My 50/60/70 Ride (4 corners) Help me plan stops and places to see!

[SacramentoMike]

Leaving in the morning! Cool. I'll follow your progress as much as I can, Ralph. I just got the new Spot 3 and I've been figuring it and Spotwalla out as best I can so I can post a link here too. My bucket list ride looks like it starts on Sunday the 31st, so I'll be doing that this week. Been experimenting with packing options all weekend too. It's a little painful.

Hey, be safe, have fun. I'd have "liked" your trip of Facebook, but I can't make any sense out of freaking Facebook, period. Tried though.

 

[bikerskier]

Ride report and some pics at FB 50-60-70 Big Ride. PM me for SPOT tracker link.

Ralph

 

[Panman]

Go Ralph!

 

[TripperMike]

Crud! So no public SPOT link?

Have a great trip Ralph!

 

[bikerskier]

Here it is


https://bit.ly/1nugeuphttps://bit.ly/1nugeup
https://bit.ly/1nugeup


I'm going to try to get my daughter to copy the ride report and pics from FB over to this site early next week. Almost 2 weeks in so that will give her a chore.

In Gunnison, CO tonight watching the Duck / Michigan game. Great time so far.



May need some tires sooner than expected, there was a 10 mile section of road in Montana that had just been scarified for new asphalt and it was a coarse cut with really sharp grooves and I fear they took a shitload of miles from my new PR4 GT's. My next set is waiting for me at BugR's place near Ottawa and I fear that might be out of reach. Damn.

 

[TripperMike]

Thanks for the link Ralph.

Hope the tires hold up long enough for you.

 

[SacramentoMike]

Sending a PM for that link Ralph. Have a blast.

ps- I think Arches is my favorite NP.

 

[bikerskier]

Link posted below

https://bit.ly/1nugeuphttps://bit.ly/1nugeup
https://bit.ly/1nugeup

 

[Fred W]

Thanks for the link. (I don't do farcebook)

Now I can see if you're still on schedule to be up here later this month.

 

[101stpathfinder]

Been away from the computer- Saw you made the stop in Hyder! I have to get back there!

Enjoy your ride - probably see you in Florida.

 

[bigjohnsd]

Had breakfast with Ralph and Sacramento Mike this morning in Spearfish. They left together headed East in front of the Storm.

From their Spots it looks like they are still together heading East on US 14.

 

[Fred W]

Smart boys. US rte 14 is a good straight run.

But it is tough to outrun an eastbound storm (by heading east). Damn storms don't need sleep.

Good luck fellas.

 

[1maxman]

Try to get to Bar Harbor/Acadia National park in Maine, was there this summer, beautiful place

 

[Fred W]

Try to get to Bar Harbor/Acadia National park in Maine, was there this summer, beautiful place

Yes, I've counseled both of the current continental travelers to do just that. I mean after all, it was voted the Best National Park in a USA Today Reader's Poll.

SacramentoMike is planning to go only as far as Upstate NY and then turning south. He is going to forgo all of the beauty of New England in the Autumn.

bikerskier is planning on passing through New England, but has some hard dates in Montreal (wife flying in and then back out) isn't sure he will have time to make the trip over to Eastern Maine and Acadia. Would be a shame to miss seeing it.

 

[TripperMike]

Here's a recommendation Ralph. Head south on 35 in the morning and head east on 70 towards Spooner. Heading up towards Duluth to head over to the UP at the northern most WI is such a boring ride. Also bear in mind when you are riding in the UP, don't stray much over the speed limit. Them boys over there don't have much to do BUT write tickets.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[101stpathfinder]

+1 on mikes advice^

Plus the deer are out of control...

But I still like the possibilities that exist once you

traverse into Michigan. Much to see!

 

[Guest]

Very nice meeting you in Minocqua, Wisconsin this afternoon. Travel well.

Steve

 

[Canadian FJR]

Drop me a note if you want a list of interesting roads in Nova Scotia. Coffee is on me.

Canadian FJR

 

[bigjohnsd]

Ralph, how's your French holding out?

 

[bikerskier]

Ralph, how's your French holding out?

It did not help me talk my way out of a fricken performance award in Dorian, PQ, where a local cop says I was going 70 kph in a 50 kph zone. When I asked where it had changed since I did not see a sign, he said, it was in the batch of signs a couple of blocks back. So I was going 42 mph in a 30 zone for about a block and a half. First ticket in 51 years of riding and I have been really careful this trip, to no avail. FOOK.