Joe in WV Posted May 1, 2017 #1 Posted May 1, 2017 Grand Canyon, Utah, Colorado Trip. June 2017 (Updated 4/25/17) Would like to invite all of you, to some of the Best roads that Colorado, Arizona and Utah has to offer. For all you retirees... Here's your chance... first off: I, in no way, mean to distract, from any club events... I would however, like to offer those to far west of the IR to attend, a choice. Overview of entire trip: Start: Royal Gorge KOA Cannon City, CO - End: Walsenburg, CO Overview (24 HR 29 MIN 1319 MILES) http://mapq.st/2oH3kAI 06/14/17 Sandyville, WV to Royal George KOA, Cannon City CO http://mapq.st/2oG8jRT 21 hrs. 14 min 1436 miles 06/15/17 In Transit 06/16/17 Arrive at Royal Gorge KOA Cannon City, CO 559 County Road 3A Canon City, CO 81215 (Reserved tent site with electric) Reservations:800-562-5689 Info: 719-275-6116 Canon City's Skyline Drive - Drivelapse Time Lapse 6/17/17 Royal Gorge KOA Cannon City, CO to Dolores River Campground, CO http://mapq.st/2oGcr4y 5hrs. 49 min. 298 miles Delores River Campground http://doloresrivercampground.com/ 18680 Hwy 145 Dolores, CO 81323 1.5 miles East of Dolores, Colorado (970) 882-7761 (Reserved site 17?) http://doloresrivercampground.com/ doloresrivercampground@gmail.com First Basecamp (6/18-21/2017) 6/18/17 Dolores, CO to Wahweap Camping Resort & Lodge Page, AZ http://mapq.st/2oGzj3L 5 hrs. 27 min. 287 mi. ( Includes stop along the way to: Monument Valley N.P. ) Wahweap Camping Resort and Campground 100 Lakeshore Drive, Page, AZ 86040 http://www.lakepowell.com/rv-camping/wahweap-rv-campground/ Reservations : 888-896-3829 (Reserved with electric) ****** Routes ****** 6/19/17 Wahweap to Northern Rim Grand Canyon Loop (5 HR 40 MIN 279.036 MILES): http://mapq.st/2oHiBli Bright Angle Trail Alt trip: Wahweap to North Rim (5 HR 23 MIN 256.822 MILES): http://mapq.st/2oHljHh 6/20/17 Antelope Canyon Loop http://mapq.st/2oHvYSk (3 HR 27 MIN 201 MILES): Antelope Canyon http://antelopecanyon.az/ 6/21/17 Southern Rim Grand Canyon Loop : http://mapq.st/2oHkNcf (6 HR 43 MIN 36 4.274 MILES) Best way to visit Southern Rim in 3-4 hours Alt trip: Wahweap to South Rim Grand Canyon http://mapq.st/2oHtt2u (5 HR 32 MIN 291 MILES) Second Basecamp (6/22-25/17) 6/22/17 Wahweap Camping Resort and Campground to Panguitch, UT http://mapq.st/2nTnMBn 2 hr. 20 min 137 miles HITCH*N*POST Campground 420 North street Panguitch, UT http://www.hitchnpostrv.com/campground.html Reservations 435-676-2436 Reserved SITE 26 with electric) BALOON FESTIVAL! ****** Routes ****** 6/23/17 Zion N.P. https://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm 6/24/17 Bryce Canyon N.P https://www.nps.gov/brca/index.htm 6/25/17 Red Canyon https://utah.com/bryce-canyon-national-park/red-canyon Third Basecamp (6/26-28/17) 6/26/17 Panguitch, UT to Monticello, UT (5 HR 30 MIN 304.888 MILES) http://mapq.st/2ooGa6k 5 hr. 30 min. 305 miles Mountain View RV Park and Campground 632 North Main Street (SR 191) Monticello, Utah http://mountainviewutah.com/index.html Reservations: 435-587-2974 camp@mountainviewutah.com (Reserved site 10 with electric (946) ****** Routes ****** 6/27/17 Arches N.P. https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm 6/28/17 Canyonlands N.P. https://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm 6/29/17 Heading home Note, Includes possible stop along the way to: Mesa Verde National Park http://www.visitmesaverde.com/ 34879 Highway 160 Mancos, CO 81328 6/30/17 7/01/17 Arriving Home Note: We need to purchase National park passes ahead of time. Here's a site to get one. https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm Steve get's his for $10 and it's lifetime to boot! Joe - America the Beautiful pass arrived, 4/24/17 Hopefully going to get some Go Pro footage to go along with videos...
utadventure Posted May 1, 2017 #2 Posted May 1, 2017 If you have time, Dead Horse Point State Park is a good visit too. It's near Canyonlands and Arches. Another suggestion would be to go a little south out of Panguitch past Bryce National Park (a short visit) and then through Boulder, Utah past the Lower Calf Creek Falls (if you want to hike) and ride up over the Hogs Back and then head up towards Torrey.
leo3wheel Posted May 2, 2017 #3 Posted May 2, 2017 Meet you at Canon City, after Don's MD. Looking forward to a great time!!
leo3wheel Posted May 14, 2017 #4 Posted May 14, 2017 Did a lot of prep work on trike because I'm in no hurry to get back home. When Joe heads east for Mesa Verde on 6/29, I plan to head west and make a clockwise trip to pick up those lower 48 states that I have not visited with my trike. Going to be quite a summer!
