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Stokes73
07-20-2009, 02:33 PM
Just completed 7,149 miles , 9 states, 5 Canadian Provinces 14 days of riding. An incredible ride. Here's the itinerary by days, read as from and to.

Left Alexandria, VA on July 1st rode to
Lexington, KY
Topeka, KS
Ramah, CO - my sister's place in the middle of nowhere. Stayed 2 days
Colorado Springs to Casper, WY 7/5
Grand Tetons National Park
Yellowstone National Park - spent 2 days there, incredible
Cooke City, MT - a hole in the wall in the middle of nowhere
Beartooth Pass (route 212 West to East)- if you ever get the chance to ride Beartooth DO IT! This was the best part of the trip.

Missoula, MT - Montana is beautiful even from the highway
Columbia Falls, MT - just West of Glacier National Park
Rode through Glacier - Again don't pass it up if you get the chance
Route 89 North to Alberta
Alberta to Regina,Saskatchewan
Manitoba to Dryden, Ontario to
Timmins, ON - 810 miles (1296 Km) 13 hours of riding, wilderness, cold and rainy
Timmins, ON to Burlington, VT - I was not going to spend another night in Canada
Cranston, RI - wife and kids 7/14 -stayed 5 days
Alexandria, VA and back to work 7/20

If you'd like to see pictures and some videos go to
http://2009greatwesternadventure.shutterfly.com

I met some great people, Richard and Kimberley (R1200RT) from Mass saved me with a 15 amp fuse while surrounded by Buffalo.

I had a video camera mounted on the bike and videoed Yellowstone, Beartooth and Glacier. I'm editing those videos now and will upload them later.
fees1racing
07-20-2009, 03:54 PM
linky no worky.
Stokes73
07-21-2009, 07:11 AM
linky no worky.

Thanks for catching that, it works now
PAULBACH
07-21-2009, 07:19 AM
Fantastic Pictures! Thanks for sharing.
Stokes73
07-21-2009, 07:40 AM
Fantastic Pictures! Thanks for sharing.

I had a Oregon Scientific video camera mounted for the rides through Yellowstone, Beartooth and Glacier. I'm editing those now and will share when they are done. Glad you like the pics, the ride was incredible.
terham
07-25-2009, 06:31 AM
Looks like you had a great trip. It's pretty country out west.
jamesdunn
08-09-2009, 03:50 PM
Stokes, you just rode more in 14 days than I sometimes ride in a year! Thanks for posting.
dancogan
08-09-2009, 05:02 PM
Beautiful shots from Glacier. I'd love to get back some day. That's quite a trip you had!
LRider
08-11-2009, 08:43 PM
Nice shots thanks for sharing!!
ddorwart
08-16-2009, 11:49 PM
Paul, now you just have to figure out a way to do that full time and go to work for 2 weeks.

All your pictures of you, you had an incredible smile- are you that way at work?
Stokes73
08-17-2009, 07:24 AM
Paul, now you just have to figure out a way to do that full time and go to work for 2 weeks.

All your pictures of you, you had an incredible smile- are you that way at work?

I've been trying to figure out a way to do just that. Yea, I'm usually pretty upbeat about life in general.
SIBUD
08-17-2009, 07:26 AM
Thanks for sharing your photos Paul.

What a great trip you had.
DPeakMD
08-17-2009, 08:04 AM
Enjoyed your photos. They reminded me of my trip to Glacier. Spectacular!