T-Minus 5 days to launch

Hello all, well the semester is over, summer break beckons and that means time for a road trip. And I just so happen to have one planned, I'm 5 days away from 3600 wonderful miles of exploring the everything the northwestern US has to offer, all while aboard my 2008 Yamaha FZ6 motorcycle. I have a tentative route planned, but am also going to bring maps of each state I am traveling through so that I can change on the fly if I so choose.

So that's the basic route, I have 10 days to do around 3600 miles, so I've got my work cut out for me, obviously averaging 360 miles a day. So far I am planning on a mix of camping and motels, with a short stop in Seattle. I'm planning on doing almost all the travel on highways and biways, rather than the interstate, as this is a road trip about the journey not the destination.

I have been busy prepping my motorcycle for the trip, a few days ago I reluctantly coughed up for a new set of tires, and a tune up. But hey better than getting stuck on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere Montana. I know that I will be traveling quite light, as the only luggage I have for my motorbike is a tank bag and a saddlebag. So those two bags plus a small backpack means I will probably be wearing the same t-shirt a few days in a row.

Anyway that's a fair intro to what I hope will be an epic adventure. I leave Wednesday the 23rd of May, stay posted for more updates! And if anyone has any suggestions for stuff to see/do/eat/etc. let me know by commenting!

Cheers,

MC