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Adventures in Sport Touring with the Honda ST 1100, 1300 and the BMW 1200RT

Exploring North America...One Road at a Time

West Coast 2004 Tour-  The images below are from the eastbound, return home leg.  It was 5 days of unsurpassed riding and scenery. The weather was perfect on each one of them, in the morning I couldn't wait to get on the road to see what awaited me.  

A peaceful looking US 50 near the Utah-Nevada border. On this day the temp was unusually cool, and the big blue sky made me feel small.  The ride on this road, on this day, went into the Hall of Fame.

Although not for sure, I think this is a shot of US 50 cresting Antelope Pass, just east of Ely.  The highway offers good opportunities for leaning as it crosses several mountain passes dissecting Nevada.

I found this scenic ranch nestled in the Central Utah mountains on US 89.  The ride east from Utah to Colorado was magnificent.

An early summer's day comes to a close on this tranquil Kansas field.  I've always found late afternoon rides rewarding.  I was enroute to Joplin, Missouri when I stopped to admire the wild flowers growing in this deserted field along US 400.

I traversed Colorado on SR 14 under this stunning blue sky.  I'm heading for the mountains in the distance, where the road will curve, and the mountain canyons will block the most radiant sunlight I'd ever witnessed.  It just doesn't get any better.  The ride of a lifetime, I think back to it often.  

Wauneta, Nebraska, a typical town on the Great Plains of America.  The ever present grain elevator, a post office, town hall, and a few stores.  The small white sign in the middle of the road reminded residents mosquito spraying commenced at 7 pm, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

Sometimes you wonder just what were they thinking.  This small community near Kearney, Nebraska goes by the name "Funk"

You will find this slalom run on SR 62 near Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Paul D. captured this picture for me high in the Sierra Mountains of the Hotel California, near Carson Pass.  

            Music- "Someday Soon" by Suzy Boggus