Saddle Up

While the advertised start date for "Run to the Rim" was June 19th, many anxious souls departed on Thursday the 18th, electing to make shorter rides of the trip to Dodge City and take in some additional stops and sights along the way. As for the rest, approximately 24 people on 14 bikes met at St. Charles Harley-Davidson on the morning of Friday the 19th. A few brief instructions and we were on the road, including Alan and Mary Lou providing support assistance with the motorcoach and trailer.

We made our way accross Missouri on I-70 and was in Olathe, KS by 11:30 a.m. There we were greeted at the H-D dealership by the local H.O.G. Chapter who had so graciously put together a cookout for us.

To show our appreciation, we signed a St. Charles Chapter t-shirt and gave it to the Olathe Chapter. Also compliments of St. Charles H-D, we gave them t-shirts from our dealership to be distributed as they deem appropriate. Some of the ones that had departed St. Charles on Thursday now had joined us at Olathe.

Tummies and gas tanks filled and bladders emptied, we were back on the road again. Continued on the Interstate to Emporia then switched to U.S. 50 for the rest of the ride to Dodge City. Once on 50, the traffice issues were much lighter and the ride more relaxed. It did make for bit of a long afternoon, but we all safely arrived and were ready to relax. The biggest challenge turned out to be with the motel. It seems that they had sold out some of the reserved rooms for about 6 or 8 of our group. I think most of us would concur that avoiding Travelodge in the future would be a good idea. Especially the one in Dodge City. All that aside nearly the entire St. Charles group were now in Dodge and were getting ready for the rest of the run.