If you know Donna, you know how she doesn't like leaving home for more than a week.  But when Kevin retired and invited her on his Bucket List Trip, she just couldn't pass up the opportunity!   2 motorcycles (one broke down on day two, necessitating a third member, Ernie, to join the fun and pick them up in Tennessee), 2 start ups (hence, "Take II", 3 days late), 26 States (I only counted 14 state signs...LOL), 5 National Parks, many mountains, many roads with twists and turns, 11 out-of-State geocache souvenirs, numerous people impressed after seeing the NY plate, temperatures from 46° to 101°, sun, clouds, rain, thunderstorms, hail, slush, snow and wind, a few back and forths and U-turns, from 309 to 635 miles ridden every day with a total of 7,671 miles in 17 days!  What an experience!