Two Incredible Rides This Summer

[kentompkins]

I just completed the second of two long rides this summer: (1) the first (three weeks) was from Knoxville, TN into the Canadian Rockies; (2) the second (one week) was in the wilds of West Virginia which ended on Saturday. If you'd like to see pics here is a link to the Rockies ride: http://countryroads.org/gallery3/ind...07-26-to-08-17 and here is a link to the WV ride: http://countryroads.org/gallery3/ind...10-18-to-25-PA

Not only was the scenery incredible (in different ways) on both rides but -- and this is most important -- my 2014 Spyder ran flawlessly. I put over 8000 miles on the bike in the Canadian trip and another 2000 miles in WV. No complaints, no bashing of BRP, no limitations, no maybe's -- just a few good friends mile after mile.

ken tompkins

[Red RT-S]

Looks like you had a great trip to the Rockies, the pics are wonderful. We were there at the same time, left VT on 7/27 and returned on 8/17, only 6600 miles. I think we pretty much covered the same places, but I think you must have missed the Canadian holiday weekend 8/2-3. We were around Lake Louise and it was mobbed. We rode up to Lake Louise but never even saw the lake (couldn't find a place to park) and it was so crowded we couldn't even drive up to Moraine Lake. Glacier was also very crowded and the turnouts on Going-to-the-Sun Rd. to stop for pictures were jammed so that unless someone was pulling our as you arrived there was no place to park.

[lwrydr]

If you ever get up there again try and take the road between Banf and Jasper....some of the best scenery I have ever scene...

[kentompkins]

I've been on that road and it IS beautiful. We went all the way up to Hinton.

ken tompkins

If you ever get up there again try and take the road between Banf and Jasper....some of the best scenery I have ever scene...

[SpyderAnn01]

Ken, I'm so happy to hear that you had a couple of great trips this year. I know that last year was memorable for you but for all of the wrong reasons. I too have found the 2014 to be very reliable on long trips.

[Chupaca]

looks amazing and really glad you posted these trips. Not too many with these stories do much less with the visuals...thanks..!!

[ARtraveler]

Thank you for posting Ken. You sure know how to travel and take great pictures. These are some of the best trip pictures that I have seen posted here.

Now, that is what touring on the RT is all about.

[Bob Denman]

Hi Ken!
They sure sound like a GREAT way to log some quality "Saddle-Time".
Who were your riding buddies; anyone that we know?

[spyder3]

Damn Ken,

We were just talking about you last weekend wondering what happened to you?..Looks like 2 great trips, awesome.