Well it’s February.  The time has come to set some dates on the vacation calendar and start to prepare for the season in earnest.

Good news!  There are still lots of places to ride!  LOL
My original ideas still hold steady; Yellowstone and Banff/Jasper.  A good skeleton to work upon this year.  In addition I’m going to have a bit more fun this year and include a couple of the local rallies.  The Hells Canyon Rally and Toad Rock Rally look like some fun and they are surrounded by some great country to explore.  Signed up and ready to go…. (well almost).

The real season doesn’t start until April if you want to be careful of the potential winter weather.  And since it is really a small area of the west coast that is having an abnormally warm winter, it’s still going to be limited riding.  Sounds like June, July and August are going to be the busy months for my longer trips this year.  While I loved the weather in May last year, fitting my trips around some rallies has pushed the major excursions back a bit.  This means I’ll have more time for some of the day trips and weekend jaunts in the early season.  A great way to warm-up, test the gear and ride with the locals as well.

I still haven’t decided whether to strech for Yosemite Park so I still have a bit of work to do on the details.  I want to make the most of my time in Yellowstone however I am intrigued by Yosemite Park and the Redwoods as well….. Always too many great places to see.  I love it!

More to come!