Craig & Barbara head west

[Red RT-S]

The bags are packed on the :f_spider: and ready for 8:00 AM depature tomorrow. We will head west from Vermont through Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, N. Dakota, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, then back east through Montana, Wyoming, S. Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ontario and New York, returning to VT about 8/20. Hope to do a running report of the trip in this thread with pictures, but that will depend a lot on the availability of Wi-Fi in Canada. We will ride with friends John and Pat on their Valkyrie Trike and the trip will cover about 6,500 miles. :2thumbs:

 

[jaherbst]

The bags are packed on the :f_spider: and ready for 8:00 AM depature tomorrow. We will head west from Vermont through Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, N. Dakota, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, then back east through Montana, Wyoming, S. Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ontario and New York, returning to VT about 8/20. Hope to do a running report of the trip in this thread with pictures, but that will depend a lot on the availability of Wi-Fi in Canada. We will ride with friends John and Pat on their Valkyrie Trike and the trip will cover about 6,500 miles. :2thumbs:

Might as well drop down to Spyders in the Redwoods if your in BC. Sounds like a wonderful trip. Keep us up to date.

Jack

 

[ARtraveler]

Sounds like a fantastic trip. Will be looking forward to pictures and posts as it progresses. :yes:

 

[PrairieSpyder]

That sounds like a wonderful trip. I can't wait to see the pics. Ryde safe!!

 

[M T Pockets]

Wishing you all a safe journey and have fun!!


Gary

 

[Larry rt]

Have a safe ride and enjoy the great outdoors !

 

[SpyderAnn01]

Safe travels. Sounds like the trip of a lifetime.

 

[nhoj]

Hope to do a running report of the trip in this thread with pictures, but that will depend a lot on the availability of Wi-Fi in Canada.

WiFi, We're still waiting for flush toilets!!
Have a great trip. Most Tim Hortons, McDonalds and Hotel/Motels have WiFi.

 

[Chupaca]

Wow..!!

sounds like an amazing trip, looking forward to the pictures...be careful be safe and have a great time..!! :2thumbs: hyea:hyea:

 

[ChasCS]

Wow, what a journey!

We will be waiting for you to share your fun while in Alberta...

Happy Trails

Chas

 

[vided]

wow, that sounds like an outstanding adventure.
PICTURES please :clap:

 

[Red RT-S]

Leaving

And we are off like a herd of turtles into a rainy morning here in the Kingdom. Doesn't look like much of a day for pictures. At least there are no lightning strikes showing up on the weather maps.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

YOUR VISIT

The bags

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packed on the :f_spider: and ready for 8:00 AM depature tomorrow. We will head west from Vermont through Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, N. Dakota, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, then back east through Montana, Wyoming, S. Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ontario and New York, returning to VT about 8/20. Hope to do a running report of the trip in this thread with pictures, but that will depend a lot on the availability of Wi-Fi in Canada. We will ride with friends John and Pat on their Valkyrie Trike and the trip will cover about 6,500 miles. :2thumbs:

:yes::yes::yes::yes:........Craig ,it was nice of you to stop and say hello the other day and we will hook -up again at Spyderquest this year....PS while you are out that way you should stop and say Hello to our bestest girlfriend Karyl ( Murphy Brown ) and maybe sprinkle some Vermont magic on her poor trailer .........that might fix it ....................Enjoy your trip ,,,wishing you safety and sunshine .....Mike & Dee :thumbup:hyea:

 

[murphybrown]

Blueknight911 is right on..

And we are off like a herd of turtles into a rainy morning here in the Kingdom. Doesn't look like much of a day for pictures. At least there are no lightning strikes showing up on the weather maps.

Get close please stop by the bed is made and coffee on!!! Have a safe and awesome trip, each and every mile of it...:thumbup:

 

[Red RT-S]

Day One

Made it to Mont-Laurier, QC. Pretty short day, but we got through Montreal without mishap. Apparently I'm as computer illiterate as BLUEKNIGHT911 , when it comes to uploading pictures. Not a good day for pictures anyway. I've posted pictures from my digital camera but not from my phone. Any help will be appreciated

 

[billrob71]

Have a great and safe ride. Sounds like a blast:thumbup:

 

[Red RT-S]

Day Two

388 miles today. Staying in Cochrane. ON tonight. No rain today. Still can't post pics. To Murphybrown; Thanks for the invite, but we don't have the time to get to your place. We will just touch eastern BC for one night.

 

[Phyllis]

The bags are packed on the :f_spider: and ready for 8:00 AM depature tomorrow. We will head west from Vermont through Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, N. Dakota, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, then back east through Montana, Wyoming, S. Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ontario and New York, returning to VT about 8/20. Hope to do a running report of the trip in this thread with pictures, but that will depend a lot on the availability of Wi-Fi in Canada. We will ride with friends John and Pat on their Valkyrie Trike and the trip will cover about 6,500 miles. :2thumbs:

I am so jealous---what a fantastic trip. Enjoy every step of the way. Be safe. See you at the meet up for Spyderquest.:clap::clap:

 

[Red RT-S]

Days 3 & 4

A poor wi-fi connection at the Super 8 in Thunder Bay, ON last night kept me from posting. 455 miles yesterday ended in Thunder Bay. Not the most interesting country from Cochrane to Thunder Bay, lots of trees. Only a brief shower passing through Hearst. Continued west this morning with a goal of getting to Warroad, MN, but we ended short of there in Beaudette, although we did more miles than needed to get to Warroad. Had a problem finding gas that added 66 miles to the trip. We missed a gas station on 17 & 11 where they split. The map showed another town about 12 miles ahead on 11 where we got stopped at a bridge construction site. The "town" consisted of 3 houses spread out along about a mile of highway, and no gas. Asked one of the workers how far it was to the next gas and he said 45 miles. It was doubtful we could make it than much further so we turned back the 12 miles to the station we had passed. (Actually it was a country store with a single gas pump.) When we got there the storekeeper said he was out of gas and was awaiting a delivery. The next gas was 21 miles further south of our planned route, so we headed there and finally got gas 33 miles from where we turned around. We then had to go back over that 33 miles to continue our trip. Fortunately we crossed a time zone during the day so gained an hour of riding time and logged 369 miles. Lots of construction all along Rt 11 in Ontario and we encountere miles of gravel road awaiting a coat of blacktop. The bike if filthy from where they watered the fresh gravel to keep down the dust, but the :spyder2: has been running great, no problems, knock on wood. Weather was great all day long, but it is getting warmer. Expect it will get warmer as we head out onto the plains tomorrow.

 

[Red RT-S]

Days 5-6-7

We are now just outside Calgary with 2500 miles behind us. The fields of canola and lavender in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have given way to wheat and cattle with an occasional oil well. Tomorrow we get into the mountains.