Lousiana to Glacier National Park 2009 solo

[James Burleigh]

Great pics and tips. Thanks!

 

[flyingz06]

Beautiful pics of the scenery, where? Are all the pics of Wyoming?

Looks like some great roads around those mountains, Thanks.

i second the question. where are all the pics taken? they are not labeled

 

[Stacey]

The first pic is from the Kennedy compound and all of the rest are from Wyoming and Montana. I didn't get to geo-tag my pics this trip so I can't give good locations.

All of the mountain pics were taken in Glacier National Park.

My goal for the trip was to go north into Canada from Glacier and see Blaniff and Jasper National parks but Mr. Weather man didn't want to work with me on that part of the trip.

 

[Nikk]

Great pics. I did an 27 day. 22 states. 9,357 miles total trip this past Sept. also I bet we were in close proximity!

One question, are you actually carrying antifreeze on the left side passenger peg?

 

[Stacey]

Hi Nikk

The side water jugs are for having good water for camping and for cooling when its +100 degrees going across texas.

The link below has the pics of how I have them configured. They work good for me.

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?s...=107836&hl=

If you spent 27 days riding then you must have covered a lot of ground. When is your next trip?

 

[drc32-0]

Nice pics,especially the GNP shots...that's some beautiful country!

I noticed the Grand Teton sign...did you camp there?When I toured out there in '08,I camped at the Colter Bay campground.They let you camp on the hiker-biker loop for $5.00 a night...it was the best campground I stayed in the whole trip.

 

[zenwhipper]

The trip was great and I learned the following things:.

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6) They have extremely honest people in Great Falls Montana. I dropped my wallet out of my tank bag and

a super nice lady found it and mailed it back to me in Lousiana.

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My wife's family is from Great Falls! That is pretty durn cool of that person to send you the wallet! Now... Great Falls... well nice place to visit, but I would not want to live there! Not a whole lot going on.

Scott

 

[ndivita]

The trip was great and I learned the following things:
1) They have a huge Harley rally in North Ark around mid September.

2) An FJR can out run a Harley pretty easily.

3) Kansas is flat and I-70 is straight and the most boring road of the whole trip.

4) Camping can be a great experience with a little planning. The more planning the better the experience.

5) Heated Gear, Zumo, Escort, and Air hawk seat will always be mandatory accessorties for all trips.

6) They have extremely honest people in Great Falls Montana. I dropped my wallet out of my tank bag and

a super nice lady found it and mailed it back to me in Lousiana.

7) Always have a back up plan for losing your wallet. Keep an extra credit card in your suit just for emergencies.

8) Wyoming is beatiful and Montana has the largest concentration of road kills of anywhere in the world. I'm

not talking about little animals I'm talking about huge Elk that 18 wheelers have killed. If you are driving at

night and see a red trail starting in your lane watch out because there could be a 500# dead elk 100 yards up the road.

9) When it rains just crash at a hotel and catch up on your sleep.

Great pics and post. Living in KC, I am resigned to seeing Kansas as a necessary one day ride evil until you get to places worth riding; the only exception is perhaps getting on 36 to the north (Pony Express Highway) or 50 (true Americana) to the south, and making the best of it. Depends on your destination obviously. 70 blows, no question. I avoid i-states like the plague except where it is a true destination oriented ride.

Kudos to you for heading to Glacier in September!

I have learned to love riding in the rain; call me crazy.

You lost your f****** wallet on the road!? That would ruin your day.... I find myself patting my jacket pocket for my wallet about every 25 seconds when I am on a LD ride, just to make sure it is there. I have one of those secret license plate keyed hidey-hole brackets on my bike, and use it for extra cash and my .22 NAA PUG WMR mini revolver "just in case."

Try Utah next time. It is an amazing place to ride, though I do love Wyoming and obviously Colorado.

Glacier later this year for me and my Road King-bound brother.

I toy with the idea of camping my way around on a LD trip, but cannot seem to muster the gumption to do it. It's all I can do to handle the bike etc.

Again, your pics and post were great....Thanks for sharing.

 

[DE OPPRESSO LIBER]

Awesome! Good advice, too!

 

[Stacey]

Hi Everyone,

Drc32-0 - I didn't get to camp at the Grand Tetons. I appreciate the info on the Colter Bay campground, I will try it out the next time I loop thru there.

I didn't get to really see as much of the Yellowstone area as I wanted. Next time I hope to spend more time in the park.

zenwhipper - Yes it was incredible to me that someone found the wallet and returned it without removing the cash and credit cards first. I believe that

the wallet had dropped out of my tank bag as I moved the bag when I started getting gas. It was a pretty bad feeling to drive up to the

gas pump in Billings Montana and realize it was gone.

ndivita - I firmly agree in caring a weapon. I am pretty sure I wouldn't be alive today if I hadn't had my SIG 45 on me on two seperate occasions. I have got

my concealed carry permit and always carry using a shoulder harness under my riding suit. Its better to have options than not to have options. Any

one that is against citizens carrying guns needs to stop for gas in New Orleans LA, Greenville MS, Pine Bluff AR or Jackson MS of a Friday night.

The camping is something that I have also debated several times and one of the reasons I started camping was due to the chance to camp on top

of some of the beatiful mountain tops in Colorado. The #1 thing I learned about camping is to get a huge XL sleeping bag rated for below zero and

keep your riding suit and suit liner inside the bag with you. During my first bike related camping trip just south of Pagosa Springs CO I froze my ass off.

After that great experience I vowed to never let that happen again.

 

[FJRmiami]

Nice pic...

My questions is what is this on your side , almost on the passenger foot peg.

Looks like a small cooler, am i right ?

 

[fjrrider]

The trip was great and I learned the following things:1) They have a huge Harley rally in North Ark around mid September.

Bikes, Blues and BBQ Rally, and it is a Harley mans dream come true!

 

[petey]

The trip was great and I learned the following things:1) They have a huge Harley rally in North Ark around mid September.

Bikes, Blues and BBQ Rally, and it is a Harley mans dream come true!

And a nightmare for everybody else....to ride within 100 mile area.

 

[rogdeb]

Awesome pics .. thanks for sharing.

 

[FJR DaveH]

Thanks for posting the photos, Stacey. Great quality. Can't wait for warmer days.

 

[Stacey]

Nice pic...My questions is what is this on your side , almost on the passenger foot peg.

Looks like a small cooler, am i right ?

The two side coolers are for ice and water. I do a lot of camping and have always liked camping on top of mountain peaks vs along the river bottoms. The views

in the mornings as the sun rises over the mountains is some of my best memories from my trips.

I usually fill one for drinking water and water cooling spray then ice down drinks in the second one. When I stop out in the middle of no-where to take pictures I can drink a cold coke. The hand pump in line with the water hose allows you to pump water up the line and spray it into your jacket for cooling. If you ever do any riding in +100 degree weather you will love this modification.

A link showing how I have tem arranged = https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?s...=107836&hl=