|
Date |
Weather |
Milage |
Start -Finish |
Notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 88 |
10/1 |
Foggy/
Sunny |
|
Monterey, CA -> San Francicso, CA |
|
| 87 |
9/30 |
Sunny |
|
Santa Barbara, CA -> Monterey, CA |
|
| 86 |
9/29 |
Sunny |
|
San Diego, CA -> Santa Barbara |
|
| 85 |
9/28 |
Foggy/
Sunny |
|
San Diego |
|
| 84 |
9/27 |
Sunny |
|
Barstow, California -> San Diego, California |
|
| 83 |
9/26 |
Sunny |
|
Las Vegas, Nevada -> Barstow, California |
|
| 82 |
9/25 |
Sunny |
|
Las Vegas |
|
| 81 |
9/24 |
Sunny |
|
Las Vegas |
|
| 80 |
9/23 |
Sunny |
|
Grand Canyon, Arizona -> Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
| 79 |
9/22 |
Sunny |
|
Grand Canyon |
|
| 78 |
9/21 |
Sunny |
|
Kayenta, Arizona -> Grand Canyon, Arizona |
|
| 77 |
9/20 |
Sunny |
|
Moab, Utah, -> Kayenta, Arizona |
|
76
|
9/19
|
Sunny |
|
Telluride, Colorado->Moab, Utah
|
145N to 90 to 46 to 191. Another breathtaking ride with a sharp transition
from the golden leaves of Colorado to the reds to Utah. Some peg scrapping
twisties, too...if you don't mind the sharp drop at the edge of the road.
|
| 75 |
9/18
|
Sunny |
|
Telluride, Colorado
|
|
74
|
9/17
|
Sunny/
Rain |
|
Durango, Colorado ->Telluride, Colorado
|
160W to 145N. 160 was OK, great if you count the fact that it took us to
Mesa Verde Nat'l Park, 145 was a breathtaking mix of Fall colors (gold,
red, green) and mountains. Only bad part was some really cold rain near
Telluride, and all-in-all that's a price worth paying. |
| 73 |
9/16 |
Sunny |
|
Santa Fe NM ->Durango, Colorado |
|
| 72 |
9/15 |
Sunny |
|
Santa Fe |
|
| 71 |
9/14 |
Sunny/
Rain |
|
Santa Fe |
|
| 70 |
9/13 |
Sunny/
Rain |
|
Lubbock, TX ->Mule Shoe->Santa Fe, NM |
|
| 69 |
9/12 |
Sunny/
Clouds |
|
Fredericksburg, TX -> Lubbock, TX |
|
| 68 |
9/11 |
Sunny |
|
San Antonio, TX -> Fredericksburg, TX |
|
| 67 |
9/10 |
Sunny/
Cloudy |
|
Katy, TX -> San Antonio, TX |
|
| 66 |
9/9 |
Rain/
Cloudy |
|
Katy, TX |
|
| 65 |
9/8 |
Rain/
Clouds |
|
Lafayette, LA -> Katy, TX |
|
| 64 |
9/7 |
Clouds/
Sun/Rain |
|
Mobile, Alabama -> Lafayette, LA |
|
| 63 |
9/6 |
Cloudy/
Rain |
|
Tuscaloosa, Alabama -> Mobile, Alabama |
|
| 62 |
9/5 |
Cloudy/
Rain |
|
Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
|
| 61 |
9/4 |
Cloudy/
Rain |
|
New Orleans, LA -> Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
|
| 60 |
9/3 |
Cloudy/
Rain |
|
New Orleans, LA |
|
| 59 |
9/2 |
Cloudy/
Rain |
|
New Orleans, LA |
| 58 |
9/1 |
Cloudy |
|
New Orleans, LA |
| 57 |
8/31 |
Cloudy |
|
New Orleans, LA |
| 56 |
8/30 |
Cloudy/
Rain |
|
Baton Rouge, LA -> New Orleans, LA |
River Road along the banks of the Mississippi. Pleasant, somewhat twisty,
lots of fun. |
| 55 |
8/29 |
Rain |
103 |
Natchez, -> Baton Rouge, LA |
Straight on 61. We got a little wet, but unlike The Trace there were no
traction issues. |
| 54 |
8/28 |
Rain |
293 |
El Dorado, AK -> Natchez |
Took 167 to 20 and at Vicksburg got on the Natchez Trace. It was beautiful
and in good weather it would have been a wonderful ride through the woods.
My attention was in large part taken by the slippery when wet road itself.
