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Old 3 Jul 2010
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This will be my first attempt at a live ride report. Hope it turns out well. I arrive in Phx, AZ from England on 11th July and pick up my leased Suzuki DRZ400. I intend riding an anticlockwise loop of the Continental Divide, Lolo Motorway/Oregon Discovery Trail and western Trans Am Trail. Something like this:



 Green: CDT
Purple: western TAT
Light blue: ODT
Yellow: Lolo
Dark Blue: Magruder

Planned Timings:
Sun 11th July: Arrive Phoenix, AZ from England and do final tweaks on bike

12 July: Head East and meet Continental Divide Trail at Pie Town, NM (I like the name)

13 July to 23 July: Ride north on the CDT, possibly with side trip on Maguder

Fri 23rd July: Park bike in Missoula, MT and fly to SFO, CA Vacation with family in SoCal

Mon 9th August: Fly LAX back to Missoula, MT

9 Aug to 27 Aug: Head south west connecting Lolo Motorway with Oregon Discovery Trail to where it meets the TAT, west to the Pacific and double back and ride the TAT south east to CO

27 to 29 August: (Tentatively) Attend Horizonsunlimited Colorado meeting at Silverton, CO

29 Aug to 02 September: Start heading towards Phoenix, AZ

Fri September 03: depart Phoenix, AZ back to England

Here's a pic of the bike on the beach just north of Todo Santos, Baja California a little while ago:



Will write more when I arrive in the States.
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This is a great route! Going the whole way Solo?

Colorado should be epic. The passes around Silverton are world class. Utah too has great riding. I love the areas around Moab. You've got a lot of ground to cover on a DRZ. I hope your butt is in shape to make it!

If the heat is dogging you ... you could escape to the coast. It will be 30F degrees cooler. Probably foggy.

I just returned from a ride up to North California, Oregon, Idaho and down again into Nevada's Black Rock Desert. 3000 mile ride. Nevada is quite amazing. I've never followed those cross country trails (TAT et al). Sounds like a challenge! Love to read a RR with pics and details on how you found your way.

We just did Guzzi rally (mostly road ride) and a improvised Hot Springs tour. Mostly all camping. Hot Springs are a good way to bring you back to life after a long day in the saddle. There are thousands out there. Lots of Mossies in the lowlands. Fewer buggers up high.

Safe going!
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Hee hee - funny you mention Pie Town - I thought exactly the same thing! It's worth stopping here for a slice or two:



The riding from here due north to Durango is excellent too!

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Lolo...?
Chris....

If you're on the Lolo Motorway south of Missoula and need an overnight, I'd recommend Lochsa Lodge. There's a Park campground and good food at the Lodge. You're also just a little way north of Lowell and the turnoff to Selway Falls. Near the end of the road to the falls, you can climb up and along FR 443 ending up at Elk City, which is near the western end of the Magruder Corridor .... you could then head east along the Magruder to Darby then loop back up toward to Lolo and use the Lolo Motorway from right near the Lodge heading back west toward Kamiah.

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It would be a shame to get this close to canyon lands and not ride through Zion and Bryce National Parks, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon (Do the north side and have it almost to yourself)
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It would be a shame to get this close to canyon lands and not ride through Zion and Bryce National Parks, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon (Do the north side and have it almost to yourself)
Hi Smokechaser
Thanks for your suggestion. This is meant to be an off-pavement trip and this way I'll get to see a lot of different facets of the USA and avoid most of the main tourist areas. FWIW, I've already visited all the sights you suggest in a previous trip.
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