11,450 miles / 34 days - Meet along the way?

[Helmetdance]

Updated Route Info as of July 19, 2005:

OK folks, departure time from Chicago metro is 10pm on Friday July 29, 2005. The route has evolved a bit from the original post. Start and end points for most days are the same.

A lot of head scratching and map flipping is condensed in this post. Here's my planned route for this year's upcoming 11k journey. I hope to meet a few of you along the way. I've posted where I plan to stay each night. If you think you can meet up along the way, let me know before July 29th. Looking forward to meeting you! Ride for as long as your schedule allows.

Day 1 – Sat 7/30 – Munster, IN to Fort Collins, CO (via Cheyenne WY) = 1008 miles

Day 2 – Sun 7/31 – Grand Lake, Kremmling, Breckinridge, Buena Vista, Leadville, Wheeler Junction, Vail, and Leadville, CO = 360 miles

Day 3 – Mon 8/1 – Maroon Bells, Curecanti NRA, Mount Crested Butte, and Ouray, CO = 411 miles

Day 4 – Tue 8/2 – Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Capital Reef National Park, Richfield, UT = 433 miles

Day 5 – Wed 8/3 – Truckee, CA via Rt 50 across NV, west and back east again across Donner Pass = 633 miles

Day 6 – Thu 8/4 – Folsom, Plymouth, Wentworth Spring Road to Loon Lake, and Ice House Road back to Pollock Pines, CA = 266 miles

Day 7 – Fri 8/5 – Morning ride to Loon Lake from Pollock Pines, then Emmigrant Trail Road to Hwy 88, Carson Pass, Ebbetts Pass, Sonora, CA = 236 miles

Day 8 – Sat 8/6 – Sonora Pass, Yosemite = 303 miles

Day 9 – Sun 8/7 – Mono Hot Springs, CA = 270 miles (tent camp day)

Day 10 – Mon 8/8 – Visalia, CA = 271 miles

Day 11 – Tue 8/9 – Montrose, CA = 374 miles

Day 12 – Wed 8/10 – Palm Springs, Dana Point, CA (via Angeles Crest Highway) = 433 miles

Day 13 – Thu 8/11 – San Luis Obispo, CA = 245 miles

Day 14 – Fri 8/12 – Petaluma, CA = 288 miles

Day 15 – Sat 8/13 – Family / Rest = 0 miles

Day 16 – Sun 8/14 – Nor Cal Coast to Red Bluff, Hwy 1 to Hwy 36 = 409 miles

Day 17 – Mon 8/15 – Crater Lake, OR = 405 miles

Day 18 – Tue 8/16 – Coos Bay, OR = 374 miles

Day 19 – Wed 8/17 – Mount Hood, Camp Creek, OR = 251 miles (tent camp day)

Day 20 – Thu 8/18 – Mt. Ranier National Park, OR = 221 miles

Day 21 – Fri 8/19 – Swartz Bay, BC = 352 miles

Day 22 – Sat 8/20 – Kamloops, BC = 286 miles

Day 23 – Sun 8/21 – Jasper, AB = 274 miles

Day 24 – Mon 8/22 – Longview, AB = 306 miles

Day 25 – Tue 8/23 – Superior, MT (Thompson Peak) = 402 miles

Day 26 – Wed 8/24 – Lowman, ID = 392 miles

Day 27 – Thu 8/25 – Montpelier, ID = 389 miles

Day 28 – Fri 8/26 – West Yellowstone, MT = 253 miles

Day 29 – Sat 8/27 – Yellowstone = ? miles

Day 30 – Sun 8/28 – Yellowstone = ? miles

Day 31 – Mon 8/29 – Cody, WY (via Sunlight Basin / Chief Joseph Highway) = 175 miles

Day 32 – Tue 8/30 – Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse = 433 miles

Day 33 – Wed 8/31 – Somewhere in MN – 500 to 600 miles

Day 34 – Thu 9/1 – Home (350 to 450 miles).

Total Point to Point = 11,450 miles (not including ?s)

[G8ESCAP]

Now that's a ride! I'd like to meet up with you for this short little part of your journey if I can work it out?
Day 12 – Wed 8/10 – Dana Point, CA (via Angeles Crest Highway) = 368 miles

[Helmetdance]

Originally Posted by Gixxerdale

Now that's a ride! I'd like to meet up with you for this short little part of your journey if I can work it out?
Day 12 – Wed 8/10 – Dana Point, CA (via Angeles Crest Highway) = 368 miles

Great Dale, Truly looking forward to it. Hoping you can make it. Glad that little incident up there hasn't dampened your spirits at all. In fact, since that's out of the way now, I'll have to consider you my good luck charm!

[Toyuzu]

Originally Posted by Halmetdance

Day 8 – Sat 8/6 – Yosemite = 303 miles

My back yard - I'd love to join you for a few hundered miles.

[pashnit]

Ack - the Pashnit Tours i'm doing are the reverse of your route in August.

AUGUST
NorCal Motorcycle Paradise Ride
Aug 5,6,7

Sierra Nevada Weekend Ride
Aug 19,20,22 - Mountain Passes & Waterfalls of Yosemite

[Helmetdance]

Matt - That's great, I'm looking forward to Yosemite as one of the main highlights of the whole trip. Will be leaving from the Sonora area on Saturday morning, that should allow plenty of time for pics along Sonorra Pass and the rest of the route to the park. My cell phone is pretty much useless between Chicago and California, except for Denver. That's why I need to know who's game prior to leaving home base. Once I get to Lake Tahoe area, I can start touching base with folks a few days in advance just to let them know that I'm still on track.

