2016 Trips
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 422
Likes: 16
From: Pernitas Point, TX
I have a trip planned over 8K miles with the side trips sometime this summer. Mid June to mid August
1) Depart South Texas and cut over to part of the Hill Country then North to Sturgis. Not going during the rally. I am going for the riding not to stumble around with 500K drunks. Across to Cody, WY, Yellowstone, Beartooth, and north to St. Mary, MT.
2) Through Glacier National Park assuming it's open (I lived in Kalispel years ago), across western MT, ID, the southeast corner of Washington near Spokane then down into Oregon and across to Newport, OR.
3)South from Newport, OR past Eureka, CA then east towards Lassic Volcanic NP. On to Lake Tahoe, Virginia City, then Reno. Mother lives near Reno where I will send about a week. From Reno east across Utah and into Colorado. Lot's of Colorado riding then south thru the Navajo reservation and down the Coronado Trail in AZ.
Here is the base map not including the side trips https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?h...o.k11tNEtnKlLQ
1) Depart South Texas and cut over to part of the Hill Country then North to Sturgis. Not going during the rally. I am going for the riding not to stumble around with 500K drunks. Across to Cody, WY, Yellowstone, Beartooth, and north to St. Mary, MT.
2) Through Glacier National Park assuming it's open (I lived in Kalispel years ago), across western MT, ID, the southeast corner of Washington near Spokane then down into Oregon and across to Newport, OR.
3)South from Newport, OR past Eureka, CA then east towards Lassic Volcanic NP. On to Lake Tahoe, Virginia City, then Reno. Mother lives near Reno where I will send about a week. From Reno east across Utah and into Colorado. Lot's of Colorado riding then south thru the Navajo reservation and down the Coronado Trail in AZ.
Here is the base map not including the side trips https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?h...o.k11tNEtnKlLQ
Tourer
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 329
Likes: 9
From:
Hey Shakin,
Wife and I have done exactly that the past couple years and all was good but plan for some dampness especially at higher elevation. Fog in the AM was the norm every day but two on the first trip.
Silent,
Sounds like you and I were both influenced by those WV posts.
My plans include:
Trip to Niagra
Trip to York and through Penn Dutch country
Trip through mid (west of 81) PA for a day, couple days touring WV then over to Mount Airy/Blueridge and on to Maggie for three days or so touring new stuff plus another visit to WTT, over to Barber AL and on to Natchez for a bit then up the Trace and up through KY and back into WV for another couple days, more PA and then home
Trip through NB and out to Cabot trail and maybe PEI.
Toying with a trip like Cheesehead listed but not sure if I can plan all that without overwhelming my poor brain with a scenic boner
Our typical 2-4 day NE/Adirondack tours
Laid off at present so this is the time to get some (well soon to get some, Feb isn't the best time for touring :-) )
Wife and I have done exactly that the past couple years and all was good but plan for some dampness especially at higher elevation. Fog in the AM was the norm every day but two on the first trip.
Silent,
Sounds like you and I were both influenced by those WV posts.
My plans include:
Trip to Niagra
Trip to York and through Penn Dutch country
Trip through mid (west of 81) PA for a day, couple days touring WV then over to Mount Airy/Blueridge and on to Maggie for three days or so touring new stuff plus another visit to WTT, over to Barber AL and on to Natchez for a bit then up the Trace and up through KY and back into WV for another couple days, more PA and then home
Trip through NB and out to Cabot trail and maybe PEI.
Toying with a trip like Cheesehead listed but not sure if I can plan all that without overwhelming my poor brain with a scenic boner
Our typical 2-4 day NE/Adirondack tours
Laid off at present so this is the time to get some (well soon to get some, Feb isn't the best time for touring :-) )
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,584
Likes: 52
From: Here and there
Yeah man, it's an easy trip for me. I can do it in a long weekend. It looks like there are some good roads down there with good scenery. And I bet I can find cheap rooms as well.
Normally I like doing Maggie Valley and the NC/TN area (which I can't get enough of), but I think I want to try someplace new this year.
Normally I like doing Maggie Valley and the NC/TN area (which I can't get enough of), but I think I want to try someplace new this year.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,080
Likes: 14
From: Mill-e-wah-que
I have a trip planned over 8K miles with the side trips sometime this summer. Mid June to mid August
1) Depart South Texas and cut over to part of the Hill Country then North to Sturgis. Not going during the rally. I am going for the riding not to stumble around with 500K drunks. Across to Cody, WY, Yellowstone, Beartooth, and north to St. Mary, MT.
2) Through Glacier National Park assuming it's open (I lived in Kalispel years ago), across western MT, ID, the southeast corner of Washington near Spokane then down into Oregon and across to Newport, OR.
3)South from Newport, OR past Eureka, CA then east towards Lassic Volcanic NP. On to Lake Tahoe, Virginia City, then Reno. Mother lives near Reno where I will send about a week. From Reno east across Utah and into Colorado. Lot's of Colorado riding then south thru the Navajo reservation and down the Coronado Trail in AZ.
Here is the base map not including the side trips https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?h...o.k11tNEtnKlLQ
1) Depart South Texas and cut over to part of the Hill Country then North to Sturgis. Not going during the rally. I am going for the riding not to stumble around with 500K drunks. Across to Cody, WY, Yellowstone, Beartooth, and north to St. Mary, MT.