I don't know what surface they use, but boy, there were moments when it
felt like ice. |
| 53 |
8/27 |
Cloudy |
137 |
Hot Springs, AK -> El Dorado, AK |
Again 7 all the way, but at Camden it stops being scenic and turns into
a major highway. |
| 52 |
8/26 |
Sunny/
Clouds/
Rain |
100 |
Russelville, AK -> Hot Springs, AK |
More 7 to Hot Springs. Same as yesterday but a little more twisty. |
| 51 |
8/25 |
Sunny/
Clouds |
136 |
Eureka Springs, AK -> Russelville, AK |
65 South to 7 S (Scenic 7 Byway) at Harrison. The 84 miles on 7 this day
took us through the Boston mountains by Lake Dardanelle, Big Piney River
and the Buffalo National River. Not super twisty but very pretty. |
| 50 |
8/24 |
Sunny/
Clouds |
99 |
Branson, MO -> Eureka Springs, AK |
We took 65 South to 62 West. The outskirts of Branson and then Eureka are the best parts of this ride. Other than that it's empty looking towns and some water. |
| 49 |
8/23 |
Sunny |
|
Branson, MO |
|
| 48 |
8/22 |
Sunny |
379 |
St. Louis MO -> Branson, MO |
Today was a chance to water the sports bike roots. Twisties!! Here we go:
44W to K south, at St. Claire, turn left on 185, at Potosi take P going
south west which becomes DD. Take 32 west past Salem, at Licking take 63
south. At Caboo find 181 south then 76 west to Branson. K and the last
part of 76 are particurly twisty and also have some great hills. Thanks
to Neville McNaughton of Midwest Rider for the route. |
| 47 |
8/21 |
Sunny |
|
St. Louis MO |
|
| 46 |
8/20 |
Sunny |
71 |
Ste. Genevieve, MO -> St. Louis, MO |
Crossed the Mississippi on a ferry, mostly took 3 in. Nice backroads travel
but there were still a lot of antique stores. |
| 45 |
8/19 |
Sunny |
90 |
Cape Gerardeau, MO -> Ste. Genevieve, MO |
55N, an hour or so on modern super slab. |
| 44 |
8/18 |
Sunny |
240 |
Land Between The Lakes, KY -> Cape Gerardeau, MO |
Spent a little time in Murray, 641N to 60W accross the Ohio and Mississippi
river. Missed 55 so we went over the Mississippi a second time on 57, then
took 3N. Mieko was taken by the ride's flatness, I was shocked by the distance
between exits. |
| 43 |
8/17 |
Sunny |
197 |
Nashville, TN -> Land Between The Lakes, KY and TN |
Nice ride on hwy. 70, 13 and 49. Worth checking out. |
| 42 |
8/16 |
Sunny/
Rain |
|
Nashville, TN |
|
| 41 |
8/15 |
Sunny |
190 |
Elizabethtown, KY -> Nashville, TN |
A few hours of super slab while we got used to the bike |
| 40 |
8/14 |
Sunny |
45 |
Louisville, KY -> Elizabethtown |
Not much to say, but Bootleg Bar-B-Q between the two is worth checking
out. |
| 34-39 |
8/8-13 |
Sunny |
|
Bardstown and Louisville, KY |
Transition. |
| 33 |
8/7 |
Sunny |
56 |
Harrodsburg, KY -> Bardstown |
Intensity 5.5. Some rolling hills but not too bad, and much easier after
Springfield. |
| 32 |
8/6 |
Sunny |
63 |
Berea, KY -> Harrodsburg |
Intensity 6.5, maybe 7 if count the heat.. Rolling hills with long, flat
stretches and some great descents. Jack Turner road, for example, is an
amazing rush. |
| 31 |
8/5 |
Sunny |
(0) |
Berea KY |
|
| 30 |
8/4 |
Clear with light showers |
46 |
Irvine, KY -> Berea |
Intensity 6. A couple of good sized hills, lots of rollers but not that
bad. Note: the 46 miles includes a lot of miles inside both Irvine and
Berea. Town to town milage is around 35 miles. |
| 29 |
8/3 |
Rain, heavy rain and a little mist |
56 |
Lodge at Buckhorn State Park, KY -> Irvine |
Intensity 7.5 when clear. Some pretty good hills |
| 28 |
8/2 |
Sunny |
23 |
Hazard, KY ->Buckhorn State Park Lodge |
