My route overview
July 2, 2010 - Jim and Herman in Cheyenne. Armando, Paula, Bud and Karen in Clayton. Rob in Amarillo. Bo and Joy near Clarendon. Richard still hanging at home.
July 2, 2010 - Roost for the night...
One more time to go through the packing...
July 3, 2010
July 4, 2010 - Main group converging on Cody, WY. Richard still hanging around the hood. Leaving 5AM Monday!
5AM at home. Saying bye to La Familia.
Getting the heck out of the metromess...
Sunrise on 287
July 5, 2010 5AM - Everyone else is in Cody. Got a bit of catching up to do. May see the group on the road out of Banff on Thursday.
Lots of flat up on the Panhandle...
Yep, still in Texas...
Pecker the Penguin. My mascot for the trip... He's been around...
Ah, Northeast New Mexico.
Capulin Volcano
Highway of Legends
Sangre de Cristo Mountains south of Westcliffe, CO
Westcliffe locals ride...
Back at Poag Mahone's in Westcliffe
So, for you Alaska-bound LSBMWR's... That's an Alaskan Amber I'm having for you. By the way, the buffalo burger is great!
Gregor Halenda, motorcycle photographer, and K1200 rider in this poster
Robert Halenda showing us his son's phtographs
Robert Halenda - his shop and bike in Westcliffe
Sam Correro, creator of the Trans-America Trail, 5,000 miles across America on unpaved roads and trail.
July 5th, 2010 ~1700. Armando and Paula are lingering around Bozeman. Everyone else is near Great Falls heading for Shelby.
Unscheduled stop at AutoZone...
Ed kept me entertained while I was adding brake fluid. Turns out he rides with Malcom Smith! Go figure...
Near Leadville
Flaming Gorge, Utah
Flaming Gorge
Uh, me...
Cattle drives and Wyoming. They go well together...
Kevin rode over from Idaho to get a lottery ticket.
Hills of Idaho in the background. Wyoming right at my back. Got my elk jerkey in my hand.
The stop for the night, Alpine, WY
The view outside the motel room
Snake River Pale Ale in the Bull Moose Saloon, Alpine, WY
Chilling in Alpine at the Bull Moose Saloon.
July 6, 2010 Main group in Radium Hot Springs. I'm in Alpine, WY
Morning in Alpine
The Dam Store
July 7, 2010 Heading out of Alpine, Wy
Snake River
Idaho - Farmlands everywhere...
The Snake River - it's everywhere
Hwy 48 shortcut
Can you say flat and straight? I-15 in Idaho, south of Dubois
I-15 just across the Montana border. This place is desolate, when the visitor center is 62 miles from the border.
My desk for the next couple of weeks...
Lima - population very small
The only gas station in Lima, MT
Lima, MT
101 miles inside of Montana, and there's not a lot of occupied land...
Montana Hwy 141 - 2 lane again!
My mascot, Pecker the Penguin. I don't think he knew what he was in for on this 6,000 mile ride.
Crossing the border
Leaving the USA for a bit.
It's Canada, eh?
My first glimpse of the Canadian Rockies. Fernie's over there somewhere... Was to be my stop for the night.
But, I decided to keep rolling to Banff...
Car passed me minutes earlier, and got to visit with a mountie just minutes later...
Scenery's getting nicer!
Radium Hot Springs
And this deer was making itself comfortable keeping the park ranger company.
Entering Kootenay NP
Translated... Bears on road. Must be a timing issue here with the sign and the camera... But, maybe the Canadians were just making a plug for bars...
OK, I'm impressed...
Kootenay National Park, West of Banff
Kootenay National Park, Canada
See that car ahead of me? I started using it as advanced deer warning.
Alberta, here I am.
Getting close to Banff
Wildlife crossing, since they have the perimeters of the highway fenced high.
My quick visit to downtown Banff while I loaded Herman's route in my GPS to find the hotel.
Rimrock Resort. Hyder group stay for the night.
Morning comes early in Banff.
Mascots
Hwy 1 out of Banff
Healthy Elk
Hwy 1A out of Banff is nice. It splits from time to time, even for trees.
Uhhh... bear.
Small Grizzly preoccupied with rummaging the side of the road.
Jim, in a very interesting place.
Lake Louise
The Hyder group, minus Armando and Paula, who are sleeping in at Banff...
Moraine Lake
Glacier above Moraine Lake
Heading for the ice fields
Nice day in Banff National Park
Strange water color in the lakes in Banff NP
This Hawaiin showed me his Texas patch after seeing my bike
The glacier has been retreating for the last 30 years. Note scratches in rock from the ice dragging debris along.
Athabasca Glacier, Banff National Park Canada
Ride to Moraine Lake
The color of the lake water is unique in Banff NP
Heading for Golden
Near Golden. New Highway.
Ouch.
That's the most I have ever spent for a bike tank of gas.
Expensive German clothes hanger.
View from room 113 at Mary's Motel, Golden, BC.
Lots of good beer in Canada, eh?
This couple is from France and traveling Canada. Stopped by the Golden Taps Pub for open mic night with their accordions.
July 8, 2010 AM Hyder group in McBride. Richard in Golden, BC.
The scene of the fun last night.
