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9,039 in 20

Postby Ducfast904 » Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:40 pm

Long time lurker with little to add but returned home today from a fun coast to coast road trip.
The numbers:
Days on the road: 20. Sunny days: 19. States visited: 22. National Parks: 10. Trout caught: 9. Baseball Stadiums 1. Police citations: 0. Curvy roads: Too many to count. Times I forgot what day it was cause I was having fun: Several. Total miles: 9,039.
Will upload the best of photos if I can master this website!
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Re: 9,039 in 20

Postby Rick F. » Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:14 pm

Craig,

Now that sounds like a trip and a half! I'll look forward to the pictures.

Rick
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Re: 9,039 in 20

Postby Ducfast904 » Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:13 pm

Here are some best of photos.
I left on July 4, arrived in Minneapolis evening of the 5th to see the Twins play the Rangers.
Reason why is I'm trying to visit all Major League stadiums and Target Field just happened to be sort of on the way to Wyoming

Then 6th to 10th visited MT Rushmore, Devils Tower, Custards Last Stand, Beartooth Pass, Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, several saloons and the way, way backwoods of Montana where I actually watched a grizzly run across the road in front of me.
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Re: 9,039 in 20

Postby Ducfast904 » Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:15 pm

Proof you meet the nicest people in saloons!
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Re: 9,039 in 20

Postby Ducfast904 » Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:19 pm

July 11-13 saw Mt Ranier at Sunrise, Mt Hood at sunset and Crater Lake
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Re: 9,039 in 20

Postby Ducfast904 » Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:24 pm

14-18 saw Redwood National Forest and fishing with my brother in Lassen National Park
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Re: 9,039 in 20

Postby Ducfast904 » Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:28 pm

Toss in an oil change along the way
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Re: 9,039 in 20

Postby Ducfast904 » Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:35 pm

Headed home on the 19th from San Francisco with a brief stop at the Bonneville Salt Flats to throw salt all over the bike on an impromptu speed run!
Across America i was lucky enough to ride in a cool pocket of air that was moving east with me. In Kansas the temps were 80 degrees with low humidity and I rode that all the way back to DC
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Re: 9,039 in 20

Postby mlytle » Sun Jul 28, 2019 11:20 pm

nice trip!
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