Posted by Calgary on January 27, 2009, 11:40 pm
I am fed up with winter and the usual winter fodder available in
Reeky, so how about a change of pace.
My riding partner and I will be heading to Jack's Place in Tellico
Plains Tennessee in the spring and it is time to give some thought to
the route. Here is a map that kind of provides the general direction
we will be headed.
http://www.actualriders.ca/tennessee.htm
The Route Planning Guidelines
Interstates are Bad. Secondaries are good. Endless hours of flatlands
are Bad. Scenic roads are Good.
I think you get the idea.
We have 2500 miles to travel each way and plenty of time to do it. We
will not be rushing this ride. We want to taste the country we pass
through.
Help me out with the must see locations and the must ride roads along
our route.
Posted by Jack Hunt on January 28, 2009, 9:31 am
>Help me out with the must see locations and the must ride roads along
>our route.
In the Yellowstone area, Beartooth Pass is a must. Hit Yellowstone and stick
around for Old Faithful to erupt. You probably won't have to wait more than 45
minutes. Forget staying at the Inn at Old Faithful. It costs an arm and a leg
just for a deposit and it's booked up months in advance. South out of
Yellowstone through the Grand Tetons, stay on 191 all the way to Vernal, Utah.
See the National Dinosaur Monument just east of Vernal. They have a parking
area at the museum but if you're on a motorcycle, they'll let you ride up to the
top of the mountain and you can watch as archeologists chips fossils out of the
rock in air conditioned comfort.
Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, any way you can hit it. US 40 is
pretty good, not an interstate. Mt. Evans, south of Idaho Springs, Colorado is
the highest paved road in the US, maybe in North America (14,200'). Don't
bother if it's overcast at the base. It'll be nasty at the top. Trust me on
this.
The Airpower Museum just south of 34 between Albia and Ottumwa, Iowa if you care
about WW1 vintage aircraft. They have some planes that pilots brought home from
the war, and they have some that the pilots came home and built from scratch.
But you have to ask yourself WTF you're doing in Iowa. I've never found any
good riding there.
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Jack
Posted by Chuck Rhode on January 28, 2009, 10:37 am
On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:31:41 +0000, Jack Hunt wrote:
> See the National Dinosaur Monument just east of Vernal. They have a
> parking area at the museum but if you're on a motorcycle, they'll
> let you ride up to the top of the mountain and you can watch as
> archeologists chips fossils out of the rock in air conditioned
> comfort.
I think the exhibit you're referring to has become tectonically
unstable:
o http://www.nps.gov/dino/why-is-the-quarry-visitor-center-closed.htm
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Posted by Jack Hunt on January 28, 2009, 12:24 pm
>I think the exhibit you're referring to has become tectonically
>unstable:
>o http://www.nps.gov/dino/why-is-the-quarry-visitor-center-closed.htm
Well dang, I'm glad I got there when I did. It's still a neat place to visit
and not too far out of the way.
--
Jack
Posted by Calgary on January 28, 2009, 6:43 pm
On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:37:05 -0600, Chuck Rhode
>On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:31:41 +0000, Jack Hunt wrote:
>> See the National Dinosaur Monument just east of Vernal. They have a
>> parking area at the museum but if you're on a motorcycle, they'll
>> let you ride up to the top of the mountain and you can watch as
>> archeologists chips fossils out of the rock in air conditioned
>> comfort.
>I think the exhibit you're referring to has become tectonically
>unstable:
>o http://www.nps.gov/dino/why-is-the-quarry-visitor-center-closed.htm
Do you think they would let me in if I could prove I am unstable? I am
sure there are dozens around here who would swear to the fact.
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