SacramentoMike
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I modified the title of this thread; it's happening in FOUR DAYS *edit* TWO DAYS! I've got a link now to the trip in Spotwalla, right here. Calling it "Sac Mike Circumnavigates America." I haven't tried that before (Spotwalla, that is), so I hope everything works. Guess I'll put this info on the last post, since that's where folks might look first. And the link won't have anything to display except a blank map till Sunday.
Edited--again. The first link I posted was busted. Operator error. I'm hoping the one above will work, but if not, I just KNOW I can count on you helpful fellers to tell me how bad I screwed it up. Down to three days to get it right. (The rest of this post is what I wrote a few weeks ago.)
ORIGINAL POST
I'll be going through too many regions to put this in "Regional Ride Planning." I've been thinking about finally taking on this trans-USA Great Circle Ride for quite a while now, and it's getting closer. It grew out of my wife's desire to visit some folks back in Central NY (where I'm from), and evolved into an airplane ride for her and a six or seven week solo bike ride for me, with the two week NYS visit in the middle. All the camp gear on the back, and a VISA for rainy day motelling.
Plan (it's not much of a plan) is to ride across via northerly roads, see a few things I never caught yet on the way, like those big heads in South Dakota, the Black Hills, Devil's tower, whatever I can find, and of course a few favorites on the way to get there, like Chief Joseph and the Beartooth, maybe even Glacier/Going-to-the-Sun (there will be zig-zagging involved to cover all this, I know).
Heading back, I'd like to see the Smokeys, the Appalachians, maybe the BRP and the Dragon, whatever I can find down that way, and cutting west somewhere once I get far enough south. I'd love to see New Orleans if it's not too much of a side trip and time allows, and add stops to see my brother and his bunch in OK City and my son at school in Flagstaff. There may even possibly be a few surprises I don't know about yet.
That's where you come in. I'd love to connect with some forum folks on the way. I'll be posting up as I go and hope to see some replies from folks on the route. You can show me the local surprises I'm talking about--and you all have them, I know.
The bike's in the shop for a pretty complete check-out now. It's only money! I expect to leave right about Sept. 1. I'd love to look in on NAFO on the way, if I can make the timing work at all, but it's iffy. Wherever it ends up, I'm getting pretty jazzed about another check-off on my Bucket List, and looking forward to meeting all of you I can.
Edited--again. The first link I posted was busted. Operator error. I'm hoping the one above will work, but if not, I just KNOW I can count on you helpful fellers to tell me how bad I screwed it up. Down to three days to get it right. (The rest of this post is what I wrote a few weeks ago.)
ORIGINAL POST
I'll be going through too many regions to put this in "Regional Ride Planning." I've been thinking about finally taking on this trans-USA Great Circle Ride for quite a while now, and it's getting closer. It grew out of my wife's desire to visit some folks back in Central NY (where I'm from), and evolved into an airplane ride for her and a six or seven week solo bike ride for me, with the two week NYS visit in the middle. All the camp gear on the back, and a VISA for rainy day motelling.
Plan (it's not much of a plan) is to ride across via northerly roads, see a few things I never caught yet on the way, like those big heads in South Dakota, the Black Hills, Devil's tower, whatever I can find, and of course a few favorites on the way to get there, like Chief Joseph and the Beartooth, maybe even Glacier/Going-to-the-Sun (there will be zig-zagging involved to cover all this, I know).
Heading back, I'd like to see the Smokeys, the Appalachians, maybe the BRP and the Dragon, whatever I can find down that way, and cutting west somewhere once I get far enough south. I'd love to see New Orleans if it's not too much of a side trip and time allows, and add stops to see my brother and his bunch in OK City and my son at school in Flagstaff. There may even possibly be a few surprises I don't know about yet.
That's where you come in. I'd love to connect with some forum folks on the way. I'll be posting up as I go and hope to see some replies from folks on the route. You can show me the local surprises I'm talking about--and you all have them, I know.
The bike's in the shop for a pretty complete check-out now. It's only money! I expect to leave right about Sept. 1. I'd love to look in on NAFO on the way, if I can make the timing work at all, but it's iffy. Wherever it ends up, I'm getting pretty jazzed about another check-off on my Bucket List, and looking forward to meeting all of you I can.
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