2012 Road Trip

[Roadkill]

2012 Road Trip
June 4 – June 24 2012

Flipper will join me in Clarksville TN June 4 and we will ride together until we split up in Little Rock AR

June 4 – 7th Jacksonville FL to Lead SD (WCRR): http://g.co/maps/whngu

June 7 – 9 Lead rides: http://g.co/maps/hvxfw

June 10 Lead to Cody WY: http://g.co/maps/zw96b
V8_Vega & his wife will ride with us form Lead to Cody WY and tour Bearthooth Hwy, Chief Joseph Hwy and Yellowstone

June 10 – 12 Cody rides: http://g.co/maps/7388e

June 13 – 14 Cody to Carson City NV with a stop over in Jackpot NV (WARR): http://g.co/maps/zwqem

June 15 – 16 CARSON CITY RIDES: http://g.co/maps/euf6b http://g.co/maps/tw5bu

June 17th CARSON CITY to GREEN RIVER UT: http://g.co/maps/k983h
Dreadly & CoastalTrader are planning on riding with us over to I-15 we will continue east and they will head north.

June 18th Green River UT to Montrose CO: http://g.co/maps/62gej

June 19th Montrose to Georgetown Co: http://g.co/maps/2dgdz

June 20th Georgetown/Estes Park/Salida/Walsenburg: http://g.co/maps/wj4bc

June 21st Walsenburg CO to Mclean TX: http://g.co/maps/szkd2

June 22, 23, 24th Mclean TX to Conway AR to Gulfport MS to Jax: http://g.co/maps/6h7uf

Approximate mileage 8,500 - road conditons and weather permiting. If anyone along our route would like to hook up and ride with us....you are more than welcome!!

[distantThunder]

really sorry i'm gonna miss you on this one.

i actually double-checked your route - to see if there was any way
i could link up on one of the legs. looks like time and distance will
make it impossible. my wife is away on a big trip over the middle
of June, and i've gotta stay in CA and mind the kids at home.

AWESOME road trip - RoadKill.
Have a great time, be safe, and tell all the guys at Reno that I
said "Hi".

distantThunder

[distantThunder]

Hey Roadkill

Me again. I actually double-checked my own possibilities against your ride schedule. I was seriously thinking about whether I could ride out to Cody, WY and catch you on the way. But like I said before, the dates, times and distances are not going to work for me.

I took a look at your trip. You've got a great series of rides planned. You should have a blast with this one!

cheers,
dT

[Roadkill]

We plan on riding to Yosemite on June 15 from Carson City...we'll head over Tioga Pass, then Yosemite, then Sonora Pass back to CC...then we'll do the Lake Tahoe area on the 16th...never know you might be able to make a run at it

[Rip]

Let us know when you guys will be in Conway. You know you have a place to crash if you need.

Rip

[Roadkill]

Let us know when you guys will be in Conway. You know you have a place to crash if you need.

Rip

Thanks Rip but we prefer the terms: stay, sleep, hang out, chill, relax, etc not CRASH
If everything goes as planned we'll be in Conway June 22nd

[1Cruiser]

I know you will have so much fun my friend. I love those mountain roads.

[distantThunder]

Roadkill ... very good offer.
same problem. my wife is gone from Jun 12-27 so I am at
home that entire time.

Dunno if you saw my post on RSR.
I definitely encourage you to go and see Yosemite.
Just realize it is jam packed with tourists, SUV's and campers.
Probably the busiest national park in mid-summer.
so take it real easy on the Raider and be super careful passing big vehicles.
there are a lot of curves on the road and tons of braind-dead tourists.

but it's still definitely worth riding over the top of the Sierras and down
to the loop around the Yosemite Valley.

You can find food at Camp Curry. There is a great view of Half Dome
from the parking lot there.
Stick with all posted speed limits inside the park - rangers are very active
about enforcing regs.

cheers,
dT

[Roadkill]

DT have you been to Glacier Point...was just wondering if it was worth the ride over there....we may just settle for the ride over Tioga Pass, Sonora Pass and Yosemite loop....saw one road in the valley but it doesn't look like you can do the loop..Happy Isle Loop Rd..if you have any info it would be appreciated....Thanks

[distantThunder]

Roadkill

You will see all the main stuff if you do Tioga Pass and the Yosemite Loop.

Glacier Point is a nice diversion, but not a necessity.
If you go up there and ride back a few miles to the main lookout (above Glacier Point),
you get a beautiful high-elevation view of the Half Dome and
surrounding alpine peaks. But you can skip this section of road
because it does take you well out of your way.

You will see all the famous landmarks from the Yosemite Loop road.
Have fun!

I gotta' go back up there some time ... those are old stompin'
grounds for me :-)

dT

[Roadkill]

Ok thanks we'll just stick with the original route....been checking on gas stations but it looks like that will be ok just don't need to pass any when fuel gets low. Thanks again

[distantThunder]

Definitely fill up with gas in Lee Vining, on the east side of the Sierras
just before you head up Tioga Pass.

dT

[Roadkill]

Definitely plan on stopping there it looks like there is a station where we turn into the valley also...plus another one a few miles down the road.

[distantThunder]

yeah ... I think there's a station somewhere down in the Valley
but I can't remember where it is.

BTW, you will need to pay the park entrance fees - even for a
1-day visit. And there are souvenir shops, as well as pizza places
and ice cream vendors - all over at Camp Curry. You can even take
a shower over there if you want to.

dT

[Roadkill]

Spent 20 days on the road - 21 states - hot, cold, rain, hail, snow and wind but it was a good trip - attended the West Central Raider Rally in Lead SD and Western Area Raider Rally in Carson City NV - heres a few pics - http://s610.photobucket.com/albums/t...view=slideshow