It’s funny that no matter how many trips I make I always experience a heightened level of anxious anticipation in the days before I leave. This trip takes me to the northern Rockies traveling through Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and then back across the plains to the Black Hills of South Dakota.
I have booked the hotels, I have an idea of the route I want to take and I am frequently checking the weather for the cities through which I will be traveling. The motorcycle went in for some warranty work at the end of July and beginning of August and I have since taken a 1,000 mile weekend tour to check it out and used it to commute to work. This past weekend I took a quick 200+ mile swing through the hills of eastern Ohio for one more road check.
I will leave after work tomorrow and end the day in Mokena, Illinois. Friday will be a long day across Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and on into Cheyenne Wyoming. Saturday will take me through Wyoming, along the valley east of the Grand Teton range, finishing the day in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The next day is ambitious! I want to travel back into Wyoming, through Yellowstone and then on up through south west Montana and ending the day in Grangeville, Idaho. Monday will take me through northern Idaho into Kalispell, Montana. Tuesday I will spend most of the day in Glacier National Park and sleep in Great Falls, Montana. Wednesday I will go south back into Wyoming through Bear Tooth Pass and finish up in Sheridan, Wyoming. Thursday I finally find my way to Sturgis!! I will ride through the Black Hills and stop by Mount Rushmore as well as the Badlands National Park. Friday will see me streak across the prairies too South Bend, Indiana and then on to Cleveland on Saturday.
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