Motorcycle Road Trips

From April 11 through July 31, 2024, I meandered through 28 U.S. states and 3 Canadian provinces. I visited 29 U.S. national parks, 3 Canadian national parks, and traveled through deserts, canyons, forests, coastlines, cities, and mountain passes. I got new tires, changed the oil a couple times, and kept going.

Every rider dreams of a trip like this—twisty mountain roads, scenic overlooks, wildlife sightings, roadside BBQ joints, and wide-open horizons. And it was all of that. But it was also riding through rain, hail, and heat for hundreds of miles. It was figuring out where to go and where to sleep night after night. It was balancing the pull to soak in every moment with the push to keep moving forward. It was wondering if the next road would be too steep, too high, too “cliffy”. And it was facing the occasional loneliness that comes with doing something like this solo.

The ride challenged me—mentally, physically, emotionally. But I made it. I rode the roads. I weathered the storms. I saw the things I came to see. And it changed me in all the ways I’d hoped, and a few I hadn’t expected.