2) Through Glacier National Park assuming it's open (I lived in Kalispel years ago), across western MT, ID, the southeast corner of Washington near Spokane then down into Oregon and across to Newport, OR.
3)South from Newport, OR past Eureka, CA then east towards Lassic Volcanic NP. On to Lake Tahoe, Virginia City, then Reno. Mother lives near Reno where I will send about a week. From Reno east across Utah and into Colorado. Lot's of Colorado riding then south thru the Navajo reservation and down the Coronado Trail in AZ.
Here is the base map not including the side trips https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?h...o.k11tNEtnKlLQ
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 234
Likes: 27
From: Hamilton,Ontario
Skidder, missed you last year but we may be passing one another yet! I'll be heading down the PCH in July. Doing a National Park round trip. Visiting these parks roughly in the order they are in.
Black Hills Badlands. S. Dak
Yellowstone. Wy
Grand Teton Wy
Glacier. Mon
Cascades
My Rainer. Wash
Crater Lake. Org
Redwood. Cal
Yosemite
Kings Canyon
Sequoia
Death Valley
Grand Canyon
Zion
Bryce Canyon
Capital Reef
Canyonlands
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Mesa Verde NP
Rocky Mountain
Black Hills Badlands. S. Dak
Yellowstone. Wy
Grand Teton Wy
Glacier. Mon
Cascades
My Rainer. Wash
Crater Lake. Org
Redwood. Cal
Yosemite
Kings Canyon
Sequoia
Death Valley
Grand Canyon
Zion
Bryce Canyon
Capital Reef
Canyonlands
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Mesa Verde NP
Rocky Mountain
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,593
Likes: 11
From: Mass/NH
Good winter subject!
Reservations so far;
- Feb. 12-March 3 - Ireland - Hill walking by day and drinking pints with my friends at night, rinse, repeat...(I do this trip 1-2 times per year as my internal supply of GOOD Guinness starts to be depleted...LOL)
- Laconia Bike Week, NH - at my place in the white mountains nearby, rinse, repeat...
- Atlanticade Bike Rally, Moncton, NB, Canada - Fun rally, go every year, then hit PEI and/or Nova Scotia for a few days. No deer or moose on PEI!
working on plans for sturgis and out west, but building a new house so it might pinch me this year...more to follow
Ride safe...
Reservations so far;
- Feb. 12-March 3 - Ireland - Hill walking by day and drinking pints with my friends at night, rinse, repeat...(I do this trip 1-2 times per year as my internal supply of GOOD Guinness starts to be depleted...LOL)
- Laconia Bike Week, NH - at my place in the white mountains nearby, rinse, repeat...
- Atlanticade Bike Rally, Moncton, NB, Canada - Fun rally, go every year, then hit PEI and/or Nova Scotia for a few days. No deer or moose on PEI!
working on plans for sturgis and out west, but building a new house so it might pinch me this year...more to follow
Ride safe...
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 941
Likes: 9
From: Denver, CO
Skidder, missed you last year but we may be passing one another yet! I'll be heading down the PCH in July. Doing a National Park round trip. Visiting these parks roughly in the order they are in.
Black Hills Badlands. S. Dak
Yellowstone. Wy
Grand Teton Wy
Glacier. Mon
Cascades
My Rainer. Wash
Crater Lake. Org
Redwood. Cal
Yosemite
Kings Canyon
Sequoia
Death Valley
Grand Canyon
Zion
Bryce Canyon
Capital Reef
Canyonlands
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Mesa Verde NP
Rocky Mountain
Black Hills Badlands. S. Dak
Yellowstone. Wy
Grand Teton Wy
Glacier. Mon
Cascades
My Rainer. Wash
Crater Lake. Org
Redwood. Cal
Yosemite
Kings Canyon
Sequoia
Death Valley
Grand Canyon
Zion
Bryce Canyon
Capital Reef
Canyonlands
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Mesa Verde NP
Rocky Mountain
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 234
Likes: 27
From: Hamilton,Ontario
Thanks, It mostly the roads and the ride. I do have a short list of sites I don't want to miss, but a majority of the time I'll just be hubin it for a day or 2 at most of them. On the way home I'm planning on taking my time through Colorado, I bought a Colorado Butler map and am trying to squeeze in as many of their G1's as I can. I'll probably spend 2 weeks in Colorado and 50-60 days on the road all total.
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Tourer
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 268
Likes: 17
From: Albertville, AL
several big trips this year for my wife and I. Heading to Daytona again and then Key West. In June doing the Gettysburg Ride with Rush LLC http://www.rushllc.org/ and Yellowstone and via CO backroads.
Stage III
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
From: Reston, VA
Leaving the DC area in late June for a cross country through Memphis and Arkansas (visit friends and family), Kansas, Colorado, Vegas, Death Valley and onto LA. After the Pacific stop I'm heading back to Lone Pine, CA to park the bike and take a bus up to Yosemite to hike the 200 mile John Muir Trail. The trail head out is at Mount Whitney so I'll pick back up the bike and if my timing is right can hit Sturgis.