LEWIS (MOTOR MIKE) AND CLARK'S (JACK) ADVENTURE....DAY #10...574 MILES...(3670 MILES TOTAL)

WELL, I MADE IT HOME THIS EVENING. CLARK SHOULD BE HERE IN SEVERAL DAYS. I RODE IN FROM CHEYENNE, WYOMING, IN ONCE AGAIN 40+ MPH WINDS, WITH 110* TEMPS, BUT I DIDN'T MELT OR BLOW AWAY, AND THE KLR PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY.
WHILE ON THE TRIP, I RODE IN KANSAS, NEBRASKA, MONTANA, WYOMING, IDAHO, WASHINGTON, OREGON, UTAH, AND COLORADO, FOR A TOTAL OF NINE STATES AND ALMOST 3700 MILES.
I HOPE ALL OF YOU ENJOYED THE LEWIS AND CLARK ADVENTURE AS MUCH AS I ENJOYED WRITING IT. NOW YOU ALL KNOW "THE REST OF THE STORY"
WE'LL SEE ALL OF YOU IN OHIO, IN AUGUST.

LEWIS (AKA MOTOR MIKE)

LEWIS (MOTOR MIKE) AND CLARK'S (JACK) ADVENTURE....DAY #9...694 MILES...(3096 MILES TOTAL)

I LEFT A NOTE FOR CLARK THIS MORNING THAT I HAD LEFT TO GO BACK FOR MORE SUPPLIES. I'M SURE HE'LL FOLLOW ME IN SEVERAL DAYS, ONCE HE FIGURES OUT I'M NOT COMING BACK FOR A WHILE.
I WAS BY MYSELF TODAY, AND HAD A PRETTY BIG DAY CONSIDERING THE HIGH WINDS AGAIN. THIS TRIP HAS BEEN WINDY ALMOST EVERY DAY, AND NOT JUST SLIGHT BREEZES. WE'RE TALKING 50 MPH PLUS TODAY WITH 100 DEGREE TEMPS.
I'M IN CHEYENNE, WYOMING FOR THE NIGHT, AND IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED, I SHOULD BE HOME MONDAY EVENING.
I LEFT CLARK'S NAME ALONE TONIGHT, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY MISS HAVING HIM TO TRAVEL WITH. JUST DON'T TELL HIM, OK
I'LL FINISH THE  BLOG AFTER I GET HOME.
ONE MORE DAY AND I'LL BE THERE.

LEWIS

LEWIS (MOTOR MIKE) AND CLARK'S (JACK) ADVENTURE....DAY #8...290 MILES...(2402 MILES TOTAL)

THIS WAS THE BIG DAY, AND IT COULDN'T HAVE TURNED OUT BETTER. CLARK AND I ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL ABOUT 8:45, ACTUALLY BEATING THE HELP THERE.

THE WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND WE HAD A TOTAL OF 36 THUMPERS, WITH 39 TOTAL PRESENT. THE FOOD WAS GREAT, AND WE HAD AN A WONDERFUL COOK. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN, AND I THINK EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE EVENT.

NOW, ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT CLARK. SOMEONE ENTICED TWO OF THE MEMBERS TO VOTE ON MY BIKE IN THE "RAT CLASS". CLARK'S NOT ADMITTING TO IT, BUT I THINK HE'S THE GUILTY PARTY. HIS TIME IS COMING, AND IT MAY BE SOON.

TOMORROW WE START OUR LONG TREK HOME. WE'RE APPROXIMATELY 1300 MILES FROM THUMPERVILLE, AND I'M HOPING TO ARRIVE HOME MONDAY EVENING.

I'LL CHECK IN TOMORROW NIGHT IF I HAVE INTERNET, AND LET YOU KNOW HOW FAR I GOT.

