Thursday, May 8, 2008

Counting down - 8 Days to go

Well, we're getting close to departure and I can tell... I got the park pass in the mail yesterday. I finished up most of my bike prep. I got new wheels/tires mounted and balanced, rebuilt the front fork, finished up a few electrical system modifications and changed the oil/coolant.

We have a basic timeline of the trip:
Fri, May 16
Leave Auburn,AL and Arrive Oklahoma City, OK

Sat, May 17
Leave Oklahoma City, OK and Arrive Silverton, CO

Sun, May 18
Leave Silverton, CO | Pass through Arches National Park and Monument Valley | Arrive Grand Canyon South Rim, AZ

Mon, May 19
Leave Grand Canyon, AZ and Arrive Hollywood, CA

Tues, May 20
Leave Hollywood, CA and Arrive Las Vegas, NV

Wed, May 21
Still in Las Vegas, NV

Thurs, May 22
Still in Las Vegas, NV

Fri, May 23
Leave Las Vegas, NV | Pass through Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park | Arrive Salt Lake City, UT

Sat, May 24
Leave Salt Lake City, UT | Pass through Grand Teton National Park | Arrive Yellowstone National Park, WY

Sun, May 25
Still in Yellowstone, WY

Mon, May 26
Leave Yellowstone, WY and Arrive Rocky Mountains National Park, (Denver) CO

Tues, May 27
Leave Rocky Mountains National Park, CO | Pass through Mt Rushmore, Badlands National Park, and Minute Man Missile Park | Arrive Somewhere outside South Dakota

Wed, May 28
Leave Somewhere outside South Dakota and Arrive Chicago, IL

Thur, May 29
Still in Chicago, IL

Fri, May 30
Leave Chicago, IL and Arrive Indianapolis, IN

Not sure about the rest thus far, but we will either hit Nashville,TN or go through Deals Gap on the way home...

We were also thinking about attempting the Iron Butt 1000 on the first day... Not sure if it will happen, but sure would be fun to say we were Iron Butt riders!!!!

More to come this weekend
-Zeb

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