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Does it have to be April? I would be concerned about it still being winter in the mountains, especially as you head north. My first trip to Colorado was the 2nd week in June and Trail Ridge Road had just opened the week before, there were snow banks higher than my bike on the side of the road...

Well I went a little later and booked for the week of March 16th - should give me a little more range in where I wander. January and February look really crazy at work anyway - so by mid March I think I'll need a break!

I'm thinking end of February-early March - before Spring break though. Found a couple of good deals on Expedia, but will do a little more searching. Also found a place that rents sport bikes and could pick up a little SV650 for $70 (base - add on insurance, etc.) a day. Wouldn't need more...

I've been to Prescott, but that was the furthest south I got in my journeys. I camped just outside of Flagstaff for four nights, but there was just too much to see - Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon - and I ran that stretch several times just for the fun of riding it, Jerome, of course the Grand Canyon...

Next year is time for a real trip again - this year was kind of a touring bust :-( On my last trip out west I found out that even early June is just too hot to head to the southern part of these states (at least for me). In mid-June around Albuquerque I was hitting the road at 3:30 in the...

On the basis that your gear "looked new" - really?? Most riders I know carry at least one if not two spare pairs of gloves - especially this time of year with weather fluctuations. Hope you have your receipts. I ride stateside a lot too and really haven't found much difference with the border...

I am hopelessly inept in plotting any kind of GPS routes - not much better at Google - guess its my dinosaur brain.

163,000 kms and still going strong. I love this bike and its going to break my heart when I have to get a new one - its a much better bike than I am a rider.

I detoured a bit coming back to check out a couple of gems in Kentucky - Hwy 52 and 213 (Furnace Road) - unfortunately I didn't have time to complete 52 and then I made a wrong turn on 213 and ended up on an amazing little road whose name I can't remember. The trip could have done with a little...

I'm not sure what it is with GPSs in that area - my Garmin Zumo eliminate the entire state of NC from the data bank and insisted the closest accommodation was in Ky. If travelling in that area and not familiar with it I really recommend paper maps as back up. Actually in any of the mountainous...

Some quick pix from 129 and the Cherohala.

So there I was Friday night in my motel room in Georgetown, Ky researching interesting rides in the area. Got up Saturday morning, wiped frost off bike - stared south on I-75 and one thing led to another. Screw weather gods and screw work gods - Deals Gap here I come. Anyway I needed a new T...

Awesome trip - except for the snow part :-) Heated gear makes a huge difference - I wasn't even chilled yesterday even in the rain clipping at 130 on the 401 - polar fleece long johns, heated jacket liner, leathers over that, rain gear over that, Gerbings heated waterproof gloves. Tempts me...

So Kentucky it is - so far. Left at 9:30 and if it hadn't taken an hour to get across the border and 1 1 /2 hours to get across Cincinnati I probably would be close enough to still boot down to Tennessee. As it stands I'm in Georgetown, KY about 30 minutes north of Lexington. Hit some rain on...

That sucks - glad you were able to get off the road.

It was crummy when I rode into work in Hamilton yesterday morning too (no ice, just cold and drizzling) - but gorgeous by the time I head home. Weather gods and work gods hate me - am still heading out tomorrow morning, but have to shorten my vacation by one day, so have no idea where I will...

Have found no real solutions - other than cracking it open a bit or holding my breath until I turn blue. I've tried various "anti fog" sprays, etc. but though they help, nothing has eliminated so far. The best remedy I've found was one I picked up on a forum somewhere, which is to put a drop...

Yeah - that jives with what the weather forecasts have indicated, but nice to get first hand confirmation :-) I really am aware of the weather and I don't have a set in stone agenda, this is supposed to be a fun trip not an endurance trip. Its kind of liberating - and I'll post where I end up...

Don't own one - not worried :-)

Yeah I'm worried about the weather too which is why no reservations anywhere :-) I'm already thinking about running down through Ohio and Kentucky instead of WV - I just hate I-75 and I actually like I-79 south of Pittsburgh. Weather this time of year can turn quickly and more so in the...