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| Daparture Day July 16, 2010 @ 1500 hrs |
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| Cheryl |
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| Leslie |
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| Right before take off |
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| We like eachother here! |
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| Starting mileage |
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| Manning Park, BC Gophers |
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| One of many fuel stops |
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| First night camping in Osoyoos, BC |
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| Osoyoos Lake, BC |
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Over looking Osoyoos Lake, BC    |
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Pictures from Day 1 and then some! 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
July 19th, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010 (793 km) slept in a bit this morning and thought we would enjoy a KOA breakfast but it was too expensive and would have taken too much time. So, we had an oatmeal bar and off we went to hand in our Kabin key....that was when the expensive losses of the day began. I left my glasses by the cabin and when I went back to look for them I found a pair of crushed prescription glasses. My only pair for the trip. Pissed off I was but Cheryl said don’t worry. She gave me an extra pair of sunglasses and I could see but not the way my driver’s license says. We also gave our camping chairs to some kids....off loading some extra weight and things are not using.
Stopped at a little diner in Lewiston, Montana for breakfast and I bought a cool pair of shades. Very cloudy day and off in the distance we could see rain...the wind was a killer today and with that said, I was wearing my Contour HD1080p helmet cam for some dumb reason and going 140km/hr with high winds, my cam and mount blew off. Cheryl saw it leave my head and we went back to take a look at the carnage. The cam was intact but the 16GB card and battery tossed out. Cam is out of commission. Chalk it up to me losing a lot of $$ today and Cheryl thinking to herself, “thank God it wasn’t me!”
WE had to pull over to the side of the road to pee and change into our rain liners. It was a high of 22 Celsius but was over cast and cool. Got rained on a bit but not much and headed to Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. We were determined to get out of that HUGE state of Montana and we did. Another KOA set up our tent in high winds and went to eat. Cheryl never saw Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind and the Tower is freaking her out. We hope to wake early and get a good start on the day but stopping at Mount Rushmore before we carry on to NY.
Stopped at a little diner in Lewiston, Montana for breakfast and I bought a cool pair of shades. Very cloudy day and off in the distance we could see rain...the wind was a killer today and with that said, I was wearing my Contour HD1080p helmet cam for some dumb reason and going 140km/hr with high winds, my cam and mount blew off. Cheryl saw it leave my head and we went back to take a look at the carnage. The cam was intact but the 16GB card and battery tossed out. Cam is out of commission. Chalk it up to me losing a lot of $$ today and Cheryl thinking to herself, “thank God it wasn’t me!”
WE had to pull over to the side of the road to pee and change into our rain liners. It was a high of 22 Celsius but was over cast and cool. Got rained on a bit but not much and headed to Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. We were determined to get out of that HUGE state of Montana and we did. Another KOA set up our tent in high winds and went to eat. Cheryl never saw Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind and the Tower is freaking her out. We hope to wake early and get a good start on the day but stopping at Mount Rushmore before we carry on to NY.
July 18th, 2010
PICS TO FOLLOW
Sunday, July 18, 2010 (415 km) woke up in Kalispell, MT after a decent night’s sleep. Broke down camp and discussed where the Beemer’s would take us today. After a spin on the KOA scooter bike thingers, we were off and heading up the Road to the Sun in Glacier National park. The scenery was amazing; however, the traffic was an annoyance we could have done without! FOUR hours to ride 60 miles ugh! Annoying four wheeled vehicles aside, we enjoyed the views and the jaunt was a worthy one. When we reached the summit, Logan’s Pass, we met some fellow Canucks who were also riding, but seemed to think we were crazy for riding such tall bikes, let alone riding them to New York. Ahhhh, they were from Saskatchewan, what do they know! Weather was sunny and hot. High got to 32 Celsius.
Once we were out of the park, we headed to Great Falls; MT where we splurged and spent the evening in an air conditioned KOA Kamping Kabin. Leslie can’t be too long without her beloved internet which also why we choose the KOA’s as they have WIFI access. We had a nice relaxing enjoyable evening, drinking some beer, chilli on the fire and even a shower! Cleaned and shined up, we headed to bed in our cute little kabin for the night.
Sunday, July 18, 2010 (415 km) woke up in Kalispell, MT after a decent night’s sleep. Broke down camp and discussed where the Beemer’s would take us today. After a spin on the KOA scooter bike thingers, we were off and heading up the Road to the Sun in Glacier National park. The scenery was amazing; however, the traffic was an annoyance we could have done without! FOUR hours to ride 60 miles ugh! Annoying four wheeled vehicles aside, we enjoyed the views and the jaunt was a worthy one. When we reached the summit, Logan’s Pass, we met some fellow Canucks who were also riding, but seemed to think we were crazy for riding such tall bikes, let alone riding them to New York. Ahhhh, they were from Saskatchewan, what do they know! Weather was sunny and hot. High got to 32 Celsius.
Once we were out of the park, we headed to Great Falls; MT where we splurged and spent the evening in an air conditioned KOA Kamping Kabin. Leslie can’t be too long without her beloved internet which also why we choose the KOA’s as they have WIFI access. We had a nice relaxing enjoyable evening, drinking some beer, chilli on the fire and even a shower! Cleaned and shined up, we headed to bed in our cute little kabin for the night.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
July 16 & 17 2010
The weather has been great but a little hot....the bikes are running well but our butts are getting really sore. Pulled up to a gas station not far from the KOA near Glacier, YES a KOA for WIFI and it is nice.....anyway, this guy saw our HD motorcycle cam and thought we were gnarly. Folks in Montana ride motorcycles without helmets or gear. Either they are crazy or know something we don't. I think we will continue to wear gear and our helmets throughout this HUGE state. We are having difficulties trying to really fit in leisure activities without worrying about getting to NY and back home in 28 days. But we will work it out.
So, day 2 comes to a close and we are still not sure what we are going to do tomorrow....head East, drive up a mountain rode in Glacier? That would be 4 hrs out of the day....well...it's time to pack it in...more when we get another hotspot!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Pre-Packing Day
We laid out most of the bulk of the gear today to have a look. Getting closer our departure date and we need to start getting organized.
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