Intensity 6.5.. Supershort distance but a couple of good sized hills. Had
8/2 and 8/1 been combined intensity would probably be around 8. |
| 27 |
8/1 |
Sunny |
38 |
Pippa Passes, KY->Hazard |
Because of the short distance intensity was maybe 6.. |
| 26 |
7/31 |
Sunny |
74 |
Breaks, VA-> Pippa Passes, KY |
Intensity 7. Two pretty good hills and some rollers, but lots of downhill
stretches. |
| 25 |
7/30 |
Sunny |
|
|
Rest day in Breaks |
| 24 |
7/29 |
Rain |
10/38 |
Rosedale, VA -> Breaks |
That's 10 miles on the bikes, 38 (or so) by truck. I'd guess that under
normal conditions this would be an intensity 7 to 8 ride. |
| 23 |
7/28 |
Rain/clouds |
|
Rosedale, VA |
Fun day, not much riding. |
| 22 |
7/27 |
Cloudy with rain |
30 |
Abington, VA->Rosedale |
Intensity 6.5. The ride on 80 over the mountain after Hayters Gap was steep but not as bad as I expected. Rain made things a little hard but it was not a killer day. |
| 21 |
7/26 |
Cloudy with rain |
(9) |
Abington, VA |
Day off for rain and maintenance |
| 20 |
7/25 |
Sunny, cloudy, and light rain |
37 |
Troutdale, VA->Abington |
Intensity 5, pretty much a half day. Some great descents, beautiful scenery,
a few climbs and low air in the B.o.B. tire to keep things interesting. |
| 19 |
7/24 |
Sunny with clouds and 20 min of sheet rain |
39 |
Wythville, VA->Troutdale |
Intensity 6.5. Some climbs but not too bad. Scenery OK, could have gone
on to Damascus. |
| 18 |
7/23 |
Sunny |
(0) |
Wytheville, VA |
Rest day. |
| 17 |
7/22 |
Sunny |
62 |
Christiansburg, VA -> Wytheville |
Intensity 7.5. Not a bad ride, but a step down from the day before in fun.
|
| 16 |
7/21 |
Sunny |
51.3 |
Troutville, VA -> Christiansburg |
Intensity 6.5. Beautiful scenery, a really nice ride (Read about this Intensity Scale). |
| 15 |
7/20 |
Sunny |
(0) |
Troutville |
Rest day. |
| 14 |
7/19 |
Misty |
50 |
Lexington->Troutville |
Beautiful ride, hills mostly mild, fun side trip to Natural Bridge |
| 13 |
7/18 |
Sunny with showers |
29 |
Vesuvius, VA->Lexington |
Great, short ride followed by a great afternoon in Lexington |
| 12 |
7/17 |
Sunny |
(0!) |
Vesuvius, VA |
Rest day at Sugar Tree Inn |
| 11 |
7/16 |
Sunny |
32 |
Afton, VA -> Vesuvius |
5000 feet of climb, one tired Mieko and a night at the Sugar Tree Inn |
| 10 |
7/15 |
Sunny |
31 |
Charlottesville, VA -> Afton |
Hills, hills, hills and a night staying with the Cookie Lady |
| 9 |
7/14 |
Sunny |
(15) |
Charlottesville, VA |
Rest day. |
| 8 |
7/13 |
Sunny |
(0!) |
Charlottesville, VA |
Rest day. |
| 7 |
7/12 |
Sunny |
56.7 |
Louisa, VA -> Charlottesville |
Nice roads, nice people. Not all down hill, but easier than 7/11. |
| 6 |
7/11 |
Sunny |
57.7 |
Ashland, VA -> Louisa |
Got lost just after Patrick Henry's house. Other than that a fine ride.
Some roller-coaster type hills |
| 5 |
7/10 |
Sunny |
34.1 |
Richmond, VA -> Ashland |
Equipment OK after problems in Richmond. Our first camping experience. |
| 4 |
7/9 |
Sunny |
(5.9) |
Richmod, VA |
Mechanical failure. Stuck in Richmond. |
| 3 |
7/8 |
Rain/
clouds |
31.7 |
Charles City, VA -> Richmond |
First rain. Bill says it was a sprinkle, Mieko says it was a downpour. |
| 2 |
7/7 |
Sunny |
42.5 |
Williamsburg, VA -> Charles City |
Absolutely beautiful ride. I know its another state, but couldn't stop
singing "Almost heaven/West Virginia." |
| 1 |
7/6 |
Sunny |
16.3 |
Yorktown, VA-> Williamsburg |
Dipped our rear tires in the Atlantic at 4:20 p.m. |
| 1 |
7/6 |
Sunny |
|
Newport News Airport -> Yorktown |
This part of the trip is not going to be included in the total milage. |
