The crew is now all present and accounted for

Looks like Ralph had success in getting logged on so we're all here. Feel free to write what you want, when you want to. My current focus is on gathering the gear I need for the ride. Once that is done I'll be looking to see what we want to do about a route out there and a route back. I've pretty much settled on following Rt 2 out of the U.P. of Michigan out to Glacier National Park and then into Coeur d' Alene, Idaho before crossing into Washington and down to the Seattle area to meet up with Don Gentry and the guys from the Silent Service Motorcycle Club. However, the route is subject to change once the rest of you have a look and determine what you want to see. I know Bob is interested in mountain lions and bears. We should get some good sightseeing, along the way and while we're out there. Each of us should also be thinking about our "must see places". For me it's Glacier National Park and Mt. Rushmore (on the way back) and a side trip into Nebraska so I can add state #49 to my list of states I've been in. But, I'm sure there will be more that all of us want to see and the list of things to see and do isn't going to be dictated by me, unless I think I can get away with it.