Earache Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Headed out to Montana today, should get there by Saturday. I'm going to try to do this ride report a bit differently; rather than take 100's of pics of my bike in front of something, I'm gonna try to take pics of the guys, the food, pics off the bike, the beers and the towns we visit. Try to make it a bit more interesting. It might really suck - you've been warned. The route outline... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 That sounds great Eric. I know a bit about Colorado and Utah but know nothing of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho (apart from watching cowboy films ) How long is the complete trip ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, boboneleg said: That sounds great Eric. I know a bit about Colorado and Utah but know nothing of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho (apart from watching cowboy films ) How long is the complete trip ? Should be about 3,000 miles-ish and we'll be gone for 7 days. have a couple of days off in Anaconda, Montana midway through the ride. Most of Wyoming and Montana are flat as shit with virtually nothing there. Lots of high speed miles there. And it's always windy as Hell, too. Should be fairly hot in the flat areas and I'm kinda looking forward to that. 40F / 7C here now so it'll be cold as we take off. Gonna be around 100F / 38C when we get up there...might have to drink lots of beer! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Wow, that's a helluva difference in temps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 24 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Wow, that's a helluva difference in temps Yup - it's all about the elevation. From 10,000' at my house to 4.000' across the flats makes for some big temperature swings. Looking forward to seeing the trees and forests of Wyoming. Pic from a couple of years ago... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 This sounds epic stuff Eric.......don't forget some abandoned shit though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 serious question: what's the purpose of this trip? meaning, you staying on asphalt, or looking for some dirt? (i might have some ideas....) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Up early yesterday and had to get about 75 miles south of my house to meet up with my riding bud Phil. Dodging the wildlife in our area; juvenile moose... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 And then some of these evil bastids a mile or two later... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 But I eventually made it to the restaurant where we were going to meet. It was at this time we found out that Tom wasn't going to be able to meet us until noon. So we ended up sitting in the restaurant for 4 hours while we waited. Fun. Remnants of a breakfast burrito with green chile... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 We leave at noon and have 400 miles to do. This isn't gonna be much fun. And naturally it rained a good portion of the way across Wyoming. With high winds, too. Nice! One of the sunnier moments in Wyoming in the deep forest... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 13 hours ago, alfalfa said: serious question: what's the purpose of this trip? meaning, you staying on asphalt, or looking for some dirt? (i might have some ideas....) I'm gonna try to find as much dirt as possible. Phil (BMW GS) has little touring experience and not much on dirt. Tom is on a BMW RT that he rented and little experience as well. But I'll peel off on my own as I can to ride dirt. Tom's father is following along in his Jeep and meeting us at hotels at night. He can't ride but wanted to come along for the beers each night. Can't fault his logic! We are in Rock Springs, Wyoming now and headed to Idaho Falls, Idaho today. Not sure of the route just yet. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Great shots Eric......weather don't look too clever though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Stuck in road works several times today, made for a long day... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Riding into the storm in Wyoming... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 But the day wasn't all bad... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Zoom zoom.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Couple more screen grabs from Phil's GoPro... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, Earache said: Couple more screen grabs from Phil's GoPro... The Jeep is able to keep up is it Eric? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 18 minutes ago, XTreme said: The Jeep is able to keep up is it Eric? No, he goes his own way and meets us at the hotel each night. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 16/07/2021 at 15:43, Earache said: No, he goes his own way and meets us at the hotel each night. No word for a couple of days? All OK there Eric? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 10 hours ago, XTreme said: No word for a couple of days? All OK there Eric? Sorry, internet has been non-existent over the past 3 days. It's a fairly new invention in this part of the country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 Our hotel reservations got messed up and we didn't have a room for Friday night. Luckily got one of the last rooms in town at the Hotel Shithole in Rock Springs. Wyoming. Phil has a BMW and proved his twat-ness by bringing a bike cover for it... 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 Walked across the street to eat and survived what had to be the worst pizza and food ever. At ;least the drinks were good..... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 Next day and we're crossing Wyoming and southern Montana. Desolate doesn't begin to describe this area. Temp was about 98F / 37C... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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