Staging for new trip..

So again I am aggressively getting ready to get ready. If all goes to plan I will be leaving on another motorcycle trip. This one will be a little different than the rest in that I will be traveling solo. I have done solo trips before, but not to this extent. I am figuring to cover about 4,000 miles +/-. I have a friend out in Denver, Benny who is not doing well health-wise. I have been going out there to visit and have always flown. This is providing me a great excuse to get on the bike..

My sons are busy with that ole work thing and can’t take time this year. Same thing with others, just too much time. Its funny how that works. My rough plan is to head south to the Ohio River and follow that to the Mississippi. Follow that great river south and at some point head west maybe through Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and up into Colorado. After spending some time in Denver, head up to Wyoming and visit another friend, Mike. He has a new bike so maybe a few mountain passes while I’m there. On the way home, take the northern route. If weather and time are on my side, head north into Montana, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and then down through Minnesota and home through Northern Michigan. If I need to make time, I’ll cut through the Dakota’s. I went through the Dakota’s, Nebraska, Kansas etc on my last trip west, so it’s time for something a little new.

Rough idea of what I am thinking.. Too many variables. Hell, I could get out there, say screw it, ship the bike and fly home..

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