317 Days to the Ride

Jim and I held a route map meeting last night and have agreed that following Rt 2 out of Michigan all along the northern U.S. is the way we want to go to Washington. We also agreed that the route back will include Yellowstone National Park, Cody, Wyoming, and the Custer National Monument in Montana. Today I discovered, while researching these areas and from suggestions from other riders that we should also include riding on the Chief Joseph Highway and Beartooth Pass. These are spectacular roads that will take us from Yellowstone to the Custer Monument and battle site in grand style. My research has also uncovered some websites of other riders who have made similiar trips and their narratives and photo albums are breathtaking. I encourage each of you participants to read and enjoy these as they will give you insight into what its like to ride motorcycles on long journeys and the types of people (men and women) who do it. I confess to really identifying with all the reasons these riders cite for making their trips; they just say it better than I do.