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A couple of friends of mine, (hard to believe I have more than one, I know), and I are planning a Western USA trip for this summer. As of now, we're not sure if we'll do a one week or two week trip - that'll be decided later. Anyway, here are the basics we're thinking of.... 6 Day Option Day Destination Mileage 1 Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray 300 2 Ouray, Durango, Monticello, Bedrock Grand Junction 370 3 Grand Jct, Moab, Blanding, Torrey, UT 350 4 Torrey , Bryce Canyon, Zion, St. George 275 5 St. George, Grand Canyon, Durango 479 6 Durango, Creede, Gunnison, Bailey 360 Total 2,134 12 Day Option Day Destination Mileage 1 Bailey to Ogden, Utah 551 2 Ogden to Reno, NV 595 3 Reno, Tahoe, Shelter Cove, CA 491 4 Local, Redwood, Avenue of the Giants 100 5 Shelter Cove to Klamath 391 6 Klamath to Bend, OR 413 7 Bend, OR to Missoula, MT 591 8 Missoula to Red Lodge, MT 371 9 Red Lodge to Cody (add Yellowstone?) 114 10 Cody to Saratoga, WY 371 11 Saratoga to RMNP, Black Hawk 275 12 Black Hawk, Mt Evans, Bailey 125 Total 4,388 We could add in a day or two for a day off the bikes in Shelter Cove or Red Lodge - always a good idea on long-ish trips to have a schedule day off for laundry, beer drinking or whatever. The routes aren't carved in stone at all and we can change to visit places that anyone wants to visit. Once we get the four riders sorted out, we'll can then firm up the destinations. We currently have three riders and need a fourth as it makes splitting hotel rooms a lot easier and cheaper. We're not against 6 riders either should more want to come. But it's like herding cats when add many more than 4. Costs: Hotel rooms would run around $50 per person per night. Bike rental would be around $175 per day or less - depending on the bike you hire. Fuel is about $2.25 USD per gallon - so roughly $250 for the long route or half that for the short. Food is cheap in the USA and I usually spend more on beers than I do food, but figure $20 a day ort slightly more if ya like steaks and like to drink. So just putting this out there to see if anyone would want to come along. Fire away with any questions / comments ya might have. These tours cost around $5,000 plus bike hire with a tour company - so this is well below that cost.

Always good to know someone.

N ice - way to get out and ride!

Maybe his ass was sore from riding all day.

1) Because he's a twat? No, I think he was looking over the edge of the road and to the valley below. 2) George Lynch's "Miles Away" from his 2017 album with Lynch Mob titled "The Brotherhood". He's my all time favorite guitar player.

Farting around making some videos today from old footage...

The worst chips and salsa I've ever had. Green shit was supposed to be guacamole but it wasn't near any guac I've ever had. Pure shit...

Wife had a salad and some spicy grilled shrimp with a bowl of green chile stew....

Beef blue corn enchiladas and a few Tecates for dinner tonight. No green chile this time- went with red instead...

Today's breakfast; egg burrito with green chile and taters with a side of bacon (real bacon. not that greasy slab of crap UK bacon)....

I was aware - I was just being sensitive to those with differing sexual orientations as not to offend anyone. Besides, who would want a fresh fag? Sounds kinda odd.

Had to get outta Colorado for a bit, was going stir crazy as I can't get out on my bike. Only 6 more months of no riding to go......

Maybe you need to open a Mexican restaurant there! Casa de Pedro or some shit like that. You'd make millions.

Main course was a ground (minced) beef burrito drowned in more green chile with side of rice, Was perfect! I'll start adding more dinners to this thread so you can be sick the sight of it??

Downed 5 Negra Modelo's with dinner. Sounds like a lot but it's pretty pissy tasting Mexican beer...

Arrived in Santa Fe tonight just in time for dinner. For a starter, we had meatballs slathered in green chile. Tasted better than it sounds....

Last year's trip from Colorado to Tennessee - average over 4,000 miles was just over 61 mph. I'd guess 10% dirt roads on this ride. Top speed is obviously off from lack of gps signal,, tec.

If the dirt roads around here are smooth enough - and most are - I do around 60 mph on them. Slower on rough or more technical dirt roads. Two lane paved I usually do around 80 mph, highways a bit more. But we have greater distances to cover to get anywhere as well. Can't go too slow or you'll never get there!

I've been to several races there - it's a nice track but the facilities are kinda shitty.

Next year they're gonna race lawn mowers....

Howdy!

You certainly picked the right sound track for Dark Motorcycling.

Yes - Same hill I was on when I was near Telluride. But the 4X4 I saw flip was near Silverton - 30 miles or so away from Telluriude. Most of the mountains out here have the same kind of trails on them. Numptys in Jeeps that have no idea what they are doing are usually the ones that fall down the hills.

I think about this almost constantly.

Looks kinda fuzzy to me.