2018 Rides

My 2018 ride was minimal due my father dying as well as me changing job and location.

In May of 2018 my father’s cancer finally took his life. I rode up to South Dakota from Phoenix that final trip as I’d done many times over the years, but on the way up it was to make sure I’d be there for his final weeks.

May Route from Phoenix to Rapid City:

Packed up and ready to ride

Phoenix, AZ to Grand Junction, CO

Northern Arizona heading north
Highway Byway north of Moab along the Colorado River
Highway Byway north of Moab along the Colorado River
Sunset stop west of Grand Junction, CO

Grand Junction, CO to Denver, CO

Going through one of the many tunnels heading east into Denver, CO
Butt break between Grand Junction, CO and Denver, CO

Denver, CO to Rapid City, SD

Gas and butt break in Lusk, WY

Made it to Rapid City, SD!

Mid June return from Rapid City to Phoenix

Rapid City, SD to Denver, CO to Crested Butte, CO

Nothing too spectacular on the way through SD, WY and CO on the way to Denver and Crested Butte.

Crested Butte, CO to Dolores, CO

Stop between Crested Butte, CO and Paonia, CO
Stop near Telluride, CO
My little cabin for the night near Dolores, CO

Dolores, CO to Phoenix, AZ

Between Flagstaff, AZ and Phoenix, AZ. Temperatures climbed from 94F in Flagstaff to 117F on the freeway in Phoenix.

Made to Phoenix where I began the process accepting a job from a new company, selling my home in Phoenix, buying a home in Spokane (see route below), and moving from AZ to WA.


In August I will be riding from Phoenix, AZ to Priest Lake, ID to spend time with family

August Route on the map:

August 27th

Phoenix, AZ to  Alamo, NV

Daily Notes: Very hot ride from Phoenix to Alamo.

August 28th

Alamo, NV to Boise, ID

Daily Notes: A cooler day, not too much traffic. Stayed with friends in Boise.

August 29th

Boise, ID to Spokane, WA

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