Airfare to Indy still seems a bit expensive, but at the end of the day, this ride is just something that I really want to do. Kids are back at school, so campsites seem generally available in all of the national parks that I investigated. I'm going to start off with the Grand Canyon - one day to get there, and one day to hike down into it. I'll spend the second night there, and then head off to Durango, CO. I'll get there for Labor Day and the Four Corners Biker Rally. How nice!
Indiana University will be celebrating 50 years of playing rugby this September. The Mayan calendar suggests the end of the World a few months later. Is this just a coincidence?
What's going on here?
So, what's going on here?
Being rugby guys, we've got some crazy plans for the weekend. Like a golf tournament, a parade, an "old boys" match against our arch-rival Purdue alumni, and a banquet at the IU Memorial Union, from which the rugby club was once banned. Just a guess, but I think that a couple of our favorite college bars might also see a spike in business.
I've always wanted to do another cross-country ride on my Harley, and just in case the World really does end, I figure I can kill two birds with one rock by riding my bike to the EOTW Celebration from Newport Beach, CA. The round-trip distance of my intended route looks to be just over 5,000 miles, and I'll be travelling through 13 states. So I'll give myself +/- 3 weeks to get'er done.
I plan on making some fun stops along the way, including 6 national parks, and will try and invoke my usual biker travel-habits as much as I can; like taking smaller roads when possible, staying away from chain restaurants, and starting a conversation with a local at each stop. I always learn some interesting stuff this way.
A lot of friends like to follow my travels when I do something crazy like this, and I've found these blogs to be a pretty fun way of sharing a story. If you follow this one, I hope that you enjoy the ride! If you'd like to read about some of my other adventures, just click on one of the links at the bottom right.
