The route.
The destination - view facing east.
The destination - view facing west.
Mike at a rest stop in E. Texas.
My bike, a loaded Suzuki GZ250.
New Mexico wind generators.
New Mexico.
Route 66.
Ship Rock. New Mexico - near Four Corners area. That little rock above Mike's Silver Wing is actually 7,000 feet tall and visible for nearly a hundred miles.
Arizona.
Utah - near Mexican Hat.
The formation in the background is where the little town of Mexican Hat gets its name.
Oops.
Mokee Dugway - Utah Going up the Mokee - Utah Hwy 261. Make a small mistake here and you'll be tumbling 1,100 vertical feet into 'The Valley of the Gods' below! (The actual name of the valley.)
Mokee Dugway. Shot from the top showing the gravel road up (yes, the one we came up - be sure to see the previous photo of the ride up!)
View from the top of the Mokee, 1100 feet above the valley.
Nevada Hwy 50, called "The Loneliest Road in America"
Nevada rest stop.
Northern California. Gas stop. Mount Shasta in the background.
Coos Bay, Oregon. We had a television interview in this parking lot.
Oregon Coast.
Canada. Within 50 miles of Alaska. Yes, that's the road in the center back part of the picture.
Canada. Oops, car snuck into this one.
Bear Glacier. About 30 miles from Alaska
Stewart, BC and Hyder. Anytime you look up, you see something that looks like this!
Stewart, BC. View from hotel window. Peaks of the mountains are in the clouds.
Hyder! We made it!
Yours truly.
Main Street. Hyder, Alaska.
Front door - our Hotel in Stewart BC. Bikes get to park at the front door!
Visitor's Center - Steward, BC.
Main Street, Hyder, AK - just outside of town.
Road to Salmon River bear observation deck.
Bear observation deck.
Alaska.
Salmon Glacier.
Road to Salmon Glacier. This was my view for more than 20 miles!
Road to Salmon Glacier.
Salmon Glacier - Mike taking picture.
5th Ave. (Main Street) Stewart BC. And the fanciest motel in town (we stayed across the street).
Ice Fields Parkway - Alberta, Canada.
Ice Fields Parkway - rest stop.
Ice Fields Parkway.
Yellowstone National Park.
Old Faithful.
The temperature sign reads 103 F. in Riverton WY, a cool day. Mike's battery would go dead between here and Casper, leaving us stranded in the desert for about an hour.
Casper Wyoming. Honda dealer parking lot (where Mike purchased a battery for his Silver Wing) on a busy Saturday morning.
Steak Dinner in Oklahoma, at Bruce's invitation. Delicious! Thanks Bruce and family (Bruce taking picture).
Wow, I had to loosen my belt after that steak. Getting ready ready to hit the road again.
A final picture... me, Mike, and Bruce.
Leaving Bruce's house.
Natchez Trace. Finally after 9000 miles, I'm back in the familiar scenery of Tennessee, close to home.
Natchez Trace.
Natchez Trace rest stop.
Not too worse for the wear.
Reward for a job well done.
Portrait Shot
