Got up early for some sunrise pictures. Returned to town had breakfast then headed off to Livingston. Off to meet a cowboy named Reid that is a best friend of one of Stephanie's friends. We took the back roads seeking photo ops along the way and found several. Made into Livingston in the late afternoon and stopped in to see Reid at Word of Mouth Leather his shop. Reid makes beautiful leather saddles, chaps, tack and holsters. I asked him about making motorcycles chaps and got the stink eye and a NO. Got to respect someone whose quality of work has him a back log of work to whereas he can say no to do projects he doesn't like. He is making Stephanie a nice holster for her .38. He told us of a nice restaurant The Mint which turned out to be an awesome old time western bar. His favorite meal there was the pork belly sandwich of which I never heard. It was amazingly bad for my health I'm sure but oh was it good. Reid joined us there after closing shop and we chatted until the evening. He was quite a wealth of knowledge of local history and very entertaining, I hope we meet again someday. Got home late a very long and memorable day.
Stephanie and Kevin's 1st BIG road trip since buying the Victory Touring bikes. Our goal is just going West. With 3 weeks to kill while taking only back roads and photographing along the way. Hoping to find some true Americana. Camping at parks or staying at old roadside motor inns where we can and dinning in mom and pop diners. The way many travelers before us saw America. Good Bye highway, so long Holiday Inn Express, and no more Cracker Barrels.... Hello America here we come!
Continuing Adventures
UPDATE!
Some friends ask us to continue Blogging some of our trips. So we will be adding to our Blog as we wonder about. Thanks and we hope to add plenty great memories.
Kevin & Stephanie
Happy birthday to me. GREAT DAY! All because of the love of my life - Kevin Turner. You make every day a great day for me. Love you!!
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