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Author Topic: Cross Country Ride, Anyone?  (Read 1086 times)
3fan4life
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« on: June 17, 2024, 08:51:55 AM »

I have been planning a cross country trip to ride the Pacific Coast Highway for the last couple of years.

After talking with several members that have ridden the PCH my plan is to ride it from the Canadian Border to the Mexican Border.

The start date is now fast approaching.

I have given it some thought and I have decided to put out an invitation for any that would like to join me.

I'm looking at Leaving Virginia near the end of July and returning around Labor Day Weekend.

If anyone would like to join up with me for ALL or any part of this ride please reach out to me via a PM and I'll get in contact with you to work out details.

I have planned a general itinerary.

But, it will be very flexible.

Weather especially may influence me to alter my planned route.

With that in mind the following is roughly the intended path of my journey:


 

The Ride out and down the PCH






Zig Zagging back across The West







Riding the Natchez Trace and heading home
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« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2024, 09:02:17 AM »

Looks like an epic trip! Is it going to be a hammer down ride getting out there and or coming back? Any thoughts on the number of miles per day on the average? Any camping or all hotel overnights? Wish I was up for it, even part of it, but I wouldn’t even know how to budget for a trip like that. Have fun!
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« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2024, 09:27:28 AM »

Very Ambitious plan, Mark, ive done most of that ride. Stayed over night in a tent among the rocks on a cliff at Big Sur - amazing!
going by my diminished memory, seems that certain areas force  YOU to HWY 101. I only went south as far as Dana Point. Loved that trip!!!!  smitten


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3fan4life
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« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2024, 09:45:51 AM »

Looks like an epic trip! Is it going to be a hammer down ride getting out there and or coming back? Any thoughts on the number of miles per day on the average? Any camping or all hotel overnights? Wish I was up for it, even part of it, but I wouldn’t even know how to budget for a trip like that. Have fun!


My plan is to be hammer down for the first couple of days.

Once I get into Iowa the plan is to stay on US routes and avoid Interstates as much as possible.




Very Ambitious plan, Mark, ive done most of that ride. Stayed over night in a tent among the rocks on a cliff at Big Sur - amazing!
going by my diminished memory, seems that certain areas force  YOU to HWY 101. I only went south as far as Dana Point. Loved that trip!!!!  smitten



Yeah, I hope that I haven't bitten off more than I can chew.


I have 39 days to git-er done, so I feel pretty good about my chances.

The Army taught me that I don't like sleeping in a tent or on the ground.

So, my plan is to stay in a hotel/motel every night.

My standards for a room just to sleep for a few hours aren't tremendously high so I'm hoping to keep costs down as much as possible.

Still, it would be nice to have someone to split the cost of at least some of the rooms.
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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2024, 11:47:58 AM »

I got a high wind alert for
Late June North part of USA

It was 50 to 100mph wind if the cycle holds

So I would reverse the direction
And ride north on pch

Best regards
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3fan4life
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« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2024, 04:05:25 PM »

I got a high wind alert for
Late June North part of USA

It was 50 to 100mph wind if the cycle holds

So I would reverse the direction
And ride north on pch

Best regards

I'm not leaving VA until the end of July so Hopefully,  I'm good.

Where do you get alerts like that from?
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« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2024, 05:05:16 PM »

In the U.S. we ride on the right side of the road. (Some nations ride on the wrong side of the road.)  Riding north to South puts the scenic ocean view without traffic to look through or over.  The hills and mountains on the left of the rider show well above the intervening traffic. 
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