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Sew, Incoming weather cut it short. Made it to Prince Rupert (typical cruise port city, nothing to see here) but grand views in Jasper NP and Banff area. Tons of pics and vids which have to wait until I get near a PC. Now in Michigan, trip will continue with a Route 66 to Albuquerque.

Who knew British Columbia had deserts? 103*F today, quit at 2:30.

Caught a B&B from an ADVrider.com member in Bigfork, MT on Flathead lake. Big thanks. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/49980731?viralityEntryPoint=1&unique_share_id=D60F116D-3A69-430C-815C-5B1F0BC73D7D&slcid=e770ce09029142a9be49574160e7622a&s=76&feature=share&adults=1&channel=native&slug=IPPLjHPU&source_impression_id=p3_1720383224_P3MiAAIgGnR9xSR6&check_in=2024-07-17&guests=1&check_out=2024-07-18

Mine too, now. I'll post vid on YouTube, maybe even with some unlicensed music.

As expected... 8 miles of s&go in the warm sun. Nobody to see Ild Faithful, the jam was only for hot springs. Made Beartooth pass- cold and a little scary lol. Over the hump from Jackson WY and up to Salmon ID. Kalispell Tonight, maybe

Black Hills yesterday, Bighorn (again) today, Yellowstone tomorrow. Can't wait to see July 4 weekend traffic.

Happened upon them in the FS office lobby after hours.

Don't know, time is limited. It's not my trip, so anything's possible. I was supposed to meet the guys in Bozeman, but they've had dire rain for 5 days now. I'm in Custer, SD and they should get in this afternoon. Cool as I've never been to the Black Hills area before. Today's mission is to find tent space for 3, into the July 4 weekend. Secret Weapon; Forest Service park map dhowing all free camping areas, unlisted elsewhere.

Wyoming looks flat on the map, but now I know where the Bighorn mountains are. Got snowflakes?

Yeah... Moab to Jackson Hole. Beautiful start, to Dinosaur and North... Then Wyoming. The high plains winds are crazy, and for hours. Dropped it at a stop from a pebble and the wind, good sam helped pick up Humpty Dumpty. Jackson WY rather sucks bull nuggets. San Fran libs have taken it wholesale to the point that an old biker gets side eye looks buying coffee. The baby Hilton (idr which brand) was f*'n $525 tax in, and every tent site was beyond full. Nice scenery, though. Flew Teton and Yellowstone, got some rain with hail at 7500 feet. Cody WY now looking at ugly weather.

No idea yet.

Friday ended in Chama, NM. Didn't ride the Cumbres & Toltec train as weather Saturday was wet. Saturday, surprised myself by finding my route passed the Durango & Silverton steam railroad as well. Spent a couple hours in and around, then moved on to the 4 corners monument- a monumental waste of time as the entry line went from the road to... Eternity. So I have a picture of the sign. Then through the lesser-travelled road through monument valley; lesser views but zero traffic. Also, lesser places for pictures as the good views were narrow 2 lanes with huge drops and no shoulders. Hot, too, the kind that withers and makes you long for coldbrain, (I'm leaving that spelling error in) or even a spot of shade, of which there was none. Pressed on to Moab, UT where I'm now having a fabulous mocha latte.

I'm too dumb to figure that out smoothly, plus people not on forum have access.

No food at the campsite, at least that's the story- but the other two are Canadians so I'll bet all my gas money there will be grilled cheese sammiches for breakfast. Got insect repellent jammies, skeeter nets for over helm, bear spray across the border where they take it seriously. Lunch in Cuba, NM.

Yeah, you know I like to travel light, and this is as light as I could get it given that we're camping whenever possible and reasonable, so there's tent/bag/footer and a lot of cold weather gear that I hope I never have to take out of the drybags, which I hope never get wet. One thing I did assemble, which I've meant to put together for a long time is a trauma kit. I've always carried simple band tourniquets, but studying up for this trip revealed how remote much of the travel is, and also the frighteningly frequent, almost daily, news of bikers killed or seriously injured in Canada and Alaska. Let's hope it never gets opened. I built my own, in a Pelican case; C-A-T tourniquet 'Israeli' bandages clotting bandages and powder chest wound valve bandages Leatherman surgical shears plastic airway helper SAM splint Of course I have some Ibuprofen/Acetaminophen, burn cream, allergy pills etc. I figure anything less than serious can ride on to the next pharmacy. I forgot forceps, duct tape, and parachute cord. I suppose I can pick the tweezers up at an Albuquerque head shop lol.