On May 28th Quartermaster Ronald P. Scott made a trip across country, his trip lasted about 3 weeks or so his story is below.
May 28 2010 left for M/c trip across United States to California by way of Lincoln Highway /Rt30 at 10:45am. 3 hours later I was just getting to Gettysburg 70 miles. In Breezewood it started to rain. From then on, I wore my rain gear 90 per cent of the entire M/C trip. 9 hours after I started my trip, I was only 329 miles from home in Newville West Virginia. I had rain & fog and all the little towns in between so I made a decision to get off Lincoln Highway and take I 80 across the country or I was going to be weeks before I reached California. May 29, I left the East Liverpool area of Ohio and traveled up I 11 to Youngstown OH and I 80. Then to Peru IL 504 miles with hot sun. May 30, Rode to Kearney NE 556 miles. May 31, Rode through Wyoming and had hard wind all day and was hard to keep M/C straight, I also got to Pocatello Idaho that day I 15, 655 miles for the day. June 1, I was taking a side trip up I 15 to Helena Montana to see cousins, just before the state line between Idaho and Montana you could see this
LARGE BLACK cloud and white clouds above it for miles. At mile post 190 it was like hitting a wall, temp went from 64 to 43 heavy rain and then pea size hail on the road and ground was white. An accident had occurred just in front of me mile marker 193. I pulled off the road and went to the car over the embankment as the car rolled over on the right side, the driver was trying to get out of driver's side door which was up in air. He stood up and said he and his wife were ok, I said I will call 911 so back to M/C to make the call. I decided it was not good to have M/C parked close to the accident so I moved it up the road about 250 feet as other cars and trucks kept going by at high speed. Cell phone did not work! Went back to accident and the man was now on the ground. an nether car stopped with EMT Ryan Miles that was when we found that there were 3 little girls in the back in seat belts and not hurt. I opened the back door and inside were the 3 girls still with seat belts on. Ryan checked them out not hurt. No cell phone service from all three of us. Along comes Frank Shelf with "ONSTAR" which did the trick. Next I carried two of the girls up the embankment to Ryan's station wagon and Frank carried up the other girl. Mother and father walked up themselves. I found out later that Frank was a Minister. Now the fun begins. 30-45 mins later a Deputy Sheriff arrived and said because there were no injuries, no medical assistance was coming from Idaho. Later he said Lima Fire Dept 17 miles up the road in Montana would come and check it out. 15-20mins later Lima Ambulance and forestry truck arrived and another Deputy Sheriff and Fire Chief Randy Bernard of Lima. They would Deputy Sheriff and Tow truck would transport the family to a Family Shelter. Tow truck was coming from 70 miles away. 1hour and 45 mins later, 2 snowplows were coming to plow the hail off the road way. As I got to mile marker 196 the road was dry and I was in the State on Montana. This all happen in just 6 miles. What a experience! Arrived in Helena, MT at 5:20pm 469 miles. June 2nd & 3th, Was in Helena MT to visit cousins that I have never seen or knew about till December of 2009. John Jay Parmer 78 is my grandfathers great nephew. We had a family get together and they showed me around there town beautiful scenery. My son Randy informed me that Past Fire Chief Glen Davis of the City of Coatesville was an Assistant Fire Chief of Helena MT. So he
Davis got a big surprise when I walked into the Fire Chief Steve Larson's office and said you can keep him I just wanted Assistant Davis to know you can hide but you can be found. June 4, Left Helena MT to Pocatello ID and took I 86 to Twin Falls and Rt 93 South to Jackpot Nevada and on to Wells NV and I 80 again. Rain off and on all day 523 miles. June 5, Off to California I 80 traveled through Reno NV into Sacramento CA and into San Francisco CA arriving at 7:30pm at the end of Lincoln Highway and I 80 under the bridge of CA highway 101 that takes you to the Golden Gate Bridge 546 miles. I had stopped at a police station under the bridge to ask some questions Officer Jason Gordon of the (CHP) did not know about the Lincoln Highway marker so as I asked question about motel's and things, He suggested I leave the area as this was not the best place to be at night and with my kind of M/C it would be stripped or stolen. So I left and I forgot to take pictures of my LAST STOP. ALL THAT WAY AND "NO PICTURES". I went back to the Sacramento area for the night. June 6, Left for Sparks NV to NV highway 50 to Utah 597 miles. June 7, Continued on NV 50 known as the Loneliest road in America to Salina UT and pickup I 70 to Grand Junction Colorado. 102 degrees today and 432 miles. Had dinner at Applebee's and two men setting next to me made a remark about riding M/C. I ask them and they said they were going west on NV 50 I told them about oil and shipping the road in one area and one of them asked were I was from. I said PA and he said what town and I said Coatesville and the other man looked at me and said he to was from Coatesville and I said well I will be more specific and said East Fallowfield Twp and he said so am I! Well I said you will answer the next question. I was born in Valley Twp Old Coatesville Hospital and have lived in the East Fallowfield Twp my whole life and YOU are not that and he said you are right. I built a new home 4 years ago in Provident Hill along West Chester Road and my name is Bob Hilton. We both had a good laugh and the other man was from Limerick PA. June 8 & 9, Left Grand Junction CO and rode to Monument Colorado to my cousin Marilyn McLimans Perry home. 309 mile. stayed today's. June 10, Left Monument CO to Salina KS 441 miles. June 11, Left Salina KS and stopped at Russell KS to see retired Senator Robert Dole (not home). Then to Abilene KS to see Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum and then to St Louis Missouri and the Arch 529 miles. June 12, Rain all day made stops along the way in Ohio, West Virginia the last stop was the welcome center in Claysville PA I 70 to take a picture of our state bear as I did not see any Moose, Bear, Dear along the way. 473 miles. June 13, Left Washington PA for home got in at 12:50pm. Rain and hot weather 264 miles. Total miles 6,657, Total gals of gas 190.9/ 34.9miles per gal, 21 States. The mileage on my M/C turn over 100,000 miles. This was a once in a life time trip to see the Untied States. Beautiful scenery in every state. In Colorado just off I 70 is Buffalo Bill's Gravesite as I was traveling up the road I came across Foothills Fire & Rescue Lookout MT Station they were testing fire hose so I stopped to take pictures as it turned out these men are all from Drexel Hill PA working for Fire One. Another good laugh. Buffalo Bill would come to Coatesville PA and use local barns in the area Illes barn Wilmington Road and Park Ave East Fallowfield Twp and Davis farm Wilmington Road
just north of Sadsburyville PA in Sadsbury Twp. I tried to take a picture of every fire station that sat along the highway or if there was a road marker indicating that one was in the area. took 509 pictures.
