On the Road to Mexico and the American West

BMW Kurt · 03-16-2012, 04:17 PM

I left Asheville, NC 2 days ago and I am headed for Yaviza and then back up to California and then back across the continent home! All in all I believe the trip will last three to four months.

Today I stopped at Moton Field in Tuskegee, AL to view the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.

From there I rode on to Selma and saw the bridge where Bloody Sunday occurred.

I will write more late, but I am wasted tired and just wanted to get this thread started while I had Wi-Fi. On to Louisiana and Texas!

frank wheelbarrow · 03-17-2012, 05:22 AM

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tricepilot · 03-17-2012, 05:29 AM

TurkeyChicken · 03-17-2012, 07:52 AM

Awesome, sounds like a fun trip ahead of you. Looking forward to the report.

Airhead Wrangler · 03-17-2012, 08:33 AM

Free lodging and beer in Manzanillo for BMW riders. I might also be able to suggest some spots to hit going through central america. PM me if you come through town. Ride safe and enjoy.

BMW Kurt · 03-17-2012, 05:19 PM

I jumped on the Natchez Trace to Natchez, MS. The Natchez Trace is like the Blue Ridge Parkway except it was not very curvy and there were not a lot of pullouts. The speed limit was 50 and there was no traffic. The weather was perfect. It was one of those days where you were not cold or hot.

In Natchez I crossed the Mississippi River and rode through the flat Louisiana farmland to my father's boyhood home of Jena, LA.

While riding through the delta region I saw graves with concrete covers. They are to keep those resting in peace resting in peace. Got to keep them in the ground when it floods!

Then it was on through the bayou. For some reason an old Creedence Clearwater song kept running through my head.

Then I proceeded to get lost! Damn GPS! I swear I never got lost until I started using a GPS. I rode the back roads of Louisiana and somehow wound up in Shreveport, LA. That is only an hour from my home in Longview but I was kaput and had told my family I would arrive tomorrow. I'm going to spend a week visiting family and then on to Big Bend to see if they got that Boquillas crossing open yet!

I am getting a little worried though. Those of you that have read my other ride reports know that rain figures into them a lot. So far, beautiful weather!! Keep your fingers crossed!!!!

BMW Kurt · 03-17-2012, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Airhead Wrangler

Free lodging and beer in Manzanillo for BMW riders. I might also be able to suggest some spots to hit going through central america. PM me if you come through town. Ride safe and enjoy.

I may be coming through Manzanillo on my way back up. I'll let you know!

mundobravo · 03-18-2012, 07:26 AM

I'm in on this thread , have a great ride. I'm just back from Yaviza about 6 weeks myself. Good luck !

GB · 03-18-2012, 08:27 AM

Looks good...

Thanks for taking us along

MrBob · 03-18-2012, 08:56 AM

I rode many of those same roads two weeks ago on my freeway avoidance tour from Florida to Colorado. Natchez was beautiful and I wish I'd been able to spend more time in the old quarter of Natchitoches.
Happy trails.

BMW Kurt · 03-18-2012, 12:10 PM

I am now in Longview, TX where I have learned of the death of a friend in a motorcycle accident. Rest in Peace Party Boss.

mundobravo · 03-18-2012, 12:26 PM

RIP Party Boss

BMW Kurt · 03-18-2012, 01:38 PM

I made the ride from Shreveport, LA to my hometown of Longview, TX. Of course, the thing we did after I arrived at my sister's house was to go out for Mexican food. Still on the list is BBQ, chicken fried steak, catfish, and probably more BBQ and Mexican for good measure. There will probably not be a lot to report this week other than the eating. I'll lose weight later!

Going to stay here until next Sunday and then head out for Big Bend.

BMW Kurt · 03-19-2012, 03:37 PM

This pretty much describes what I have been doing the last couple of days. You have to remember that I am a Texas ex-pat and don't get back here often. I gotta eat Texas cookin' when I can!!

BMW Kurt · 03-20-2012, 12:23 PM

The good thing about eating in Texas is that there is never a line at the salad bar. Macaroni and cheese count as a vegetable here!

03-16-2012, 04:17 PM	#1
BMW Kurt ^OP Exorbitant Tax Payer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: People's Republic of the United States of America Oddometer: 7,206	On the Road to Mexico and the American West I left Asheville, NC 2 days ago and I am headed for Yaviza and then back up to California and then back across the continent home! All in all I believe the trip will last three to four months. Today I stopped at Moton Field in Tuskegee, AL to view the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. From there I rode on to Selma and saw the bridge where Bloody Sunday occurred. I will write more late, but I am wasted tired and just wanted to get this thread started while I had Wi-Fi. On to Louisiana and Texas! __________________ "We blew it." -- Wyatt in Easy Rider My Riding Blog My Travel Blog Kurt Nugent Photography My Adventure Page BMW Kurt screwed with this post 03-17-2012 at 05:00 PM

03-17-2012, 05:22 AM	#2
frank wheelbarrow ten four Joined: Jan 2007 Location: NORTHERN UTAH.... PLANET EARTH ITS ALL THE SAME Oddometer: 682	Subscribed __________________ around the world "As Jonah used to say, a bike can never have too much gas.... unless it's on fire."

