Afan
Elite Member
Hello everybody,
Need your help (again) to pick my next trip. Or at least please “influence” me.
I plan to ride 11 days, from May 28th until June 8th. Of course, if the @#&^!!@# weather permits.
These are “candidates”
Or, please suggest something. I’m pretty sure there is tons of other must-ride routes that I’m not aware of.
There is couple routes that I would really like to ride. But to do it I need much more time (and money). Like from Seattle to Los Angeles via Pacific Coast Highway. It’s over 6K miles and I need almost 3 weeks. I know it’s possible to do it in 10 days. 600 miles /day is not my way of riding. 350-450 miles a day - and plenty time to enjoy the scenery and talk to people.
The same issue is Key West, another one at the top of my Bucket list. And it would be incredible HOT in July!
So... What would you suggest?
Need your help (again) to pick my next trip. Or at least please “influence” me.
I plan to ride 11 days, from May 28th until June 8th. Of course, if the @#&^!!@# weather permits.
These are “candidates”
- Route 66, from Chicago to… as far west as possible. Probably would reach Albuquerque, NM… (CON: last year did it with family, in the car, from Joplin, MO to LA, CA. The memories are still fresh… )
- Lincoln Highway from Ames, IA to New York City. On the way back eventually visit CT, RI, MA, ME, NH, VT, and get back home via Niagara Falls and Detroit...
- Angel Inlet - the northernmost point of contiguous US. And then some rides around the Great Lakes (Duluth, Copper Harbor, Mackinaw City, Green Bay, Newport, Milwaukee…)
- Great River Road Started 2 years ago at Mississippi Headwaters (Lake Itasca), through MN, WI, IA to Hannibal, MO. Now is time to continue to New Orleans (Venice Marina, [29.240721, -89.366815], to be exact)
- Home - Blue Ridge Parkway - Washington, DC - Gettysburg, PA - Home. Something like this. Did about third of the BRP last year and I LOVE IT!
- Colorado Rocky Mountain, Grand Lake, Colorado National Monument, Loveland Pass, Pikes Peak, Skyline Dr. to Canon City, Royal Gorge Bridge, Great Sand Dunes… and, hopefully a lot of “off-road activities” . I'm kinda leaning toward this one (last year was between the Tail of the Dragon and Colorado ), but I would really like to have somebody with me - newbie in "off-roading"
Or, please suggest something. I’m pretty sure there is tons of other must-ride routes that I’m not aware of.
There is couple routes that I would really like to ride. But to do it I need much more time (and money). Like from Seattle to Los Angeles via Pacific Coast Highway. It’s over 6K miles and I need almost 3 weeks. I know it’s possible to do it in 10 days. 600 miles /day is not my way of riding. 350-450 miles a day - and plenty time to enjoy the scenery and talk to people.
The same issue is Key West, another one at the top of my Bucket list. And it would be incredible HOT in July!
So... What would you suggest?
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