Touring Iceland by Motorcycle
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Alaska Itinerary 2014
The Route: Riding nearly 10,000 miles to Alaska
Planning for Iceland
We’ve been talking about Iceland for months & we have finally taken the first step in actually getting there in June! Initially we thought we would take our own bikes, but after a bit of research, it seems like a better plan to rent. Yesterday, the rental company confirmed that the bikes we want to…
The Summer The Uly Spent At The Dealership (and spring and some of fall)
My Uly started having issues around March 2016, with the oil level being inconsistent. Sometimes the oil was foamy, occasionally it would look normal. It developed a problem where the oil didn’t always return, and sometimes it wouldn’t even show up on the dip stick. Other times it would puke & spit out caramel colored…
Durango to KC 2016 Final Day of the West Coast Trip
In 2016, this particular ride was day 16 of our West Coast trip. Today (yesterday since my computer died on the way home) we are driving the same route as we wrap up our 2017 Colorado vacation with friends. It seems like the perfect day to finish up the blog from last year & add…
Ely to Durango, CO
Today I logged into the blog for the first time in months. It has been a crazy year and although we have ridden quite a bit, I couldn’t even remember my last post. To my surprise, I found this one saved as a draft from June 26, 2016. I am sure I had bigger plans…
Sacramento to Ely, NV
The route from Sacramento, CA to Ely is a very diverse one. It was a gorgeous day to ride. The road up to the lake was curvy with amazing scenery! It was cool as we crossed through the mountains, but once we were on the other side, it definitely heated up! Our first noteworthy site was…
Guerneville to San Francisco
Today we woke up to another sunny, beautiful day for riding! We had breakfast at the local diner before heading to the city. At breakfast when I was researching where to go to board the boat for Alcatraz, I realized that reservations have to be made in advance. I am so bummed! That never crossed…
Coos Bay, OR to Arcata, Ca
Today was another day of ‘easy’ riding. And still no rain! Yeah!!! The ride today was really good. We stopped at Trees of Mystery and walked the trail through the giant redwood trees. We also took the gondola to the top. I loved it!!! We rode through Avenue of the Giants. What an amazing ride! …
Crater Lake
What a spectacular day! Well, I nearly froze to death a couple of times, and for the first time ever on a bike I had slush building up on my visor, so it wasn’t an easy ride, but it was super gorgeous!! We headed out of Roseburg towards Crater Lake this morning. The ride up…
Astoria to Roseburg
Astoria was a great little town by the water. We spent the morning at the Maritime Museum, which was really cool! We had fish & chips at a very cool food “truck” that was actually a boat called Bowpicker. The halibut was delish!! From Astoria we headed South down Hwy 101 until Gardiner where we…
Idaho to Washington
Idaho We woke up to a warm sunny day in Priest Lake, Idaho. We had a yummy breakfast of sausage, eggs from Colleen’s chickens, plus hash browns. Ashly & Taylor left early to head home, so the 5 of us went out to a great beach area at the lake to take in the local scenery. …
Mountaineering. Do it!
Our mountaineering at Via Ferrata was amazing! We arrived by 8:45am to meet Kevin, our personal guide for the trek. He was super nice & loaned us some additional rain gear & things that we would need so we could enjoy the hike. I joked that the ad online shows a man in shorts on…
Day 3. Banff yes. Enjoyable? Not really.
There isn’t really any denying that today was somewhat miserable. We didn’t roast, but we did freeze most of the day. It rained most of the morning. Once we rode out of the rain, the seemingly 100mph winds started as we trekked across Canada. It never really warmed up, so most of the day was…
2016 West Coast Itinerary
Our bike adventure started in 2003 when we bought our first bike, a 2003 Buell Lightning. For the first three years we explored “local” roads & landmarks in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. In 2006 I brought home Shawn’s Uly as a birthday surprise! With the comfortable upgrade, and the ability to carry more luggage, our trips got…
West Coast 2016
Summer is officially here and we are gearing up for a great ride to the West Coast. We’ll also swing North for a few days at Banff with Rob & Staci. Although it isn’t as epic as Alaska, we will cover close to 7,000 miles. On this trip we’ll visit 14 states and 2 Canadian…
Gear Review
If you checked out our packing list, you know we took a variety of things with us. We felt like we were well packed when we took off. Everything fit on the bikes and we did our best to bring all the necessities without having extras. If I were taking the trip again there are…
The List – Bike Repairs From The Trek
I’ll see if I can get a comprehensive list of the repairs that were made on our bikes during the trip, and a list of repairs that are now needed as a result of this trip. Shawn can let me know if I have forgotten anything. If we had replaced my wheel bearings, belt, and…
Tok to Fairbanks
Today we made the short ride from Tok, AK to Fairbanks. Along the way we stopped at Delta Junction & the North Pole for some sight seeing & photos. We caught our first glimpse of the Alaskan Pipeline. It’s really warm here in Fairbanks. Another sunny, beautiful day! On the way up here we drove…
Buell Vicariously 