Ride the Divide

2001 Trip to West Coast

Leaving Colorado and going through Utah and Nevada to the Bay area for a couple of days. Then up the Pacific Coast Highway to Eureka, California, the home of the giant redwoods. Then continued up the coast highway in Oregon to Portland. We cut east at the Washington and Oregon border along the Columbia River, east of The Dalles we headed northeast to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and spent a couple nights. Then through Montana to West Yellowstone and spent a couple of nights to tour Yellowstone National Park. Then dropped south through Teton NP, into Colorado and home.

Odometer     Start 17,077   Finish 21,151   =   4,074 Miles / 17 days   =   240 Miles per Day Average

Point to Point Day Miles Route, Activities and Events
Denver /
Glenwood Spgs., CO
7/12
Thur
152 I-70W / Spa and hot springs / a few micro showers on road / didn't get any pictures the first day.
Glenwood /
Ely, NV
7/13
Fri
523 70W - 50W / a few micro rains, could see major rain behind us all day / Cathy's heat shield fell off front exhaust pipe / Rolling hills and lots of small mtn. passes
Ely, NV /
S. Lake Tahoe, CA
7/14
Sat
359 50W / Very little traffic/ sign outside of Austin, NV; "The Loneliest Highway in the World" / Stopped at Harley dealer in Carson City(no heat shield)
S. Lake Tahoe /
Bay Area
7/15
Sun
196 50 W - Hwy 88 / Kit Carson Pass, slow but nice ride / lunch at Jose's in Jackson, CA,
Layover /
Alamo, CA
7/16
Mon
24 Visit with Patty, Marty and Family / got heat shield
Alamo, CA /
Calistoga, CA
7/17
Tue
75 I-680, I-80 E, Hwy 128 N / Rode up Napa Valley / Stopped at Sterling Winery / Visit with Gabriel
Calistoga /
Eureka, CA
7/18
Wed
265 Headed West to Rt. 101 & 1/ tour north on coast / Meet Fred, Nancy and Dean near Jenner, CA / stopped at Mendocino / Got to Eureka late and it was cold / Cathy's clutch was slipping
Layover /
Eureka, CA
7/19
Thur
213 Tour Redwoods, lost in Humboldt County / Cathy's clutch needed to be replaced, took it to Redwood H-D in Eureka (had 10,000 mile service before leaving Denver?) / Nancy's Birthday
Eureka, CA /
Florence, OR
7/20
Fri
277 Coast Hwy / Rode in foggy and cold weather (real cold) for 2 hours / stopped in Crescent City for breakfast, fog lifted / Great ride, slow, lots to stops with scenic views
Florence, CA /
The Dalles, WA
7/21
Sat
266 101N - 18 E - 14 E / Fred, Nancy and Dean headed North to Seattle / Cathy and I headed to Portland and up the Columbia River on the Washington side / We spent a lot of time stopping and doing tourist stuff / Nice ride not to crowded
The Dalles /
Coeur D'Alene, ID
7/22
Sun
302 14E - 82N - 395N - 90N / Started getting arid, not much to see
Layover /
Coeur D'Alene, ID
7/23
Mon
92 Rode down east side of Lake Coeur D'Alene to Harrison, ID / visited Uncle Ralph and Carol / went sight seeing
Coeur D'Alene /
West Yellowstone
7/24
Tue
449 90 E - 287 S / Underestimated miles, needed to make time to get to Yellowstone / airplane made emergency landing on I-90 / got in late
Layover
West Yellowstone
7/25
Wed
180 Toured Yellowstone / to many miles and to much road construction, spent all day and didn't get to see everything we wanted to see, could have used another day. / Of course we saw Old Faithful
W. Yellowstone /
Rock Springs, WY
7/26
Thur
304 287S - 191S / Rode throught Yellowstone and the Tetons; Road got flat and straight south of Jackson Hole, made good time to Rock Springs.
Rock Springs /
Steamboat Springs, CO
7/27
Fri
242 80E - 789S - 40E / Nancy, Fred and Dean got an early start to make it to Denver / Cathy and I headed south, toward Craig, CO / The Old Overland Trail runs about 40 miles North of the CO/WY border
Steamboat Springs /
Denver
7/28
Sat
151 40E - 9S - 70E / Left Steamboat, over Rabbit Ears Pass, and home

 

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