I'm looking for suggestions for travel July 1-10. Leaving and returning to Phoenix, AZ. Will likely want to head north to get out of the heat (should be 115 degrees here by then).
I'm thinking 400-600 miles per day, leaving a few days for mishaps, resting, sightseeing, etc.
If anyone has any ideas to contribute, I'd love the input. Otherwise, I'm just getting on the bike, heading north, and flipping a coin at each fork in the road.
hondachic, Feb 16 2005, 12:42 PMI'm looking for suggestions for travel July 1-10. Leaving and returning to Phoenix, AZ. Will likely want to head north to get out of the heat (should be 115 degrees here by then).
I'm thinking 400-600 miles per day, leaving a few days for mishaps, resting, sightseeing, etc.
If anyone has any ideas to contribute, I'd love the input. Otherwise, I'm just getting on the bike, heading north, and flipping a coin at each fork in the road.
Go to Monteray Calif. Just to see Canery Row on Saturday with all the Bikes and different Life Forms is a education in it self. Even if you don't go for the races the Bikes on the street and the ride up the coast and then bike will give you a high like Disenyland's old E ticket rides that will last you at least two weeks after you get home. :lol: :lol:
Blue Viffer, Feb 16 2005, 01:49 PMGo to Monteray Calif. Just to see Canery Row on Saturday with all the Bikes and different Life Forms is a education in it self. Even if you don't go for the races the Bikes on the street and the ride up the coast and then bike will give you a high like Disenyland's old E ticket rides that will last you at least two weeks after you get home. :lol: :lol:
vince
Right after I posted i sall that the GP was that weekend. Too bad all the campsites are sold out. Might just head up that way anyways. The ride from here to LA sucks, but after LA is beautiful. Maybe head up north of San Franciso, go through the wine country, hit Bodega Bay. Although Utah and Colorado would make for some great July riding. Decisions, decisions....
hondachic, Feb 16 2005, 12:59 PMRight after I posted i sall that the GP was that weekend. Too bad all the campsites are sold out. Might just head up that way anyways. The ride from here to LA sucks, but after LA is beautiful. Maybe head up north of San Franciso, go through the wine country, hit Bodega Bay. Although Utah and Colorado would make for some great July riding. Decisions, decisions....
If your thinking of Colorado Hook up with Slammer he lives somewhere around Colorado Springs and could show you some nice areas to ride the bike. And the Mountains would still be green then not like Calif when they go brown before May.
Blue Viffer, Feb 16 2005, 02:04 PMIf your thinking of Colorado Hook up with Slammer he lives somewhere around Colorado Springs and could show you some nice areas to ride the bike. And the Mountains would still be green then not like Calif when they go brown before May.
hondachic, Feb 16 2005, 01:09 PMhrrrmmmm.....10 days...could I do both somehow?
That would be one heck of a BIG LOOP! Beautiful scenery and what a Trip? Take a riding buddy or a list of helpful people you know along the way and a Cell Phone.
Have a great trip and give a ride report when your done.
Blue Viffer, Feb 16 2005, 02:13 PM That would be one heck of a BIG LOOP!� Beautiful scenery and what a Trip?� Take a riding buddy or a list of helpful people you know along the way and a Cell Phone.
Have a great trip and give a ride report when your done.
vince
I'll most likely do it alone, but when i get closer to the time i will definitely be asking for contact info for anyone that might be along the way. I'll also be getting road-side assistance.
Phoenix to Colorado Springs, through Utah to Carson City NV, to Monterey and back to Phoenix....3100 miles, 51 hrs at 60 mph avg. 8 hrs a day, thats six days, leaving me four extra days for leisure.
hondachic, Feb 16 2005, 01:22 PMI'll most likely do it alone, but when i get closer to the time i will definitely be asking for contact info for anyone that might be along the way. I'll also be getting road-side assistance. Phoenix to Colorado Springs, through Utah to Carson City NV, to Monterey and back to Phoenix....3100 miles, 51 hrs at 60 mph avg. 8 hrs a day, thats six days, leaving me four extra days for leisure.
Is it July yet???
If you like slot machines I know of one in Virginia City that paid real well the last time I was through.
hondachic, Feb 16 2005, 03:22 PMI'll most likely do it alone, but when i get closer to the time i will definitely be asking for contact info for anyone that might be along the way. I'll also be getting road-side assistance. Phoenix to Colorado Springs, through Utah to Carson City NV, to Monterey and back to Phoenix....3100 miles, 51 hrs at 60 mph avg. 8 hrs a day, thats six days, leaving me four extra days for leisure.
Is it July yet???
