the trip starts today

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Y'all have fun at CCR we might see some on the road, we leave today for our next trip of this year.
WE have made Las Vegas on one, Texas on another and the last was Chicago and wwisconsin taking route 66 on the way home to springfield.

We start this one out headed to FL for the grandsons 1st B-day which also happens to be the wifes B-day as well (yea she loves that part!), from there we head north I was thinking Michigan then west, but we just may go right to Minnesota then across North Dakota to Glacier NP.

I got a good report last night of the fires so we are a go for that.
Then on to N.W. Washington state, south down the coast through the redwoods, take more in of California's coast line, take in Yosemite for a day or three maybe.

Who knows from there maybe the grand stair case north rim of rthe grand canyon(been tot eh south end never the nroth rim)
we have no deadline to make, ok ok we do we need to be back here by the 5th at the latest

Anyhow we look forward to a heck of a trip, this is a full vacation some sight seeing, seeing old friends and family along the travels.
Should be a great time as Karen has never been able to be gone this long at one time

This will also add Minnesota and North Dakota to my travels and will only leave me Vermont, Alaska and Hawaii to have traveled by motorcycle though.

So who wants to meet us in Alaska next year?

<grin>

Tom

see ya!

[jers99lt]

Hey Tom,
If you and Karen need anything near the Chicago area, you know where I live. Thanks to you I'm now a GPS user and I know that you'll find some awesome routes on this venture. Best of luck and fine riding weather.
Have fun,
Jer

[Lynn_Keen]

Sounds like a great trip although maybe a little ambitious. Me thinks your gona do more riding than sightseeing if you cover all that territory in a little less than 4 weeks. Oh, that's right, I forgot ya'll are young'ns and not old and frail like me. Have a great one and may the weather gods be good to you.

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Hey Tom,
If you and Karen need anything near the Chicago area, you know where I live. Thanks to you I'm now a GPS user and I know that you'll find some awesome routes on this venture. Best of luck and fine riding weather.
Have fun,
Jer

Thanks Jerry, enjoy that GPS ok!

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Sounds like a great trip although maybe a little ambitious. Me thinks your gona do more riding than sightseeing if you cover all that territory in a little less than 4 weeks. Oh, that's right, I forgot ya'll are young'ns and not old and frail like me. Have a great one and may the weather gods be good to you.


ahh its not too bad we hope, if the leg holds up and no surprises we should cover the grounds we have already seen and have time to enjoy what we havn't, wehad a blast with he grandson on his 1st B-Day man is he a Ham! and a ton of fun!

after we are back and rested we plan on a few days in FL. maybe we can get together for lunch with ya's!

Tom

[dadler]

Would I ever extend an invitation to a "friend" who doesn't call when he came in last time?

Have now met Jerry Palma - lives 5 miles from me and is a fellow member of the Chicago Region BMW club.

But I may be available for food!!!!!

Have a safe wonderful trip!!!!!

BTW< talked with Donna of IBA. ARe you working The Rally again this year as you have done other years? and where? Donna has suggested that I go to St Louis for the sendoff!!! Palma, need a ride?????

David Adler
Aurora, IL

[dadler]

Starting to work plans to be in St Louis Sun 8/19 to visit with friends, etc.

Are you in the neighborhood?

D

[Lynn_Keen]

after we are back and rested we plan on a few days in FL. maybe we can get together for lunch with ya's!

Tom
Hey, that would be great. Just give a jingle and we'll figure out a place to meet. I'll PM ya with the phone numbers.

Have a great trip.

[motorman587]

You must post pictures of the trip.

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You must post pictures of the trip.

I'm in cresent city tonight, my camers died today and I'm trying to get photo's off it to see how many are no good, the darn think just started taking black pics, funny though, this camera was bought here in california when me and my son did the NPT tour, so it at least ound it;s way home and across the country a few times

so far we have a couple hundred pics, too bad about the fires in montana.

anhow there is no rain now, so far we have only had a couple artial days of it, so that is good news

Karen is loving this as she has never been out here before

Hey Meese if you see this call me, some dmmy left your tele along with everones at home

(that dummy would be me)



tom

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Would I ever extend an invitation to a "friend" who doesn't call when he came in last time?

Have now met Jerry Palma - lives 5 miles from me and is a fellow member of the Chicago Region BMW club.

But I may be available for food!!!!!

Have a safe wonderful trip!!!!!

BTW< talked with Donna of IBA. ARe you working The Rally again this year as you have done other years? and where? Donna has suggested that I go to St Louis for the sendoff!!! Palma, need a ride?????

David Adler
Aurora, IL


No, I havent worked the rally, we did think we were going to help out in some way, but they didnlt need us, our firend Vicki Johnston is off and running though on it again, (her third time) took a 22nd and a 23rd in previous atempts

Tom

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http://www.bmwlt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=13851&stc=1

here one shot of the Pacific down by seal Island in Oregon

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You must post pictures of the trip.


doing some now