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 Snow! All these photos from one tour?
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 Yes, one tour. Picked the bike up in Southern California, rode north and east on interstate 15 through Las Vegas to St. George Utah, visited Gooseberry Mesa, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks before heading to Capitol Reef and through to Moab and Grand Junction Colorado.
A couple of days in GJ with friends before riding to meet my high school friend in Crested Butte (aka Crusty Butt) and riding together over Cottonwood Pass on the way to his house. From there I headed north on the Great Divide Motorcycle Trail to Yellowstone where I peeled off and rode Beartooth Highway (Hwy 212) out from the North East Entrance (because it figures large in "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" A book everyone should read, by the way). From there I kept the mountains to my left as I headed generally West and North and wound up in Bozeman where I dropped in on some friends for a night. From there I made my way towards Helena Montana and then to Highway 2 and from there to Washington highway 20 for the last bit.
2 nights in hotel/cabin, several nights with friends and camping the rest. Total trip time 2 weeks. Still plan to try to get to Banff this summer and ride across BC on the Trans Canada Adventure Trail (TCAT if you want to google it)... maybe even get in the Vancouver Island bit if I can. We'll see! If not, it'll be another adventure for another time.
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 Thats an amazing trip. I am pretty much addicted to the idea of motorcycle touring now.. would love to be able to do at least 1 descent trip a year. Thanks for the tip on Zen and the art of mc maintenance..I have heard of this book and will seek it out!







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