Monday, August 6, 2012

Post 059 - Fini

The Coulee, June 4 - July 23, 2012
A Motorbike Adventure Across the United States

50 days
23 states
7,083 miles
28 points of interest
1 man
1 scooter
110 gallons of gasoline
5 quarts of oil
1 spark plug
1 tire
45 campsites
5 motels
697 photographs
29,700 journal words
Endless territory
Boundless people

STATES
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland 
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Washington

PLACES
  1. Hudson River Valley
  2. Delaware River Valley & Water Gap
  3. Boulder Field (Hickory Run State Park)
  4. Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
  5. Pennsylvania State Game Lands
  6. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
  7. Skyline Drive/Blue Ridge Parkway
  8. Great Smokey Mountains National Park
  9. Tail of the Dragon
  10. Cherohala Skyway
  11. Natchez Trace National Park
  12. Mississippi River Valley
  13. Hot Springs National Park
  14. Ozark Mountains
  15. Buffalo River National Park
  16. Missouri River Valley
  17. The Great Plains
  18. The Devil's Tower
  19. Badlands National Park
  20. Sturgis, South Dakota
  21. Black Hills of Dakota
  22. Bighorn Mountains
  23. Beartooth Mountains
  24. Yellowstone National Park
  25. Butte, Montana
  26. The Great Wilderness - The Bitterroot
  27. Grand Coulee
  28. The Scablands

The journey is over after three bus rides and two airplane flights. I’m home in Vermont now.

I plan to write a chronological description of this adventure based on the blog, with photographs, available for download soon.
- John

3 comments:

  1. I'm glad you are safely home, John.

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  2. Not quite what you planned, but a heck of a trip, nonetheless.
    Deb

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  3. My plan was an is to take things as they come, so by that measure it all fits perfectly. The universe is unfolding as it should.

    My book Road Wise is about to be published as early as next week. Stay tuned.

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