The Long Ride North photography

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Although already a thousand miles from home in Austin, our ride does not truly begin until we see the rocky mountains slowly rising out from the ground in northern New Mexico. We will follow these mountains as far north as they will grant us passage. We will sleep, eat, and ride all within the rocky mountains for over five thousand miles on our trip north alone.

 

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Through Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. Through Yellowstone and Glacier.

 

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Through the legendary Bear Tooth Pass of Wyoming

 

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Freezing temperatures, unrelenting rain, 50 mile per hour winds, hours of hail, no visibility.. we press on.

 

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Through Alberta and into British Columbia they grow taller and bear a more weathered appearance.

 

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The infamous Yukon territory of north west Canada trades you punishing weather and desolation for staggering views and the one and only road that gives you a chance at reaching Alaska.
The wonderful Alaskan "highway"

 

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As autumn approaches the rain comes and rarely leaves. We went three days without seeing the sun or being dry.

It cleared up as we headed towards Tok from Anchorage. I saw more rainbows that day in a 200 mile stretch than I'd seen in my entire life.

 

[EdinKali]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing!

 

[sahtt]

On our way south we stopped by Haines and visited my friend's brother. We swapped out the motorbikes for propellers for a few days.

We followed the coast down and headed east across the desert.

The desert heat crippled my machine so we rode the final 1,500 miles by night. Thanks to all those that helped us along the way and these pictures don't even come close to doing justice for the land we traveled through.

 

[Dtrigg]

Great photos. Thanks for sharing.

Too bad I didn't know you were in San Francisco. Would have bought you dinner.:biggrin: In fact, you were less than five minutes from my house.

 

[sahtt]

Great photos. Thanks for sharing.

Too bad I didn't know you were in San Francisco. Would have bought you dinner.:biggrin: In fact, you were less than five minutes from my house.

Dtrigg you might have just got yourself into a trap. I'll be back in San Francisco in about 3 days (4th through labor day). This time I'm going with the girl friend and I'll smell a lot better than I did the last time I was there.

 

[Dtrigg]

Dtrigg you might have just got yourself into a trap. I'll be back in San Francisco in about 3 days (4th through labor day). This time I'm going with the girl friend and I'll smell a lot better than I did the last time I was there.

LOL! Cool. That photo is down in the Marina and I live at the top of the hill in Pacific Heights.:biggrin:

 

[slamstrom]

Love those pictures. How many people were traveling with you on your journey? Were they all on motorcycles?

 

[Dtrigg]

Love those pictures. How many people were traveling with you on your journey? Were they all on motorcycles?

Hay Alan, we're all going to have dinner at your house when he and his girlfriend come to town.:biggrin::biggrin:

 

[sahtt]

Love those pictures. How many people were traveling with you on your journey? Were they all on motorcycles?

Just one friend and I, both on sport bikes. We camped most of the time and also cooked most of our own meals. It was crude but a few weeks living out of a motorcycle will modify your view of what "needs" are quite abruptly.

 

[DragonBallZ.]

That is just beautiful! Look like u had alot of fun.

Now u make me want to take a road trip.:smile:

 

[TURBO2GO]

Fantastic pics.

 

[passline]

Through Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. Through Yellowstone and Glacier.

Thanks for sharing. Looks like an experience worth remembering for years to come. One other thing: This may sound stupid and probably because I am from the East but.....
Why is there a stop sign there?

 

[HIJACKER]

Thanks for sharing. Looks like an experience worth remembering for years to come. One other thing: This may sound stupid and probably because I am from the East but.....
Why is there a stop sign there?

Because the side street it's on is intersecting a main thoroughfare. Stopping prevents accidents. :biggrin:

 

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Because the side street it's on is intersecting a main thoroughfare. Stopping prevents accidents. :biggrin:

I understand, but it's a main thoroughfare in which you can see for miles in all directions. In reality, in those situations, isn't it better to just be "alert" and go when nothing is coming. I can only imagine two situations where there may be a problem and they are remote:
1: At night a Tesla (electric no sound) with headlights not working.
2: A Bugatti Vehron traveling at speeds unknown to man, so that whatever you see may not be what it seems.

 

[JonBoy]

What tires were you running? How did they hold up?

 

[ashman]

Great pictures, must have been a fantastic experience.

 

[davidf]

That green bike closely resembles a Ninja 250. Surely not. If so, that guys a real trooper.

 

[sahtt]

What tires were you running? How did they hold up?

I left on basically brand new Road Attacks. Lasted the entire trip. I figured with 200hp the rear would probably need replacing in anchorage and had already set that up but it turned out the tire was still good. It's dual compound and the rear is pretty wore out after the last 1500+ miles plus of flat interstate.

The green bike is a ninja 500r.

 

[sahtt]

Thanks for sharing. Looks like an experience worth remembering for years to come. One other thing: This may sound stupid and probably because I am from the East but.....
Why is there a stop sign there?

The photo is taking from a small pull off zone so people don't stop and take pictures on the main road. With RV's etc. flying all around it's probably not a bad idea to make sure they pause before getting back on the road. That was in yellowstone so it's more crowded, on regular roads there wouldn't be a stop sign there.