LEWIS

LEWIS (MOTOR MIKE) AND CLARK'S (JACK) ADVENTURE....DAY #7...0 MILES...(2112 MILES TOTAL)

HELLO AGAIN EVERYONE........I DECIDED TO ACTUALLY TAKE A DAY OF R & R, AND STAYED AT THE MOTEL ALL DAY. CLARK TOOK A SHORT TRIP TO LUNCH, WITH A FRIEND, SO HE DID TRAVEL A FEW MILES TODAY.
I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 1500 MILES TO COVER IN ORDER TO ARRIVE BACK HOME, WHICH PROMPTED THE DAY OF REST.
TOMORROW IS THE DAY OF OUR EVENT, THE REASON WE'RE IN KAMIAH, ID.
NEXT REPORT WILL BE AFTER THE EVENT.

LEWIS (AKA MOTOR MIKE)

LEWIS (MOTOR MIKE) AND CLARK'S (JACK) ADVENTURE....DAY #6...436 MILES...(2112 MILES TOTAL)

HERE WE GO WITH DAY #6....TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN. WE ARE STILL IN KAMIAH, IDAHO FOR ANOTHER DAY, FOR SOME MUCH NEEDED R & R. IT'S SO AMAZING TO SEE OUR NAMES EVERYWHERE WE LOOK. THE TELEPHONE BOOK, ROAD SIGNS, AND MOTELS TO NAME A FEW. IT'S SO COOL TO BE WALKING DOWN THE STREET IN KAMIAH AND HEAR......"GOOD MORNING LEWIS" OR "GOOD MORNING CLARK". IT'S GREAT TO BE FAMOUS.
WE DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORT TRIP INTO WASHINGTON AND OREGON TODAY, AND ENDED UP RIDING 436 MILES. BUT THEY WERE SOME OF THE BEST MILES WE'VE RIDDEN ON THE TRIP SO FAR. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF CURVES ON THE ROADS WE WERE ON TODAY.

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CANYON ON ONE OF THE ROADS IS A LITTLE ICE CREAM STORE/RESTAURANT CALL BOGGAN'S OASIS. THEY MADE SOME GREAT MALTS FOR CLARK AND I. THEN WE RODE ON SOUTH THROUGH HELL'S CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

IT WAS THERE THAT CLARK WAS COMPARING HIS HEAD GEAR WITH A LADY WE MET THERE. I REALLY THINK HER'S WAS MORE FUNCTIONAL THAN CLARK'S, BUT I'M NOT SURE CLARK WOULD AGREE.

CLARK DID WELL TODAY WITH NO COMPLAINING, SO I'LL BE NICE TO HIM TODAY.

CHECK IN WITH US TOMORROW ON DAY #7........IT'S BEEN A FAST WEEK.

LEWIS (AKA MOTOR MIKE)

LEWIS (MOTOR MIKE) AND CLARK'S (JACK) ADVENTURE....DAY #5...355 MILES...(1676 MILES TOTAL)

WELL EVERYONE........CLARK AND I NOT ONLY MADE IT TO IDAHO, BUT TO KAMIAH, IDAHO, OUR INTENDED DESTINATION WHEN WE LEFT HOME 5 DAYS AGO. I'M SO TIRED TONIGHT, I'M NOT SURE I CAN STAY AWAKE LONG ENOUGH TO WRITE THIS, BUT I'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.

BUT......BEFORE I GET INTO THE RECAP OF OUR DAY, I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF SOME BUSINESS. CLARK SEEMS TO ALWAYS COMPLAIN ABOUT EVERYTHING. HE COMPLAINS THAT I GET ALL THE NOTARITY. HE COMPLAINS THAT LEWISTON, IDAHO IS A BIGGER CITY THAN CLARKSTON. SO.....YOU WILL NOTICE I HAVE SOUGHT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE BLOG TONIGHT. EVERYTIME HE COMPLAINS, HIS NAME WILL JUST CONTINE TO GET SMALLER IN THE STORIES.
 
ALSO, JUST BECAUSE I'M SUCH A NICE GUY, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU HOW THE TOWN OF THREE FORKS, MONTANA GOT IT'S NAME. I SAID I WASN'T GOING TO DO THIS, BUT I WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF ALL MY LOYAL FOLLOWERS, ALL THREE OF YOU.
 
