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THE PLAN To cross the northern mountains and plains of the United States through the Mid-West and into New England in search of Frank Lloyd Wright landmarks and Major League Baseball parks of a certain age and/or character. To be done over a 4-week period on motorcycles…BMW motorcycles. REALITY July 9 2005 -367 Miles: Bellingham to Echo Bend Ranch (via Vancouver?). July 10 2005 - 412 Miles: Echo Bend Ranch to Kalispell. July 11 2005 – 440 Miles; 1 FLW: Kalispell to Glasgow July 12 2005 – 560 Miles!!! 1500ft elevation drop: Glasgow to Fargo July 13 2005 – 400 Miles 1 FLW (found) 1 FLW (lost): Fargo to La Crosse July 14 2005 – 245 Miles 1 FLW (the big one): La Crosse to Racine July 15 2005 – 54.5 Miles 4 FLW, 1 MLB (Nationals 3 – Brewers 4), I Bottle of Oban: Racine to Milwaukee July 16 2005 – 123 Miles, 3 FLW (+1 “accidental”), 1 Harley-Davidson Factory: Milwaukee to Chicago July 17 2005 – 0 Miles, 0 FLW, 1 MLB (Pirates 2 - Cubs 8…Holy Cow!) July 18 2005 – 0 Miles, 27 FLW July 19 2005 – 0 Miles, 0 FLW July 20 2005 – 350 Miles, 1 MLB(Royals 5 – Indians 3): Chicago to Cleveland July 21 2005 - 204 Miles, 1 FLW, 1 MLB(Twins 10 – Tigers 5), 1 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Cleveland to Detroit July 22 2005 – 245 Miles, 0 FLW, 0 MLB, 0 Starbucks, 1 BMW Motorcycle Rally: Detroit to Mansfield July 23 2005 – 203 Miles, 3 FLW, 1 MLB(Pirates 5 – Rockies 3):Mansfield to Pittsburgh July 24 2005 – 285 Miles, 1 FLW (+1 Surprise!): Pittsburgh to Baltimore July 25 2005 – 0 Miles, 1 MLB (Orioles 2 – Rangers 4) July 26 2005 – 311 Miles: Baltimore to New York City July 27 2005 – 0 Miles, 1 MLB (Twins 7 – Yankees 3) July 28 2005 – 240 Miles: New York City to Boston July 29 2005 – 0 Miles 1 MLB(Twins 5 – Red Sox 8) July 30 2005 – 425 Miles, 2 FLW: Boston to Syracuse July 31 2005 – 375 Miles 6 FLW: Syracuse to Cleveland August 1 2005 – 660 Miles: Cleveland to Des Moines August 2 2005 – 548 Miles: Des Moines to Chadron August 3 2005 – 578 Miles: Chadron to Idaho Falls August 4 2005 – 560 Miles: Idaho Falls to Clarkston August 5 2005 – 460 Miles: Clarkston to Vancouver (HOME)