Author: Lisa Dee

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Stage 7 — Springfield to Wichita

Stage 7 – Springfield, MO to Wichita, KS – 250 miles The morning’s staggered start was the same as every day. I decided instead to photograph the variety of license plates on the motorcycles, because amazingly the riders came from all points of the globe — all over the US,...

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Stage 6 – Cape Girardeau to Springville

Stage 6 – Cape Girardeau, MO to Springville, MO – 249 miles As we drifted off to sleep listening to the weather report, I heard something about wind, rain and possible tornados! I thought the next stage was going to be a disaster. As it turns out, the morning was...

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Stage 5 — Bloomington to Cape Girardeau

Stage 5 – Bloomington, Indiana to Cape Girardeau, Missouri – 247 miles The Cannonball can be fun, tedious, grueling, surprising, challenging and exhausting. We all went to bed after midnight and woke to the alarm at 6:30. We felt confident about Cris and Pat’s bikes after the hours of repair...

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Stage 4 — Chillicothe to Bloomington

Stage 4 – Chillicothe, Ohio to Bloomington, Indiana – 224 miles The Cannonball is about ups and downs, highs and lows. It was a great start this morning getting both Pat and Cris on the road. The official start was at our hotel, which is always nice for both the...

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Stage 3 — Morgantown to Chillicothe

Stage 3 – Morgantown, W. VA to Chillicothe, Ohio – 218 miles After the adrenaline and excitement of yesterday, today’s events seemed tame. Cris took off on Effie around 8:45 in the morning, and we expected that she would have a good ride. “Effie” has already toured the US once...

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Stage 2 — York to Morgantown

Stage 2 – York, PA to Morgantown, W. VA – 228 miles I have a song running through my head, “Born Under a Bad Sign”, and in this case it’s Ursa Major or the Big Bear. The day began well. All four Team Honeymoon riders left our hotel for the...

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Stage 1 — Atlantic City to York

Stage 1 – Atlantic City to York, PA  – 152 miles Today’s first stage was short but difficult. It was 98 degrees with about 95% humidity; tough on the bikes, the riders, in short, everyone. Our team left from the Golden Nugget and had a smooth ride to the Atlantic...

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2016 Motorcycle Cannonball — Pre Race Atlantic City

There is a playfulness among the teams today, and with the hot and steamy weather, even a sense that one’s on vacation. But the frivolity only masks the inner apprehension of each rider as they register and are inspected for the start of the race tomorrow morning. We walked around checking out all of the other motorcycles...

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2016 Motorcycle Cannonball — Ready to Roll

It hardly seems like two years have past since the last Motorcycle Cannonball, but time moves forward just like the bikes. This year’s event, dubbed “The Race of the Century”, features motorcycles 100 years old and older. The motorcycles date from 1904 to 1916 and will be riding 3300+ miles....

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You Meet the Nicest People on a Motorcycle

We met Carlos and Sigrid Vogel at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering near Carmel, CA. We had been introduced through friends / BMW afficionados, Eugene and Mary Garcin. We invited the two travelers to stay with us. They showed up at our house on a BMW GS R1200 with a sidecar,...

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2015 Las Vegas Motorcycle Auctions

The Las Vegas motorcycle auctions are one of the biggest gatherings of motorcycle aficionados in the US. Buyers, sellers and motorcycle lovers of all kinds come together to appreciate the classic machines up for sale. It is a three-day adrenaline rush, and meet and greet for all. We sped up...

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2014 Motorcycle Cannonball — Denouement

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Denouement — a final assessment of the Cannonball Run. It took 17 days and nearly 4000 miles from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in Daytona Beach, Florida to its final conclusion in Tacoma, Washington yards from Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. It...