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HappyMan

Here is my current route out to Banff National Park. I'm looking for a route home that would be different than this one. I've ridden Glacier, Yellowstone and I've gone through South Dakota plenty of times. I've got four to five days to return. Would a route through Canada headed East and then South to MN make any sense? Has anyone here ridden these areas and do you have any insight? I'm not a pavement dweller and I prefer small country roads and gravel. I've also considered a route south through MT, WY, CO and head north through KS and MO. I haven't calculated if I want to try to do that in five days yet...

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ArcticTiger · Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:34 pm Post subject:

I would have gone for the southern route through MTor ID, WY, CO. Not been on a bike there (wish to!) but traveld the area with my old stepside truck, very nice areas and small roads. Isnt north/east mostly just plains?

HappyMan · Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:24 am Post subject:

Yes, I'm looking at this southern route closer. I just realized that as soon as I get back I'm headed for the Indy MotoGP so I may only have four days which makes that route tough. I'll need to strategize as I don't want to cover ground I've already covered. Defeats the purpose of the ride for me.

zadok_oz · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:49 pm Post subject:

Check out http://www.motowhere.com/listpaths/srchkey/banff
See where others have been.

HappyMan · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:48 pm Post subject:

Excellent Zadock. I'll be checking that out. Looks like a great resource.

macgart · Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:43 am Post subject:

If you have not seen this thread already, there area some fantastic pics of a cross-Canada ride.

I linked to page 4 since he started on the east side and came west.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=511498&page=4

I'd love to do a trip up through Glacier and across B.C sometime. The pics are spectacular.

Maybe if I can do the WA Ride-In this year I can go north and follow one of your routes back home.

Are you riding this now?

HappyMan · Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:11 pm Post subject:

Thanks Macgart! I will be checking it out. Cool

johnnyadventurepants · Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 3:45 pm Post subject:

macgart · Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject:

HappyMan · Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:45 pm Post subject:

Excellent report. Love that yellow Tigger! Thanks. Cool

Medic09 · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:38 pm Post subject:

When are you going?

You haven't lived until you've experienced mosquitoes on the Red River in Winnipeg! Rolling Eyes

HappyMan · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject:

Montek · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:25 pm Post subject:

If you're going to take a southern route, drop down into nebraska and run hwy 20 through the sandhills and cattle country. If you ride dirt at all, there is a place called the Cresent lake wildlife refuge its awesome(havn't been through there in about 10years though) or just take 20. then head south to Scottsbluff and ride up the scottsbluff monument-very tall platue.
From there you can head into wyo or go south to colo. got another great route into colo if interested. Haven't spent much time in wyo but I am sure there are some areas that are spectacular staying away from the busy Nat'l Parks.

Canada would be a nice trip however!!!!!

Monte

HappyMan · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:55 pm Post subject:

Excellent info. I'm confirming some finer details of the trip right now and I'm going to make my final decisions on the route soon. If I drop south I may be interested in your route info into CO.

Thanks!! Cool

blacktiger · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:55 pm Post subject:

What about dropping south through the volcanoes St.Helens, Rainer to Crater lake, OR. Then turn east and go through the Tetons. Could even drop down into Utah for some red rocks. Beautiful scenery all through there.

HappyMan · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:21 pm Post subject:

Thanks! Great ideas. I'm still waiting to confirm some details but I would definitely consider that route. I'd hoped to get this done already but work has pulled me into it's abyss. Confused