Made it Home

MO Highlights

-Left around 7:45AM. It started to snow as I turned out of the motel and hit the I-44E.
-After turning North on 71 I changed gloves to my last dry pair, winter Skiing gloves.
-After about an hour I stopped at MickyD’s for some coffee and to warm up. Thought it would be a good idea to get off the highway since I started seeing salt trucks. Temp=34degrees.
-After about an hour I started north again knowing it would get warmer and hoping for dry pavement. The road got slushy and at one point I was going 10-15mph with feet off the pegs almost touching the ground. The snow continued and I had to keep wiping my face mask.
-I hit dryer pavement about an 1 ½ hours S. of KC, MO
-75 miles south of KC, dry pavement for the 1st time!!!
-Made it through KC and headed for Des Moines.

IA Highlights

-The trip from KC to Des Moines was GREAT. Nice roads, dry pavement and a little sun. -I met a friend in Des Moines and I followed him Ames (Thanks Joel). Had dinner in Ames (Hickory Park Restaurant Co. – I would recommend it) with him and another friend who road down on his Wing from Rochester. It was great to have company on the road for the last few hours (Thanks Wayne).
-Rolled into home a little after 9PM.
-Total miles 909miles.

Spent Night in Joplin, MO

After enter the Turnpike from US69 it got really cold. Rain had already been very heavy for about an hour. Rain was heavy from the start of turnpike until Joplin, four cars in the ditch so I got a room for the night.

Oklahoma in Review

-Wet and Rain most of the day

-Lost Right pannel to faring storage while going over a bump. Found it along side the road

-FUSE would blow when turning on handlebar heater / (10amp present) / Instrument cluster would be lost when it was out

-Temp Mid to Low 40's

-Wind from the East would blow me across lanes

Beginning Mileage

Ready for the trip Home