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

Lake Charles

Day 11
Destination: Lake Charles, LA
Route: Highway 87 to Highway 82
Miles Ridden: 220     Total Miles: 3,015

Points of Interest:
  • Texas and Lousiana Bayous
  • Incredibly high bridges
  • Ferrys where you wouldn't expect them
  • Beautiful beaches
  • Houses on "stilts"

We weren't in much of a rush today, having only 220 miles to ride, so we decided to take the back roads again, heading east from Galveston. We got to the ferry, but had to wait in the hot sun (the cloud cover was gone) for 1 1/2 hours.  We finally got on the ferry, and our adventure of the day began.  Our ride took us along the gulf, and then into the bayous, first in Texas, but eventually in Lousiana. We saw miles of beautiful beaches, with many, many small groups on the beach enjoying the warm weather. Many had their trucks parked on the beaches with tents, covers or screens to protect them from the sun. Most everyone was surf fishing, which obviously is very big in the area. We crossed several extremely high bridges which traversed bayous and in one case, a very large lake. We even ran into a couple mental giants who, for reasons known only to them, welcomed us with one finger waves. There was evidence all around us of the damage from the hurricanes. Gas stations blown apart, refrigerators in trees, and debris everywhere.

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