"The Three Forks is one of those rare and beautiful localities in nature, that, when once seen remains indelibly fixed in the memory. The Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin here mingle their waters, to form the Missouri River. These three tributaries of the mighty Missouri meander gracefully through an extensive valley, their banks fringed with picturesque groups of cottonwood and willow trees of various growths, with their sparkling waters occasionally seen through the dense foliage."
 
ONCE AGAIN IT WAS QUITE COLD THIS MORNING WHEN WE GOT UP AND LEFT THREE FORKS. WE CONTINUED OUR ADVENTURE, ONCE AGAIN TRAVELING NORTHWEST TOWARDS HELENA AND MISSOULA. THAT'S ME, LEWIS, RIDING ACROSS THE OLD BRIDGE, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ON THE LIST OF NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACES.
 

SEVERAL THINGS THAT PUT SMILES ON CLARK'S AND MY FACE TODAY WAS THIS SIGN (AND WHAT A FUN ROAD IT WAS), AND THE FACT THAT THE WIND WAS LIGHTER THAN IT HAS BEEN FOR DAYS.
 

TOMORROW, THURSDAY, WE'RE GOING TO VENTURE OVER INTO WASHINGTON STATE AND RIDE A SCENIC LOOP THERE, BEFORE RETURNING BACK TO KAMIAH.
 

WATCH FOR THE RECAP OF THURSDAY'S ADVENTURES RIGHT H_ _ _ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

LEWIS (MOTOR MIKE) AND CLARK'S (JACK) ADVENTURE....DAY #4...361 MILES...(1311 MILES TOTAL)

YOU ALL MIGHT FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT CLARK AND I GOT UP THIS MORNING AT 5:30 A.M. AND WERE ON THE ROAD SHORTLY AFTER 6:00 A.M. IT WAS QUITE BRISK, WITH THE TEMPS AROUND 40*, SO WE DRESSED WARMLY TO RIDE. WE FOUND THE BEARTOOTH THAT CLARK WAS TALKING ABOUT YESTERDAY, BUT BOY WAS IT COLD UP THERE. 

CLARK COULDN'T DECIDE WHERE HE WANTED TO GO, SO WE STARTED OUT IN WYOMING, THEN RODE TO MONTANA, THEN BACK TO WYOMING, THEN BACK TO MONTANA. HE FINALLY DECIDED TO STAY IN MONTANA, AND WE SET UP CAMP TONIGHT IN THREE FORKS.

AFTER LEAVING THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, WHERE WE BOTH ABOUT FROZE TO DEATH, WE HEADED WEST INTO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY CHARGED ME $20 TO RIDE THROUGH THE PARK AND FIGHT ALL THAT TRAFFIC, BUT CLARK INSISTED I CONTINUED ON OUR ADVENTURE.

WE ARRIVED IN BOZEMAN, MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON, AND TRIED TO GET A  ROOM AT OUR MOTEL. THEY INSISTED WE PAY FOR OUR ROOM, WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS QUITE RUDE. AFTER ALL, IT WAS OUR MOTEL.

NO PROBLEM......WHEN YOU'RE AS FAMOUS AS WE ARE, YOU HAVE OTHER CHOICES. WE JUST STAYED AT ANOTHER OF OUR MOTELS IN THREE FORKS, MONTANA. THEY ACTUALLY HAD 3 FORKS ON THE TABLE WHEN WE CHOWED DOWN TONIGHT. NOT REALLY.....IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE REAL REASON THE TOWN IS CALLED THREE FORKS, YOU'LL HAVE TO LOOK IT UP. I'M RUNNING A TIGHT SCHEDULE AND DON'T HAVE TIME TO TELL YOU. IT'S A FULL TIME JOB JUST KEEPING CLARK ON TRACK. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE, I POINT IN THE DIRECTION WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GOING, AND CLARK IS ALWAYS LOOKING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, WE MAY END UP IN IDAHO IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL. STAY TUNED TO SEE IF I CAN KEEP CLARK ON COURSE.

TALK TO YOU TOMORROW NIGHT......SAME PLACE......SAME TIME...."IF" I CAN WORK IT INTO MY BUSY SCHEDULE.

LEWIS (AKA MOTOR MIKE)