With Yosemite now behind us, it was time to start the Crater Lake motorcycle trip back home. And this leg of the trip, far from being a simple return journey, gave us some of the most striking scenery of the entire route — with Crater Lake National Park as the standout — and a final
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After the heat of Visalia and the giant that is General Sherman, it was time for the main course of the Yosemite National Park motorcycle trip. We spent two full days there, and I still feel it was too short – although for a motorcycle trip on a tight schedule, two days is already a
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The Sequoia National Park motorcycle trip stretch began right after we accepted the inland detour caused by the Big Sur wildfire. It was time to turn east for good, leave the coast behind, and head for Visalia, the town that serves as the gateway to Sequoia National Park and its giant sequoias. And that’s where
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The San Francisco to Big Sur motorcycle trip was one of the most anticipated moments of the entire route, along with Highway 1’s most famous stretch. Except this time, one of the two didn’t go as planned. San Francisco: Golden Gate, Alcatraz, and a Family Lunch Of course we rode across the Golden Gate —
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Riding Highway 1 from Astoria to the Redwoods is a first stretch that already hints at what’s coming on this motorcycle trip down the West Coast. Of the roughly 2,390 miles (2,846 km) of coastline it covers in full, we didn´t ride the whole thing, but we did cover a solid chunk of it –
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This is the first chapter of our motorcycle trip from Seattle to Yosemite motorcycle trip; eleven days riding down the West Coast of the United States to reach the park. We planned the trip back in January 2026, aiming for August, right after the World Cup. There’s nothing like booking that far ahead: flight and
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From the 2002 trip to the 2023 one June 26 to July 13, 2023 JP and where it all began “Updated in May 2026 with new information about the trip preparation.” Before talking about routes, mountain passes and bison, we need to talk about JP. JP is the friend I took this trip with. Just
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“Updated in May 2026 with new information about the trip preparation.” USA 2023 – Day 1, June 29 We were off! On June 29 we left JP’s house. His family made us a farewell video. JP was carrying his 50-liter BMW bag. I had the red 40-liter Ortlieb bag, and the side cases packed with
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USA 2023 – Day 2, June 30 “Updated in May 2026 with new information about the trip preparation.” An Early Start While the first day had Mt. Rainier and its national park as the star, day 2 had a different star: Route 12. It’s a route that runs from Kooskia to Lochsa Lodge (see the
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USA 2023, Day 3 – July 1 “Updated in May 2026 with new information about the trip preparation.” A transit day… but not entirely On a long trip, some days exist purely to get you from one place to another. Day 3 was one of those. No major attractions on the map, no planned stops,
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