combatting the sick

Well, as I get over a cold/flu that killed me for four days, it bided my time while listening to the Red Sox NOT wipe the Angels off the map last night in 12 innings by trying to get some of what I plan to take as a 17 day western odyssey on my motorcycle next May. Below is a preliminary schedule of day to day stops. I’ll be posting some of the sights along the way once I get true timings down. I plan to meet Gaby after she flies to Seattle (I want to ride across, she doesn’t) and then drop her off in Las Vegas. It’s a shame she’ll miss Yellowstone, but it’ll give me a chance to plan a central mountains trip later (Rocky Mountain NP, Glacier, Yellowstone, Teton, Mesa Verde and Grand Canyon excursion). Here it is by numbers:

5/15/2009 : Day 1 - HOME -> Madison, WI

5/16/2009 : Day 2 - Madison, WI -> Rapid City, SD

5/17/2009 : Day 3 - Rapid City, SD -> Cody, MY

5/18/2009 : Day 4 - Cody, WY -> Jackson Hole, WY

5/19/2009 : Day 5 - Jackson Hole, WY -> Yakima, WA

5/20/2009 : Day 6 - Yakima, WA -> Seattle, WA *

5/21/2009 : Day 7 - Seattle, WA -> Portland, OR *

5/22/2009 : Day 8 - Portland, OR -> Crater Lake, OR *

5/23/2009 : Day 9 - Crater Lake, OR -> Napa, CA * 

5/24/2009 : Day 10 - Float Day ** (Wine Tour?)

5/25/2009 : Day 11 - (Memorial Day)  Napa, CA -> Kings Canyon / Sequoia *

5/26/2009 : Day 12 - Kings Canyon / Sequoia -> Las Vegas, NV *

Alt 1

5/27/2009 : Day 13 - Las Vegas, NV -> Grand Canyon, AZ

5/28/2009 : Day 14 - Grand Canyon, AZ -> Cortez, CO (Mesa Verde)

5/29/2009 : Day 15 - Cortez, CO (Mesa Verde) -> Somewhere in Western, KS

5/30/2009 : Day 16 - Somewhere in Western, KS -> Terre Haute, IN

5/31/2009 : Day 17 - -Terre Haute, IN -> HOME

Alt 2

5/27/2009 : Day 13 - Las Vegas, NV -> Grand Junction, CO (Arches NP)

5/28/2009 : Day 14 - Grand Junction, CO (Arches NP) -> Denver, CO

5/29/2009 : Day 15 - Denver, CO -> Kansas City, MO

5/30/2009 : Day 16 - Kansas City, MO -> Columbus, OH 

5/31/2009 : Day 17 - Columbus, OH -> HOME

Tags: motorcycle, Travel, USA, vacation