We're over the hump.

We've made it over the hump and we're on the way home!! After this picture we rode another 127 miles and now we're in New Mexico.

Big Lar in his finest form. He looks great cruisin' down the Old Route 66

Old gas station that has been restored. These things are in the middle of nowhere...I can't imagine being the guy working here...tiny building, nothing to do, and probably making $.25 per hour. Wow.

This is the group we're tagging along with. We spend little time on the interstate, and it's great.

Some gas station from back in the day.

Today was the best day yet. We rode on a pretty long section of original road that was all overgrown with weeds. There were trees hanging over the road, at one point I had to get off the bike and hold up the branches while everybody rode under. It was AWESOME!!!

We also went on a stretch of road that is all dirt. I don't know if it was paved or concrete at one point, but today it's 20 miles of dirt. The suspension on our bikes is not exactly designed for dirt riding, and it's pretty rough in some spots. My bike is filthy right now...but it is what it is.

Erick, OK is home to Harley and Anabell. These are two of the coolest "rednecks" in the world. Harley put on a music show for us and it was absolutely incredible. He's a pretty funny guy, and has a few great songs about life as a "redneck". He was the inspiration for the character known as Mater in Cars. Yesterday we saw the truck Mater was designed after, and today we met the man. I have a video of the show...it's a bit too large to upload, but this guy is classic.

The people we're meeting on this ride are great. There are people from just about every part of the country...we even have a couple from New Zealand, one from Ireland, and one from France. Super cool, down to earth people...

Here's a video from a little section of the road...I love the old deserted stuff...incredible!!