Leaving Golden, British Colombia
Hwy 1
Getting close to Glacier NP, British Colombia
That's a lot of ice... Glacier National Park of Canada
Revelstoke, BC - Neat town
Breakfast panini. Good.
Colombia River ferry crossing south of Revelstoke.
Very flat water. No tie-downs needed on the ferry.
1 to 1 KM to Miles works great for curve speeds on a bike!
Oboy, more construction...
One last pub before the border.
Last Canadian pub before the border
Shakedown at the border.
Back in the US of A
Hwy 21 in Washington is nice
Getting dry in Washinton
Not impressed...
This town, uh, is a bit at the other end of the spectrum compared to where I have just been...
July 9, 2010. Hyder group converging on Smithers. Richard in Omak, WA.
That's the Colombia River there, all the way down from Canada, eh? Followed this river for a couple of days now.
Just add water.
Changed my route this morning to go to Seattle via Hwy 2, Stevens Pass over the Cascades
Stevens Pass Highway to Seattle
Close to Redmond, WA
There's a nice looking lady that looks to need a ride...
Picked up Debbie at SEA Tacoma
Welcome to Seattle
Stayed at the Mayflower Park Hotel in Seattle
Wedding is getting ready to start in the Mayflower Hotel
Pike Place Fish Market
So, here's a guy playing a guitar, a harmonica, all with a hula hoop. Go figure...
Our very nice waitress
Anthony from Cali. Nice talking with him.
Beware vampires...
Watched the fire boat and had dinner on the waterfront
Stopped by the original Starbucks, the one with the bare-breasted mermaid
Mount Rainier at sunset from Market Place
July 10, 2010 LSBMWR Hyder group actually in Hyder. Richard in Seattle picking up Deb.
Great twisty park road south of Bellingham
Typical Vancouver wildlife
In Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Convention Center and Whistler across the Bay
Toured the Winter Olympics Park area in Vancouver
Stayed at the Blue Horizon Hotel
July 11, 2010 Hyder group getting some sleep before the ferry very early Monday. Deb and Richard in Vancouver, eh?.
Vancouver from our balcony
Vancouver from Stanley Park
Tunnel under the bay.
We saw several eagles along the bay to the ferry
Ferry to Victoria
The Empress Hotel, Victoria
The view from our lunch spot, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
Phillips Hops Circle - Local Brew
Helms Inn, our place in Victoria
July 12, 2010 Hyder group approaching Vancouver Island on the ferry. Note that Armando and Paula are somehow lagging behind... Deb and Richard are in Victoria
Fuel is pricey in Canada, eh?
Float planes are commonplace in Victoria
Ferry to Port Angeles
Big swells made us tie our bikes to the truck
Bruno, the Italian. He's glad the 8-foot swells are gone now.
Coming into Forks
Twilight is big in Forks, obviously
Armando and Paula
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Rob and Herman
South of Forks on Hwy 101
Bo and Joy
July 14, 2010 All riders are together in Forks, WA
All 7 bikes are together in Forks, WA
North Head
Pecker the Penguin. He's still wondering how he got invited to this ride.
Salmon club and sweet potato fries. Yum.
Jim
Typical along Hwy 101
Coos Bay. View from our room.
July 14, 2010 everyone converging on Coos Bay
Heading east from the coast towards Reno
Mount Shasta, California
Arriving at Lake Tahoe
Lonely forest road heading down to the desert
Dropping down to the heat...
Heading for Reno
Reno
Road to Lake Tahoe
Parkside Inn at Incline Village
Tom joined Deb and me at Lake Tahoe
July 16, 2010 AM - Hyder group in Cali. Richard/Deb and now Tom are at Lake Tahoe
Deb is happy. She has Starbucks..., and on the way down the mountain from Lake Tahoe...
Dropping Debbie off at Reno International
Nevada Hwy 722
Got my pin in Austin, NV
Tom, thinking of new methods to control road rage.
We met these 4 Taiwanese ladies touring Nevada in Ely.
Iron Butt event in Ely, NV started on Saturday
Nevada Hwy 50 - The Loneliest Road in America
Hwy 50 in Utah
Utah sunset just west of Salina
I-70 rocks for an interstate!
Moab, visiting with Hans, the trucker. He's a biker.
South of Moab
Back in Colorado
Kip's Grill, Pagosa Springs
Kip's Grill, Pagosa Springs, CO
Tour de France stage sprint finish
Taos sky
Near Sipapu
Sipapu Ski Lodge. Stop for the night.
July 17, 2010. Scattered across the southwest... Tom and Richard in Sipapu while Bo and Bud are riding it into the night to get home.
Back in Texas
F...L...A...T...
Tom waving bye at his turn-off
Going to have to change from this desktop to the work desk in a couple of days...
Back home. Yes!
Pecker's a bit tired...
The whole ride - GPX track log
July 19, 2010 Jim, Herman, Armando/Paula in Arizona while Rob makes his way across Hwy 50 in Nevada
July 20, 2010 Herman, Jim, Armando/Paula heading into Texas while Rob wanders around in Utah
July 20, 2010 PM everyone back in the DFW area except for Rob, who is wisely staying in Colorado as long as possible.
