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I'd like to do Belgium as well someday. Just for the beers....

No it wouldn't - you'd be fine. It's not as hard as it looks. A few beers at night and you'd be good to go again the next day. I could also do a ride that doesn't leave Colorado - much less distance to cover, etc. But hotel prices in this State are very high for substandard rooms. Nice rooms are like $400 a night. It'd be nicer to get out to Utah and cheaper / better rooms with great riding.

My wife's company has 3 hotels in Anchorage, so I've gone there with her a few times. While she works, I just drive/ ride around looking at stuff. It's pretty barren outside of the bigger towns and the scenery isn't much different from my home area. Don't have a great desire to ride all the way there though. The insects in the summer are just unreal - huge turn off for me.

Only have two scheduled so far. Hope add some more as the riding season gets closer. One; a route I've don e many times including Reno, California coast into Oregon and back home through Salt Lake City. Always fun. Two; the West Virginia down to Tennessee, Deal's Gap and back home via Oklahoma route. Have done this a few times before as well and it's always fun. Any of you wankers wanna come over and join us? It'd be fun to have a foreigner along to laugh at. And you'll get a fully guided tour of the USA for the low, low price of free. West coast ride is about 3,000 miles / 7 days and the eastern portion would be about 5,000 miles / 10 days. Could do longer as far as days goes if required.

Been there twice - in the winter both times. Park was closed but you coyuld still see some of the good views, etc. Bugs / mosquitos are horrendous in the summer time.

High of -12C here today with snow. Locals will barely notice that it's cold and snowing. I'm just kidding you - I realize a little snow there is a big deal for the reasons you stated.

Oh no - it's snowing there?!?! How ever will you cope. Shit is asshole deep on a 9 foot Indian here. I feel your pain.

Nope - never have. Always been more of a speed metal kind of person.

No, no they don't. At all.

Sun is out in the 'hood here today as well. First time in 3-4 days...

Usually around 10:00 PM or so. have never really slept too much since I was a little kid.

Won't be able to sit down for a week.

True. I'm thinking of moving east - to West Virginia or someplace like that. Fantastic riding, not crowded at all, etc.

Colorado is worse than California. I gotta move.