stopping overnight at a casino in Shreveport. The vacation was great and everyone make it safely home.
On a side note, we almost had a disaster only 30 minutes into the ride. While on I-35, traveling in the middle of 3 lanes at around 0330 in the morning, a black SUV blew past us in the passing lane GOING THE WRONG WAY! We were just damn lucky that the driver didn't hit any of us.
The pictures depict me just before starting the ride at 0300 in the morning and later during the day, including one of our many rides in the rain.
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