Ron and Deb are an another adventure. We decided to head out to the Sturgis area to see the Black Hills before all the motorcycles got there. We have been there several times and it is always beautiful. My favorite things are the wildlife! Like this guy.
The scenery is beautiful too.
One of the roads that we took was under construction but it was still awesome scenery along the way.
Of course any time there is wildlife near the roadway there will be a traffic jam. So you have to allow for some slow paced travel but boy is it worth it.
After spending a couple of days in Yellowstone we headed up to Butte, MT. Now this is an interesting place. They are a mining town with an incredible, well preserved Historic Downtown and a ton of amazing Victorian style houses. My favorite things!
Lovely pics and a great country you've got there, so much beauty to see. My next road trip will take in some of your suggestions, I really enjoyed them.
And what better way to enjoy than with a V8 rumblin' along.
Beautiful trip and pictures. We took almost the same pictures two years ago before we met in the Rockies. The buffalo Bills Museum in Cody is spectacular
After spending a couple of days around the Butte, MT area we decided to head to Arizona and check on our house in Apache Junction and visit with friends. The first opportunity we got we jumped in the 4 wheeler for a ride out in the desert. We got up at 5:30 am to beat the heat and it was worth it! We usually see ground squirrels, rabbits and small lizards when we ride in the desert but this time we saw.....
Along with the usual cactus and such.
This is Teddy Bear Cholla. It looks soft and cuddly but believe me it's not!
We have ridden in this area a bunch of times and have never seen water. So it was a surprise to see several large puddles.
Next we took a trip up to Arizona's high country to get away from the 104 degree heat and, of course, to see the beautiful scenery. This is the Salt River Canyon area.
From Clifton we took Hwy 78 over into New Mexico where we joined Hwy 180 to head north. We had gorgeous weather the whole time and the ride was fantastic.
We even saw a lot of deer and elk. Luckily, they were all in fields next to the road and not On the road.
We found a really nice road to head us back toward AZ.
We took Hwy 260 west toward Show Low. It is pretty open and high elevation there. They have a lot of big snow fence up along this route. I definitely wouldn't want to take it in the winter!
After getting back to our place in Apache Junction from the trip up north, we got up nice and early to head out for a ride on the 4 wheeler in the desert.
This is what a lot of the trails look like that we ride on. So much fun!!
We left Apache Junction on Sunday because it is freakin HOT there right now. We decided to wander our way back toward Iowa by way of Colorado. First up, we stopped at in Gallup, NM to check out that area. We travel through there and always think it looks neat from the interstate. We found out it is a really interesting place on the "back" roads.
These are Swallow nests.
We took a road that looked interesting and stumbled into this Prehistoric Cave Dwelling.
Here are some other photos from the Gallup, NM area.
The gal working the front desk at our hotel told us we should check out El Morro National Monument so we did that also. Definitely worth the trip!! It is a very large limestone outcropping that has a natural spring at the base. Travelers spread the word that there was water at the site and anyone who stopped by would carve their name and date in the limestone. The earliest inscription is from 1709.
We saw this mansion (?) in a little town south of Gallup. The roof is tile and I just thought it looked really cool. I would love to know the story behind it.
The day was overcast with some sprinkles from time to time but we still had a great day. Ouray, CO is really neat. They have a lot of old buildings there so it is always fun to drive through there.
After Ouray we rode up to Ridgeway then took the highway over to Telluride. We had not been on this highway or to Telluride before so it was fun even though it sprinkled on us for a while.
This is steam coming off the mountain after the rain.
You guys are doing what many envy. In the last few years, you've had your trike all over this country. When I grow up, I want to be like you.
Question, In your pictures, sometimes there's a car or truck, and sometimes your trike is on a trailer. What's your normal mode of operation? Do you trailer the trike to a certain location, and do day-rides from there?
Just wondering... and planning... How about the detail on how you plan these trips? Thanks in advance. Pat