July 23 - we were in Grand Prairie, British Columbia last night. didnt realize that we had switched time zones from 3 hours to 2 hours different than NY.   as a result we got up an hour later than we thought it was. Oh well we'll make it up.     off we went headed toward Edmonton.     we stretched the ride a bit to far. after 273 miles my bike conked out.  No gas.  Shoulders are about 3 feet wide so not much room for safety.  i was able to continue to roll down the hill for about half a mile before the bike stopped rolling.  parked on that little shoulder with trucks whizzing by just wasnt comfortable.  so i attempted to start the bike. it started and i was able to ride the shoulder for another couple of hundred yards making it to an exit ramp.  at least now i wasnt right next to the main traffic lane.  tony realized i wasnt following so he stopped and called me.  he then went to get gas and returned.  thhat ate up half an hour.  we went to gas station and continued on with full tanks.  when we got to Edmonton, we got stuck in a traffic jam - rush hour combined with road construction slowed us down for about half an hour.  we did manage to continue riding to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. a total of about 615 miles today despite the delays.

the scenery today was pretty much the same the whole way. flat farm land, with  field after field of those yellow flowers. i posted photos of them yesterday. well they continued today for the whole 600 miles.   i dont know what they are. they must be some kind of crop. nevertheless, they make the relatively boring countryside sparkle.

tony just googled, and found that the yellow flowers are mustard plants.   this region is the worlds largest producer of mustard.  who would have guessed.

we expect to be back in the US tomorrow. we're headed for North Dakota.

ps cliff, what is a cogb ? on to the ride and this incredible new motorcycle. again i feel like a half ass astronaut with wires to my helmut and wires to my heated jacket, but once on the rode it is really nice to be so comfortable on a bike. music, phone calls(only the ones i want to accept or make), gps, way cool.plus with regular gas at 75mph im getting better than 50 mpg. twice what my road king gets(still my favorite though, its just such a real motorcycle, maybe it just has the best memories attached to it.
the roads today took a drastic change . from riding in majestic mountains with really fun terrain to riding on straight flat, monotonous roads. i still love it and its is great being here. the only real hold back on these roads is my riding associate. he likes going fast then he likes to go so slow i lose him in my mirrors.so then i have to slow down and make sure he didnt fall down or break something or run out of gas. although he never runs out of gas in our room. Pat i dont know how you do it. you must have sewed up sinuses. well goodnight and ill talk to you all tomorrow. next time i bring a clothespin or a cork with a hammer.

PSS - since he doesnt talk to me if i change his comments, i therefore feel compelled to respond to his insulting statements.   he's full of it.   i think he doeth protest too much.  it takes one to know one.  whatever he says bounces off of me and sticks to him.  Get my point.

alot of yellow fields today

oil well working