Long Motorbike Rides

Our Brother S was an avid bike rider. He used to make long motorcycle rides that lasted many days. He visited all National Parks and rode all over the country, and to Canada, as well. He made notes and took photos during (almost) each and every one of them. 

1996, at Mount Rushmore National Memorial

The "almost" part is related to notes. In his younger days he did not make logs of his riding experiences, the idea came a bit later. Taking photos was always part of our brother's trips, wherever he went. With the purchase of a digital camera, S's the number of pictures in his long rides photo albums grew significantly. The ones included in this post are from 1996. That ride was one of those not documented by S with notes.

Colorado National Monument - view from Rim Rock Drive, western slope of Colorado, just outside of Grand Junction

Coke Ovens Rock - the sandstone pillars carved from Wingate Sandstone

Rim Rock Drive 

I am thinking about digitalizing his records as a keepsake and to prevent it all from being lost. However, scanning hundreds of those photos, improving them digitally, and putting them online will be quite a challenge. The time will show how much of S's riding history I will manage to "computerize"

Pactola Lake, Pennington County, South Dakota, along Highway 385

Grand Canyon, Colorado National Monument

Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills, South Dakota - Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Well, I start today. Below is the overall record of S's trips - his original notes and explanations.

Main Street in Sturgis, South Dakota, 1996

From S's log book:

Sturgis 1996

S at the Crazy Horse Memorial, Black Hills, South Dakota. Thunderhead Mountain in the background.

Silverton, Colorado

Our Brother's (documented) Long Rides summary

Hog's Breath Saloon, Key West, Florida

Step House (in Wetherill Mesa) - Mesa Verde National Park, southwestern Colorado

As you can see above, the log of S's long rides starts in 1998 and contains of daily made notes during his adventures. The last long entry is from 2010. I will try to put on this blog as many of his trips as I manage.

The little house - a hogan - traditional dwelling of Navajo people

Taos, New Mexico, near the historic Taos Pueblo