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    Summer ride plan

    So, I think I am doing another ride this summer. My friends bought a house in MN, so probably run straight North, up there, down to Rushmore, maybe into Wyoming then work my way back home to the MS coast. If you guys have any good recommendations, I am open to suggestions. Last year's discussion helped me plan a great ride.
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    Sounds like a great ride. Good luck putting it together.

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    I've been thinking of taking a trip to Jackson, Wy. next summer and have been taking notes of recommendations I've seen on the forums.
    So far I have:
    Hotels:
    The Lodge at Deadwood.
    The Historic Occidental Hotel in Buffalo, Wy
    Sheridan Inn
    Museum:
    The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wy.
    Must ride roads:
    Beartooth HWY 212

    I too look forward to hearing more tips.

    PS. If you pass through Kansas on the way back, I recommend the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. The have the Apollo 13 capsule as well as an amazing collection of US and Soviet spacecraft.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thor View Post
    I've been thinking of taking a trip to Jackson, Wy. next summer and have been taking notes of recommendations I've seen on the forums.
    So far I have:
    Hotels:
    The Lodge at Deadwood.
    The Historic Occidental Hotel in Buffalo, Wy
    Sheridan Inn
    Museum:
    The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wy.
    Must ride roads:
    Beartooth HWY 212

    I too look forward to hearing more tips.

    PS. If you pass through Kansas on the way back, I recommend the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. The have the Apollo 13 capsule as well as an amazing collection of US and Soviet spacecraft.
    Excellent, thanks. I will be in KS for part, I have not looked at what part yet. Part of it will all depend on how much leave I have to burn in the summer. I always split it between a motorcycle trip in the summer and a hunting trip in the fall.
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    If you're doing Beartooth you might want to stay in Red Lodge - and if you do, have dinner at the Carbon County Steakhouse - one of the best dead carcass houses I've ever experienced. In the a.m. there is a Coffee roasting place - and Prindy's place for breakfast. It's a 50's dive - with good food. In Jackson, Bunnery Bakery for breakfast - and coffee at Jackson Hole Roasters (they also have xclnt breakfast as well).
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    Quote Originally Posted by adventurous1 View Post
    If you're doing Beartooth you might want to stay in Red Lodge - and if you do, have dinner at the Carbon County Steakhouse - one of the best dead carcass houses I've ever experienced. In the a.m. there is a Coffee roasting place - and Prindy's place for breakfast. It's a 50's dive - with good food. In Jackson, Bunnery Bakery for breakfast - and coffee at Jackson Hole Roasters (they also have xclnt breakfast as well).
    I have decided to make Red Lodge a three day stop to just enjoy the area.
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    The Arrow Head area northeast of Duluth Minnesota. Highway 1 between Minnesota 61 to Ely.

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    Our oldest son lives in Denver and we have been out there quite a few times over the last few years riding.
    We usually take a trip around Colorado for 4 or 5 days then take off from there and take another 3 weeks and ride West from there and back.
    Beartooth Pass as mentioned is one of the best rides around. It all depends on how much time a person has.
    If you have more time go a little more West into Idaho, beautiful riding.
    Go back south into Colorado, there are so many great roads and routes, would need to know how much time you have. We have followed our son all over Colorado, you can spend a lot of time there.
    From Colorado going down into Utah and the National Parks are really nice.
    We even went all the way out to northern California a couple years ago and rode through the Red Woods and south along the coast and over to Yosemite.
    It is absolutely endless.
    We will be out there again in July this year for 3 weeks. Trying to figure out what we are doing this year and which bikes to take.
    You can contact us anytime for questions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RickW View Post
    Our oldest son lives in Denver and we have been out there quite a few times over the last few years riding.
    We usually take a trip around Colorado for 4 or 5 days then take off from there and take another 3 weeks and ride West from there and back.
    Beartooth Pass as mentioned is one of the best rides around. It all depends on how much time a person has.
    If you have more time go a little more West into Idaho, beautiful riding.
    Go back south into Colorado, there are so many great roads and routes, would need to know how much time you have. We have followed our son all over Colorado, you can spend a lot of time there.
    From Colorado going down into Utah and the National Parks are really nice.
    We even went all the way out to northern California a couple years ago and rode through the Red Woods and south along the coast and over to Yosemite.
    It is absolutely endless.
    We will be out there again in July this year for 3 weeks. Trying to figure out what we are doing this year and which bikes to take.
    You can contact us anytime for questions.
    I doubt I'll have enough time to head out to ID this year. That may be next year's trip. Time and money are finite! LOL
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    Quote Originally Posted by RickW View Post
    Our oldest son lives in Denver and we have been out there quite a few times over the last few years riding.
    We usually take a trip around Colorado for 4 or 5 days then take off from there and take another 3 weeks and ride West from there and back.
    Beartooth Pass as mentioned is one of the best rides around. It all depends on how much time a person has.
    If you have more time go a little more West into Idaho, beautiful riding.
    Go back south into Colorado, there are so many great roads and routes, would need to know how much time you have. We have followed our son all over Colorado, you can spend a lot of time there.
    From Colorado going down into Utah and the National Parks are really nice.
    We even went all the way out to northern California a couple years ago and rode through the Red Woods and south along the coast and over to Yosemite.
    It is absolutely endless.
    We will be out there again in July this year for 3 weeks. Trying to figure out what we are doing this year and which bikes to take.
    You can contact us anytime for questions.
    Yup, excellent riding out that way. If the crazy Canucks open up the border, thinking about doing Alaska (artic ocean) from Los Angeles. Be my 50th state on a bike. (rented one in Hawaii years ago for a few days. Rode that 2 lane hwy around the entire island.)
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