adamchandler
YouTube Mechanic
I’m 37 and I have 2 months off from work in June and July. I had planned Mongolia with Rally for Rangers but they are only inviting past riders this year so that’s out. I have to be in Redmond for the national and after that, I don’t have to be home to New Hampshire for a while.
All I’ve ridden out west is COBDR and Utah. I’m on a GS with knobbies and my off-road experience is moderate. I’ve done NEBDR, MABDR, TransLabrador and GS Trophy Qualifiers. I’m pretty confident in mud and rocky hills. Rode the GS around Colorado fully loaded and didn’t drop it Once.
I was going to just ride the TAT from OR back to NC but that will only take a couple of weeks so then I started thinking…do I do Alaska and TUK? Do I go down to Baja? Do I do Idaho or Washington BDRs? Do I do the Continental Divide from Glacier NP in reverse? There are so many rides to do. I like remote and no people but I also don’t want to have to go to 10 different campgrounds to find a place to sleep due to tourists so ideally a route I can just ride until it gets dark, sleep wherever and do it again would be ideal so maybe around BLM lands? I’m a BMW owner so of course I’m cheap. I’m a sleep at the end of a dead-end trail and eat protein bars kind of traveler only to get a hotel every 5-6 days for the shower alone And I want LONG days on the bike at 8AM and ride until it gets dark Taking every 5th day off as a no riding day to unwind and relax.
Perhaps I’m just getting choice-overload but I’ve been working full time since I was 17 years old. I’m 37 now and this is the first time I’ve ever had more than 10 days off work so I want to have a great time but I also feel the west cost has so many bucket list items that I’m overwhelmed on what to actually go with? I start in Redmond OR and have to end up in New Hampshire eventually.
All I’ve ridden out west is COBDR and Utah. I’m on a GS with knobbies and my off-road experience is moderate. I’ve done NEBDR, MABDR, TransLabrador and GS Trophy Qualifiers. I’m pretty confident in mud and rocky hills. Rode the GS around Colorado fully loaded and didn’t drop it Once.
I was going to just ride the TAT from OR back to NC but that will only take a couple of weeks so then I started thinking…do I do Alaska and TUK? Do I go down to Baja? Do I do Idaho or Washington BDRs? Do I do the Continental Divide from Glacier NP in reverse? There are so many rides to do. I like remote and no people but I also don’t want to have to go to 10 different campgrounds to find a place to sleep due to tourists so ideally a route I can just ride until it gets dark, sleep wherever and do it again would be ideal so maybe around BLM lands? I’m a BMW owner so of course I’m cheap. I’m a sleep at the end of a dead-end trail and eat protein bars kind of traveler only to get a hotel every 5-6 days for the shower alone And I want LONG days on the bike at 8AM and ride until it gets dark Taking every 5th day off as a no riding day to unwind and relax.
Perhaps I’m just getting choice-overload but I’ve been working full time since I was 17 years old. I’m 37 now and this is the first time I’ve ever had more than 10 days off work so I want to have a great time but I also feel the west cost has so many bucket list items that I’m overwhelmed on what to actually go with? I start in Redmond OR and have to end up in New Hampshire eventually.