Our Route
This is our basic route we plan to ride. Based on a number of factors including Interest, Weather and Road Conditions this could change. I may do some updating to this page, but the most accurate information will be posted with pictures on the dated pages.
The point to point routes listed at the bottom of this page are not necessarily day rides. These are simply start and end points. It might take 1-3 days to travel from one point to another because of side trips in the same area, or because we decided to camp in an area for a couple of extra days. |
The maps shown on this page and other pages are small and only helpful as reference points. Hopefully, they will give you a quick glance of our routes and they can help you visualize the different parts of the country we are traveling and visiting.
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Maple Grove, MN to Billings, MT
For Lee this is the official start of the trip. Darrel started one day earlier. He rode from Token Creek, WI to Maple Grove, MN.
We head to Britton, SD together and plan to attend a mini Alberts Reunion that evening at Len & Sheri's home near Britton. From there we ride to Interior, SD and the Badlands with a possible stop in Pierre, SD to have lunch with friends.
Somewhere during this first segment we will be joined by Mark Alberts and his friend Jacob Curbow. They have both already left their mark in the "Comments" section of this web site. Thanks great! We encourage everyone that visits this site to leave us a message.
While in the Black Hills and Rapid City area we may also have a chance to visit family and friends of Lee's.
Then we head to Billings, MT and a quick stop to dinner and visit with Sissy and Harold.
We head to Britton, SD together and plan to attend a mini Alberts Reunion that evening at Len & Sheri's home near Britton. From there we ride to Interior, SD and the Badlands with a possible stop in Pierre, SD to have lunch with friends.
Somewhere during this first segment we will be joined by Mark Alberts and his friend Jacob Curbow. They have both already left their mark in the "Comments" section of this web site. Thanks great! We encourage everyone that visits this site to leave us a message.
While in the Black Hills and Rapid City area we may also have a chance to visit family and friends of Lee's.
Then we head to Billings, MT and a quick stop to dinner and visit with Sissy and Harold.
Canadian Rockies
This part of our trip includes riding from MT into British Columbia in Canada. This will include traveling through Glacier National Park in MT. Then we ride north to Kootenay Nat'l Park, Yoho Nat'l Park, Jasper Nat'l Park and Mt Robson Provincal Park in British Columbia, Canada.
From there we cross over the Canadian Rockies to the west and start riding south to WA.
From there we cross over the Canadian Rockies to the west and start riding south to WA.
Washington and Oregon
After leaving Canada we will ride through some of the most beautiful parts of the states of Washington and Oregon.
While traveling through Washington State we plan to spend a couple of days in the Olympia area visiting Rich and some locations he can suggest to us. Lee is looking forward to getting the VIP tour of Ft Lewis and seeing some helicopters.
We have a number of friends in Oregon and hope to meet up with them as well.
Oh yes, we will also spend some time in California!
While traveling through Washington State we plan to spend a couple of days in the Olympia area visiting Rich and some locations he can suggest to us. Lee is looking forward to getting the VIP tour of Ft Lewis and seeing some helicopters.
We have a number of friends in Oregon and hope to meet up with them as well.
Oh yes, we will also spend some time in California!
Idaho and Wyoming
This might be considered heading home except for the fact that we will still have a couple more weeks on the road! There is still "Plenty" to see in Idaho and Wyoming, plus some extra time in Yellowstone National Park (the south part this time). We made a short run through the northern portion of Yellowstone on the way west when we came through Red Lodge, MT and then made the loop north towards Canada.
Our stop in Cody, WY to visit Richard and Marla will certainly be a fun stop. I am planning to cook up some of my tasty "Baby Back Ribs" before leaving Cody.
Our stop in Cody, WY to visit Richard and Marla will certainly be a fun stop. I am planning to cook up some of my tasty "Baby Back Ribs" before leaving Cody.
Cody to Sturgis
We should start see more and more groups of motorcyclist on the highways heading to Sturgis Motorcycle Week. At this part of our trip we are in the pre-Sturgis week. Cody, WY will be filled with riders coming from Yellowstone and other points west and south. Visiting the Irma Hotel and Restaurant is high on my must do list. We will be coming into the Black Hills from the southwest as we cruise through Thunder Basin National Grassland and on into Newcastle, WY. We should be able to start seeing the hills as we head northeast on Highway 85 towards the Black Hills National Forest.
