

The day before yesterday I stopped for my first visit on this Visit Everyone trip. I met Michael and Michelle about 12 years ago when they rode out to meet John and I when we were heading across country. I remember thinking there was an instant feeling of familiarity and we have stayed in touch ever since. In 2016 when I was broken down in Fort Smith, about 100 miles away from where they live they drove down to meet me. Sadly, some years ago Michael had a huge motorcycle wreck and no longer rid ...Read More
This is a very rough draft. Sorry, I ran out of time. As I was packing up the bike to get ready to go, I came across these two riders who took an interest in the bike. The Beloved Blue Oil Burner has been getting a crazy amount of attention on this trip. It's almost unnerving. Everywhere I stop some person or other walks up to ask about the machine and then where I'm headed. These two walked up to ask me about the bike. They had met up here in Wheeling, West Virginia. One came ...Read More