June-August 2023: GS Across America
TPP Web Team2024-04-17T11:53:20-04:00
Departing from Clear Light Coffee in SATX 6-10-23
A few hundred miles later, I discovered some of Shawn Brown's handiwork.....
Stopping for gas in Sierra Blanca, Texas. The GS is still clean! 6-10-23
GS finally getting dirty, somewhere in NM 6-11-23
The Scenic app's "extra curvy" route to Show Low, AZ 6-11-23
Starting out on Bear Mountain Road in Silver City, NM 6-11-23
Initial long stretches on Bear Mountain Road 6-11-23
Peace & quiet on Bear Mountain Road in Silver City, NM 6-11-24
Onward on Bear Mountain Road, the sand got deep indeed! Things are about to get rough.... 6-11-24
Dropped the GS 7 times on Bear Mountain Road in the deep sand, and each time required disassembly to pick it up! 6-11-23
Exploring Route 180 in Glenwood, NM 6-11-23
Prior to dinner in Springerville, AZ. It was an exhausting day! 6-11-23
3 old bikers approached at dinner, and told me about their youthful adventures.... 6-11-23
Damage from Bear Mountain Road was minimal. 6-12-24
Fixed up in a few minutes in Show Low, AZ 6-12-23
Merkin Vineyards Tasting Room and Osteria in Cottonwood, AZ - owned by Maynard James Keenan of Tool! 6-12-23
Entry to Merkin's bathroom 6-12-23
View of Merkin from the back 6-12-23
Treats in production at Merkin 6-12-23
Exotic cheese platter at Merkin 6-12-23
More Merkin deliciousness 6-12-23
"Third Eye Ice Cream" at Merkin 6-12-23
Leaving Merkin, en route to Jerome! 6-12-23
Arrival in Jerome, AZ, hometown of MJK 6-12-23
View from Hampshire Ave in Jerome, AZ 6-12-23
The Scenic app "extra curvy" route toward Escondido, CA
Whole lotta nothing in Imperial, AZ 6-13-23
That moment where a 25 mile detour leads to a dead end in Imperial, AZ 6-13-23
Along Imperial Highway in Ocotillo, CA 6-13-23
Arrival at Motoport in Escondido, CA. The Holy Grail of moto-gear! 6-13-23
After 8 years, my Motoport Marathon backpad pouch was wearing thin... 6-13-23
Now at home base in San Diego and reunited with my Honda Trail 125, Scenic came up with this route on 6-14-23
My (former) Trail 125 in Julian, CA along the Scenic route 6-14-23
It was so great to ride the Trail again! 6-14-23
Packed up and ready to roll out with the Simpson KTMs 6-15-23
Exploring Santa Ysabel, CA 6-15-23
The stunning Alcazar Garden in Balboa Park, San Diego CA 6-16-23
A $26 sandwich in Balboa Park 6-16-23
Israel House in Balboa Park, SDCA 6-16-23
A Honda Monkey at the San Diego Automotive Museum 6-16-23
More San Diego Auto Museum 6-16-23
Rare and interesting motos at San Diego Auto Museum 6-16-23
Gaslamp Quarter, SDCA 6-16-23
The beach at Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado, CA 6-16-23
The famous Hotel Del Coronado 6-16-23
GS poses in front of Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial 6-16-23
Checking out the Pacific in La Jolla, CA 6-16-23
More Pacific views - Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve 6-16-23
Boots in the Pacific Ocean! 6-16-23
Time to leave my generous hosts in San Diego 6-18-23
Hash House in SDCA is THE breakfast heaven 6-18-23
Portions befitting a king! 6-18-23
Visiting customers with my sales team 6-21-23
GS parked outside the office in Anaheim, CA 6-22-23
Parked outside the Baked Potato in Studio City, CA waiting for DANNY CAREY 6-22-23
Danny's thunderous Sonors on display inside - I'm sitting 6 feet away! 6-22-23
More Danny drum porn 6-22-23
Another angle of the Sonor kit 6-22-23
The GOAT getting ready to play 6-22-23
Meeting Danny Carey! He wanted to talk GSs - he has one too! 6-22-23
Visiting the BMS factory in Ventura, CA 6-23-23
At BMS with Greg Drevenstedt, Rider Mag Editor In Chief
My lowered custom BMS seat fitted on the GS 6-23-23
Filling up in California is no joke! 6-23-23
Quite a bit of Cali exploration so far!
Entering Yosemite National Park 6-24-23
Wawona Hotel in Yosemite 6-24-23
Exploring CA's magnificent sequoias on foot! 6-24-23
Grizzly Giant, the most famous tree in the Grove. 209 feet tall! 6-24-23
Wafting through Madera, CA 6-24-23
First view of Lake Tahoe 6-25-23
Boots in Lake Tahoe! 6-25-23
Exploring Mount Rose Hwy in Incline Village, NV 6-25-23
Temps plummeting as we head up the mountain 6-25-23
Our trade show booth in Reno, NV 6-26-23
Meeting fellow BROSA rider Robert Wotring in Carson City, NV 6-26-23
The Enchanted Cat Cafe in Reno, NV 6-29-23
View inside the Cat Cafe 6-29-23
Heading east! Near Twin Falls, ID 6-29-23
Getting closer to Yellowstone National Park 6-30-23
GS arrival at Yellowstone 6-30-24
Every view in Yellowstone is a postcard 6-30-23
Along Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone 6-30-23
Devil's Tower in WY 7-1-23
Entering Sturgis, SD 7-1-23
The Famous Wall Drug Store in Wall, SD 7-1-23
Weird shops in Wall, SD 7-1-23
Badlands view - I rode it twice, both directions! 7-2-23
Now THAT'S a properly dirty GS! River Vale, NJ 7-5-23
No surface was free from bug guts! 7-5-23
More filthy GS views 7-5-23
The giant Givi bags got it the worst.... 7-5-23
Reuniting with my Sensei Juan Berrios at Englewood Krav Maga 7-6-23
Perkins Memorial Tower in Bear Mountain, NY 7-8-23
The GS near Lake Welch in Stony Point, NY 7-8-23
The GS at rest in NJ 7-10-23
Getting a much needed new rear tire at Frank's BMW in Essex, VT 7-22-23
The GS rode VT's famous Route 100 north to south and back again 7-22-23
The infamous "Middle Finger" statue in Westford, VT. Indeed! 7-25-23
Night riding on wet packed dirt in Wheelock, VT 7-25-23
Cows at dusk in St. Johnsbury, VT 7-31-23
More VT exploration 7-31-23
Random lunch in Le Roy, VT 8-1-23
My Lee Parks DeerTour gloves finally wore out with only several hundred miles to go before home in SATX 8-4-23
Final tally - 9,300 miles coast to coast loop! 8-4-23
The GS arrives home after the 9,300 mile tour 8-4-23
The final overall coast-to-coast GS Route
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