July 6 to October 8/2014 Summary of the Wild West Trip
Miles on the Motorhome = 4,700 miles...... oh yes miles not kilometers. Glad we put new rubber on before we left.
Miles on the Motorcycle = 6,500 miles. Not too many short days out. Most were long rides. In the mountains we would camp at a spot that was easy to drive to for the motorhome and ride from there. So what happens is that some days we would ride for 50 to 75 miles before we started the Scenic Byway ride then we would return.
Rating the adventure between 1 and 10 = 9. So great and adventure that we will leave at least 1 point available in case we ever have more fun or better motorcycle riding. Points are scored high for the motorcycle rides which were excellent and the weather was incredible. Weather is something you luck out on,,,,, it was perfect for motorcycle riding and camping. Only 2 days in 3 months that we had a complete rain day where we could not go out riding the Harley. Especially in Washington and Oregon where you expect to hit rainy weather; it was perfect there.
Best Things about the Trip
1) Designated Scenic Byways in the USA. The motorcycle riding was incredible. Every byway was beautiful and different in its own way. We applaud the USA for taking these roads and making them Byways where the speed limit is slow (25 mph to 45 mph). Our favourite speed on the bike is 40 mph so we are in heaven.
It truly gives Billy a chance to enjoy the scenery and the ride.
2) National Parks in the USA. Wow. Thank goodness for men like John Muir and President Roosevelt for having the forethought to preserve and protect these beautiful lands. Every NP we visited and we did about 7 or 8 (I think) were so accessible to the public and the scenic roads inside the park gates are so worth driving. We purchased a yearly National Park pass and are up to $95 if we had to pay each entrance fee, the pass is only $80 so we consider it an excellent purchase and we have till end of June 2015 to continue to use it.
3) We could write for the next 3 days and never mention each great place. Go West and enjoy. The mountains are something to see.
Worst Things about the Trip ( not much)
1) Speed of Traffic on British Columbia highways. Our Rockies are very majestic and rugged in Canada but the roads are too fast to enjoy the scenery. We wish our roadways were set aside for Scenic Byways like the US do and keep the speed limit down to 40 mph/64 kilometers.
2) Homeless in Northern California. This really just made us feel a little sad seeing so many people drifting along the highways. We were not threatened or bothered. If anything it reminds us how thankful and great our life is. Not to be taken for granted.
We put our motorhome and trailer/motorcycle into indoor storage with 24/7 security and power hookup and flew back to Ontario. In January we will return to California and carry on our journey. It's only been a week and already we miss our home on wheels!!!
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Miles on the Motorcycle = 6,500 miles. Not too many short days out. Most were long rides. In the mountains we would camp at a spot that was easy to drive to for the motorhome and ride from there. So what happens is that some days we would ride for 50 to 75 miles before we started the Scenic Byway ride then we would return.
Rating the adventure between 1 and 10 = 9. So great and adventure that we will leave at least 1 point available in case we ever have more fun or better motorcycle riding. Points are scored high for the motorcycle rides which were excellent and the weather was incredible. Weather is something you luck out on,,,,, it was perfect for motorcycle riding and camping. Only 2 days in 3 months that we had a complete rain day where we could not go out riding the Harley. Especially in Washington and Oregon where you expect to hit rainy weather; it was perfect there.
Best Things about the Trip
1) Designated Scenic Byways in the USA. The motorcycle riding was incredible. Every byway was beautiful and different in its own way. We applaud the USA for taking these roads and making them Byways where the speed limit is slow (25 mph to 45 mph). Our favourite speed on the bike is 40 mph so we are in heaven.
It truly gives Billy a chance to enjoy the scenery and the ride.
2) National Parks in the USA. Wow. Thank goodness for men like John Muir and President Roosevelt for having the forethought to preserve and protect these beautiful lands. Every NP we visited and we did about 7 or 8 (I think) were so accessible to the public and the scenic roads inside the park gates are so worth driving. We purchased a yearly National Park pass and are up to $95 if we had to pay each entrance fee, the pass is only $80 so we consider it an excellent purchase and we have till end of June 2015 to continue to use it.
3) We could write for the next 3 days and never mention each great place. Go West and enjoy. The mountains are something to see.
Worst Things about the Trip ( not much)
1) Speed of Traffic on British Columbia highways. Our Rockies are very majestic and rugged in Canada but the roads are too fast to enjoy the scenery. We wish our roadways were set aside for Scenic Byways like the US do and keep the speed limit down to 40 mph/64 kilometers.
2) Homeless in Northern California. This really just made us feel a little sad seeing so many people drifting along the highways. We were not threatened or bothered. If anything it reminds us how thankful and great our life is. Not to be taken for granted.
We put our motorhome and trailer/motorcycle into indoor storage with 24/7 security and power hookup and flew back to Ontario. In January we will return to California and carry on our journey. It's only been a week and already we miss our home on wheels!!!
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