Route planning:- TAT seasonal weather conditions
Just ordered the TAT maps and am planning on doing the entire route starting in NY and finishing in LA leaving the beginning of July until the end of August this year.
I've been reading through other peoples post that have done the TAT and came across one from June / July 2011, the guy that posted it said it rained nearly every day of the trip with quite a few nasty looking thunder / lightning storms in the wide open areas with no shelter.
Obviously lightning is a concern if in the open so wondering when would be the best time of year to do this to avoid the bad weather ? I have read the Colorado part is best tackled in June / July to cross the normally snowed in passes but if it meant missing riding these to go at another time of year to avoide rain then my preferance would be avoid the rain if possible (been spoilt living here in sunny Spain so not a fan of the wet stuff)
On another note, I assume that June/July/August is going to mean the busiest time of year for tourists so getting a room might be difficult in some areas and the prices will all be higher ?
So if avoiding these months when is the best time to go ? Any help or advice much appriciated as my next step is to sort out flights.
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