Two months. One Harley. A whole lot of road.
We set out from Largo, Florida, on June 1, 2018, headed for Washington State. I started by planning mileage, hotels and routes—until it started feeling too much like work. So we changed the plan: watch the weather, ride, and find a place when we got tired. Best idea of the trip.
No Real Plans. Just Ride.
Largo, Louisiana, Amarillo, Cadillac Ranch and Colorado
CHAPTER 02Across the West
Boise, Coos Bay and the first look at the Pacific
CHAPTER 03The Pacific Northwest
Mossyrock, Olympia, Centralia and Neah Bay
CHAPTER 04Ocean Shores & Trouble With the Harley
A beach-town detour followed by a sixth-gear vacation crisis
CHAPTER 05Back Across America
Montana, Iowa, Missouri, the Fourth of July and Onondaga Cave
CHAPTER 06Anniversary on the Road
Council Bluffs, the Corn Palace, Wall Drug and Deadwood
CHAPTER 07Deadwood, Sturgis & Crazy Horse
Black Hills riding, Sturgis, Crazy Horse and new roads east
CHAPTER 08Birthday, the Great Lakes & Bike Week
Brookings, Lake Superior, Traverse City and Muskegon
CHAPTER 09One More Ride: Key West
The ride home—and one last run to the Keys