Less than 2 weeks till we load up the bikes and head south!
My first year making the trip back in 2008 with 'Kwasi', 'Bacon' and 'Sid'. Each had done the trip, or variations over the past years, and for 'Bacon' it was his 9th or 10th consecutive year treking south for the ride. In a word, it was 'INCREDIBLE'.
The idea of getting on my bike and riding for days at a time was in itself enough - an adventure of sorts - just the guys. In the end it was all that, but the scenery along the way was breath-taking. There were many times when we rounded a corner only to look up see the most incredible landscape and works of nature. This happened day in and day out.
This year, Mike and I are making the trip and we're going to try and hit the highlights of the last two years. At this time of year, the traffic is light, the roads are magnificent, the scenery spectacular and so weather permitting, we're planning to follow a circular route as shown on the map below. That will give us access to ;
- Zion National Park, Utan
- Bryce Canyon, Utah
- Arches National Park, Utah
- Monument Valley, Utah
- Natural Bridges, Utah
- Antelope Canyon, Arizona
- Grand Canyon, Arizona
Weather permitting we'll try and hit all of them