Brake Pad Posted May 29, 2017 #5 Posted May 29, 2017 (edited) Well, fella's I'll meet you in Canon City, on the 15th of June. I'm leaving Vero Beach, Florida on the 11th. riding mostly back roads. 11th, Vero to Chattahoochee, fl 12th, Hugh white state park, Miss. 13th, The Hub motorcycle resort, Dogpatch ark. 14th, Lake Meade, KS 15th, Canon City CO. KOA after my tour with you, I'll be heading to the Hoover Dam, NV & Cali. then east after we break up, I'm heading south to Phoenix, to visit two childhood friends, then east ( some highway some backroads ) [/color]. going to run 300 miles a day on the return, no hurry. track me on REVER I'll have my state parks pass by Tuesday Bike & Trailer all prepped https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Vero+Lago,+5574+51st+Ave,+Vero+Beach,+FL+32967/East+Bank+Campground,+153+E+Bank+Rd,+Bainbridge,+GA+39819/Outlet+Channel+State+Campground,+Grenada,+MS+38901/The+HUB,+Arkansas+7+Spur,+Township+of+Marble+City,+AR/Lake+Meade,+Meade+County,+KS/Ca%C3%B1on+City,+CO/Cortez/Page/Hoover+Dam/Needles/@35.839221,-113.3816081,7.6z/data=!4m65!4m64!1m5!1m1!1s0x88de5de4da5e98e9:0x6896a6688f8e0e60!2m2!1d-80.438722!2d27.696249!1m5!1m1!1s0x88ecd6a41e75aff9:0xb3fe37a8ac6590f1!2m2!1d-84.8513739!2d30.7178386!1m5!1m1!1s0x888033586b9e37f1:0x8bc10db90b78878e!2m2!1d-89.7764751!2d33.8090043!1m5!1m1!1s0x87ce899616f90713:0xef07ea1fead1d4db!2m2!1d-93.1237543!2d36.1130727!1m5!1m1!1s0x87a7ed59f78ea389:0x5788657a4729c9a0!2m2!1d-100.4347391!2d37.166339!1m5!1m1!1s0x87148591a9e97067:0x692666470edf73e0!2m2!1d-105.2253316!2d38.4494063!1m5!1m1!1s0x87396f97719cc121:0x5ab0790925832f47!2m2!1d-108.5859265!2d37.3488827!1m5!1m1!1s0x8734135bfdcd758f:0x6e982f5153384e39!2m2!1d-111.4558333!2d36.9147222!1m5!1m1!1s0x0:0x89d59d0bd29de37!2m2!1d-114.7377325!2d36.0160655!1m5!1m1!1s0x80ce2372e1358a33:0x205fa817e10d94f3!2m2!1d-114.6141315!2d34.8480597!2m2!1b1!2b1!3e0?hl=en Edited May 29, 2017 by Brake Pad
Joe in WV Posted May 29, 2017 Author #6 Posted May 29, 2017 Well, fella's I'll meet you in Canon City, on the 15th of June. I'm leaving Vero Beach, Florida on the 11th. riding mostly back roads. 11th, Vero to Chattahoochee, fl 12th, Hugh white state park, Miss. 13th, The Hub motorcycle resort, Dogpatch ark. 14th, Lake Meade, KS 15th, Canon City CO. KOA after my tour with you, I'll be heading to the Hoover Dam, NV & Cali. then east after we break up, I'm heading south to Phoenix, to visit two childhood friends, then east ( some highway some backroads ) [/color]. going to run 300 miles a day on the return, no hurry. track me on REVER I'll have my state parks pass by Tuesday Bike & Trailer all prepped https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Vero+Lago,+5574+51st+Ave,+Vero+Beach,+FL+32967/East+Bank+Campground,+153+E+Bank+Rd,+Bainbridge,+GA+39819/Outlet+Channel+State+Campground,+Grenada,+MS+38901/The+HUB,+Arkansas+7+Spur,+Township+of+Marble+City,+AR/Lake+Meade,+Meade+County,+KS/Ca%C3%B1on+City,+CO/Cortez/Page/Hoover+Dam/Needles/@35.839221,-113.3816081,7.6z/data=!4m65!4m64!1m5!1m1!1s0x88de5de4da5e98e9:0x6896a6688f8e0e60!2m2!1d-80.438722!2d27.696249!1m5!1m1!1s0x88ecd6a41e75aff9:0xb3fe37a8ac6590f1!2m2!1d-84.8513739!2d30.7178386!1m5!1m1!1s0x888033586b9e37f1:0x8bc10db90b78878e!2m2!1d-89.7764751!2d33.8090043!1m5!1m1!1s0x87ce899616f90713:0xef07ea1fead1d4db!2m2!1d-93.1237543!2d36.1130727!1m5!1m1!1s0x87a7ed59f78ea389:0x5788657a4729c9a0!2m2!1d-100.4347391!2d37.166339!1m5!1m1!1s0x87148591a9e97067:0x692666470edf73e0!2m2!1d-105.2253316!2d38.4494063!1m5!1m1!1s0x87396f97719cc121:0x5ab0790925832f47!2m2!1d-108.5859265!2d37.3488827!1m5!1m1!1s0x8734135bfdcd758f:0x6e982f5153384e39!2m2!1d-111.4558333!2d36.9147222!1m5!1m1!1s0x0:0x89d59d0bd29de37!2m2!1d-114.7377325!2d36.0160655!1m5!1m1!1s0x80ce2372e1358a33:0x205fa817e10d94f3!2m2!1d-114.6141315!2d34.8480597!2m2!1b1!2b1!3e0?hl=en Sounds good Mike. Looking forward to this.. Leo's staying overnight on the 12th and we're going to head out bright and early on the 13th. After ST Louis we're taking 295 to 44 so Leo can hit the tip of Oklahoma then 50 thru Dodge City and Cannon City... See you there! approx. 350 mile days
