Author Archives: Karan Andrea

Day 13, Part 1 Amarillo, TX to Joplin, MO Today was the first of four long days in a row to get home. 500 miles today, and the Atomic Shovel was being little miss cranky pants. Pretty good out of the gate, but started the bucking and stalling not long into the day. She wentContinue reading “Utah Road Run with the Atomic Shovel: Day 13”

Day 12 Albuquerque, NM to Amarillo, TX Today was… Magical. Glorious. Stupendous. And every other superlative I can think of. I got 10 hours of deep sleep, so I felt much better this morning. The Atomic Shovel was in a particularly good mood today. She only stalled once this morning when she was still tired.Continue reading “Utah Road Road with the Atomic Shovel: Day 12”

Day 11 Kanab, UT to Albuquerque, NM If I do not sleep tonight, I think I will lose my mind! Last night was another night of insomnia. Got about 4 hours of sleep, but I had to leave today regardless. I was apprehensive about how the day would go, but I just got on theContinue reading “Utah Road Run with the Atomic Shovel: Day 11”

Day 10 I was supposed to leave Kanab today. Said my goodbyes last night, packed stuff up, and then insomnia hit. It felt like I had been injected with caffeine. I have not slept at all, so I am going to stay put today and leave tomorrow. Not what I planned, but the best decision.Continue reading “Utah Road Run with the Atomic Shovel: Day 10”

My friend Tara Lynch and I each received cool-ass trophies for longest distance traveled on a bike to the road run. I did a little over 2200 miles, and Tara did 1600 miles on her ’60 panhead. Mad respect for this woman. Thank you Jerry Kane for a fabulous road run! Well put together, greatContinue reading “Utah Road Run with the Atomic Shovel: Girls Going the Distance”

Day 9 Bryce Canyon While the rest of the people went to the Grand Canyon, I decided to catch Bryce today. I have been to the Grand Canyon, so I opted for a solo ride (as if I don’t get enough alone time…) to Bryce. Totally worth it. The scenery all the way there wasContinue reading “Utah Road Run with the Atomic Shovel: Day 9”

First… Photos and videos from the morning parking lot, and tonight’s sunset…. So. Many. Cool ass. Bikes! Day 8 Zion National Park Now to the day’s ride… Glorious scenery today. The bike ran great today. A guy here checked it out yesterday and all he did was change the position of the carb overflow. ItContinue reading “Utah Road Run with the Atomic Shovel: Day 8”

Day 7 Albuquerque, NM to Kanab, UT I have stayed on east coast time, and it’s a good thing… Getting up and out early pays off. This morning I was out a little after 6 a.m. Mountain time. The bike didn’t want to start that early, but she finally relented, and then I hit HomeContinue reading “Utah Road Run with the Atomic Shovel: Day 7”

Day 6, Part 1 Amarillo, TX to Albuquerque, NM Waiting for the sun (as it is) to rise, and for the fog to lift. Meanwhile, I checked the bike, started it, popped it into gear and it went right in. I guess riding the clutch a bit before I parked it for the night workedContinue reading “Utah Road Run with the Atomic Shovel: Day 6”

Day 5 Joplin, MO to Amarillo, TX …for realz this time….Holy cats! I made it… Went to sleep sooooo early last night after an exhausting day doing nothing but resting and watching bad TV. Got up early this morning and was on the road by 7 a.m. The bike still lurched a bit going intoContinue reading “Utah Road Run with the Atomic Shovel: Day 5”