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Itinerary: Northern Rockies 2001 |
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Itinerary: Northern Rockies 2001 |
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June 21st - July 5th 2001 Rider £2065 Pillion £630 What does this include? click here This
tour takes us through some of the most stunning scenery to be found in Day
1
We meet you at the airport and transfer to the hotel, over drinks we get to know each other, talk about the itineraries, group riding and try to answer any queries you may have. Day
2 Denver - Fort
Collins ( 180 MILES ) We pick
up the bikes this morning and head north out of Denver. The route to
Fort Collins is an adabtable one depending on the time taken to
familiarise everyone with the bikes. With all of the tour the
interstates are used as little as possible but sometimes it`s inevitable
and the route out of Denver is one of them. Out of the city and we will
soon be off the superslab and in search of real motorcycling roads. Day
3 Fort Collins - Rawlins ( 175 MILES ) Heading
north west out of Rawlins we cross into Wyoming, we soon make a stop at
the famous town of Laramie, a town featured in many tales from the old
west. Via Medicine Bow national park we make our way to the overnight
stop of Rawlins. Day
4 Rawlins - Riverton ( 120 MILES ) A
fairly short ride today in miles but an interesting one as we ride
through towns called Muddy gap and Sweetwater station in the Shoshone
national forest with many photographic opportunities along the way. Day
5 Riverton - Cody ( 180 MILES ) Mans
influence can rarely be soon on any great scale as we ride through this
glorious scenery but we will stop at Boysen Reservoir just after
Shoshone village where we will be stopping to look around. We carry on
north through Worland, Greybull and Buffalo Bill village and our
overnight motel at Cody. Day
6 Cody - Jackson Hole ( 160 MILES ) Just
when you thought the scenery couldn`t get any better we ride into the
East entrance to the Yellowstone national park. A day in this wonder of
nature can barely do it justice but an early start gives us time to
visit all the famous sites. Old faithful will blow right on cue ( with a
little help from man ) and the road past Yellowstone Lake is wonderful
on two wheels. Before we arrive at Jackson hole we visit the Grand Teton
national park. Today will be a very full one but one you will remember
for years !! Theodore Roosevelt once described the route from Cody to
the entrance of Yellowstone as the most scenic 50 miles in America. Day
7 Jackson Hole - Idaho
Falls ( 155 MILES ) Today
we have a fairly short day mileage wise but the scenery is still
majestic as we ride out of Wyoming into Idaho to our stop in Idaho
falls. Day
8 Idaho Falls - Salt Lake City ( 165 MILES ) Our
ride today takes us to the home of the Mormon religion Salt Lake city.
On the way we travel through the Fort Hall indian reservation and the
Caribou national forest before decending into Utah, stopping at Brigham
city on our way along the great salt lake where riding with sunglasses
is usually recomended. Salt
lake city has been the capital of Utah since it became a state in 1896
and has a rich cultural mix with many places of interest for an evening
stroll. Day
9 Salt Lake City - Green River ( 183 MILES ) East of
the city is this is the place state park/old desert village, this is a
historical park which re-creates a community in the late 1800`s
including renovated buildings. After looking around for a while we will
head south through Provo near to Utah lake and Price before reaching our
overnight stop at Green River. Day
10 Green River - Montrose (
160 MILES ) The
highlight for today is the visit to the Arches national park, no where
else on the planet can you see such a profusion of rocks sculpted by
nature as you can here. The roads too can be pretty exciting as we cross
the Colorado river near Moab before turning east back into Colorado and
the ride down route 50 to Montrose. Day
11 Free Day Some
will welcome a day off from riding today whilst others will not want to
miss the opportunity to ride some or all of the million dollar highway
that runs a hundred miles south to Durango. This is one of the most
spectacular roads in Colorado through the foot-hills and into the San
Juan mountain range. Because of the high elevations you need to be
prepared with cold weather riding gear. Day
12
Montrose - Aspen ( 150 MILES ) A
memorable ride today through an area well known to winter ski
enthusiasts. We are in some high areas with wonderful mountain views as
we travel to the town of Aspen. Day
13 Aspen - Denver ( 180 MILES
) Rare
miles on the interstate today as we make an early start to include a
ride to mount Evans. This is the highest tarred road in the U.S.A and is
a fitting finale to our tour as we head back into Denver and our last
night together. Day
14 Today
we return the bikes to the hire company before packing our leathers away
for the last time and getting the transfer to the airport and our flight
back home. Total
mileage 1809 |
