We left Sunday morning and returned on Sunday afternoon a week later.
Trip statistics:
4621 miles in apx. 7 days, 11 hours averaging almost 46 mpg
Temperature low was 55 degrees F. (In the Sierras on the way out)
Temperature high was 109 degrees F. (Sacramento on the way home)
We mapped out our trip the day before we left. We checked the weather forecast too.
We expected to get rained on through Wyoming. Instead, we woke up to thunder showers in Utah.
Fortunately, the rain went away after about an hour into Wyoming.
We camped everywhere except Lincoln, NE. We planned on a motel that night thinking we would be wet.
We figured out only two campgrounds ahead of time, Utah and Minnesota.
The rest we basically looked for when we were ready.
We watched the July 4th fireworks at the water in Duluth, Minnesota.
We also saw the fireworks across the water from Wisconsin.
A few things we observed:
NV would be very boring without the Sierras, UT has some cool colors,
WY has a lot of nothing (on hwy 80), we do want to spend some time in the NW part some day,
NE and IA have a lot of corn, the roads through St. Paul, MN are really bad,
there is nothing to stop the wind in ND, MT is scenic, ID has some cool falls
Time stamps on the pictures are in Pacific time
Our Duluth trip ride
A couple other riders in the Sierras as we head out on a beautiful Sunday morning
A couple more riders?
Approaching Salt Lake City, UT
Our campsite in Morgan, Utah
Our campsite in Morgan, Utah
A view somewhere in Wyoming
An interesting bridge across the Hwy 80 on the way to Lincoln, Nebraska
Somewhere out of Lincoln, Nebraska
Lots of rolled hay bales, we have square bales here
Indian Point Campgrounds in Duluth, Minnesota
Drawbridge (down) in Duluth, Minnesota
Drawbridge (up) in Duluth, Minnesota
Hope enjoying an ice cream in Duluth as we wait for the fireworks
Grandma's in Duluth, good food, good prices, good view... beer good
Another shot of our campsite in Duluth, Minnesota
Yet another shot of our campsite in Duluth, Minnesota
The home of Aerostich in Duluth, Minnesota
The home of Aerostich in Duluth, Minnesota
Gooseberry Falls a bit north of Duluth
Valley City, North Dakota
Ray & Hope at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota
Our campsite in Big Timber, Montana
The river about 75 feet from out campsite in Big Timber, Montana
Do the bunnies find Hope or does Hope find the bunnies?
A view in Montana
A view of the river on the way by Yellowstone
Another view of the river on the way by Yellowstone
Yet another view of the river on the way by Yellowstone
A nice view (I think we were still in Montana)
Another nice view (I think we were still in Montana)
Another couple doing it our way, we don't know how she gets on & off
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Idaho Falls, Idaho
The Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho
The Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho
The Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho
Base jumpers in Twin Falls, Idaho
Base jumpers in Twin Falls, Idaho
They brought in a crane with a bucket to bring them up
This was a record breaking jump, 134 in less than 24 hours
The goal was at least 200 base jumps in 24 hours
In the canyon looking up
Hope at Shoshone Falls (Idaho)
Shoshone Falls (Idaho)
Shoshone Falls (Idaho)
Heading to the Ice Cave a bit out of Twin Falls, Idaho
Amazing how cold it was in the Ice Cave
Hope standing on the ice, it is 13 feet of solid ice
Kids slipping around on the ice
Black light lighting up the various minerals
On the way out of the Ice Cave
Our camp site at the Nat Soo Pah campgrounds just out of Twin Falls, ID