Sturgis, SD to Britton, SD & back to Mpls.
We are looking forward to a few days in the Black Hills and hanging around as the bikes start arriving for the Sturgis Bike Rally. Then on to Britton to visit my parents and back home to Maple Grove for Lee. Darrel will be going from Sturgis to Dell Rapids to visit his mother and then on to Madison, WI.
Based on the mileage so far we should we over the 9000 miles mark before we pull back into the driveway at home.
Based on the mileage so far we should we over the 9000 miles mark before we pull back into the driveway at home.
Point to Point
Maple Grove, MN to Britton, SD
Britton, SD to Interior, SD
Interior, SD to Custer, SD
Custer, SD to Spearfish, SD area
Spearfish, SD to Belle Fourche, SD
Belle Fourche, SD to Billings, MT
Billings, MT to Red Lodge, MT
Red Lodge, MT to Cooke City, MT Yellowstone Nat'l Park area
Cooke City, MT to Gardiner, MT
Gardiner, MT to St Mary Lake, Mt
St Mary Lake, MT through Glacier Nat'l Park to Kelispell, MT
Kelispell, MT to Windermere, BC, Canada
Windermere, BC, Canada to Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada area
Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada to Jasper Nat'l Park Canada
Jasper Nat'l Park Canada to Kamloops, BC, Canada area
Kamloops, BC, Canada to Osoyoos, BC, Canada
Osoyoos, BC, Canada to Omak, WA
Omak, WA to Rockport, WA
Rockport, WA to Fort Lewis, WA area
Fort Lewis, WA to Folks, WA Olympic Nat'l Park
Folks, WA to Astoria, OR
Astoria, OR to Florence, OR via Oregon Coast Hwy 101
Florence, OR to Crescent City, CA
Crescent City, CA to Redding, CA
Redding, CA to Klamath Falls, OR
Klamath Falls, OR to Crater Lake, Klamath, OR area
Crater Lake, Klamath, OR to Riley, OR
Riley, OR to Jordan Valley, OR
Jordan Valley, OR to Star, ID
Star, ID to Stanley, ID
Stanley, ID to Arco, ID
Arco, ID to Jackson, WY
Jackson, WY to West Thumb, WY
West Thumb, WY to Cody, WY area
Cody, WY to Buffalo WY
Buffalo, WY to Sussex WY
Sussex, WY to Newcastle, WY
Newcastle, WY to Sturgis, SD
Britton, SD to Interior, SD
Interior, SD to Custer, SD
Custer, SD to Spearfish, SD area
Spearfish, SD to Belle Fourche, SD
Belle Fourche, SD to Billings, MT
Billings, MT to Red Lodge, MT
Red Lodge, MT to Cooke City, MT Yellowstone Nat'l Park area
Cooke City, MT to Gardiner, MT
Gardiner, MT to St Mary Lake, Mt
St Mary Lake, MT through Glacier Nat'l Park to Kelispell, MT
Kelispell, MT to Windermere, BC, Canada
Windermere, BC, Canada to Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada area
Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada to Jasper Nat'l Park Canada
Jasper Nat'l Park Canada to Kamloops, BC, Canada area
Kamloops, BC, Canada to Osoyoos, BC, Canada
Osoyoos, BC, Canada to Omak, WA
Omak, WA to Rockport, WA
Rockport, WA to Fort Lewis, WA area
Fort Lewis, WA to Folks, WA Olympic Nat'l Park
Folks, WA to Astoria, OR
Astoria, OR to Florence, OR via Oregon Coast Hwy 101
Florence, OR to Crescent City, CA
Crescent City, CA to Redding, CA
Redding, CA to Klamath Falls, OR
Klamath Falls, OR to Crater Lake, Klamath, OR area
Crater Lake, Klamath, OR to Riley, OR
Riley, OR to Jordan Valley, OR
Jordan Valley, OR to Star, ID
Star, ID to Stanley, ID
Stanley, ID to Arco, ID
Arco, ID to Jackson, WY
Jackson, WY to West Thumb, WY
West Thumb, WY to Cody, WY area
Cody, WY to Buffalo WY
Buffalo, WY to Sussex WY
Sussex, WY to Newcastle, WY
Newcastle, WY to Sturgis, SD