I'll keep an eye out and see if you end up near Louisville for a little bit. Or If I run into you on the end of my KAT ride. Mods might want to move this to the RR sub.
When you get to South Dakota take a look at Hiway 44 to get across the state, mucho better than I-90! Of course, the TSDAT would be a great way to see the backside of SD! Sleddog
Central Rally 7 "BaconBeerBikeHugfestapalooza" 8/1-8/10 2014 Check out the Central Rally, Eagle River, WI. Over a thousand miles of great riding in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. First week ride to Lake Superior, camp out on an island. Second week ride hubdreds of miles of some of the best backroads / trails in the midwest. Welcome @ my place to camp, fire, food, beer, if we are home. 17 mi NE of Stevens Point, WI. Subscribed...
Its easy to loose a day at my house. Hopefully the weathers is nice while youre n mo, we have unpredictable Weather.
I like crossing rivers by ferries. In Kentucky you can cross the Ohio into Ohio in Augusta,just to the west of Maysville or just west of Cinncinnati. In western Ky. there is a free ferry in Crittenden County on 91 that takes you to Cave in Rock on the Illinois side. If you want to cross the Mississippi by ferry go to Henderson , Ky. to catch the one to Dorena , Mo. about 120 miles south of St.Louis. Any good riding in Indiana and Illinois is fairly close to the Ohio River, once you get 40 miles north of the river things flatten out, mostly.The Ozarks in southern Mo. and northern Arkansas have some great roads.Kansas ,Iwoa and Nebraska by the small roads will have some hidden gems , hopefully. All the Black Hills is good stuff and the badlands in western N. Dakota is fun on gravel. Watch out for fracker traffic. From Montana to Idaho, are you familiar with the MaGruder Corridor ? Billed as the longest primative road in the lower 48 states, it leads you 148 miles between the Selway-Bitteroot and the Frank Church -River of No return Wilderness Areas.You can really get away from it up there.Bring gas. In Council, Id. if you can find your way to the Klienshmidt Grade on the maze of gravel roads, it will drop you right down to the Snake. There are free ferries on the Columbia in Washinton at Keller and Inchelium .And just west of Coulee City is Dry Falls. It's the site of the largest floods ever on Earth, during the last Ice Age. And if you're ready for more and have your Passport handy the Kootenai Rockies and the hot springs there are worth seeing in British Columbia.
cool, my boss at work just came back from Colorado, they trailered to new mexico, road over to the dragon and around all over the place then back to new mexico and trailered back to st louis. Il keep the beers cold.
You might want to re-think riding up 22 hwy in North Dakota. The truck traffic is brutal and dangerous. Read my post about broken windshields up here. Your call. Ride safe.
Im glad we could help you out bro, enjoy the rest of the trip I will be following it! I wish i coulda rode further with you today, but gotta get things done. lets make this a hotel free trip for travis, he is a great house guest!!
Travis was a great guest and I really enjoyed hanging out with ya last night. How was your dual sport ride in Madison Co this morning? Enjoy the rest of your trip, you were really making me jealous as we were looking at maps last night! Kelly and Pam
Any inmates there? Travis is fun for the whole family And has awesome stories to tell , dont leave him Out to stealth camp!
My only suggestion is to have fun and enjoy The experiance. Yea the ktm should have been There lol. I need to get some more offroad miles In!
If you like beer, vistas, and a great down town to chill in, don't miss Bend. there are fires raging in that area though, so plan accordingly. Hells Canyon is pretty awesom.
Ever stay in a Hostel? http://www.portlandhostel.org/rates-reservations/ Location is walking distance to some of the more...er...Portlandia culture (Head east on Hawthorne). Drop me a PM if you need any advice or assistance while in town. -= Scott