Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Clouds
I woke up and checked the weather again and for once it was the same as they had said the day before. More rain coming. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. I'm getting sick of riding under clouds and taking on and off my rain gear several times some days. Staying in hotels adds up quickly too. There was a thunder storm rolling through last night that I didn't mention and is the reason I ducked into a hotel room again. It luckily cleared up enough for me to head to that theater a couple miles away though.
I decided to head North possibly thinking of toward Colorado and see how I felt after awhile. The national weather showed MORE rain coming across most of the states. The reason that I'd went South into Texas was to get a break from the rain because the storm that were coming through literally extended down into Texas and all the way up to the top of the U.S.
By the time I stopped the second time for gas I had mulled things over and was fed up with having to constantly deal with the wet weather. On the weather radar there was a n opening in the storms coming and I was going to go for it and try and get back home and possibly go back out with better weather. It was really early in the riding season to take off when I did, but I didn't expect it to be almost every day rain. This was a big decision for me and although I didn't mention it I was dealing with the rain and what looked like to be rain coming almost every day it seemed.
I cut East and headed out of Oklahoma. Oklahoma had wide open spaces with rolling hills from what I could mostly see. Lots of Native American references here. There are signs when you enter or leave their land. For example I passed a sign that said I was leaving the "Cherokee Nation" I think it was.
Golden Arches. FYI- I never realized how many overweight people there are everywhere until this trip. The food channel is on as I'm writing this..haha.
Into Missouri
St. Louis (notice the arch in the pic) Don't know what the arch is or are interested in more about it then go here. St. Louis Arch
I stopped at a hotel called the Sooter Inn for $29 a night. Not bad for the money.
I decided to head North possibly thinking of toward Colorado and see how I felt after awhile. The national weather showed MORE rain coming across most of the states. The reason that I'd went South into Texas was to get a break from the rain because the storm that were coming through literally extended down into Texas and all the way up to the top of the U.S.
By the time I stopped the second time for gas I had mulled things over and was fed up with having to constantly deal with the wet weather. On the weather radar there was a n opening in the storms coming and I was going to go for it and try and get back home and possibly go back out with better weather. It was really early in the riding season to take off when I did, but I didn't expect it to be almost every day rain. This was a big decision for me and although I didn't mention it I was dealing with the rain and what looked like to be rain coming almost every day it seemed.
I cut East and headed out of Oklahoma. Oklahoma had wide open spaces with rolling hills from what I could mostly see. Lots of Native American references here. There are signs when you enter or leave their land. For example I passed a sign that said I was leaving the "Cherokee Nation" I think it was.
Golden Arches. FYI- I never realized how many overweight people there are everywhere until this trip. The food channel is on as I'm writing this..haha.
Into Missouri
St. Louis (notice the arch in the pic) Don't know what the arch is or are interested in more about it then go here. St. Louis Arch
I stopped at a hotel called the Sooter Inn for $29 a night. Not bad for the money.
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