Brackson
Touring Member
This is not a typo, I really meant to type SIX WEEKS! I have already talked about it in other threads briefly, but I am leaving for the trip Thursday. I am going to update this as I go.
I have already setup the bike for the long ride, I talked about it in a number of different threads, most recently in a thread for a practice overnight.
http://www.600riders.com/forum/touring-and-traveling/53073-shenandoah-national-park-overnight.html
TLDR for the linked thread: Tent camping for most of the trip, bike also includes gourmet cooking gear(I should really do a whole thread just on my cooking setup, I love it!), and alot of the shared gear for camping for 2.
A quick pic of the bike in touring mode all ready to go!
Yesterday I brought the bike in for a full 4000 mile service (the bike is only 2,000 miles old!). Normally I do basic maintenance myself, but given how busy I am preparing for the trip, and the scope of it, I opted to bring it to my favorite Yamaha dealership for service.
The basic itinerary is as follows.
June 11th - Watch my Red Sox play the O's here at Camden Yards (technically this is before I leave, but really this is how I am starting my vacation).
June 12th (and maybe the 13th) - Riding from Baltimore, Maryland to Manchester, NH vaguely along this route.
June 13th-24th - Putting around northern New England visiting friends, family, and some beautiful places. For example, I was married on Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, and have visited the park at least a half dozen times, but never on the bike. I mean to correct this gross oversight during this trip.
June 25th-July 15th - This is the core of the trip. Leaving Maine and meandering my way down the Appalachian Mountains with my best friend. Then meandering our way back to Maine. We have a list of places we would like to see, but we will only decide where we are going hours before we get there.
July 16th-July 23rd - Drop my friend back off in Maine and head home, hitting whatever I missed and regretted from earlier in the trip. If I am feeling froggy and don't have anything I want to hit I may do an Iron Butt SS1000 for the return trip (yes its only like 500 miles, the route would basically be one massive detour in order to make it 1000 miles).
I am setting this up now with the intent to update this at least every few days with what is going on. I hope to post a few photos after each worthwhile ride, and daily updates about where we are during the 3 week core of the trip.
I have already setup the bike for the long ride, I talked about it in a number of different threads, most recently in a thread for a practice overnight.
http://www.600riders.com/forum/touring-and-traveling/53073-shenandoah-national-park-overnight.html
TLDR for the linked thread: Tent camping for most of the trip, bike also includes gourmet cooking gear(I should really do a whole thread just on my cooking setup, I love it!), and alot of the shared gear for camping for 2.
A quick pic of the bike in touring mode all ready to go!
Yesterday I brought the bike in for a full 4000 mile service (the bike is only 2,000 miles old!). Normally I do basic maintenance myself, but given how busy I am preparing for the trip, and the scope of it, I opted to bring it to my favorite Yamaha dealership for service.
The basic itinerary is as follows.
June 11th - Watch my Red Sox play the O's here at Camden Yards (technically this is before I leave, but really this is how I am starting my vacation).
June 12th (and maybe the 13th) - Riding from Baltimore, Maryland to Manchester, NH vaguely along this route.
June 13th-24th - Putting around northern New England visiting friends, family, and some beautiful places. For example, I was married on Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, and have visited the park at least a half dozen times, but never on the bike. I mean to correct this gross oversight during this trip.
June 25th-July 15th - This is the core of the trip. Leaving Maine and meandering my way down the Appalachian Mountains with my best friend. Then meandering our way back to Maine. We have a list of places we would like to see, but we will only decide where we are going hours before we get there.
July 16th-July 23rd - Drop my friend back off in Maine and head home, hitting whatever I missed and regretted from earlier in the trip. If I am feeling froggy and don't have anything I want to hit I may do an Iron Butt SS1000 for the return trip (yes its only like 500 miles, the route would basically be one massive detour in order to make it 1000 miles).
I am setting this up now with the intent to update this at least every few days with what is going on. I hope to post a few photos after each worthwhile ride, and daily updates about where we are during the 3 week core of the trip.