City hall and a Beer

We went to the top of city hall and looked over Stockholm. It was awesome! The Stockholm city hall is where they present the Nobel prizes and hold their banquet. We had the privilege of dinning like Kings. Afterwards, we went to a local pub, of which Stockholm has many Irish pubs, to have a beer before turning in for the evening. We sat and listened to Reggae music as we enjoyed our Leffe Blonde Belgian beer.

Mega ash tray, statues and fountains

Walking around Stockholm we ran into a huge potter used as an ash tray. Cigarette butts are everywhere! We found the statues in city hall.

My first walk in Sweden

The first chance I got, I went for a walk around Stockholm.
I ran into some interesting sites and even more interesting people. Stockholm is a very beautiful city.

Grimaldis!!!

Grimaldis in Brooklyn is the best pizza ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hanging in Brooklyn

During a 24 hour layover, i took time to go to Brooklyn. I have been here before, but it was worth the 1 1/2 hour train ride.

First travel day to Newark on my way to Sweden!

As the previous week had ended, so started my morning on Monday. I was running around making sure I had everything I needed for my trip. Passport, check. Wallet, check. Me, check. My nephew, Dean saved me and gave me a ride to the airport. Once on the plane, I found myself sitting next to two young Britts who had just finished touring the US and were on their way back to Manchester, England. Nice kids. It was a bit strange getting to the airport in New Jersey and not knowing anyone. I had yet to meet up with anyone in my party. Later that evening, I found my way to the hotel bar and made fast friends with the business travelers sitting next to me. We sat and shared stories for a few hours over drinks. It was awesome to see how I could fit right in with two seasoned business travelers. We had a lot of laughs!

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Final Beaver Report!!!!!

So after about a month of not seeing any kind of blade at all, the beaver is pretty thick, run your fingers through it thick I had a great time on this trip and look forward to the next time the beaver will join me. For now, it's time to tame the beaver.

Through the Desert and on the way home

With Utah, Arizona and Nevada to go through, we are not far from home now.

Even though it is mostly desert, it can be beautiful. It was very hot, but we had short

days and lots of time to relax. We have had a great trip. By the time I get home, I will have

gone over 6,000 miles on my Harley. Up through the Pacific northwest to the upper Midwest to the great lakes region, back to the Midwest to the desert to home. It is trips like these that make you really appreciate America and all the beauty she has to offer. It is the cast of characters you run into. The people you meet. The experiences you have. This was more than just a cross country Harley adventure, it was a learning experience about this country, it's people and myself. Bikers are a great group of people. You can run into a group you do not even know and they will treat you like family. It is just the way it is. I look forward to my next road trip. For now, I am happy to be home until the road calls once again. I would like to thank all the people, friends and participants who made this blog possible. Until next time, see you on the road.

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stay tuned for the final Beaver Report!, coming soon.................I know you all can not wait!

Thermopolis, Wyoming

As we left the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota at 3:15pm, it became apparent that

we needed to make up some ground as we had around 350 miles to Thermopolis. Sure in a

straight line, it would be easy. We had no such line. We had to go over the Cloud Peak Skyway which takes you past places like Crazy Woman Mountain, Wild Horse Hill and Meadow Lark Lake. At it's Peak, we were at over 9,000 feet above see level. There was snow on the side of the

road from a nearly missed storm that had just passed through. This was rugged land, but very breath taking land. We had no time to stop, but everyone wanted to stop to take pictures. I do not know if my memory can do it justice. The Sun left us into the night and in the dark, dodging Deers, whose place in the city seemed more welcome than ours. We finally found our hotel and went to have dinner. The restaurant was closed. It was 9pm. Small, very small town. We had pizza in the bar and lots to drink. We shut the bar down that night. It was an odd place for a bunch of Los Angeles Bikers. Taxidermy covered the walls and I mean covered. We had a great time. We saw so much awe inspiring scenery in one day, we needed to unwind. Let's just say I payed the price riding the next day. It was worth it.

Me and my little friend