"Just take your bike, your camera gear, and GO", she said. No, she wasn't mad, infuriated, or impacted by some other event of female distraction, at least so I keep telling myself. As with so many other adventures, this one too, started with "famous last words". To me, this sounded like a "green light", and in blissful denial, I started to plot my route. Although I have been through all of the landmarks that I envision to pass on my round trip, I haven't yet had a chance to actually stop, unleash the camera gear, and shoot my bloody index finger to a pulp. "...and why the hell are you making a ruckus about that, Fargat?!" As this is my first RR, thus far I've merely been a lurker with pesky questions and inadequate input on topics I know remotely little about, I can't expect a lot of inmates to follow me; so let me "wow" you with a few details about the trip; The Ride: Concours 14, in 2008 Silver - ya know, the fast(er) color The Rider: Photographer, Realtor, Full Time Student The Gear: Canon, Sony, Apple, GoPro(s), Drift 170 The "other" Gear: Tent, Sleeping Bag, (some) Food -- seems to me that this might be a 70/30 ratio in gear. 70 for Camera equipment... :huh The Route: Some landmarks include: - Red Lodge, MT - Beartooth Pass (Yes, you may be jealous) - Yellowstone National - WY canyon carving - Arches National - Highway 12, UT (Torrey to Bryce) - Bryce Canyon & Zion National - Grand Canyon - San Juan Skyway, CO - Rocky Mountain National - Mt. Rushmore, SD - Badlands, SD - ....and then absolutely NOTHING for 500 miles back to Fargo. *some of these markers may need to be foregone in the interest of being back home on time The time: limited to approx 17 days. The mission: return home with as many decent images and video as I can muster. The challenge: to get it all done, while finding new angles of overshot locations and somehow cement my claim to miniature fame. The idea: well... F ...I don't know what the hell I was thinking when I plotted that map. Departure: Lift off should be coming week "Reporting": Twitter, Facebook, ADV, and hoping to reactivate my blog before I hit the road. Will this work out or completely blow up in my face? Hell if I know...but it's worth trying for it; and after all, let's not forget, the "boss" said "Just GO!". ...... "yes, ma'am". Fargat - Out (for now)