Brake Pad Posted May 29, 2017 #7 Posted May 29, 2017 (edited) I will be in Dodge City, the morning of the 15th. for breakfast. I HOP, 1410 W Wyatt Earp Blvd, Dodge City, KS 67801 I set up REVER tracker for the trip, just have to add code to follow Edited May 29, 2017 by Brake Pad
leo3wheel Posted May 29, 2017 #8 Posted May 29, 2017 Jeannette wants me to say hi to Marshal Matt Dillon and Kitty at Dodge City.
leo3wheel Posted June 10, 2017 #11 Posted June 10, 2017 Leave to meet Joe in WV in the morning. Most likely will not turn my laptop on for 2-3 weeks. Will send update when I get to motels. When we part in Utah, heading west to CA, then north to Washington, and east via SD. Should be on the road 5 weeks.
Brake Pad Posted June 14, 2017 #12 Posted June 14, 2017 An update on my progress on June 11th at 6 a.m. I left Vero Beach Florida and rode up to Chattahoochee Florida where I stay the night at the East Gate Campground just over the Georgia border day two I rode from that Campground all the way across Alabama into Mississippi and made it to Grenada Mississippi and stayed the night there day 3 day three I wrote all the way up through Little Rock Arkansas Northup 64 which was a great Road tons of Twisties throwing that bike all over the place grind some pegs I even loosened my trailer hitch can you believe that I had to do some banding and tightening before I left the Hub in Dogpatch Arkansas this morning I am now in Chandler Oklahoma I found Route 66 so I followed it even though it's going a little Southwest it's only 22 miles out of my way and I've always wanted to do it so I got some pictures and tomorrow I will be heading north west to meet the guys in Dodge City Kansas that's Joe ormes dorfer and Leo lavont so I should meet them tomorrow mid-afternoon sometime in Dodge City and then we ride off together into Canyon City Colorado
leo3wheel Posted June 24, 2017 #13 Posted June 24, 2017 Much has happened along our journey. Due to unfortunate circumstances, Utah portion of campout has been canceled. Joe and Mike will soon be heading home. As for me, still planning to head west and circle the country. Thanks bros for a great time!
Freebird Posted June 24, 2017 #14 Posted June 24, 2017 Sorry to hear about your hardships. Got messages yesterday but by the time I got it, you had already sent the second one. Will honor your wishes and not go into detail here but please let me know if you need anything. You can fill everybody in at the right time. I wish you the best on the rest of your journey.
VanRiver Posted June 24, 2017 #15 Posted June 24, 2017 It was great meeting you guys on the trail! Such a small world to bump into some esteemed VertureRider members at a gas station in the middle of the AZ dessert! Sorry to hear that your trip being cut short....prayers up to you guys and a safe ride home from James aka. VanRiver Much has happened along our journey. Due to unfortunate circumstances, Utah portion of campout has been canceled. Joe and Mike will soon be heading home. As for me, still planning to head west and circle the country. Thanks bros for a great time!
leo3wheel Posted July 18, 2017 #16 Posted July 18, 2017 Arrived home safe and sound. Traveled 9,000 miles in 38 days. Great to be home! Mike is healing at home and trying to do more each day. He is supported by his lovely wife Melody. Visited Joe when I passed through WV and stayed overnight. Joe and Penny are doing well. Mike is already planning for his next motorcycle adventure.
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