Category: Trips

Sturgis Part 1

I promised a Sturgis post didn’t I? It’s going to take multiple posts, so let’s get started. Sturgis was many things: Amazing. Fun. Frustrating. Inspiring. Crowded. And I ended up with a different motorcycle the day after I got home. When we left for the trip it was my wife and myself and a loaded…


Marine Battery Testing

In my previous post, I listed out some of the equipment I bought so I’d be able to use my CPAP at Sturgis. Friday night  I hauled my new 12V marine battery and inverter into the bedroom. I know there is a joke in there somewhere, but I, as a mature and responsible adult, am…


More Sturgis Prep

For months I deluded myself into thinking I didn’t need to use my CPAP when sleeping for the 10 days we’ll be camping. I finally came around to reality and realized this was insanity. Life before the CPAP was miserable. I woke up with headaches every single day that lasted until about noon. I didn’t want…


Lake Geneva – Home of Dungeons & Dragons

Departure: Des Moines, IA Destination: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Left: July 30, 2014 Returned: July 31, 2014 Total Miles Traveled: 746.1   Author’s note: It’s important to be aware that I am a biker. I look and dress like a biker. A beard, lots of black and lots of leather. This was, despite an unplanned overnight…