| Author | Message | ||
     Crusty |
Terri and I just got home. We rode from Atlantic to Pacific. Rockport, Massachusetts to Newport, Oregon. We had great Strudel in Rockport for breakfast and great Mexican in Newport for dinner. We attended the Buell Homecoming and the Moto Guzzi National Rally. We got caught in a thunderstorm that spawned a tornado. We rode through miserably strong cross winds for hundreds of miles. We saw amazing things. We saw Mt. Rushmore. We rode Route 12 from Lolo, MT to Lewiston, ID (100 miles of proof that God really does love motorcycles). We rode I 84 through the Columbia River Gorge. We got stopped for going 83 MPH in a 65 MPH zone in eastern Oregon. We rode at speeds over 90 for hours at a time in Montana, South Dakota, Idaho and Wyoming. We endured temps over 100°, and under 50. We made new friends and saw old friends. We had a wonderful trip. We took a bunch of pictures, but I'm too tired to put them up right now. Maybe tomorrow. | ||
| Dynasport |
Wow, sounds epic. Can't wait to see the photos. | ||
| Americanmadexb |
 Wow.. i can't even imagine a trip like that in a car, let alone a bike! Must see pics........ | ||
| Balloyd66 |
Man, that's hard core! What an accomplishment! Congratulations! | ||
| Cyclonedon |
We took a bunch of pictures, but I'm too tired to put them up right now. Maybe tomorrow Crusty, your teasing us! We want to see those pictures and we want them NOW!!!  glad to hear you had a good vacation and a safe trip. Looking forward to seeing you and Terri again next year at Homecoming! | ||
| Hotrats |
crusty & terri, it was a pleasure to meet you both at homecoming. happy that ya'll had a great trip. andy&myphuong | ||
| Lemonchili_x1 |
7,415 miles... wow, that's a long way! Great to hear you and Terri are home safe and had a fantastic trip. V and I both enjoyed seeing you at Homecoming too. Looking forward to seeing the pics and hearing more about your adventure  | ||
| Crusty |
We took over 200 pictures on our trip. Here are just a few. In our driveway on the morning of June 14  We had to stop in Syracuse for lunch at the original Dinosaur BBQ  We arrived at Alpine Valley  Andrea, Dana and Rocco  Roma's for pizza                  A few more from Homecoming     Here's a pair that will beat a Full House   This is Bob; a former elf and a true class act  Of course, we had to get a pic of Erik after he signed Terri's Ss  And, of course, my favorite Buell related shirt  More to come later... | ||
| F_skinner |
Thanks Crusty. I was good to see you and Terri again.. Frank | ||
| Essmjay |
Great trip Crusty! You even crossed paths with my wife and I. We went through John Day while the Moto Guzzi Rally was on, on our way back from a bunch of hot springs in Idaho. Had breakfast in Mount Vernon and were home for dinner. Shane | ||
| Polcat |
Dawn and I were glad to meet both of you! So glad the rest of your trip went well, we wish we could have done that trip--maybe someday! We look forward to seeing you guys again next year at Homecoming. Nice pictures also.  | ||
| Crusty |
We left Homecoming, and headed west. We stopped at the rest area on the Mississippi River in Minnesota  We arrived at the Badlands the next afternoon  While we were in the National Park, a thunderstorm moved in and it started pouring and hailing on us. The winds were ferocious and I could hardly keep the bike upright. when we looked up, the clouds were moving in a circular pattern. Fortunately, the tornado didn't touch down near us, since we were out in the open with no place to take shelter.  The next day, we went and saw Mt. Rushmore. I worked underground as a hard rock driller for years, and I'm amazed at the amount of skill and craftsmanship necessary to sculpt a mountain into such a tribute to our Nation. If you've never seen it, you're missing one of the great works of art.  On the recommendation of Dawn (another former Elf) and her husband Ron, we rode the Needles Highway    We continued West into Wyoming  After looking at maps and calculating time/distance, we decided to take U.S. Route 12 from Lolo, Montana to Lewiston, Idaho. At the beginning of the pass there is a squiggly arrow with a sign under it that says, "Next 99 Miles" I thought it was a load of Bullshit. It wasn't. Lolo Pass is one of the best motorcycle roads I've ever been on. That 100 miles alone is worth riding across the Country for.     | ||
| Buellish |
Crusty,it was great meeting you and Terri at Homecoming.At least I wasn't the only Guzzi rider there.Thanks for the pics and ride report. Mike | ||
| Etennuly |
Crusty and Terri, I am so glad to see that you got to complete your epic tour! Awesome job! Let's see more pictures..... | ||
| Coolice |
Crusty and Terri, glad you had a fun trip! Was good to see you at HC. | ||
| Oldog |
glad your home safe! great to meet you two at HC great pics Terri that helmet ears and tail are a trade mark..... thanks for the sit on the guzzy thats a continent eater fo show | ||
| Thesmaz |
What a great trip and it looks like you had a lot of fun! | ||
| Crusty |
One of the problems with traveling through areas with amazing scenery is that if you stop to take pictures, you don't get too far. There was so much incredible beauty and so many things to see that we just didn't have time to photograph even 10% of them. The other problem is that we just got tired of stopping, digging out the camera, taking a photo then stuffing the camera back into the bag. Now that we're home, we're discussing a lot of the really neat things we saw that we didn't take pictures of. Anyway; we made it to John Day, Oregon and the Guzzi National Rally.  The area was beautiful, with great roads for motorcycles everywhere.  We had the local welcoming committee stop and inspect our tent  The Guzzi Demo bikes were there. Terri decided to try out a Norge  The next time you see Terri, ask her about her "extended" Demo ride on the Norge. It's a great story. There was a Bike Show. This was my personal favorite Guzzi  After the Rally ended, we continued west. we only got a few miles down the road when we had to stop and take a couple of pictures. The John Day Fossil Beds are incredibly beautiful, and the pictures we took don't begin to capture just how spectacular the area is.   After more wonderful roads and fantastic scenery, we made it to Newport, Oregon and the Pacific Ocean   We found a GREAT Mexican restaurant and had a wonderful dinner. Our journey West started with a breakfast in Rockport on the Atlantic, and ended with a dinner in Newport on the Pacific. | ||
| Ulynut |
Wow! Congratulations. Glad you made it home safe. | ||
| Court |
Man . . . reading this just reminds me why I started riding in the first place. Boy do I miss my cross county wanderings . . Incredible. | ||
| Rich |
I'm with ya, Court. Cross country trips are full of memories that may fade, but never vanish. Hope to do a Lap of America next year. Thanks for the report, Crusty. | ||
| Methed |
Holy crap, this is crazy. I was driving a bus of kids out to the Pine Ridge Reservation in SD the day after I got back from HC when a Guzzi and XB rode by, just before the Badlands. I knew it was someone who I'd seen around Alpine Valley, but I didn't think it was you, Crusty. Funny stuff. Thanks much for the keychain! |