Tim - If we're in the same area on a particular day I'd sure like to know, even if we're passing going opposite directions. Would be nice to try to meet for lunch or dinner on the day that we pass each other going on the same road (I'm buying - the least I can do for all the e-space!!), take a few pics, etc.. It's certainly hard to miss my big red flag going down the road. Anyway, I'll take a hard look at the days you mentioned - maybe we can arrange something, even its just a quick hello / goodbye...

Mark

[1911]

I'll be glad to meet you in SLO on the 11th,I work till 5pm but would be more than glad to take you on a short road trip in the evening(it should be starting to cool off by 6pm) We could do the pozo loop to 58 then 229 to creston then 41 to morro bay(about 85 miles or so)

[Helmetdance]

Originally Posted by 1911

I'll be glad to meet you in SLO on the 11th,I work till 5pm but would be more than glad to take you on a short road trip in the evening(it should be starting to cool off by 6pm) We could do the pozo loop to 58 then 229 to creston then 41 to morro bay(about 85 miles or so)

1911 - Sounds good - I'll be starting out from Dana Point (south of LA) that morning. Unless I really get crunched by morning LA traffic of which I've heard so many horror stories (can't be very much worse than Chicago), I hope to be in SLO early afternoon. I'll try to get an extra early start that day to beat the traffic.

[HUGH]

Re; day 16, I live in Fortuna (end of 36) would love to meet some outa-state pashnit buds. Looks like a weekend, which is good for me.

[Wanderlust]

Originally Posted by Helmetdance

A lot of head scratching and map flipping is condensed in this post. Here's my planned route for this year's upcoming 11k journey, starting on Saturday July 30. I hope to meet a few of you along the way. I've posted where I plan to stay each night. If you think you can meet up along the way, let me know before July 30. Looking forward to meeting you! Ride for as long as your schedule allows.

Day 1 – Sat 7/30 – Munster, IN to Loveland, CO (via Cheyenne WY) = 1025 miles

Day 2 – Sun 7/31 – Grand Lake, Kremmling, Breckinridge, Buena Vista, Leadville, Wheeler Junction, Vail, and Leadville, CO = 342 miles

Day 3 – Mon 8/1 – Maroon Bells and Ouray, CO = 284 miles

Day 4 – Tue 8/2 – Torrey, UT = 371 miles

Day 5 – Wed 8/3 – Austin, NV = 433 miles

Day 6 – Thu 8/4 – Kings Beach, Pollock Pines, and Loon Lake, CA = 333 miles

Day 7 – Fri 8/5 – Sonora, CA = 206 miles

Day 8 – Sat 8/6 – Yosemite = 303 miles

Day 9 – Sun 8/7 – Mono Hot Springs, CA = 238 miles (tent camp day)

Day 10 – Mon 8/8 – Visalia, CA = 303 miles

Day 11 – Tue 8/9 – Montrose, CA = 374 miles

Day 12 – Wed 8/10 – Dana Point, CA (via Angeles Crest Highway) = 368 miles

Day 13 – Thu 8/11 – San Luis Obispo, CA = 244 miles

Day 14 – Fri 8/12 – San Anselmo, CA = 268 miles

Day 15 – Sat 8/13 – Family / Rest = 0 miles

Day 16 – Sun 8/14 – Nor Cal, Area of Highways 3 and 36 Intersection = 406 miles

Day 17 – Mon 8/15 – Crater Lake, OR = 405 miles

Day 18 – Tue 8/16 – Coos Bay, OR = 374 miles

Day 19 – Wed 8/17 – Mount Hood, Camp Creek, OR = 252 miles (tent camp day)

Day 20 – Thu 8/18 – Mt. Ranier National Park, OR = 220 miles

Day 21 – Fri 8/19 – Port Angeles, WA = 333 miles

Day 22 – Sat 8/20 – Kamloops, BC = 306 miles

Day 23 – Sun 8/21 – Jasper, AB = 274 miles

Day 24 – Mon 8/22 – Longview, AB = 306 miles

Day 25 – Tue 8/23 – Missoula, MT (Thompson Peak) = 401 miles

Day 26 – Wed 8/24 – Lowman, ID = 391 miles

Day 27 – Thu 8/25 – Montpelier, ID = 389 miles

Day 28 – Fri 8/26 – West Yellowstone, MT = 253 miles

Day 29 – Sat 8/27 – Reed Point, MT (via Bears Tooth Pass) = 253 miles

Day 30 – Sun 8/28 – Reed Point, MT = 0 miles

Day 31 – Mon 8/29 – Cody, WY (via Sunlight Basin / Cheif Joseph Highway) = 159 miles

Day 32 – Tue 8/30 – Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse = 433 miles

Day 33 – Wed 8/31 – Somewhere in MN – 500 to 600 miles

Day 34 – Thu 9/1 – Home (350 to 450 miles).

Total Point to Point = 11,187 miles

Mark,

Wow! That sounds like a fantastic trip. I see why you just can't wait for it to begin. You will be in my neck of the woods on days 5 through 9. If I can make it work, I would love to connect, and ride with you some or all of that time. As your schedule gets firmer, let me know where we might meet. The same goes for day 16 and 17.

I noticed you are planning to stay in or go through Austin NV on day 5. I was just there last Tuesday, and they are currently plagued with crickets, and I do mean PLAGUED. They were not the small black variety, but were huge, brown, and ugly. The locals call them "Mormon Crickets" and say that they show up every year for 4 or 5 weeks. They have to constantly sweep them off their walks and doors, and they make a sickening "pop" as the cars and trucks run over them. Oh yeah, and the smell is stifling. Hopefully, they will be gone by the time you get there. If not, you might want to consider another stopping off place. I took some pictures, but don't have them available yet.