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Canada 2011 motorcycle trip
The statistics are:
| Distance |
~5000 miles |
| Left |
July 24 |
| Returned |
August 13
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| Duration |
21 days |
| '07 Yamaha VStar 1300 |
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| '07 Yamaha FJR 1300 |
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| Day |
Where |
Map |
Discussion |
| July 24 |
Foster City to Reno, Nv |
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Distance: 265
Reno is becoming a tradition!! We seem to go here the first day to decompress by getting away from work and
home, check out that we've not forgotten anything, and the GO!! This year doesn't break this route.
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| July 25 |
Reno, Nv to Klamath Falls, Or |
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Distance: 375
Highway 139 from Susanville to Tulelake is a great motorcycle road. Only one section where there was lots of
"tar snakes" and most were at right angles to the direction of travel.
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| July 26 |
Klamath Falls, to Bend, Or |
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Distance: 170
I wish Sacramento (California Legislature) would learn from the "gang" in Salem!! Highway 140, 395 and 31 are in
fantastic shape!! What's with a 55 MPH speed limit though? These are roads to travel again.
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| July 27, 28 |
Bend, Or |
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Distance: we'll see
Catherine spent Wednesday horseback riding and driving cattle Northeast of Prineville and I explored McKenzie and
Santiam Passes. Thursday we had a business meeting and in the afternoon we explored the Newberry Volcanic Monument and
the Cascade Lakes Highway.
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| 7 |
Bend, Or to Halfway, Or |
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Distance: 285 miles
What a fantistic ride via Highways 26, 7 and 86!
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| 8 |
Halfway, Or to Kooskia, Id |
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Distance: 210 miles
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| 9 |
Kooskia, Id to Bigfork, Mt |
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Distance: 245 miles
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| 10 |
Bigfork, Mt to Bigfork, Mt |
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Distance: 260 miles
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| 11 |
Bigfork, MT to Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta |
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Distance: 130 miles
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| 12 |
Waterton Lakes National Park, AB to Waterton Lakes National Park, AB |
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Distance: 43 miles on the bikes, 30 miles on the cruise
Picture through here
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| 13 |
Waterton Lakes National Park, AB to Golden, BC |
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Distance: 310 miles
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| 14 |
Golden, BC to Nelson, BC |
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Distance: 315 miles
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| 15 |
Nelson, BC to Nelson, BC |
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Distance: 190 miles
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| 16 |
Nelson, BC to Merritt, BC |
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Distance: 341 miles
The original plan was to go from Princeton via 3A through E.C. Manning Provincial Park. However, there was a major
accident which had traffic backed up for 10+ miles, so we diverted to Merritt. What a nice ride 5A is!!
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| 17 |
Merritt, BC via Whistler, BC to Vancouver, BC |
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Distance: 300 miles
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| 18 |
Vancouver, BC via Nanaimo, BC to Port Townsend, Wa |
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Distance: 110 miles
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| 19 |
Port Townsend to Porland, Or via Mount Saint Helens |
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Distance: 270 miles
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| 20 |
Portland to Eureka, Ca |
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Distance: 170 miles
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| 21 |
Eureka to Foster City, Ca |
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Distance: 295 miles
"Flying" home
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