Update for Friday

Well, after dealing with nasty weather for the last few days we are finally in Chicago. We are staying in the Lincoln Park area today and might be moving near Wicker Park or near the Loop.

Let me recap the last few days...

We left Buffalo, WY bound for Mt. Rushmore. We reached Mt. Rushmore after riding through the Black Hills national forest and passing through some interesting towns (like Deadwood, SD). By the time we had reach Mt. Rushmore the weather had started taking a turn for the worse. It started raining and getting cold... again...

So, we made our stop short and continued on toward Omaha, NB.





We pushed on to Sioux Falls, SD that night. Almost the time we had rain and chilly temperatures. By the time we reached Sioux Falls it was already 2:00am CST. Just outside of Sioux Falls, we had a close call with some wild life. We almost hit a deer.

When we finally found a hotel, we unpacked and set everything out to dry while we headed off to dreamland.


Thrusday we got up and headed for Chicago. Compared to the last few days of travel Thursday was a great day. We only had a total of about an hour of rainy riding and the rest was warm and partly sunny. We arrived in Chicago early this morning (3:00am) and settled ourselves into our warm hotel room.

Today we are going to wander the city and see the sights. On the list is the Navy Pier, getting Chicago style pizza, and last but not least getting a drink. Overall, Thomas and myself are not impressed with Chicago thus far. It's dirty, nasty, smells, and people are very rude.

We are planning on heading back down south on Saturday and we may stop in Tennessee at Deals Gap for some riding before heading home.

More to come tonight...