A Final Sign Off from R.P. ....

America! She is the greatest country in the world and filled with beauty from coast to coast.

We have ridden from the white sand beaches, through commerce and oil exploration fields in the southeast and the Atlantic, through hot desserts in the southwest.

We have witnessed magnificent beauty along the rugged and pristine Pacific coast line. Huge timbers of the Sequoia and Redwood trees dwarfed us in massive forests.

There is indescribable beauty in places like Kings Canyon, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Crater Lake, Mt. Saint Helen's, Mt. Rainier and the pure open country of Montana.

When you see the powerful buffalo in Yellowstone, you can only imagine what massive herds of the woolly beasts would have looked like decades ago.

In northern Minnesota we took in the tiny, creek-like beginning of what would turn into the mighty Mississippi River. Other rivers like the Ohio, Hudson, Illinois, Missouri, Columbia, Colorado, St. Johns, St. Lawrence and the Rio Grande roll along through their banks without a second thought. Spectacular bridges...the Golden Gate, Mackinac, Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel, the Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg and the bridge crossing the Charleston in South Carolina are true marvels of engineering; works of art in their own right. We maneuvered our iron horses across great bodies of water such as the Chesapeake Bay, Tampa Bay, Delaware Bay, San Francisco Bay and the Puget Sound.

We have seen the sparkling waters of the Great Lakes. The cities of Charleston, Key West, San Antonio, San Francisco, Portland, New York and Washington, D.C., our nation's capital, were all special in their own way.

Being able to circle the United States in one large loop, was simply, the trip of a lifetime!

Special thanks to my three traveling comrades - Fred, Mike and Stu. Our friendships have grown stronger through our magnificent adventure.

We also owe a special thank you to our loving and supportive wives. Without their support this trip would not have been possible. And, to our children, grandchildren, parents, siblings, relatives and many friends, it has been our pleasure to have had you along with us on this trip. I hope you have enjoyed "riding" along with us and enjoyed "seeing" the beauty of our great nation through our eyes.

THE END!!