Below you will find trip reports in reverse chronological order for the July 2006 trip to the Western U.S. All of the photos have now been uploaded and all the entries made, but I'm in the process of going back through the reports and adding hyperlinks to the places and things mentioned, where applicable.

You comments are invited including any experiences you've had in any of the places visited or suggestions for further adventures along my trek or similar places you've enjoyed. To make any comments or entries of your own you must be a registered user and logged in. More info on that below, or just click the "create new account" in the left menu.

In addition to the trip reports there are photo galleries and a map of all the places included. Look in the left menu for

2006 Trip Gallery
2006 Trip Map

It's over but not forgotten. A great trip with many memories, one of which I could do without (the valve stem debacle).  I departed June 30 in the early morning and got back home about 1:30PM on July 21. The trip had been planned to include the national BMW rally in Vermont but I opted to delete that leg due to a lot of reasons including the heat that would be involved in that 2200 mile leg, the fact that once there I was 2400 miles from home, and I was missing Jennifer more than just a little bit. 

More details below, but if you want to "ride along" then here are the quickie instructions.

This site will be updated most days with wild tales and photos as I go.
Just look for the links in the left menu for
2006 trip
2006 trip gallery
2006 trip map

Often the trip reports will be posted initially in a skeleton fashion and will be updated later. Eventually I'll go back and annotate them with links to websites that further amplify the places I talk about. You can see in the right-hand menu which items have been updated. 

Lastly, your comments are welcome but to do so, you must be a registered user and logged in. You can register yourself ... see "create new account" in the left menu. 

(updated 7/28/04 12:11p.m.)

Well, at least for a few weeks.
No, there is nothing to be 'proven' in a venture of touring on a motorcycle for almost 7,000 miles -- merely a need to satisfy a 'wanderlust' that everyone feels from time to time.