My Motorcycle Adventures So Far

Guatemala, January 2024. More than 1000 kilometers on rented bikes, seeing Antigua, Lake Atitlan (Panajachel, San Pedro de Lago, San Juan de Lago), Q'Umarkaj (Mayan ruins), Santa Cruz del Quiche, Zaculeu (Mayan ruins), Lanquin, Nebaj and Coban and Semuc Champey, Pachalum, Mixco Viejo San Martin Jilotepeque (Mayan ruins) and the Pacific Coast village of Monterrico.
Vancouver Island & parts of British Columbia & Washington State 2500 miles / 4000 kilometers and our third motorcycle adventure focused on Canada. September 2023.
Belize (& a wee bit of Guatemala). About 1000 kilometers (600 miles) in Belize by rented motorcycles (& a visit to Tikal in Guatemala sans bikes). February 2023. Riding the infamous dirt road to the ancient Mayan site of Caracol, also visiting Xunantunich and Cahal Pec, popping over to Tikal (in Guatemala) sans bikes, snorkeling, zip lining, and enjoying the diverse landscapes, cultures and food of, mostly, Belize.
Visiting historic towns & eating biscuits & gravy: September 2022. 16 days & almost 3000 miles / 4828 kilometers in Washington state, Idaho, Montana & Oregon. An amazing, beautiful country that was far better than we ever dreamed so close to home!
Baja, California (Mexico). March 2020. 19 days, 3,706 miles/5964 km. March 2020. Missing the madness of COVID19 (& then driving right back into it). It was amazing. It was glorious. I long for it every day.!
Motorcycle Tour of Northern California & Southwestern Oregon: 2019. 1 days, 10 nights, 2095 miles, September 2019. Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, McArthur Burney Falls State Park, Salmon River Road between Somes Bar and Cecilville, California, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California state road 36, Empire Mine State Historic Park and Grass Valley, Downieville, Modoc National Forest, Bear Camp Coastal Route in Josephine County, Oregon & my first water crossing!
Oregon Volcanic Rock Huggers Motorcycle Ride: 4 days, 3 nights, 580 miles, July 2019. Deschutes National Forest, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Big Obsidion Flow, McKay Butte Fire, Fort Rock
In 2018, we went around Steens Mountain, and toured Great Basin National Park and Rachel, Nevada, and more. We spent 13 days, going over 2657 miles / 4276 kilometers, mostly in Nevada. It was a terrific, but incredibly hot and smokey, trip. Nevada is an incredibly under-rated area for motorcycle riding.
In 2017, we traveled for 10 days in Washington State on a Smokey Motorcycle Adventure in August. I was ridiculously hot but still a terrific trip. 2382 km / 1489 miles. I'd like to do it again when it's not so hot.
In 2016, we went to the exotic land of Idaho for two weeks. 4280 km / 2675 miles. Included at least 120 miles of gravel. Hells Canyon, Silver City, Idaho, Bruneau Dunes State Park, City of Rocks National Reserve, Sawtooth Scenic Byway, Salmon River Scenic Byway, Custer, Idaho, Ft. Missoula, Montana, historic Wallace, Idaho, Lake Coeur d'Alene, White Pine Scenic Byway, Hell's Canyon Overlook, Oregon, Joseph, Painted Hills, and Little Crater Lake in Mt. Hood National Forest. It has been one of our favorite trips to date - nothing in North America has been more beautiful and interesting as this trip, and we had plenty of time for sight-seeing (not just from the saddle of a motorcycle).
In 2015, our motorcycle trips included two weeks mostly in British Columbia, but including Hydar, Alaska (Stewart-Cassiar Highway and the Alaska Highway). We went all the way up to the Yukon and back, 5954 km / 3700 miles. Lots of bears, which was awesome. But only one day of sight-seeing - most every day was ride, ride, ride. The wind almost ruined the trip at the end.
For our Motorcycle Travel & Rally Activities for 2014, we spent two weeks, 4766 km / 2979 miles, and went to Moab, Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Goblin Valley, Farewell Bend Oregon State Park, Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, and Camping in a cow pasture in the deserts of Nevada. And I had my first motorcycle wreck!
Our Motorcycle Travel & Rally Activities in 2012, including camping in Antelope amid the ghosts of the Rajneesh colony, seeing the Alvord Desert for the first time, and a big Motorcycle Journey in Northern California, Nevada & Southeastern Oregon - 3914 km / 2446 miles.
In 2011, we went to Yellowstone, Western Montana, Wyoming & more , in June 2011. 15 days, 4091 km / 2557 miles. The trip ended at the legendary Burning Moto Man 2011, in Westfir, Oregon. We also spent one week in Washington state, September 2011 to celebrate my husband's 40th birthday, visiting Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Ape Cave, ice cave and lava tubes, Gifford Pinchot National Forest and a bit of Mt. Hood.
Our Motorcycle Travel & Rally Activities in 2010, my first long-distance motorcycle trips! Actually, we took two! One to the "Lost Coast" of California, and another to Canada (Alberta and British Columbia, Jasper, Banff & Kootenay National Parks) and Glacier National Park.

Before I started riding my own bike, and before we moved to the USA, I went on a few trips on the back of my soon-to-be husband's bike.

2008 Motorcycle Travel (pillion): Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia
2007 Motorcycle Travel (pillion): Northern France
2006 Motorcycle Travel (pillion): Scotland
2005 Motorcycle Travel (pillion): Bruges, Belgium
2004 Motorcycle Travel (pillion): Norway & Sweden (my first motorcycle trip)

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