We took the long way to Durango, Colorado, and got home on Saturday riding through Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. We logged more than 8000 km or 5000 miles and visited many national and state parks:
Crater Lake NP, OR
Avenue of the Giants in Redwoods NP, CA
Lassen Volcanic NP, CA
Great Basin NP, NV
Capitol Reef NP, UT
Glen Canyon National Recreational Area, UT
Natural Bridges National Monument, UT
Valley of the Gods, UT
Monument Valley, UT and AZ
Four Corners Monument, UT, AZ, NM, CO
Arches NP, UT
Canyonlands NP (The Needles and Island in the Sky), UT
Dead Horse Point SP, UT
I was looking forward to crossing desert on the loneliest road in America, the famous US 50 in Nevada, and we were not disappointed. We also did HWY 93 in Idaho, from Bear Lake, UT, via Garden City, Montpelier, Pocatello, Atomic City, to Salmon (camped there) and Darby. It is the kind of ride you wish it never ended, but you either run out of daylight or run low on gas. Edith says she could ride it three times a year.
So many great roads, so many memories, and so many photos (we snapped around 2000 pix).
Day 21 | WA and BC | 546 km
Day 20 | ID, MT and WA | 643 km
Day 19 | UT and ID | 555 km
Day 18 | UT, WY and UT | 613 km
Day 17 | UT | 200 km
Day 16 | UT | 350 km
Day 15 | CO and UT | 410 km
Day 14 | CO | 25 km
Day 13 | Four Corners | 312 km
Day 12 | UT and AZ | 303 km
Day 11 | UT | 457 km
Day 10 | NV and UT | 408 km
Day 09 | NV | 431 km
Day 08 | NV, CA and NV | 190 km
Day 07 | CA and NV | 300 km
Day 06 | CA | 324 km
Day 05 | CA | 400 km
Day 04 | CA | 268 km
Day 03 | OR and CA | 393 km
Day 02 | OR | 406 km
Day 01 | BC, WA and OR | 642 km
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