Sounds like a blast ! West coast or up the Rockies would be great. You could run the coast all the way to the Pacific NorthWest and swing back down. There's several site's for trip problem help like VFR911, people like myself and many other's all around the country offer tow, Bed, tools, trailer's etc. to stranded VFR riders. Look them up after you plan a route and post your route here on VFRd to see who's along your way. I tried to go north to exscape the 100 deg. heat in Denver one July. Headed to Canada and found 100 degs up there too ! Crazy weather that summer. :blink: :beer:
ULEWZ, Feb 16 2005, 09:11 PMI have 2 rooms booked for the Laguna Seca racers. The floor with some pillows might be doable? Don't worry, an older married guy here.
OK, you talked me into it, I'm coming ! :lol:
You Old married guy's are the worst ! :P Old single guy's like me are the safest! :beer:
This is easy. Do all the canyons of southern Utah. Make sure you pass through Chinle Az. and do canyon de chelle. It's a smaller grand canyon. You can walk down inside it at one place. It's anbout 600 to 900 feet deep. Then make it to Durango and take 550 to Montrose. Then you can take 50 to Canyon city and angle off to Colorado springs. From there, you pick north or south to make a loop back to Az. The plus is in the higher elevations it won't be 115. I'd start out taking the angle road from Phoenix to the ne corner of Az. The highway to Chinle runs north from I40. It's grass and red rocks. Then if you go to Durango and the springs, you could loop back to Grand junction and cross Utah through Bryce canyon and everything that's on the south route across the state. If you're not a mountain and grass man, go to California.
baileyrock, Feb 16 2005, 02:42 PMSounds like a blast ! West coast or up the Rockies would be great. You could run the coast all the way to the Pacific NorthWest and swing back down. There's several site's for trip problem help like VFR911, people like myself and many other's all around the country offer tow, Bed, tools, trailer's etc. to stranded VFR riders. Look them up after you plan a route and post your route here on VFRd to see who's along your way. I tried to go north to exscape the 100 deg. heat in Denver one July. Headed to Canada and found 100 degs up there too ! Crazy weather that summer. :blink: :beer:
I had never heard of vfr911. Signed up today, if i can help a fellow rider, great, maybe one will help me when I'll inevitably need it down the road. THanks for the tip.
ULEWZ, Feb 16 2005, 08:11 PMI have 2 rooms booked for the Laguna Seca racers. The floor with some pillows might be doable? Don't worry, an older married guy here.
Old married bikers rock! Thanks for the offer. I'll probably try to hit the races on saturday so that i can get on the road sunday, or maybe i'll just take an extra day off work. I'll be camping the whole way, so if I can find a place to pitch the tent i'd probably just do that.
North West is pretty hard to beat, gets a little warm head to the beach or into the Cascades. Highway one is pretty good in a lot of places not so in others but worth the trip. Eastern Oregon has some beautiful riding. I have some pics and reports here rides
I've ridden many of the roads in Pashnit and found the site to be very accurate. Try any of the Sierra mountain passes: 108, 4, 88, Tioga pass through Yosemite, 89 to Tahoe, etc. If you get really north, try 36 from Red Bluff to the coast; something like 140 miles of non-stop twisties...like a roller coaster; unlike anything you'll find anywhere else.
Head straight East and roll thru the Smokies. I highly recommend the Dragon's Tail. Kind of a boring ride to get there.... But once you are in the park you will have a ball.
The million dollar highway (Rt 550) between Durango & Montrose, CO is a must! It's the Switzerland of the United States. I've done Phx to Yellowstone, to Colorado Springs, & back to Phx before. Going across Nevada sucks. Esp in the summer. Would highly recommend Zion/Bruce/Arches in Utah, then come over to our backyard for some real fun. California is nice, but too many cagers on ALL the roads(everywhere), in my opinion. Good Luck with your choice.
I'd go out of Phoenix on 93/60 then take 89 through Yarnell and 89-A through Prescott/Sedona/Jerome/Oak Creek Canyon/Flagstaff. Take 89 through Southern Utah and on north to U.S. 50. Ride 50 "Loneliest Road in America" across Nevada. At Reno take U.S. 395 north and stay on it all through Orygun.
At Pendleton go OR 11 to the NE to Walla Walla where you shift to U.S. 12. Ride that to Idaho and stay on it as you the Idaho panhandle as you cross the Rockies to Missoula, MT. I have two words for you about this part of U.S. 12: Lolo Pass. From Missoula, go S on U.S. 93 to Twin Falls.
At Twin Falls, it's probably time to superslab it home via I-84 to I-15 to UT 14, take that E to your old pal, U.S. 89. Take 89 to Flagstaff and jump on I-17 and home.
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