03-17-2012, 05:29 AM	#3
tricepilot El Gran Payaso Joined: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio Oddometer: 5,931	__________________ Oaxaca The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Into the Blue at Quintana Roo Vaquero On Mexican Time Copper Canyon and Batopilas

03-17-2012, 07:52 AM	#4
TurkeyChicken Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Oddometer: 185	Awesome, sounds like a fun trip ahead of you. Looking forward to the report. __________________ Some of my favorite rides: 17 days, 5,700+ miles through American West 2011 Labor Day Ride Report (Camping, Black Canyon, Colorado National Monument) 2010 Labor Day Ride Report (Camping, Pagosa Springs, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes National Park)

03-17-2012, 08:33 AM	#5
Airhead Wrangler More tacos than you Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Manzanillo MX, occasionally Seattle Oddometer: 5,123	Free lodging and beer in Manzanillo for BMW riders. I might also be able to suggest some spots to hit going through central america. PM me if you come through town. Ride safe and enjoy. __________________ R80ST Gets The HPN Treatment Ducati Pantah 500SL Rebuild Seattle to TDF on an airhead WTB R100R Mystic sidestand and mount.

03-17-2012, 05:19 PM	#6
BMW Kurt ^OP Exorbitant Tax Payer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: People's Republic of the United States of America Oddometer: 7,206	I jumped on the Natchez Trace to Natchez, MS. The Natchez Trace is like the Blue Ridge Parkway except it was not very curvy and there were not a lot of pullouts. The speed limit was 50 and there was no traffic. The weather was perfect. It was one of those days where you were not cold or hot. In Natchez I crossed the Mississippi River and rode through the flat Louisiana farmland to my father's boyhood home of Jena, LA. While riding through the delta region I saw graves with concrete covers. They are to keep those resting in peace resting in peace. Got to keep them in the ground when it floods! Then it was on through the bayou. For some reason an old Creedence Clearwater song kept running through my head. Then I proceeded to get lost! Damn GPS! I swear I never got lost until I started using a GPS. I rode the back roads of Louisiana and somehow wound up in Shreveport, LA. That is only an hour from my home in Longview but I was kaput and had told my family I would arrive tomorrow. I'm going to spend a week visiting family and then on to Big Bend to see if they got that Boquillas crossing open yet! I am getting a little worried though. Those of you that have read my other ride reports know that rain figures into them a lot. So far, beautiful weather!! Keep your fingers crossed!!!! __________________ "We blew it." -- Wyatt in Easy Rider My Riding Blog My Travel Blog Kurt Nugent Photography My Adventure Page

03-18-2012, 07:26 AM	#8
mundobravo Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2004 Location: new mexico Oddometer: 3,040	I'm in on this thread , have a great ride. I'm just back from Yaviza about 6 weeks myself. Good luck ! __________________ Driven Down - Yaviza - Darien Gap https://vimeo.com/42443080 DRIVEN , solo moto to the Arctic Circle http://www.vimeo.com/7780879

03-18-2012, 08:27 AM	#9
GB Mod Squad Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Oddometer: 53,466	Looks good... Thanks for taking us along __________________ ADV decals, patches & flag? Here

03-18-2012, 08:56 AM	#10
MrBob Careening forward Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Santa Fe, N.M. Oddometer: 5,663	I rode many of those same roads two weeks ago on my freeway avoidance tour from Florida to Colorado. Natchez was beautiful and I wish I'd been able to spend more time in the old quarter of Natchitoches. Happy trails. __________________ KLX 400 dual sport Tune in, turn on, drop out.

03-18-2012, 12:10 PM	#11
BMW Kurt ^OP Exorbitant Tax Payer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: People's Republic of the United States of America Oddometer: 7,206	Loss of a friend I am now in Longview, TX where I have learned of the death of a friend in a motorcycle accident. Rest in Peace Party Boss. __________________ "We blew it." -- Wyatt in Easy Rider My Riding Blog My Travel Blog Kurt Nugent Photography My Adventure Page

03-18-2012, 12:26 PM	#12
mundobravo Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2004 Location: new mexico Oddometer: 3,040	RIP Party Boss __________________ Driven Down - Yaviza - Darien Gap https://vimeo.com/42443080 DRIVEN , solo moto to the Arctic Circle http://www.vimeo.com/7780879

03-18-2012, 01:38 PM	#13
BMW Kurt ^OP Exorbitant Tax Payer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: People's Republic of the United States of America Oddometer: 7,206	I made the ride from Shreveport, LA to my hometown of Longview, TX. Of course, the thing we did after I arrived at my sister's house was to go out for Mexican food. Still on the list is BBQ, chicken fried steak, catfish, and probably more BBQ and Mexican for good measure. There will probably not be a lot to report this week other than the eating. I'll lose weight later! Going to stay here until next Sunday and then head out for Big Bend. __________________ "We blew it." -- Wyatt in Easy Rider My Riding Blog My Travel Blog Kurt Nugent Photography My Adventure Page

03-19-2012, 03:37 PM	#14
BMW Kurt ^OP Exorbitant Tax Payer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: People's Republic of the United States of America Oddometer: 7,206	Texas Cookin' This pretty much describes what I have been doing the last couple of days. You have to remember that I am a Texas ex-pat and don't get back here often. I gotta eat Texas cookin' when I can!! __________________ "We blew it." -- Wyatt in Easy Rider My Riding Blog My Travel Blog Kurt Nugent Photography My Adventure Page

03-20-2012, 12:23 PM	#15
BMW Kurt ^OP Exorbitant Tax Payer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: People's Republic of the United States of America Oddometer: 7,206	The good thing about eating in Texas is that there is never a line at the salad bar. Macaroni and cheese count as a vegetable here! __________________ "We blew it." -- Wyatt in Easy Rider My Riding Blog My Travel Blog Kurt Nugent Photography My Adventure Page

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