I have 4 days off (including Sat. & Sun. of the weekend) towards the end of the month. I am going to use all of the time for a little mini tour. I just have not decided if I want to do a SouthEast Tour or go West. This is not about going anywhaere to hang out, finding the twistiest roads or anything else but covering a lot of ground in 4 days. I ran the Gap earlier this year and will do it again in Oct. What I want to do is one of these 2:
1. SouthEast US tour. I live in eastern Ky. I'd like to do a run taking in all of the southeast states, VA, NC, SC, FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, AR, and maybe MO. I know not all of these are the traditional thought of the SouthEast, but anyway, thaose are the states I'd visit. Kind of a just passing through to say I rode there kind of thing. I'd leave Thurs. night after work and run south through VA, TN, NC to my sisters in SC. Then Fri. cross over into GA heading southeast toward the gulf coast, tagging FL before hitting Mobile, Gulf Shores and then N'Awlens. Sat. Would be a quick run to the TX border, turn around and head back and north to AR and Memphis. Sun. would see the MO bootheel before crossing back into Ky. and taking my time to get home by late Mon. Possible side trip to other states possible Sun./Mon.
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2. Just head West as far as I can go for 2 days, turn around and come home. Probably could make CO.
I have not ridden out west other than a Hardley rental in Vegas. Otherwise the farthest west I've been on a bike is about 20mi. past West Memphis, AR. I have ridden in most of the SouthEastern states, but not all of them. I'd like to turn wheels in all 50 before I die. So just trying to decide what to do. Your suggestions? Other thoughts were to head north to Canada or run to Key West.
What are your thoughts? Suggestions?
1. SouthEast US tour. I live in eastern Ky. I'd like to do a run taking in all of the southeast states, VA, NC, SC, FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, AR, and maybe MO. I know not all of these are the traditional thought of the SouthEast, but anyway, thaose are the states I'd visit. Kind of a just passing through to say I rode there kind of thing. I'd leave Thurs. night after work and run south through VA, TN, NC to my sisters in SC. Then Fri. cross over into GA heading southeast toward the gulf coast, tagging FL before hitting Mobile, Gulf Shores and then N'Awlens. Sat. Would be a quick run to the TX border, turn around and head back and north to AR and Memphis. Sun. would see the MO bootheel before crossing back into Ky. and taking my time to get home by late Mon. Possible side trip to other states possible Sun./Mon.
or
2. Just head West as far as I can go for 2 days, turn around and come home. Probably could make CO.
I have not ridden out west other than a Hardley rental in Vegas. Otherwise the farthest west I've been on a bike is about 20mi. past West Memphis, AR. I have ridden in most of the SouthEastern states, but not all of them. I'd like to turn wheels in all 50 before I die. So just trying to decide what to do. Your suggestions? Other thoughts were to head north to Canada or run to Key West.
What are your thoughts? Suggestions?