She's home! She's home! I just picked up my bike at AML barge. Now to change the oil, air filter, and coolant, and spend a few days washing and waxing. Just in time to get it winter storage ready but hopefully a few days of riding left. I have to say that another benefit of this ride has been that I feel even more confident riding this big beast. I have ridden off and on for quite a while but never on a bike over 750cc. I'm not a small guy so a bike...

Nice and rested now so time for a picture commentary!Pic 1 - KCCO: Just figured I would jot down some things that did not make it in before or that I remembered after the fact. I figured a few recollections of the trip would be fun to look back on later, so here they are.Pic 2 - The Need for Speed: While the highest speed limit, 85, may be in Texas, I found that Utah drivers are the fastest drivers. This is especially true of people in Salt Lake City, UT. When...

I figured since the trip is over, I would just list things I did right and things I will do better next time. Following are details on each pic with my thoughts.Pic 1 - I'm HOME: So, after a couple days of rest, I figured I should post Tips, Tricks, and Recollections that I got from the road. The way I see it, no matter how good you plan, you will still not get everything right and this is my opportunity to get the next trip "righter". So, here we go! Pic 2...

The last day of riding is ahead of me and I have mixed feelings. I am anxious to get home but at the same time, this has been a blast! I opt for the continental breakfast at my motel and luckily I'm not very hungry because they don't have much to offer!Reload the bike and off we go. I know I am fairly close to Seattle from here so this should be a fairly leisurely ride. I get into tiny Echo, OR and I see this really odd looking multi-story metal build...

So, here we go! This is one of my bucket list adventures. This trip has been a long time in the making and with the encouragement of my wife Tammy I am doing this! I am feeling anxious, nervous, but mostly excited about hitting the road. I have ridden off and on for a number of years but I have never done a long trip like this before. Hell, I doubt I have ever done more then 100 - 200 miles at any one time. I have been talking about doing a cross-count...