Issue 01: A Tour in the Making
Typically in July I attend Star Days which is a great event put on by Star Touring and Riding. This event travels the US from East to Central to West. This year Star Days is in Longmont Colorado, which is a solid two day trip from my house in Indiana.
Since this was the case, I thought this would be a great time to travel the west and see more of the country than I have ever before. I was ready to do it alone, but thought I would ask around to see if anyone else was interested. One person was, so Mike and I began talking about planning the trip. Since we would have been gone already for about 8 days we thought, why not add a couple and make the journey a little bigger.
We thought wouldn't 10 days on the road be an awesome journey. We decided to use our tents to make the trip not only cheaper, but also more of an adventure. Mike and I have riden together before and both seem to like the journey more than the destination. This time, however we also wanted to have some great destinations in the plan. Brain-storming we came up with some of the following. Old Faithful, Grand Canyon, Route 66, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Million Dollar Highway, Devils Tower, Mount Rushmore, Beemer Nebraska, 4-Corners, Jackson Hole, Cody Wy., and more.
Planning the route turned out more difficult and originally thought. With so many things to see and so little time, we had to make some cuts. After meeting a few times and looking at all the places we wanted to see. After a few planning sessions and a lot of work, we have come up with a 4300 mile journey that will take us through 14 different states and cover a number of historic and popular places. We even ended up adding a day bringing the total days on the road up to eleven.
The Journey: Here is a high-level look at what our journey will include.
Start in Indianapolis, IN
Day 1: Arrive: Carthage, MO
Day 2: Arrive: Garden City, KS
Day 3: Arrive: Gunnison, CO
Day 4: Arrive: Blanding, UT
Day 5: Arrive: West Richfield, UT
Day 6: Arrive: Jackson, WY
Day 7: Arrive: Cody, WY
Day 8: Arrive: Devils Tower, WY
Day 9: Arrive: Valentine, NE
Day 10: Arrive: Kellogg, IA
Day 11:Arrive: Indianapolis, IN
Stay tuned there will be more to come about the Wild Wild West Tour of 2006.
