Topic “2007 Road Trip”
Back to Reality 4,000 Miles Later.
Yep. 4000 miles in a week. That new tire I put before the trip, let's just say it will need replacing on a couple months. I love, or I should say my bike loves Michelen Pilot Powers, but they do not last. Hot pavement, loaded bike and gale-force sidewinds across most of South Dakota and Iowa take their toll.
I went through Sturgis as the craziness was descending upon the area. Hundreds of bikers and trailer queens on their way. Manufacturers ringing all their goodies for this annual party.
The trip was fantastic, tiring but chocked-full of memories. Thanks Dad.
Yellowstone N.P. and Beartooth Pass
Stopped for a rest between Quake Lake and Hepgen Lake on the way to West Yellowstone.
On the top of the world and in the clouds going over Beartooth Pass at 10,979 ft. (workmates, that's about 10,300 feet higher than our offices. lol).
Glacier National Park
In Glacier N.P. on the "Going to the Sun" highway. Spectacular.
After Glacier we headed through FLathead Lake area and over to Missoula.
Off to Glacier N.P.
We headed over towards Butte and caught the Highway 1 loop through Anaconda and then went up the eastern side to Kalispell. Spending the night in Kalispell and fortunately, avoiding a drenching that went on all night.
Visit Parents, See Glacier & Yellowstone and Destroy New Tires. Priceless.
Yep. I leave Chicago at 8:00 AM on Saturday and arrive in Billings Sunday morning. 20:40 later. Can you say "Iron Butt "?
This picture does not begin to capture the magnificant night sky. If you notice, my GPS says I was stopped for 2 hours and 53 minutes of my ride. I had to stop outside of Boyes Montana at about 2:30 in the morning and grab a couple hours of sleep. I came across a pull off and utilized one of the picnic tables to sleep on. My leather jacket made a nice pad to sleep on and my Roadcrafter suit made a nice "tent" to sleep in.
Off the bike finally.
