The Five Corners Run 2010

This year, we will be traveling along the borders of the United States; from southern California to Brownsville, Texas- to Key West, Florida to the northern border of Maine- across the Great Lakes into Canada, to northwestern Washington, and finally back home.

12,000 miles - 30 states - 3 countries.

We call our little jaunt the Five Corners Run…

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"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting 'Holy shit, what a ride!'"

~ Mavis Leyrer
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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Galveston, TX

Day 10
Destination: Galveston, TX
Route: Highway 36 to Highway 6
Total Miles Ridden: 220    Total: 3,015

Points of Interest:
  • Great back roads ride with no traffic
  • Small towns along the hghway
  • Beautiful farmland and country homes

Today was a great ride. We had a cloud cover almost the entire day which kept the temperature down to a tolerable level. Instead of high 90's, it was mid 80's until we got to town. As you arrive from the west, you begin to experience a community which lives by tourism and the sea. You cross a bridge with the gulf to the south, and a cement barrier to the left which simulates the waves of the ocean. When you arrive on Seawall, the coastal road, you have miles of white beaches to the south, and hotels and restaurants to the north. The water was Mississippi brown. We were joined today by Waylon and Marge who rode in from Tyler, TX. We hadn't seen them for a couple years, and it will be a pleasure riding with them through Florida.

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